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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertaintextilefibresfallingwithinheadingNo56.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCyprus(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,States;wheresAnnexItotheAgreementprovides
thatthedutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequal
to30%oftheCommonCustomsTariffduties;
whereasasregardsthedutiestobeappliedtothe
quotabythenewMemberStates,thespecial
provisionsoftheProtocolandoftheActof
Accession (3)mustberespected;whereastocomply
withthespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol,separate
arrangementsshouldbemadefortheMemberStates
oftheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedonthe
onehand,andforthenewMemberStatesonthe
other;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmoreaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketintheproductsconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsof
eachState'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromCyprus
overarepresentative referenceperiodandthe
economicoutlooksforthequotaperiodconcerned;WhereastheAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofCyprus(J),hereinaftercalled'theAgree­
ment',andtheProtocollayingdowncertainpro­
visionsconcerningthatAgreementasaresultofthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunity (2),hereinaftercalled'the
Protocol',providefortheopeningofanannualCom­
munitytariffquotaof100metrictonsofman-made
fibres(discontinuous orwaste),carded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning,fallingwithin
headingNo56.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus;whereas,however,thefirst
stageoftheAgreementendson30June1977;
whereastheCommunityintendstomaintainits
tradingrelationswiththatcountry;whereasthe
provisionsgoverningthesecondhalfof1977should
notbelessfavourablethanthoselaiddownforthe
first;whereasinordernottodisrupttradingpatterns
fortheproductsinquestion,thetariffquotashould
beopenedforthewholeof1977;
Whereas,however,duringthepastthreeyearsno
suchproductsoriginatinginCyprushavebeen
importedeitherintotheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedorintoanyofthenewMemberStates;
whereasnoforecastcanbemadefor1977;whereas
toensurefairdistributionofthetwoquotaamounts
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedeachMember
Stateshouldmakeasignificativecontributiontothe
relevantquotaamount;whereassuchcontributionsWhereas,pursuanttothejointdeclarationon
Article2oftheProtocol,thetariffquotashouldbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesasfollows:
70metrictonsfortheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedand30metrictonsforthenewMember
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mayapproximately correspondtothefollowing
percentages :administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
Benelux 19
Germany 27
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :France 29
Article1Italy 25
Denmark 33
Ireland 27
UnitedKingdom 40 From1Januaryuntil31December1977,atariff
quotaof100metrictonsshallbeopenedwithinthe
Communityinrespectofman-madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste),carded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning,fallingwithinheadingNo
56.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
Cyprus.Thisquotashallbeallocatedandadminis­
teredinaccordancewiththeprovisionssetoutbelow.
Article2
1.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbe
partiallysuspendedattheratesindicatedbelowin
respectof70metrictonsofthequotareferredtoin
Article1.
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
(%)
56.04Man-madefibres(dis­
continuousorwaste),
carded,combedor
otherwisepreparedfor
spinning:
A.Synthetictextile
fibres 2-5
B.Regeneratedtextile
fibres 3-0Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachoftheseamountsshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentsbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondforming
reservesintendedultimatelytocovertherequirements
oftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
quotashares;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,
thefirstinstalmentsoftheCommunityquotashould
bedeterminedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances ,maybeapproximately 75and70%of
thequotaamountrespectively;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromtherelevant
reserve;whereas,thismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateasandwhen"eachofitsadditionalsharesis
almostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereservesallow;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
thequotaamountsareusedandinformMember
Statesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartofthetariffquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe2.Withinthelimitsof30metrictonsofthequota
referredtoinArticle1,thenewMemberStatesshall
applythedutieslaiddownintherelevantprovisions
oftheActofAccession,theAgreementandthe
Protocol.
Article3
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto52metrictonsof
theamountspecifiedinArticle2(1),shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesoftheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted;theshares,which
subjecttoArticle6arevaliduntil31December1977,
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informtheCommission ofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy14metrictons,
10metrictons,
15metrictons,
13metrictons.Article5
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntil31December1977.
Article6Thesecondinstalmentof18metrictonsshall
constitutetherelevantreserve.
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto21metrictons
oftheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2),shallbe
allocatedamongthenewMemberStates;dieshares,
wihichsubjecttoArticle6arevaliduntil31December
1977,shallbeasfollows:
Denmark 7metrictons,
Ireland 6metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 8metrictons.TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialshareswhich,on15September1977,are
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returngreaterportionsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionsmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatessihall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
thesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September1977andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,thepro­
portionsoftheirinitialsharesthatarebeingreturned
totherelevantreserve.Thesecondinstalmentofninemetrictonsshall
constitutetherelevantreserve.
Article4
Article7
TheCommissionsha'llkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4andshallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedupas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountsinthe
reservesafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesuponeortheotherreserveislimitedtothe
balanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecify
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
StatelaiddowninArticle3,or90%ofthatshareless
theamountreturnedintotherelevantreservewhere
theprovisionsofArticle6havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todraw
asecondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattherelevantreserveissufficient.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehas.beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%ofits
initialshare,roundeduptothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
thesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntiltherelevantreserve
isexhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,aMem­
berStatemayproceedtodrawsharessmaller -than
thosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethattheymightnotbeusedup.TheyshallArticle8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatwhenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle4itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedstharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
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Article10 3.TheMemiberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthe.basisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article9Article11
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS