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REGULATION (EEC)No364/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of4February1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),carded,combedorotherwiseprepared
forspinningfallingwithinheadingNo56.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inMalta
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,laiddownintheAgreementshouldbeconfinedtothe
originalMemberStatesandtheadditionalvolumeof
300metrictonsresultingfromtheincreaseshouldbe
allocatedtoallMemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmore
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productconcerned,suchallocationshouldbeinpro­
portiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedby
referencetoboththestatisticsofeachState'simports
ofthesaidgoodsfromMaltaoverarepresentative
periodandtheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiod
concerned;
Whereas,duringthepastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Maltaoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandMalta,signedatValettaon
5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)together
withArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopeningbythe
CommunityofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
600metrictonsofman-madefibres(discontinuousor
waste),carded,combed,orotherwisepreparedfor
spinningfallingwithinheadingNo56.04ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle1ofthesaidAnnexthe
quotadutyisequalto30%oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyinrespectoftheproductconcerned;
whereas,withaviewtograntingMaltaatreatment
notlessfavourablethanthatenjoyedbycountries
eligiblefortheGeneralizedSystemofPreferences,the
abovementioned volumeshouldbeincreasedby50%
andthedutiestotallysuspended;whereas,asregards
theallocationofthistariffquota,thequotavolume
1970 1971 1972
Benelux 1-00-57-71-7 — —
France 7-23-7— — — —
Germany— — — — — —
Italy 91-846-892-320-310066-8
Denmark — — —
Ireland 14-5 10-4 15-5
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Whereas,boththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesaswellasthepractical
needtoensurethattheobligationscontractedunder
theAgreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamong
alltheMemberStates;whereas,initialquotashares
mayconsequentlybefixedapproximately asfollows:Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthead­
ministrationofsharesgrantedtotheabovementioned
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Benelux 11-7
Denmark 3-3
France 13-3
Germany 100
Ireland 5-0
Italy 48-3
UnitedKingdom 8-41.Until31December1974,aCommunitytariffquota
of900metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunity
forman-madefibres(discontinuousorwaste),carded,
combedorotherwisepreparedforspinningfalling
withinheadingNo56.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginMalta.
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCom­
munityCustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspen­
ded.
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.
Article2Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialshares;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurity
toimportersineachMemberState,thefirsttranche
oftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedata
levelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe
67%ofthequotaamount;1.Afirsttranche,of600metrictonsoftheCom­
munitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
sharedamongtheMemberStates;theproportions
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December1974shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:
Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom70metrictons
20metrictons
80metrictons
60metrictons
30metrictons
290metrictons
50metrictonsWhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotake
thisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity
itisimportantthatanyMemberStatehavingusedup
almostthewholeofitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereas,thismust
bedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailablefor
useuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration callsforclosecooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
must,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentto
whichthequotaamountisusedandinformMember
Statesthereof;2.Thesecondtrancheof300metrictonsshallconsti­
tutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoid
apartoftheCommunityquota'sremainingunused
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whichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasitreceives
thenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October1974,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,proceed
todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
sameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisex­
hausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccu­
mulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductconcernedestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheim­
portschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article5
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregular
intervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.If,by15September1974,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
October1974,returntothereservetheunusedportion
ofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.
Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereisreasonto
believethatsuchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductinquestioneffecteduptoandincluding
15September1974andchargedagainsttheCommu­
nityquotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportionof
theirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed .
Article10
Article6ThetariffquotalaiddowninthisRegulationshallbe
openedfor1974.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextentto
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL