15.12.73 NoL345/7 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No3376/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of10December 1973
ontheopening,allocation,andadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
hazelnuts,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginTurkey
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,lowerthanthoseappliedbythenewMemberStates
withreferencetotheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted;whereasthereductiontobeappliedbythenew
MemberStateswithintheframework ofthetariff
quotaunderconsideration musttherefore,incertain
cases,belimitedto20%;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment:Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,toreflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelop­
mentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneedsofthe
MemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothtothestatis­
ticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkeyoverarepresenta­
tiveperiod,andtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresentavail­
able,whichreferonlyto1972andthefirstfew
monthsof1973,importsintotheMemberStates
during1972oftheproductconcernedoriginatingin
Turkeyrepresentthefollowingpercentagesoftotal
importsintotheCommunity ,whereasifthestatistics
forthefirstfewmonthsof1973wereextrapolated ,the
percentagesforthewholeyearwouldbeasfollows:WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No3375/73(')of10December1973concerningthe
importationintotheCommunityofcertainagricul­
turalproductsoriginatinginTurkey,theCommunity
mustreduceby37·5%thedutyappliedtotheimport
offreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,withinthelimitofaCommunity
tariffquotaof21700metrictons;whereasthisquota
resultsfromtheadaptation,totakeaccountofthe
AccessionofthenewMemberStates,oftheCommu­
nitytariffquotaof18700metrictonslaiddownfor
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedintheAgree­
mentestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandinthe
AdditionalProtocol;whereastheCommunitytariff
quotaconcernedshouldthereforebeopenedfor
1974;whereastheapplicationofa37·5%reduction
totheCommonCustomsTariffdutywouldresultina
quotadutyof2·5%fortheCommunityasoriginally
constituted ;whereas,asregardsthenewMember
States,itshouldbenotedthatArticle2(1)and(3)of
theInterimAgreementbringingintoforcecertain
provisionsoftheSupplementary Protocolprovides
thatthereductionsofcustomsdutiespursuanttothe
AssociationAgreementshallbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatesfromtheentryintoforceofthe
InterimAgreementintheproportionsandaccording
tothetimelimitslaiddown,thattheratesonwhich
thenewMemberStatesshallbasethosereductions
shallbethosewhichtheyapplyatanygivenmoment
tonon-member countriesandthattheratesfixedasa
resultofthereductionsregardingtheproductslisted,
inparticular,inAnnex6totheAdditionalProtocol
—andwhichincludehazelnuts—mayinnocasebeExtrapolation
1972 1973
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom70·60
1002
9·42
0·38
1·52
0·80
7·2660·85
18·57
11·02
0·28
1·88
1·10
6·30
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopment oftheproductconcerned
during1974and,inparticular,theforecastsmadeby
someMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybefixed (')Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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approximately atthefollowingpercentages : HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Germany 65-93 Article1
Benelux 10-14
France 8-20
Italy 0-25
Denmark 2-67
Ireland 1-66
UnitedKingdom 11151.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1974aCommunitytariffquotaof21700
metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
freshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,falling
withinsubheadingex08.05G,oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginTurkey.
2.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyissuspendedat2-5%.
3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthis
Communitytariffquota,thecustomsdutiescalculated
inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,intheInterioragreementandinRegula­
tion(EEC)No3375/73:
4.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedandadminis­
teredinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions .Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurity
toimporters,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotashouldbedeterminedatarelativelyhighlevel,
whichunderpresentcircumstances couldbeapproxi­
mately80%ofthequotavolume;
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Thefirstinstalment ,amountingto17700metric
tons,shallbesharedamongsttheMemberStates;the
shareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1974,shallbeasfollows;Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmustinparticularbeableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland11669metrictons
1795metrictons
1451metrictons
45metrictons
472metrictons
294metrictons
UnitedKingdom 1974metrictons
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto4000
metrictons,shallconstitutethereserve.
Article3Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinanyMemberState,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturna
certainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorderto
avoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
whereas,takingintoaccounttheseasonalnatureof
imports,itseemsappropriatetofixthetransferlimit
of40%oftheinitialshare;1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberStatesinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)—or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied—hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareinthequotaequal
to15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenext
unitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inthemanner
providedforinparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequal
to7-5%ofitsinitialshare.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesgrantedtotheabove­
mentionedEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutby
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TheCommission shall,notlaterthan5November
1974,notifytheMemberStesofthestateofthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbythat
MemberStatehasbeenused,itshall,inthemanner
providedforinparagraph 1,drawafourthshareequal
tothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeappliedinlikemanneruntilthe
reserveisexhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthan
thosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph .Article7
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1974.1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
changesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulative sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemor'drawn
fromthereserve.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article5
If,by15October1974,aMemberStatehasnotused
upitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan31October
1974,returntothereservetheunusedportionofthis
shareinexcessof40%oftheinitialamount.Itmay
returnalargerquantityiftherearereasonstoconsider
thatsuchquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31October
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedundertheCommu­
nityquotaupto15October1974inclusiveand,
whereappropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitial
sharesthattheyarereturningtothereserve.Article8
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCommission
ofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
Article6TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethecorrectapplication
ofthisRegulation .
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3,andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD