NoL184/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1802/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1975
opening,allocatingandadministering aCommunitytariffquotaforferro-chro­
miumcontainingnotlessthan4%byweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandextendingthe
benefitofthisquotatocertainimportsofferro-chromium containingaquan­
tityofbetween3and4%byweightofcarbon
weightofcarbonareforeseeableforthisquotaperiod;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeonatemporary
basisfortheextensionofthebenefitofthetariff
quotainquestiontotheseimports,limitingit
howeverto20%ofthequotavolumetakingaccount
oftheexistenceofCommunityproduction ;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistently toallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted ;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciples
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereas,tocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
WhereasbyitsRegulation (EEC)No195/75(')of22
January1975,theCouncilopenedfor1975andappor­
tionedamongtheMemberStatesaCommunitytariff
quotaofatotalsizeof34500metrictonsforferro­
chromiumcontainingnotlessthan4%byweightof
carbonandhasextendedtheapplicationofthisquota
tocertainimportsofferro-chromium containing
between3and4%byweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasfortheproductinquestion,Community
productionisinadequateandproducersareunableto
meetthetotalrequirements ofconsumerindustriesin
theCommunity ;whereas,havingregardtothemost
recenteconomicdatafor1975onconsumption ,
production ,exportstothirdcountries,importsunder
theinwardprocessingarrangements orothertariff
preferenceschemesandtakingaccountofthestocks
heldbyanumberofMemberStateson31December
1974,thereisreasontoassumethattheadditional
Communityimportrequirements inrespectof
importsfromthirdcountriesmayreachthelevelof
34630metrictonsduring1975;whereasitisthere­
foreintheCommunity'sinteresttosuspendin
respectofthismetaltheapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyuntil31December1975,withina
suitabletariffquota;whereasinordernottoraisethe
questionoftheprospectsfordevelopment ofthe
Community productionsectorandtakinginto
accounttheuncertainties whichsurroundthedifferent
ferro-alloyconsumptionsectors,itisappropriatetofix
thequotavolumeandtherateofdutyapplicableat
thelevelof20000metrictonsand3%respectively ;
whereasthefixingofthisamount,relatingtoprudent
estimates,doesnotexcludefutureadjustment ;
Whereasrelativelylimitedimportsofferro-chromium
containing aquantityofbetween3and4%byWhereas,however,sincethequotaisanautonomous
Communitytariffquotaintendedtocoverimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,itmay,asanexperi­
ment,beallocatedonthebasisofthetemporary
importneedsfromthirdcountriesexpressedbyeach
oftheMemberStates;whereas,onthebasisof
economicinformationsuppliedandallowingforduty
freesuppliesfromtheCommunityorcertainthird
countries,theseneedswouldamounttothefollowing
percentagesofthetariffquota;
WhereasinthecaseofIreland,thepresentstateof
drawingsfromitsshareoftheinitialquotaof20000
metrictonsopenedbytheabovementioned Regula­
tionandthemostrecentavailableeconomicinforma­
tionandstatistics,donotjustifyatpresentitspartici­
pationintheproposedincreaseoftheCommunity
tariffquota;whereas,moreover,shouldadditional
needsarisesubsequently inthatMemberStateitmay
haverecoursetotheproceduresetupunderArticle3
ofthisRegulation ;whereasthissystemofallocation
alsoensurestheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTantt: (')OJNoL21,28.1.1975,p.2.

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Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom28-89
016
26-67
8-72
6-67
28-8920000metrictonsshallbeopenedwithinthe
Communityinrespectofferro-chromium containing
notlessthan4%byweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
2.DuringthisperiodtheMemberStatesshallbe
authorizedwithinthe20%limitofthequotasallo­
catedtothemorwhichtheylevyonthereservein
accordancewithArticles2and3tochargeagainstthe
saidtariffquota,importsofferro-chromium
containingaquantityofbetween3and4%by
weightofcarbon.
3.Withinthisquota,thecustomstariffdutyshall
besuspendedat3%.
4.NewMemberStatesshallapplydutieson
importswithinthisquotacalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
abovementioned MemberStatesandthesecondheld
asareservetocoversubsequentlytherequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirnewshares
andanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;whereas,togiveimporters
ofMemberStatessomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
trancheofthetariffquotashouldbefixedatarela­
tivelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe18000metrictons;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows,whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
CommissionandtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotas
havebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunuseditisessentialthatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertopreventapartofaquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others:Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof18000metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle6
shallbevaliduntil31December1975,shallbeas
follows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom5200metrictons,
30metrictons,
4800metrictons,
1570metrictons,
1200metrictons,
5200metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof2000metrictonsshall
constitute areserve.
Article3
Shouldferro-chromium berequiredinIreland,this
MemberStateshalldrawasufficientsharefromthe
reservetotheextentthatthereservesopermits.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
Article4
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.FromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tionanduntil31December1975atariffquotaof1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStateshasused
90%ormoreofitsinitialshareasfixedinArticle2
(1),orofthatshareminusanyportionreturnedtothe
reservepursuanttoArticle6,itshallforthwith,bynoti­
fyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,equalto10%ofits
initialshareroundedupasnecessarytothenext
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informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Notlaterthan5November1975itshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawn,theamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitsinitialshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitssecondshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallforth­
withandinaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Any
MemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinform
theCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations maybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedshareofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedintheirterrito­
rieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStateshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
homeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationschargedagainsttheirsharesin
accordancewithparagraph3.Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1975.
Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStates
shallinformitofimportschargedagainsttheirshares.Article6
TheMemberStatesshallnotlaterthan1November
1975returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhichon15October1975exceeds20%
oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
portionmaynotbeusedinfull.
Notlaterthan1November1975theMemberStates
shallnotifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesof
theproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including15October1975andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1975.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO