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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingnotmore,than0,10%byweightofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notmorethan90%byweightofchromium (super-refinedferro-chromium ),fallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,accounttheforeseeableevolutionofthemarketinsuch
ferro-chromium for1986andinparticulartheforecasts
madebytheMemberStates,theinitialpercentagesharesin
thequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately as
follows:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom15,93
0,03
27,71
0,17
29,10
0,03
8,66
18,37 Whereas,asregardsferro-chromium containingbyweight
notmorethan0,10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notmorethan90%ofchromium (super-refinedferro­
chromium),fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EI,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertakentoopen
anannualduty-freetariffquotaof3000tonnes;whereas
thisshouldhowever,bereducedto2950tonnestotake
accountofthetraditionalimportsfromEFTAcountries
whichhavebeenfreeofcustomsdutyunderthe
Agreementsconcludedwiththosecountries;whereasthe
tariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebeopenedon
1January1986andallocatedamongtheMemberStatesby
providingforSpain'sandPortugal'sparticipationasfrom
1March1986;whereasthisparticipationcanintiallybe
confinedtothepossibleapplicationofArticle2(3);Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingallocatedbetweentheMember
StatesandtheCommunityofTenandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoversubsequentlytherequirementsofMember
Stateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialshare,aswellas
therequirementofthenewMemberStates;whereas,to
giveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstinstalment
ofthetariffquotashouldbefixedatahighlevel,whichin
thiscasecouldbeapproximately 91%ofthevolumeofthe
quota;
Whereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountit
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
almostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostusedupaMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshouldbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaborationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichlattermustbe
inapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthe
quotashavebeenusedupandinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandtherateofdutyforthe
tariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimports
untilthequotaisusedup;whereasarrangementsforthe
utilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan
allocationamongMemberStateswouldseemtobe
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,tocorrespondascloselyaspossibletotheactual
trendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,allocation
ofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsof
theMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodo
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;Whereasferro-chromium ofthisquitespecificqualityisnot
singledoutintheMemberStates'statisticalnomenclatures ;
whereastheircorresponding importsfromthirdcountries
notalreadybenefitingfromanequivalentpreferential
arrangementcouldnotbedetailedintheirentiretyforthe
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticled,it
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedupasnecessary
tothenextwholenumber.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandtothe
extentprovidedinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto
5%ofitsinitialshareroundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986aCommunity
tariffquotaof2950tonnesshallbeopenedinthe
Communityforferro-chromium containingbyweightnot
morethan0,10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%butnot
morethan90%ofchromium (super-refined ferro­
chromium),fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
3.Withinthisquota,CommonCustomsTariffdutyshall
betotallysuspended.
4.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Spainand
Portugalshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsinthe1985ActofAccession.3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshall,inthemannerandtotheextent
providedinparagraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecified
inthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
thosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMemberState
applyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofits
groundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1986.Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof2700tonnesofthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesof
theCommunityofTen;theshares,whichsubject
toArticle5shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1986,shallbeasfollows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomftonnes)
430
1
748
4
786
1
234
496Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1986,return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1986,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin
questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1986
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondinstalmentof250tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
3.If,from1March1986,animporternotifiesan
imminentimportationoftheproductinquestioninSpain
orPortugalandrequeststhebenefitofthequota,the
MemberStateconcernedshallinformtheCommissionand
drawanamountcorresponding totheserequirementsto
theextentthattheavailablebalanceofthereservepermits
this.Article6
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casetheCommunityprovisionsonthemattershallbe
appliedforcheckingthattheproducthasbeenusedforthe
stipulatedpurpose.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenused
up.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1986,informtheMember
Statesoftheamountstillinreserve,followinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggregateshareofthe
Communityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshaveusedup
theirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
theproductsinquestionenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.KRIEPS