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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3010/76
of9December 1976
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
rawsilk(notthrown)fallingwithinheadingNo50.02oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,theprocessingindustrieswouldappeartobethesolu­
tiontothedemandsoftheseCommunityindustries
andwouldmaintainandincreasethelevelofrawsilk
production ;
WhereasItalianproductionin1977maybeestimated
at40metrictonsperyear;whereas,takingaccountof
thisproductionandoftheforecastsfor1977the
importsneededtosatisfyconsumptionwithinthe
Communitycanbeestimatedat3800metrictons;
whereasthefixingofthequotaamountatthislevel
doesnotprecludeanadjustmentwithinthequota
period;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
theratelaiddownforthetariffquotashouldbe
appliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductin
questionuntilthequotaisusedup;whereasasystem
ofutilizationoftheCommunitytariffquota,basedon
anallocationbetweentheMemberStatesconcerned ,
would,inthelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,
appearconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthe
quota;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeresolutionpassedat
itsmeetingfrom29to31May1967,theCouncil,by
itsRegulation (EEC)No321/70(')reintroduced ,until
31December1976,the10%autonomousdutyofthe
CommonCustomsTariffforrawsilk(notthrown)
fallingwithinheadingNo50.02;whereastheconven­
tionaldutyforthatproductis5%;
Whereastheaforementioned resolutionfurther
providesfortheopening,inrespectofthatperiodand
forthatproduct,ofannualCommunitytariffquotas
exemptfromcustomsduties;whereastheresolution
alsoprovidedthatthesituationinthesectorbere-ex­
aminedin1976;whereasrawsilkmanufactured from
cocoonsproducedinItalydoesnotasyetreachthe
1000metrictonsprovidedforintheabovementioned
Councilresolution ;whereas,however,majorinvest­
mentshavebeenmadeinItalyforthispurpose,with
assistancefromtheState,regionsandindividual
persons;whereastheCommunityhasmadecontribu­
tiontothiseffortintheformofsupplementary aid;
whereasitisdesirableatthepresenttimetoavoid
finalmeasuresthatcouldleadtothehaltingofaction
taken;whereas,undersuchconditions ,itisadvisable
toextendthesystemnowinforcetoenableaclose
observationtobekeptonItalianproduction ;
Whereastheopeningofanannualtariffquotafornil­
dutyrawsilkimportscorresponding totheneedsofWhereas,inviewofthesefactors,theinitialpercen­
tagesharesinthequotavolumefor1977canbe
expressedapproximately asfollows:
Benelux 0-20
Denmark 0-20
Germany 8-31
France 35-65
Ireland 0-20
Italy 47-52
UnitedKingdom 7-92
Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestioninalltheMemberStates, (')OJNoL43,24.2.1970,p.2.

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Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof2525metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberStates'shares,whichsubject
toArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December1977,
shallbeasfollows:
(inmetrictons)
Benelux 5
Denmark 5
Germany 210
France 900
Ireland 5
Italy 1200
UnitedKingdom 200thequotashouldhedividedintotwotranches,the
firstbeingdistributedamongtheMemberStatesand
thesecondtoformareserveintendedtocoverany
subsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhohave
useduptheirinitialshares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersof
eachMemberState,thefirsttrancheshouldinthis
casebefixedat65%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityandto
avoiddisruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthisshould
bedonebyeachMemberStatewheneachofitsaddi­
tionalshareshasbeenalmostusedup,andsoonas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration
requiresclosecollaborationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,
beabletokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthe
quotahasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverin
aMemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,
soastoavoidapartofthequotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,2.Thesecondtrancheof1275metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
ArticleJ
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStatesinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasneces­
sarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1977theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforraw
silk(notthrown),fallingwithinheadingNo50.02,
shallbetotallysuspendedwithinaCommunitytariff
quotaof3800metrictons.
2.Withinthistariffquota,thenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.

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Article4 thisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1977.Article7
Article5 1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1977,arein
excessof30%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1977,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheraw
silkimporteduptoandincluding15September1977
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article8Article6
AttheCommission srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1977,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableandtoMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS