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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1511/76
of24June1976
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforapricot
pulp,fallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginTunisia(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,toreflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelopment
ofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStates,assessedbyreference
bothtothestatisticsrelatingtoimportsofthesaid
productfromTunisiaoverarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsof
eachMemberStaterepresentthefollowingpercen­
tagesofimportsintotheCommunityfromTunisia
oftheproductsconcerned :
(in°/o)
19721
1973 1974
Benelux 4.915.8 3.4
Denmark— — —
Germany 10.510.2 2.5
France 84.674.094.1
Ireland — •— —
Italy— — —
UnitedKingdom— — —HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament(1),
WhereastheCooperationAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofTunisia,signedon25April1976,providesin
Article21fortheopeningbytheCommunityof
anannualCommunitytariffquotaof4300metric
tonsofapricotpulpfallingwithinsubheading
ex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommonCustoms
TarifforiginatinginTunisia;whereasthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothequotaareequalto70%of
thecustomsdutiesactuallyappliedtonon-member
countries;whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceof
thisAgreement,theInterimAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofTunisia(2)providesfortheadvanceapplication
ofthistariffmeasure,probablywitheffectfrom
1July1976;whereastheproratatemporisclause
shallapply;whereastheCommunitytariffquotain
questionshouldthereforebeopenedforthesecond
halfof1976;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
anduninterrupted accessforallimportersinthe
MemberStatestothequotaanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductinquestionintoallMember
Statesuntilthesaidquotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
thetariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereas,Whereasboththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesshouldbetakeninto
accountaswellastheneedtoensurethat,inthe
circumstances ,theobligationscontractedunderthe
Agreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamongall
theMemberStates;whereastheapproximateper­
centagesoftheinitialquotasharesmaytherefore
befixedasfollows:
Benelux 10%,
Denmark 5%,
Germany 10%,
France 61%,
Ireland 4%,
Italy 5%,
UnitedKingdom 5%;(*)Opiniondeliveredon18June1976andnotyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal.
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"Whereas,inordertotakeaccountoffuturetrends
inimportsintothevariousMemberStatesofthe
productconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments ;thefirsttobeallocatedamongall
theMemberStatesandthesecondtoformareserve
intendedtocoveranysubsequentrequirements of
MemberStates >whichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecurityforimportersineachMemberState,
thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunitytariffquota
shouldbesetat66%ofthequota;2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyapplicabletotheseproducts
shallbesuspendedatarateof11-9%.
3.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquotathenew
MemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththeAgreementbetweentheCom­
munityandTunisiaandtheActofAccession.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof1420metrictonsofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1976,shallbeasfollows:WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovidefor
thiseventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditionalshareshas
beenalmostusedup,andsoonasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthe
quotahasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;Benelux 140metrictons,
Denmark 70metrictons,
Germany 140metrictons,
France 880metrictons,
Ireland 50metrictons,
Italy 70metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 70metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof730metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitial
shareremainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMem­
berStateshouldreturnasignificantproportionto
thereservesoastopreventapartofthequotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshare
lessanyportionreturnedtothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedupthat
MemberStateshallforthwithbynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto15%of
itsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextwholenumber,totheextentthatthereserve
sopermits.
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofits
initialshare.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnionanymeasureconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedto
thatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.1.Fortheperiod1Julyto31December1976a
Communitytariffquotaof2150metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforapricotpulp,falling
withinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)ofthe
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4.Notwithstanding paragraphs1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
thereiniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthose
specifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Theyshallinform
theCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than15November1976,theunusedportionsof
theirinitialshareswhich,on1November1976,are
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionsmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,not
laterthan15November1976,ofthetotalquantity
oftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including1November1976andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand
tothisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggre­
gatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
productsagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheprod­
uctinquestionisenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachMemberStateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
20November1976,ofthestateofthereserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24June1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN