NoL261/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.9.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2421/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of23September1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforbullion
lead,andunwroughtleadotherthanbullionlead,fallingwithinsubheadings78.01AI
andAIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
astogradeandintendedusetobechargedagainst
thatquota;
Whereas,inordertomakegreaterallowancefor
futuretrendsinimportsoftheproductsinquestion,
thequotaforeachgradeofunwroughtleadshould
bedividedintotwotranches,thefirsttobeallocated
amongalltheMemberStates,thesecondtoforma
reserveintendedtocoveranysubsequentrequire­
mentsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecurityforimporters,theinitial
tranchesshouldbesetat315600metrictons,in
thecaseofbullionlead,and38500metrictons,
inthecaseofunwroughtleadotherthanbullion
lead,theremainderconstitutingthereserve;
whereas,havingregardtoestimatestakingaccount
ofmarkettrendsintheseproducts,theinitialshares
maybeallocatedasfollows:
—metrictons—THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
WhereasProtocol14totheActofAccession(*)
providesthattheCommunityshallopeneachyear
nildutyCommunitytariffquotasforbullionlead
(unwroughtleadforrefining,containing0-02%or
morebyweightofsilver),fallingwithinsubheading
78.01AIandforleadotherthanbullionlead,
fallingwithinsubheading78.01AII,theamountof
thequotatocorrespond,inthecaseofbullionlead,
tothetotalamountinrespectofwhichrequests'have
beenreceivedbyMemberStates,plusaCommunity
reserveand,inthecaseofunwroughtleadother
thanbullionlead,todecreaseannuallyfrom
1January1975byanamountfixedfor1974at
55000metrictonstoachievetheabolitionofthe
quotaby1978;whereastheProtocolalsoprovides
thatthenewMemberStatesaretoshareinthe
tariffquotasfrom1January1974;whereasthe
dutiestobeappliedbythenewMemberStates
withinthosetariffquotasmustcomplywiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession;whereas
theCommunitytariffquotasinquestionshould
thereforebeopenedon1January1975for41000
metrictonsofunwroughtleadotherthanbullion
leadandfor350000metrictons(onthebasisof
MemberStates'estimates)ofbullionlead;
Whereas,inviewoftheminimalinterpenetration of
themarketsinbullionleadandinotherunwrought
leadandofthelackofcompletestatisticsrelating
tothesetwogradesofmetal,itdoesnotseem
possibletobasetheallocationoftheCommunity
tariffquotasinquestiononpreviousdata;whereas
thefigureof41000metrictonsforunwroughtlead
otherthanbullionleadtakesaccountoftheneed
tomaintainabalanceintheamountschargeable
againstthetariffquotaforunwroughtleadingeneral
inordertoprotectthefoundryindustry;whereas
MemberStatesshouldthereforebeatlibertyto
authorizeonlyimportssatisfyingcertainconditionsbullionleadunwroughtlead,
other
Benelux 35000 14460
Denmark 50 486
Germany 90000 8127
France 500 200
Ireland 50 100
Italy 40000 8127
UnitedKingdom 150000 7000
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountanyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupeitherofitsinitialsharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditionalshares
hasbeenalmostusedup,andsoonasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadminis­
trationrequiresclosecollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichlatter
must,inparticular,beabletokeeparecordofthe
extenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupand
toinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofeitherofaMemberState's (*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.171.

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initialsharesremainsunused,itisessentialthatit
returnasignificantproportiontothecorresponding
reserve,soastoavoidapartofeitherquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactionin
respectoftheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1975Communitytariffsquotasshallbe
openedintheCommunityforthefollowingproducts
withinthefollowinglimits:
CCTheading
No Description
/Amountof
thequota
(inmetrictons)
78.01AIUnwroughtleadcontaining0·02%>ormorebyweight
ofsilverforrefining(bullionlead) 350000
78.01AIIOtherunwroughtlead 41000
(b)unwroughtlead,other
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom2.Wheretheproductsinquestionarealready
importedduty-freeunderotherpreferentialtariff
arrangementsenteredintobycertainMemberStates,
inparticularunderfreetradeagreements,such
importsshallnotbechargedagainstthesetariff
quotas.
3.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbe
totallysuspendedwithinthesequotas.
4.Withinthesequotas,newMemberStatesshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.14460metrictons
486metrictons
8127metrictons
200metrictons
100metrictons
8127metrictons
7000metrictons
2.Thesecondtrancheof34400metrictonsand
2500metrictonsrespectively,shallconstitutethe
reserves .
Article2
1.Thefirsttranchesofthequotareferredtoin
Article1of315600metrictonsofbullionleadand
38500metrictonsofunwroughtleadotherthan
bullionleadshallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States.Theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shall
bevalidfrom1Januaryto31December1975,shall,
foreachMemberState,beasfollows:
(a)unwroughtleadforrefining,containing0-02%
ormorebyweightofsilver(bullionlead):Article3
1.AssoonasaMemberStatehasused90%or
moreofoneofitsinitialsharesasfixedinArticle
2(1),orofthatshareminusanyportionreturned
tothecorresponding reservepursuanttoArticle5,
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthereserve
sopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.AssoonasaMemberState,afterusingup
oneofitsinitialshares,hasused90%ormoreof
itssecondshare,thatMemberStateshallforthwith
andinthemannerandtotheextentprovidedin
paragraph1drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhausting
oneofitssecondshares,hasused90%ormoreBenelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom35000metrictons
50metrictons
90000metrictons
500metrictons
50metrictons
40000metrictons
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ofitsthirdshare,thatMemberStateshall,forthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereservesare
exhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawlesseramountsthan
thosespecifiedthereiniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthemaynotbeusedinfull.Itshall
informtheCommissionofitsreasonsforapplying
thisprovision.
Article4
AdditionalsharedrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1975.
Article5
AMemberStatewhich,on15October1975,has
notexhaustedoneofitsinitialsharesshall,not
laterthan31October1975,returntothecorrespond­
ingreserveanyunusedportioninexcessof20%
oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreater
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
maynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31October
1975,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantities
oftheproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including15October1975andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionofeachinitial
sharereturnedtoeitherreserve.
Article6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheunwroughtlead
otherthanbullionleadwhichmaybecharged
againsttheirquotasharestoleadofcertaingrades
orleadtobeusedforcertainpurposes.
Article7
TheCommission shallkeepanaccountofthe
sharesopenedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonasitreceives
notification,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15November1975,inform
theMemberStatesoftheamountstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsa
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article8
1.EachMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
itsaccumulatedshareoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsinquestionestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.EachMemberStateshalladministeritsshare
ofthebullionleadquotaaccordingtoasystemof
priorallocation.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article9
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionatregular
intervalsoftheimportschargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationareobserved.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23September1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.PONCELET