NoL383/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4095/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforyarnentirely
ofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithincodesex
50040010andex50040090ofthecombinednomenclature
codenumbers,shouldbeusedforthedescriptionofthe
productscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallimportersandtheratelaiddownforthequota
shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductin
questionuntilthequotaisusedup;whereasasystemof
utilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan
allocationamongtheMemberStatesconcernedwould,inthe
lightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,appearconsistentwith
theCommunitynatureofthequota;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereassilkyarnisproducedintheCommunity ;whereas,
althoughfromthestandpointofoverallvolume,production
mightmatchthetotalofCommunityrequirements ,thisdoes
notapplywithregardtoyarnentirelyspunfromsilk;
whereasthereis,asaresult,aninsufficientsupplyinthe
Community ;
Whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofthelatter
qualitiesofyarndependtoaconsiderableextentonimports;
whereasfullapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariffduty
wouldresultinthoseproductsbeingsubjectedtoa
considerablecustomschargewhileproductsmanufactured
fromsilkyarnfacepowerfulcompetitionfromsimilar
productsmanufactured fromothermaterial;whereasan
insufficientsupply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedproduct
level,mighthaveadverseeffectsontheCommunity's
processingindustries;Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecastswhichit
ispossibletomake,theinitialpercentagesharesofthequota
volumecanbeexpressedapproximately asfollows:
Germany
Greece
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom7,52
1,50
7,52
79,70
3,76
Whereas,toallowforimporttrendsfortheproductin
questioninthevariousMemberStates,thequotashouldbe
dividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingdistributedamongthe
MemberStateswhicharetraditionalimportersandthe
secondtoformareserveintendedtocoveranysubsequent
requirementsoftheseMemberStatesaswellasthoseofthe
MemberStateswhichdonotparticipateintheinitial
allocation;whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securityforimportersofeachMemberState,thefirstpartof
thequotashouldinthiscasebesetat66,5%ofthetotal
quotavolume;Whereasthecustomsdutyapplicabletoimportsofthesilk
yarninquestionin1988is4,9%;whereas,when
establishingthequotaduty,itisappropriatetotakeinto
account,ontheonehand,thesituationoftheCommunity
silkyarnproducingindustryand,ontheother,theneedto
providethesilkyarnprocessingindustrieswithsupplieson
favourableterms;whereasaquotadutyof2,5%couldbest
meettheabovementioned requirements ;
Whereasthetrendsinimportsduringrecentyearssuggest
thattheimportrequirementsfortheyarnsinquestionmight
beintheregionof200tonnesfor1988;whereastheopening
ofaCommunitytariffquotaofthatvolumeisunlikelyto
harmCommunityproduction;whereas,therefore,thetariff
quotainquestionshouldbeopenedon1January1988and
allocatedamongMemberStates;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom1
January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
thenomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsof
theCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMember
States;whereasinordertoaccommodate specific
Communityrules,thisnomenclaturehasbeenexpandedinto
anintegratedtariffoftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);
whereas,witheffectfromtheabovementioned date,the
combinednomenclatureand,whereappropriate,theTARICWhereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereas,therefore,toavoidanybreakinthecontinuityof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawasupplementary sharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
eachoneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
supplementary sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeabletomonitorthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
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Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverinaMemberState,itis
essentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantpercentagethereoftothereservesoastoavoida
partoftheCommunitytariffquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionQuotavolume
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)*
09.2705 ex50040010
ex50040090Yarn,entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorother
wastesilk,notputupforretailsale 200 2,5
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredtoin
paragraph1,theKingdomofSpainandthePortuguese
Republicshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofthe1985ActofAccession.
Article2
1.ThefirstpartoftheCommunitytariffquota,
amountingto133tonnes,shallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;thesharesshall,subjecttoArticle5,bevalid
until31December1988andshallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused
up,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,usingtheprocedure
setoutinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,usingthesame
procedure,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawlowersharesthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthose
specifiedmaynotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Germany
Greece
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom10
2
10
106
5
2.Thesecondpartof67tonnesshallconstitutethe
reserve.
3.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestionintoaMemberStatenotparticipatingin
theinitialallocationandappliestousethequota,the
MemberStateconcernedshallinformtheCommission and
drawanamountcorresponding toitsrequirementstothe
extentthattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatsharelesstheportion
returnedtothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,andtotheextentpermittedbytheamountof
thereserve,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialArticle5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1
October1988,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmightnotbeusedinfull.

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MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlaterthan1
October1988,ofthetotalquantitiesofsilkyarnimportedup
toandincluding15September1988andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshare
returnedtothereserve.chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductis
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,
assoonasithasbeennotified,informeachStateoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,oftheamountstillinthereservefollowinganyreturn
ofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserveis
limitedtothebalanceavailableandtothisendshallspecify
theamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatsupplementary drawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybeArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM