NoL375/1331.12.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4021/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforrosin,
including'braisresineux'obtainedfromwoodfallingwithinsubheadingex38.08Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbythe
Commission ,shouldbeopenedon1January1987andallocatedamong
MemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
ratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproduct
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,
theCommunitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMember
States;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossible
thetruetrendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsfor
importsfromnon-preferential thirdcountriesovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresentavailable,
importsintotheCommunityofTenin1983,1984and1985
oftheproductconcerned,comingfromthirdcountrieswhich
donotbenefitfromanequivalentpreferentialtariff
arrangement ,havedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :WhereasproductionintheCommunityofrosinfalling
withinsubheadingex38.08AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffiscurrentlyinsufficienttomeettherequirementsof
theprocessingindustriesintheCommunity ;whereas,
consequently ,Communitysuppliesofproductsofthistype
currentlydependinpartonimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereasthemosturgentCommunityrequirementsforthe
productinquestionshouldbemetimmediatelyonthemost
favourableterms;whereasanildutyCommunitytariffquota
shouldthereforebeopenedwithinthelimitsofan
appropriateamount;whereas,inordernottojeopardizethe
balanceofthemarketforthisproductandtoensureparallel
developmentinoutletsforCommunityproductionand
satisfactorysecurityofsuppliesforuserindustries,the
volumeoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldbefixedat
8000tonnes;whereas,therefore,thetariffquotainquestion
MemberStates1983 1984 1985
tonnes % tonnes % tonnes %
Benelux 139320,46 97418,27 582256,47
Denmark 2693,95 581,09 180,17
Germany192928,34 177133,22 8858,58
Greece 00 30,06 20,02
Spain 560,82 120,23 270,26
France 81411,96 310,58 137013,29
Ireland 160,24 1613,02 360,35
Italy 4676,86 1603,00 2702,62
Portugal 00 80,15 110,11
UnitedKingdom 186327,37 215340,38 186918,13
6807 5331I10310
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcernedduring
1987theinitialsharesmaybefixedapproximately atthe
followingpercentages :Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom0.02
0.42
9.87
0.95
4.00
0.08
26.22Benelux
Denmark
Germany36.48
1.54
20.42

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Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserveto
preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers,Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequota
amountshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongtheMemberStates,andthesecond
constitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirements
ofthoseMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
share;whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMember
Stateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotamightunderthecircumstancesbefixedat
approximately94%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismust
bedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandto
informtheMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Januaryto31December1987,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitofaCommunity
tariffquotaasshownherewith:
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionAmountof
tariffquota
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(in%)
09.2715 ex38.08ARosin,including'braisresineux':
-obtainedfromwood 8000 0
3.Thesecondinstalmentof400tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugalshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevant
provisionslaiddownintheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Thefirstinstalment,amountingto7600tonnes,shall
besharedamongtheMemberStates.Theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
protionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto
5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused
up,then,totheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathirdshare
equalto2,5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.(tonnes)
2772
117
1552
2
32
750
72
304
6
1993Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom

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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,notify
theamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethattheymight
notbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1987.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithout
interruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthetariff
quota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productisenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
undertheconditionssetinparagraph3.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1987,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStates-shallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotasandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberstatesshallinform
itofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,informeachMemberStateoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.'
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE