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REGULATION (EEC)No3150/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcottonyarn,fallingwithinheadingNo55.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,eligibleforthegeneralizedpreferencessystem,the
abovementioned volumeshouldbeincreasedto
1181metrictonsandthedutiestotallysuspended;
whereas,asregardstheallocationofthistariffquota,
thequotavolumelaiddownintheAgreementshould
beconfinedtotheoriginalMemberStatesandthe
newMemberStatesshallparticipateinthe
supplementary volume;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureto
allCommunityimportersequalanduninterrupted
accesstotheabovementioned quotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftheratelaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductconcernedinto
allMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmoreaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketintheproductconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsof
eachState'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromMalta
overarepresentative periodandtheeconomicout­
lookforthequotaperiodconcerned;WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta,signedatValetta
on5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)
togetherwithArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopening
bytheCommunityofannualCommunitytariff
quotaof750metrictonsofcottonyarnnotputup
forretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNo55.05of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta;
whereasthefirststageoftheAgreementendson
31March1976and,pursuanttoArticle6ofAnnexI,
theproratatemporisclausewouldapplytothe
volumeofthequota;whereastheCommunityintends
tomaintainitstradingrelationswithMalta;whereas
theprovisionsgoverningthesecondstageshouldnot
belessfavourablethanthoselaiddownforthe
first;whereasinordernottodisrupttradingpatterns
fortheproductsinquestion,theCommunitytariff
quotashouldbeopenedforthewholeof1976;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle1ofthesaidAnnexthe
quotadutyisequalto30%oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyinrespectoftheproductconcerned;
whereas,withaviewtograntingMaltaatreatment
notlessfavourablethanthatenjoyedbycountriesWhereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunity ,from
Malta,oftheproductsconcerned :
1972 1973 1974
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy57-351-4
28-725-7
5-44-8
8-67-845-539-8
34-830-4
8-07-0
11-710-230-124-3
39-732-0
23-719-1
6-55-2
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom0-1
3-2
7-00-0
0-1
12-50-1
0-6
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EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinviewofthesefactorsoftheforeseeable
developmentduring1976ofthemarketforthe
productsinquestionandinparticularoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmayconsequently befixedapproximately as
follows:
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom23-0
0-1
6-2
51-0
1-1
9-9
8-7Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976atariff
quotaof1181metrictonsshallbeopenedinthe
Communityforcottonyarnnotputupforretailsale,
fallingwithinheadingNo55.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginMalta.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended .
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto805metrictons
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1976,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStates,andthesecondforming
areserveintendedultimatelytocovertherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotashouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,
underpresentcircumstances ,maybeapproximately
70%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,
inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid
anybreakincontinuity,itisimportantthatany
MemberStatehavingusedupalmostthewholeof
itsinitialquotashareshoulddrawanadditional
quotasharefromthereserve;whereas,thismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachof
itsadditionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyused
up,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotasharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStates,andtheCom­
mission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom185metrictons,
1metricton,
50metrictons,
410metrictons,
9metrictons,
80metrictons,
70metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof376metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1)or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
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Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordance withtheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,proceedwithoutdelaytodrawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
tothenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextent
thattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
thesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs ,
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isin
excessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchquantitymaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaand,whereappropriate ,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturned
tothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1976,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableandforthispurposeshallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.
4Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossiblefor
chargestobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheir
territoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI