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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1293/77
of14June1977
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certaineelsfallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1July1977to30June1978)
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersintheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstotheabovementioned quotaandunin­
terruptedapplicationoftheratelaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
thetariffquotaamongtheMemberStateslisted
below;whereasstatisticsavailablefortheseproducts
donotgiveaclearpictureofthemarketsituationfor
them;whereas,therefore,itisnotpossibletoallocate
thequotaamongtheMemberStatesonthebasisof
importtrendsfortherelevantproductsoverthepast
fewyears;whereas,however,accordingtotheesti­
matesputforwardbytheMemberStates,initialshares
maybefixedatthequantitiessetoutinArticle2;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(!),
Whereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhas
becomeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadropinCommunity
productionofeelsingeneralandparticularlyoffresh
eels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,fallingwithin
subheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,intendedforcuringorskinningorforusein
theindustrialmanufactureofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo16.04;whereastheprocessingindustries
intheCommunityconsequentlydependtoalarge
extentonimportsfortheirsuppliesofeels;whereas
from1July1977to30June1978theapplicationof
theautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutyshould
thereforebesuspendedtotallyonimportsoftherele­
vantproductsuptoanappropriatequantitativelimit;
whereas,theintroductionofaCommunitymeasureof
thisnatureisunlikelytoharmCommunityproduc­
tion;
WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
productionwhichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestimatedat6100tonnesfortheperiodfrom
1July1977to30June1978;whereasatariffquota
fortherelevanttypesofeelshouldthereforebe
openedforthisperiodontheconditionssetout
above;whereasthefixingofthequotavolumeatthis
leveldoesnot,however,preventitsreadjustment
duringthequotaperiod;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcerned,thequotaamountshould
bedividedintotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeing
allocated,andthesecondformingareserveintended
subsequently tocovertherequirements ofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securityforimporters,thefirsttrancheoftheCommu­
nitytariffquotashouldbefixedatalevelwhich,
underpresentcircumstances ,maybeapproximately
80%ofthequotaamount;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitstotalinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialadditionalshares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
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cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommis­
sion,whichmustbeabletokeepaccountofthe
extenttowhichthequotaamounthasbeenusedup
andtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
Stateitisessential,topreventapartoftheCommu­
nitytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,that
thatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificantpropor­
tionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasneces­
sarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
thirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
9.0%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerprovidedinparagraph2,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1977to30June
1978aCommunitytariffquotaof6100tonnesshall
beopenedforfresheels(liveordead)chilledor
frozen,fallingwithinsubheadingex03.01Allofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,intendedforcuringorskin­
ningorforuseintheindustrialmanufacture of
productsfallingwithinheadingNo16.04,under
conditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthori­
ties.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotally
suspended.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof4900tonnesofthisCommu­
nitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States.MemberStates'shares,which,subjecttoArticle
5,shallbevalidfrom1July1977to30June1978,
shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil30June1978.
Article5
(intonnes)
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1600
996
2020
56
4
24
200MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1May1978,theunusedportionsoftheirinitial
shareswhich,on15April1978,areinexcessof20%
oftheinitialamounts.Theymayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
portionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1May1978,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
April1978,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quota,andofanyportionoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondtrancheof1200tonnesshallconsti­
tutethereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
May1978,oftheamountstillinreserveafteramounts
havebeenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andto
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedagainstthatshareinaccordancewith
paragraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,14June1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.BENN