NoL383/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.U.
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4102/87
of22December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertainflat-rolled
productsfallingwithincodeex72261091ofthecombinednomenclature
quantitiesastheymayneed,undertheconditionsand
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle1(2);
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotashareallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCommunitycurrentlydependstoalargeextent
onimportsfromthirdcountriesforitssuppliesofcertain
flat-rolledproductsfallingwithincode72261091ofthe
combinednomenclature ;whereasitisintheCommunity's
interesttosuspendtotallythedutynormallyappliedtothe
productsinquestionwithinthelimitofaCommunitytariff
quotaofanappropriatevolume;whereasinordernotto
harmtheprospectsforincreasingproductionwithinthe
Communitywhileatthesametimemakingadequatesupplies
availabletouserindustries,thetariffquotashouldbelimited
to65tonnesandopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto30June
1988;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,however,thequotashouldnot
inthiscasebeallocatedamongtheMemberStates,without
prejudicetothedrawingagainstthequotavolumeofsuchHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto30June1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeof
tariffquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2781 ex72261091Flat-rolledproductsoflaser-irradiated grain-oriented
siliconelectricalsteel,havingawidthnotexceeding
500mm,athicknessofmorethan0,20mmbutless
than0,60mmandanominalmagnetic-reversal lossof
0,35W/kg 65 0
Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(2)enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshall,applydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe1985Actof
Accession .
2.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandappliesto
takeadvantageofthequota,theMemberStateconcerned
shallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthequotasopermits.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuch
timeastheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumeso
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3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM