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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4073/87
of18December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainplywoodsofconiferousspecies(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,firstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStates,and
thesecondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,inordertoaffordimporterssome
degreeofcertainty,thefirstpartofthequotashouldbeset
atarelativelyhighlevel,about80%ofitsfullamount;
whereas,onthebasisofMemberStates'estimatesoftheir
needs,theinitialsharescouldbeassetoutinArticle2;
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitialsharesat
differentrates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityand
toavoidanybreakinthecontinuityofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawadditionalsharesinquantitiescorresponding to.their
realrequirements ,asmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommission
andthelattermustbeabletomonitortheextenttowhich
thequotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCommunityhasundertakentoopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaofatleast600000cubicmetres
forcertainplywoodsofconiferousspeciesfallingwithin
headingNoex44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereasthisquotahasbeenraisedto650000cubicmetres
byvirtueofanagreementconcludedwiththeUnitedStates
andapprovedbyDecision87/224/EEC(');whereas,
underProtocol11tothe1972ActofAccession,the
Communityisrequiredtoopeneachyearautonomousnil
dutyCommunitytariffquotasforthesameproducts,the
volumethereoftobedecidedannuallywhenitis
establishedthatallpossibilitiesofsupplyontheinternal
marketoftheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedduringthe
periodforwhichthequotasareopen;whereasthe
conditionlaiddownbythesaidProtocoldoesnotseemto
bemetatthemoment;whereas,inthesecircumstances ,it
isappropriateasaninitialmeasurenottoexceedthe
contractualvolumeof650000cubicmetres;whereasthe
settingofthequotavolumeatthisleveldoesnotexclude,
moreover,recoursetotheprovisionsofthe
abovementioned Protocol11duringthequotaperiod;
whereas,therefore,thetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
openedon1January1988andallocatedamongMember
States;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andtheNomenclature ofGoodsfortheExternalTrade
StatisticsoftheCommunityandStatisticsofTrade
betweenMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
accommodate specificCommunity measures,this
nomenclaturehasbeenexpandedintoanintegratedtariff
oftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);whereas,with
effectfromthedategivenabove,thecombined
nomenclature and,whereappropriate,theTARICcode
numbers,shouldbeusedforthedescriptionofproducts
coveredbythisRegulation;
Whereas,toallowforimporttrendsfortheproducts
concerned,thequotashouldbedividedintotwoparts,theWhereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
concernedshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartofthequotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofquotasharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshall
besuspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsof
aCommunitytariffquotaasshownherewith: (»)OJNoL98,10.4.1987,p.1.

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Order
NoCombined
nomenclature
codeDecriptionAmountof
tariffquota
(m3)Rateof
duty
(%)
09.0013 ex44121900
ex44129100
ex44129910Plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheadditionofother
substances :
—ofathicknessgreaterthan8,5mm,thefacesofwhicharenot
furtherpreparedthanthepeelingprocess
ex44129990—sanded,andofathicknessgreaterthan18,5mm 650000 0
WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotaSpainandPortugal
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionssetoutinthe1985ActofAccession.
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .preferentialtreatmentforaproductcoveredbythis
Regulation,andthisrequestisacceptedbythecustoms
authorities,theMemberStateconcernedshall,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawanamountcorresponding toits
requirementsfromthereservereferredtoinArticle2(3).
Requeststodrawonthereservetogetherwiththedateof
acceptanceofthecustomsdeclarationsmustbeforwarded
totheCommissionwithoutdelay.
DrawingsshallbegrantedbytheCommissiononthebasis
ofthedateofacceptanceofgoodsforentryintofree
circulationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberState
concerned,providedasufficientamountremainsinthe
reserve.Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoparts.
2.Afirstpartof520000cubicmetresshallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;thesequotasharesshall,
subjecttoArticle5,bevaliduntil31December1988,and
shallbeasfollows:IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,it
shallreturnthemtothereserveassoonaspossible.(cubicmetres)
Benelux 134575
Denmark 56835
Germany 82160
Greece 45
France 9630
Ireland 7800
Italy 20955
UnitedKingdom 208000Ifrequestsfordrawingsexceedtheamountremainingin
thereserve,anallocationshallbemadeprorata.The
MemberStatesshallbeinformedbytheCommissionin
accordancewiththesameprocedure.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.3.Thesecondpart,amountingto130000cubicmetres
shallconstitutethereserve.
4.Ifproductsofthetypeinquestionarepresentedin
SpainorPortugalandsupportedbyadeclarationasto
entryintofreecirculationwhichisacceptedbythecustoms
services,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawacorresponding amountunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle3.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1988,theunusedportionsoftheirinitialshares
which,on15September1988areinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.Article3
1.IfaMemberState'sinitialshareasspecifiedinArticle2
(2),orofthatsharelessanyportionreturnedtothereserve
whereArticle5hasbeenappliedhasbeenusedupentirely,
thefollowingprovisionsshallapply.
Ifanimporterpresents,inaMemberState,adeclarationas
toentryintofreecirculationcomprisingarequestforMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlaterthan
1October1988,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsin
questionimportedupto15September1988andcharged
againsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionoftheir
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespusuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinformeachState
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,oftheamountstillinreserveafteramountshave
beenreturnedtheretopusuanttoArticle5.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportscharged
againstthatshareinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM