NoL381/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4076/87
of18December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingnotmorethan0,10%byweightofcarbonandmorethan30%
butnotmorethan90%byweightofchromium (super-refinedferro-chromium )(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
yearinquestion;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereasferro-chromium ofthisquitespecificqualityisnot
singledoutintheMemberStates'statisticalnomenclatures ;
whereastheircorresponding importsfromthirdcountries
notalreadybenefitingfromanequivalentpreferential
arrangementcouldnotbedetailedintheirentiretyforthe
abovementioned referenceperiod;whereas,takinginto
accountthelikelytrendofthemarketinsuch
ferro-chromium for1988andinparticulartheforecasts
madebytheMemberStates,theinitialpercentagesharesof
thequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately as
follows:Whereas,asregardsferro-chromium containingbyweight
notmorethan0,10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%
butnotmorethan90%ofchromium (super-refined
ferro-chromium ),theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhas
undertakentoopenanannualduty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaof3000tonnes;whereasthisshouldhowever,be
reducedto2950tonnestotakeaccountofthetraditional
importsfromEFTAcountrieswhicharefreeofcustoms
dutyundertheAgreementsconcludedwiththosecountries;
whereasthetariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebe
openedon1January1988andallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;Benelux 5,80
Denmark 0,03
Germany 22,03
Greece 0,03
Spain 18,33
France 30,83
Ireland 0,03
Italy 8,80
Portugal 0,88
UnitedKingdom 13,24
WhereastheCommunityhasadoptedwitheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsofboththeCommonCustoms
TariffandtheNomenclature ofGoodsforExternalTrade
StatisticsoftheCommunityandStatisticsofTrade
betweenMemberStates;whereasinordertoaccommodate
specificCommunityrules,thisnomenclature hasbeen
expandedintoanintegratedtariffoftheEuropean
Communities (TARIC);whereas,witheffectfromthat
date,thecombinednomenclatureand,whereappropriate,
theTARICcodenumbersshouldbeusedforthe
descriptionoftheproductscoveredbythisRegulation;Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedintotwo
parts,thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStates,
andthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheir
initialshare;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeof
certainty,thefirstpartofthetariffquotashouldbesetata
highlevel,whichinthiscasecouldbeapproximately 90%
ofthevolumeofthequota;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandtherateofdutyforthe
tariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimports
untilthequotaisusedup;whereasarrangementsforthe
utilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan
allocationamongMemberStateswouldseemtobe
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,tocorrespondascloselyaspossibletotheactual
trendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,allocation
ofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsof
theMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentativeWhereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoidanybreakinthecontinuityofsupplieson
thisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberState
whichhasusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawfromthe
reserveamountscorresponding toitsactualrequirements ;
whereasthisshouldbedoneasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotashavebeenusedup
andinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly;

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administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,ifisessentialthattheMemberState
concernedshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reserve,inordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbe
usedinothers;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
Order
NoCombined
nomenclature
codeDescriptionQuota
volume
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(%)
09.0023 ex72024910
ex72024950Ferro-chromium containingnotmorethan0,10%byweightof
carbonandmorethan30%butnotmorethan90%ofchromium
(super-refinedferro-chromium ) 2950 0
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugal
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsinthe1985ActofAccession.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
Article2
1.Afirstpartof2655tonnesofthisCommunitytariff
quotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
sharesshall,subjecttoArticle5,bevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1988andshallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)returnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,thefollowing
provisionsshallapply.
IfanimporterentersaproductcoveredbythisRegulation
forfreecirculationinaMemberState,accompaniedbya
requestforpreferentialtreatmentforthesaidproduct,and
thisrequestisacceptedbythecustomsauthorities,the
MemberStateconcernedshallbynotifyingtheCommission
drawanamountcorresponding toitsrequirementsfrom
thereservereferredtoinArticle2(3).
Requeststodrawonthereservetogetherwiththedateof
acceptanceofthecustomsdeclarationsmustbeforwarded
totheCommissionwithoutdelay.
DrawingsaregrantedbytheCommissiononthebasisof
thedateofacceptanceofgoodsforentryintofree
circulationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberState
concerned,providedasufficientamountremainsinthe
reserve.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitydrawn,itshall
returnittothereserveassoonaspossible.
Ifrequestsfordrawingsexceedtheamountremainingin
thereserve,anallocationshallbemadeprorata.The
MemberStateshallbeinformedbytheCommission
throughthesameprocedure.Benelux 154
Denmark 1
Germany 585
Greece 1
Spain 486
France 818
Ireland 1
Italy 235
Portugal 23
UnitedKingdom 351
2.Thesecondpartof295tonnesshallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article3 Article4
1.IfaMemberStatehasusedupallofitsinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatsharelessanyportionAdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.

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Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1988,return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1988,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin
questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1988,
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
shareoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshaveusedup
theirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
theproductsinquestionenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.Article6
MemberStatesmayrestrictthechargingofimportsagainst
theirsharestoproductsforcertainintendeduses.Inthat
casetheCommunityprovisionsonthemattershallbe
appliedforcheckingthattheproducthasbeenusedforthe
stipulatedpurpose.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesdrawn
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and
shall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,informeach
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1988,informtheMember
Statesoftheamountstillinreserve,followinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM