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REGULATION (EEC)Np2883/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforrawsilk
(notthrown),fallingwithinheadingNo50.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,inquestionuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas
asystemofutilizationoftheCommunitytariff
quota,basedonanallocationbetweentheMember
Statesconcerned,would,inthelightoftheprinciples
outlinedabove,appearconsistentwiththeCom­
munitynatureofthequota;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,theinitial
percentagesharesinthequotavolumefor1976can
beexpressedapproximately asfollows:
"Whereas,inaccordancewiththeresolutionpassed
atitsmeetingfrom29to31May1967,theCouncil,
byitsRegulation (EEC)No321/70(*),reintroduced ,
until31December1976,the10%autonomousduty
oftheCommonCustomsTariffforrawsilk(not
thrown),fallingwithinheadingNo50.02;whereas
theconventionaldutyforthatproductis5%;Benelux 0-25
Denmark 0-25
Germany 10-50
France 37-50
Ireland 0-25
Italy 45-00
UnitedKingdom 6-25;
Whereastheaforementioned resolutionfurther
providesfortheopening,inrespectofthatperiod
andforthatproduct,ofannualCommunitytariff
quotasexemptfromcustomsduties;whereasthe
amountofthosequotasshouldcorrespondtothe
differencebetweenthetotalconsumptionofrawsilk
andtheamountproducedintheCommunity ;Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestion,thequotashouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
andthesecondtoformareserveintendedtocover
anysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswho
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,inorder
toensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimporters,
thefirsttrancheoftheCommunitytariffquota
shouldinthiscasebefixedat80%ofthetotalquota;WhereasrawsilkisproducedintheCommunity
andwhereasitisintheCommunity'sinterestto
maintainthisproductiononitsterritory;whereas
thatproductioncanbeestimatedat350metrictons
for1976;whereas,takingaccountofthisproduction
andoftheforecastsfor1976,theimportsneeded
tosatisfyconsumptionwithintheCommunitycan
beestimatedat2500metrictons;Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,to-provideforthiseventualityand
toavoiddisruptionofsupplies,anyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thisshouldbedonebyeachMemberStatewhen
eachofitsadditionalshareshasbeenalmostused
up,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshouldbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thisformofadministration requiresclosecollabor­
ationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichlattermust,inparticular,beabletokeepWhereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
theratelaiddownforthetariffquotashouldbe
appliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproduct
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arecordoftheextenttowhichthequotahasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablequantityisleftoverinaMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereserve,soas
toavoidapartofthequotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourg ,areunitedwithinandjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,any
measureconcerningtheadministration oftheshares
allocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%of
itsinitialshare.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976,the
autonomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
forrawsilk(notthrown),fallingwithinheading
No50.02,shallbetotallysuspendedwithinaCom­
munitytariffquotaof2500metrictons.
2.Withinthistariffquota,thenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof2000metrictonsofthisCom­
munitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberStates'shares,which,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December
1976,shallbeasfollows:Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
xnmetrictons
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom5
5
210
750
5
900
125.MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1976,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1976,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than1October1976,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
rawsilkimporteduptoandincluding15September
1976andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedto
thereserve.2.Thesecondtrancheof500metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles
2and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1976,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
aggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedetermined'onthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1
January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA