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of20December1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
newsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1986)andextending
thisquotatoincludecertainothertypesofpaper
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,countrieswhichdonotbenefitfromequivalentpreference,
thefollowingpercentages :
—fromCanada:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,fornewsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,theCommunityhas
decidedtoconcludeanagreementwhichprovidesin
particularfortheopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaof
650000tonnes,ofwhich600000tonnesarereserved
until30Novembereachyear,inaccordancewith
ArticleXIIIoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsand
Trade,exclusivelyforproductsfromCanada;whereasthis
Agreementprovidesequallythatfrom30Novembereach
yeartheresiduewhichhasnotbeenusedby29November
canbeappliedtoimportsofnewsprintofanyorigin;
whereas,therefore,anoverallduty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaof650000tonnesshouldbeopenedfortheproduct
inquestionfor1986,subdividedasindicatedabove;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforextendingthetariff
quotainquestiontoincludecertaintypesofpaperfulfilling
alltheconditionssetoutintheAdditionalNoteto
Chapter48exceptthoserelatingtowatermarks ;19811982 1983
Benelux 8,937,405,99
Denmark 00,010,01
Germany 12,5014,3411,35
Greece 00,030
France ,1,190,930,83
Ireland 0,951,511,40
Italy 0,010,301,70
UnitedKingdom 76,4275,4878,72
fromothercountries :
1981 1982 1983
Benelux 8,1126,7919,79
Denmark 00,010,47
Germany 31,5940,8332,50
Greece 35,4721,8517,13
France 3,652,942,82
Ireland 000,05
Italy 4,174,423,00
UnitedKingdom 17,013,1624,24
Whereas,inviewoftheaboveandoftheforeseeabletrend
onthemarketinnewsprintingeneral,andofCommunity
productioninparticularduring1986,thepercentagesof
initialparticipationinthequotaamountsmaybeallocated,
approximately ,asfollows:Whereas,inparticular,equalandcontinuousaccesstothe
saidquotasshouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherate
ofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedwithout
interruptiontoallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntil
thesequotasareexhausted;whereasinthelightofthese
principles,arrangementsfortheutilizationofCommunity
tariffquotasbasedonanallocationamongMemberStates
wouldseemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thesaidquotas;whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespond
ascloselyaspossibletotheactualtrendofthemarketin
theproductinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStatesas
calculatedbyreferencetostatisticsonimportsfromthird
countrieswhichdonotbenefitfromasimilarpreference,
duringarepresentative referenceperiod,andtothe
economicoutlookfortheyearcoveredbythequotain
question;
Whereasforthepastthreeyearsforwhichcomplete
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsofeach
oftheMemberStatesrepresent,withreferencetothetotal
importsoftheproductsinquestioncomingfromthirdAmountof
600000tonnesAmountof
50000tonnes
Benelux 7,52 5,19
Denmark 0,11 0,21
Germany 16,37 41,08
Greece 0,19 28,10
France 1,02 3,64
Ireland 1,30 0,02
Italy 0,93 4,49
UnitedKingdom 72,56 17,27
Whereas,totakeaccountofimporttrendsfortheproduct
concerned,thequotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,
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regardsthecriteriagoverningwatermarks,withthe
definitionofnewsprintcontainedintheAdditionalNoteto
Chapter48.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedasfollows:
(a)600000tonnesforimportsfromCanada;
(b)50000tonnesforimportsfromotherthirdcountries.
2.However,from30November1986theresidueofthe
amountsreferredtoinparagraph1whichhavenotactually
beenusedby29November1986orwhicharenotexpected
tobeusedbefore31December1986canbeappliedto
importsoftheproductsinquestionwhetherfromCanada
orfromanotherthirdcountry.secondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheir
initialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeof
certaintyandyetenableCommunityproductiontobe
disposedofonsatisfactoryterms,thefirsttrancheofthe
Communityquotasshouldbefixedatabout90%and
77%ofthequotavolumes;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeexhaustedatdifferent
rates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityandavoid
disruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereaseachtimeits
additionalshareisalmostexhaustedaMemberState
shoulddrawafurthershare,andsoonasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission,andthelattermustbeinapositiontokeep
accountoftheextenttowhichthequotashavebeenused
upandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaquantityof
aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,itis
essential,topreventapartoftheCommunitytariffwhileit
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectofthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,Article3
1.Afirsttrancheofeachoftheamountsreferredtoin
Article2(1)consistingof537500tonnesfortheamount
referredtoinsubparagraph (a)and38510tonnesforthe
amountreferredtoinsubparagraph (b),shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theirshareswhich,subjectto
Article6shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto31December
1986,shallbeasfollows:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Amount
Article2(1)(a)Amount
Article2(1)(b)
Benelux 40400 2000
Denmark 600 80
Germany 88000 15820
Greece 1000 10820
France 5500 1400
Ireland 7000 10
Italy 5000 1730
UnitedKingdom 390000 6650
2.Thesecondtranches,amountingrespectivelyto
62500tonnesand11490tonnes,shallconstitutethe
reserves.Article1
1.From1January1986until31December1986
aCommunitytariffquotawithatotalvolumeof
650000tonnesshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
newsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(x).
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotally
suspendedwithinthelimitoftheabovequota.
3.Importsofnewsprintshallnotbechargedagainstthis
tariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtreatment.
4.Withoutprejudicetotheinternationalobligationsof
theCommunity,MemberStatesmaychargeagainstthis
tariffquotatheothertypesofpapercomplying,exceptasArticle4
1.If90%ormoreofoneofanyMemberState'sinitial
shares,aslaiddowninArticle3(1)or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothecorresponding reserve,
whereArticle6hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareinthequotaequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthereserve
allows.(*)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobe
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2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneofthe
MemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,
inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatlattershall,inthesame
manner,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereservehasbeen
exhausted .
4.Byderogationfromparagraph1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedinthose
paragraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthoseshares
mightnotbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
oftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article5
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1986.Itshall,notlaterthan5October1986,notifytheMember
Statesofthestateofeachofthesereservesafterthereturn
ofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupareserveis
limitedtothebalanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shall
specifytheamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhich
makesthefinaldrawing.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedshareofthe
quota.
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatthetypesofpaperreferredtoinArticle1fulfil
theprescribedconditionsbeforetheycanbenefitfromthe
presenttariffquota.
Insuchacase,thecontroloftheuseofthegoodsforthe
prescribedenduseshallbecarriedoutbyapplyingthe
relevantCommunityprovisions.
3.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateshasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
productsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forfreecirculation .
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.Article6
TheMemberStatesreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1986,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshares
whichon15September1986isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeused
infull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1986notify
theCommissionofthetotalimportsoftheproducts
concernedeffectedundertheCommunityquotasuptoand
including15September1986and,whereappropriate,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningto
eachofthereserves.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesopened
byMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and4,and
shallinformeachofthemoftheextenttowhichthe
reserveshavebeenusedassoonasitreceivesthe
notifications .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.KRIEPS­