NoL184/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1800/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofanautonomousCommunity
tariffquotafor1975forferro-silico-manganese fallingwithinsubheading73.02
DoftheCommonCustomsTariff
ferro-silico-manganese marketduringthecurrentyear,
thetariffquotaof50000metrictonsopenedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2424/74wasallocatedinthe
followingpercentages :
Benelux 8-33
Denmark 0-62
Germany 82-20
France 010
Ireland 1-04
Italy 3-54
UnitedKingdom 4-17THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,asregardsferro-silico-manganese falling
withinsubheading73.02DoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,aconventional dutyfreeCommunitytariff
quotaof50000metrictonshasbeenopenedbythe
Councilfor1975andallocatedamongtheMember
StatesbyRegulation (EEC)No2424/74(');
Whereas,bearinginmindpresentCommunityproduc­
tioncapacity,theabovementioned quotawillnot
covertheentireCommunityimportrequirements of
ferro-silico-manganese fromthirdcountries;whereas
itisthereforedesirablethatanautonomous Commu­
nitytariffquotalimitedto14000metrictonsbe
opened;whereasthefixingofthequotaamountat
thisnewleveldoesnotexcludeanewadjustmentin
thecourseofthequotaperiod;whereas,soasnotto
prejudiceCommunitydevelopmentprospectsinthe
productionareaconcerned ,thequotadutyapplicable
shouldbefixedat4%;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistently toallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted ;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciples
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereastocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofstatisticsavailableatthetime
andallowingfortheforeseeabledevelopment oftheWhereas,sincethequotaisanautonomousCommu­
nitytariffquotaintendedtocoveradditionalimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,theallocationofthe
additionalsharemaybemadeonthebasisofthe
actualneedsexpressedbyeachoftheMemberStates;
whereastheUnitedKingdom,Denmark,Germany,
thethreeMemberStatescomprisingtheBenelux
EconomicUnionandItalyhavestatedthatthey
requirefurthersuppliesof1900,100,12000,10000
and1000metrictonsrespectively ;whereastheneeds
ofFrance,takingaccountofitsproductioncapacity,
canbeestimatedat100metrictons;whereasinthe
caseofIreland,itsdrawingsonitsshareoftheinitial
quotaopenedbytheabovementioned Regulationand
themostrecentlyavailableeconomicinformationand
statisticsdonotjustifyatpresentitsparticipationin
theproposedincreaseoftheCommunitytariffquota;
whereas,moreover,shouldadditionalneedsarise
subsequently inthatMemberStateitmayhave
recoursetotheproceduresetupunderArticle3of
thisRegulation ;whereasthissystemofallocationalso
ensurestheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
abovementioned MemberStatesandthesecondheld
asareservetocoversubsequentlytherequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirnewshares
andanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMembersStates;whereas,togiveimporters
ofMemberStatessomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
trancheofthetariffquotashouldbefixedatarela­
tivelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe12010metrictons; (')OJNoL261,27.9.1974,p.18.

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Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom5000metrictons,
17metrictons,
5619metrictons,
15metrictons,
469metrictons,
890metrictons.
2.Thesecondtrancheof1990metrictonsshall
constituteareserve.
Article3
Shouldferro-silico-manganese berequiredinIreland,
thatMemberStateshalldrawasufficientsharefrom
thereservetotheextentthatthereservesopermits.WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotas
havebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunuseditisessentialthatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertopreventapartofaquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATIONArticle4
1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStatesreferredto
inArticle2hasused90%ormoreofitsinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle6,
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedup
asnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitsinitialshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitssecondshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,andinaccordancewiththesamecondi­
tions,drawafourthshareequaltothe.third.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,the
MemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.Article1
1.FromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tionuntil31December1975atariffquotaof14000
metrictonsshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityin
respectofferro-silico-manganese fallingwithin
subheading73.02DoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Withinthisquota,CommunityCustomsTariff
dutyshallbesuspendedat4%.
3.Withinthisquota,MemberStatesshallapply
quotadutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof12010metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;theshares,whichsubjectto
Article6shallbevaliduntil31December1975shall
beasfollows:Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1975.

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Article6
TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2shall,not
laterthan1November1975,returntothereservethe
unusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,on15
October1975,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1
November1975,notifytheCommission ofthetotal
quantitiesoftheproductinquestionimportedupto
andincluding15October1975andchargedagainst
theCommunityquotaandofanyportionofthese
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,3
and4andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5November1975,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountstillinreservefollowing
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnotexceed
thebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallnotifythe
amountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemaking
thelastdrawing.
Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoeitherArticle3or4areopenedinsucha
waythatimportationsmaybechargedwithoutinter­
ruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftherele­
vantquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedintheirterrito­
rieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportationsof
theproductinquestionagainsttheirsharesasand
whentheproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthori­
tiesforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationschargedagainstthosesharesin
accordancewithparagraph3.
Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStates
shallinformitoftheimportationschargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselytoensurethatthisRegulation is
compliedwith.
Article11
i
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO