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REGULATION (EEC)No3460/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
ontheopening,allocatingandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforrawsilk
(notthrown)fallingwithinheadingNo50.02oftheCommonCustomsTarifffor1974
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,lightoftheprinciplesoutlinedaboveappear
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
Whereasinviewofthesefactorstheinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumecanfor1974beexpressed
approximately asfollows:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeResolutionpassedat
itsmeetingof29to31May1967,theCouncil,byits
Regulation (EEC)No321/70(*),reintroduceduntil
31December1976the10%autonomousdutyofthe
CommonCustomsTariffforrawsilk(notthrown)
fallingwithinheadingNo50.02;whereasthe
conventionaldutyforthatproductis5%;Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom0.3
0.3
10.5
37.8
0.3
45.0
5.8Whereastheresolutionaforesaidfurtherprovidesfor
theopening,inrespectofthatperiodandforthat,
product,ofannualCommunitytariffquotasexempt
fromcustomsduties;whereastheamountofthose
quotasshouldcorrespondtothedifferencebetween
thetotalconsumptionofrawsilkandtheamount
producedintheCommunity;
WhereasrawsilkisproducedintheCommunityand
whereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttomaintain
thisproductiononitsterritory;whereasthat
productioncanbeestimatedat120metrictonsfor
1974;whereastakingaccountofthisproductionand
oftheforecastsfor1974,theimportsneededto
satisfyconsumptionwithintheCommunitycanbe
estimatedat2570metrictons;Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductunderconsideration ,thetotalquota
togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertaintythefirst
beingallocatedandthesecondheldasareserveto
coveratalaterdatetherequirementsofMember
Stateswhohaveuseduptheirinitialshare;whereas
togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainlythefirst
trancheoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldinthe
eventbefixedat75%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupmoreor
lessquickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused
upitsinitialshare,mustdrawasupplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary shares
isalmostusedupandasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary shares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequota
volumehasbeenusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateoflevyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestion
untilthequotaisusedup;whereasutilizationofthe
Communitytariffquotabasedonanallocation
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedwouldinthe
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Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
sharespecifiedinArticle2(1)orofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup;thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereserveis
sufficient,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upwherenecessarytothenextunit.Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityisleftoverinaMemberState,
itisessentialthatsuchStateshouldreturna
substantialproportiontothereserve,topreventpart
ofthetotalquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg ,arejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequota-sharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members, 2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawathirdshare,tothe
extentthatthereserveissufficient,equalto5%of
itsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewithparagraph2,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.1.From1Januaryto31December1974the
autonomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
forrawsilk(notthrown)fallingwithinheadingNo
50.02shallbetotallysuspendedinrespectofa
Communitytariffquotaof2570metrictons.
Thisprocessshallapplybyanalogyuntilthereserve
isusedup.2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,thenew
MemberStatesshallapplythedutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession f1).
Article24.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and
3,theMemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthan
thosefixedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegrounds
forconsideringthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.1.Afirsttrancheof1990metrictonsofthistariff
quotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
sharesshall,subjecttoArticle5,bevaliduntil31
December1974andshallbeasfollows:
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom5metrictons
5metrictons
210metrictons
750metrictons
5metrictons
900metrictons
115metrictons Article,5
2.Thesecondtranche,of580metrictons,shallbeAMemberStatewhichon15September1974has
heldinreserve. notusedupitsinitialshareshallreturntothereserve
notlaterthan10October1974theunusedportion
exceeding30%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforconsidering
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TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantitiesof
therawsilkimporteduptoandincluding15
September1974andchargedagainsttheCommunity
tariffquotaandanyquantitiesoftheinitialshare
returnedtothereserve.chargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theircumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductestablishedinitsterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
quantitiesoftheimportsinquestionenteredfor
homeuse.Article6
Article8TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan15
October1974,oftheamountheldinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichfinallyusesup
thereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article7
Article10
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD