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REGULATION (EEC)No3144/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof;thattheratesonwhichthenewMemberStatesshall
basethosereductionsshallbethosewhichtheyapply
atanygivenmomenttonon-membercountriesand
thattheratesfixedasaresultofthereductions
regardingtheproductslisted,inparticular,inAn­
nex6totheAdditionalProtocol—andwhich
includehazelnuts—mayinnocasebelowerthan
thoseappliedbythenewMemberStateswith
referencetotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :
whereasthereductiontobeappliedbythenew
.MemberStateswithintheframeworkofthetariff
quotaunderconsiderationmusttherefore,incertain
cases,belimitedto60%;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
theCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMember
States;whereas,toreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothto
thestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkeyover
arepresentative period,andtotheeconomicoutlook
forthequotaperiodconcerned;WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3375/73(2)of10December1973concerningthe
importationintotheCommunityofcertainagricul­
turalproductsoriginatinginTurkey,theCommunity
mustreduceby37-5%thedutyappliedtotheimport
offreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,withinthelimitofaCommunity
tariffquotaof21700metrictons;whereastheCom­
munitytariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebe
openedfor1976;whereastheapplicationofa37-5%
reductiontotheCommonCustomsTariffdutywould
resultinaquotadutyof2-5%fortheCommunityas
originallyconstituted ;whereas,asregardsthenew
MemberStates,itshouldbenotedthatArticle2(1)
and(3)oftheInterimAgreementbringingintoforce
certainprovisionsoftheSupplementary Protocol
providesthatthereductionsofcustomsduties
pursuanttotheAssociationAgreementshallbe
appliedbythenewMemberStates^fromtheentry
■intoforceoftheInterimAgreementinthepro­
portionsandaccordingtothetimelimitslaiddown,Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1972,
1973and1974oftheproductsconcerned,originating
inTurkey,havedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :
(!)OJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.38.
(2)OJNoL345,15.12.1973,p.1.

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1972 1973 1974
metrictons %metrictons %metrictons %
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom36776
5220
4906
197
795
424
377770-59
10-02
9-42
0-38
1-53
0-81
7-2539133
3323
6170
2062
975
201
391070-16
5-96
11-06
3-70
1-75
0-36
7-0134515
4500
5680
2473
875
619
502664-29
8-38
10-58
4-61
1-63
1-15
9-36
52095 55774 53688
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcerned
during1976and,inparticular,theforecastsmadeby
someMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybefixed
approximately atthefollowingpercentages :cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmustinparticularbeableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablebalanceremainsinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturn
acertainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorder
toavoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;whereas,takingintoaccounttheseasonal
natureofimports,itseemsappropriatetofixthe
transferlimitor40%oftheinitialshare;Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom65-93
10-14
8-20
0-25
2-67
1-66
11-15
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthead­
ministrationofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbedeterminedatarela­
tivelyhighlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances
couldbeapproximately 80%ofthequotavolume;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforcloseArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976aCom­
munitytariffquotaof21700metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforfreshordriedhazel­
nuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading
ex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginTurkey.
2.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
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4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthis
Communitytariffquota,thecustomsdutiescalculated
inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theInterimAgreementandRegulation
(EEC)No3375/73.
4.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedandadmin­
isteredinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions .
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1976.Article2
1.ThetariffquotalaiddowninArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto17700metric
tons,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1976,shallbeasfollows:Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isin
excessof40%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnalargerportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom11669metrictons,
1795metrictons,
1451metrictons,
45metrictons,
472metrictons,
294metrictons,
1974metrictons.
3.Thesecondinstalmentof4000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1976,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,by
notifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecondshare
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothe
nextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
reserveissufficient.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
mannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,todrawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,intheman­
nerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
changesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
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2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawn
fromthereserve.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,Mem­
berStatesshallinformitofimportsactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1Januarv1976.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI