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REGULATION (EEC)No2885/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforyarn,
spunentirelyfromsilkwasteotherthannoil,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithin
headingNoex50.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinthoseproducts
beingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustomscharge
whileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarnface
powerfulcompetition fromsimilarproducts
manufactured fromothermaterial;whereasan
insufficientsupply,addedtocompetitionatfinished
productlevel,mighthaveadverseresultsforthe
Community'sprocessingindustries;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmitted
bytheCommission ;
WhereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyapplicable
toimportsoftheyarnspunfromwastesilkin
questionis3-5%;whereas,whenfixingthequota
duty,itisappropriatetotakeintoaccount,onthe
onehand,thesituationoftheCommunityinduistry
producingyarnspunfromwastesilkand,onthe
other,thatoftheindustriesprocessingyarnspun
fromwastesilkwithregardtotheirsupplieson
favourableterms;whereasaquotadutyof1%could
bestmeettheabovementioned requirements ;Whereas,inaccordancewiththeresolutionpassed
atitsmeetingfrom29to31May1967,theCouncil,
byitsRegulation (EEC)No323/70(*),reintroduced ,
until31December1976,the7%autonomousduty
oftheCommonCustomsTariffforyarn,spun
entirelyfromsilkwasteotherthannoil,notputup
forretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNoex50.05;
whereastheconventionaldutyforthatproductis
3-5%;
Whereasthetrendsinimportsduring1974suggest
thatCommunityimportrequirementsfortheyarnsin
questionmightbeintheregionof195metrictons
for1976;whereastheopeningofaCommunity
tariffquotaofthatvolumeisunlikelytoharm
Communityproduction;Whereastheaforementioned resolutionfurther
providesfortheopening,inrespectofthatperiod
andforsuchyarn,ofanannualCommunitytariff
quotawithreduceddutyornilduty,whereachange
inthesourcesofsupplyoraninsufficientsupply
withintheCommunitymighthaveadverseresults
fortheprocessingindustriesintheMemberStates;
Whereasyarnspunfromwastesilkisproducedin
theCommunity ;whereas,althoughthatproduction
shouldcoveralltheCommunityrequirements by
reasonofitsoverallvolume,thisdoesnotapply
withregardtoyarnentirelyspunfromwastesilk;
whereasthereis,asaresult,aninsufficientsupply
intheCommunity ;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherate
laiddownforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestion
untilthequotaisusedup;whereasasystemof
utilizationoftheCommunitytariffquota,based
onanallocationbetweentheMemberStates
concerned,would,inthelightoftheprinciples
outlinedabove,appearconsistentwiththeCom­
munitynatureofthequota;whereas,torepresent
ascloselyaspossibletheactualmarkettrendsinthe
productinquestion,theallocationshouldbe
proportionate totherequirements oftheMember
Statescalculatedwithreferencetostatisticaldata
onimportsduringarepresentative referenceperiod
andtotheeconomicprospectsforthequotaperiod
inquestion;Whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofthose
qualitiesofyarndependtoaconsiderableextent
onimports;whereasfullapplicationoftheCommon
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Whereastheimportsoftheproductsfallingwithin
headingNo50.05ofeachoftheMemberStates
concernedduringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
completestatisticsareavailablerepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftotalCommunityimports
oftheseproducts:Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityisleftoverinaMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturn
asignificantproportiontothereserve,soasto
avoidapartofthequotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedwithinandjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,any
measureconcerningtheadministration oftheshares
allocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,197219731974
Benelux 0-11-51
Denmark 0-100
Germany 41-043-750
France 10-87-210
Ireland 0-600
Italy 38-736-033
UnitedKingdom 8-712-66;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomake,theinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressed
approximately asfollows:
0-6
0-6
49-4
9-3
0-6
30.9
8-6;Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976the
autonomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
foryarn,spunentirelyfromsilk-^wasteotherthan
noil,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithinheading
Noex50.05,shallbesuspendedat1%withina
Communitytariffquotaof195metrictons.
2.Withinthistariffquota,thenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof162metrictonsofthisCom­
munitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberState'sshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1976,
shallbeasfollows:
inmetrictons
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1
1
80
15
1
50
14;Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestion,thequotashouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
andthesecondtoformareserveintendedtocover
anysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswho
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,inorder
toensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimporters,
thefirsttrancheoftheCommunitytariffquotashould
befixedat83%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityand
toavoiddisruptionofsupplies,anyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thisshouldbedonebyeachMemberStatewhen
eachofitsadditionalshareshasbeenalmostused
up,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshouldbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
lattermustbeabletokeeparecordoftheextent
towhichthequotahasbeenusedupandtoinform
theMemberStatesaccordingly;2.Thesecondtrancheof33metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusanv

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portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%
ofitsinitialshare.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles
2and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1976,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchaway
thatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraggregatesharesoftheCommunity
quota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeagainsttheirshares
importsoftheproductinquestionasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
\ Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1976,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1976,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,not
laterthan1October1976,ofthetotalquantities
ofyarnfromsilkwasteimporteduptoandincluding
15September1976andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaandofanyportionsoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA