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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
newsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1987)andextending
thisquotatoincludecertainothertypesofpaper
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,countrieswhichdonotbenefitfromequivalentpreference,
thefollowingpercentages :
—fromCanada:
1983 1984 1985
Benelux 5,825,593,81
Denmark 0,0100,01
Germany 11,0118,6615,18
Greece 000,01
Spain 1,711,171,05
France 0,810,200,82
Ireland 1,361,081,10
Italy 1,652,102,34
Portugal 1,2300,09
UnitedKingdom 76,4071,2075,59
—fromothercountries :
1983 1984 1985
Benelux 16,285,831,75
Denmark 0,390,040
Germany 26,7340,7539,39
Greece 14,095,5510,11
Spain 16,0820,3224,52
France 2,324,432,20
Ireland 0,040,010,01
Italy 2,460,810,53
Portugal 1,676,137,79
UnitedKingdom 19,9416,1313,70HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,fornewsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,theCommunityhas
decidedtoconcludeanagreementwhichprovidesin
particularfortheopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaof
650000tonnes,ofwhich600000tonnesarereserved
until30Novembereachyear,inaccordancewith
ArticleXIIIoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsand
Trade,exclusivelyforproductsfromCanada;whereasthis
Agreementprovidesequallythatfrom30Novembereach
yeartheresiduewhichhasnotbeenusedby29November
canbeappliedtoimportsofnewsprintofanyorigin;
whereas,therefore,anoverallduty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaof650000tonnesshouldbeopenedfortheproduct
inquestionfor1987,subdividedasindicatedabove;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforextendingthetariff
quotainquestiontoincludecertaintypesofpaperfulfilling
alltheconditionssetoutintheAdditionalNoteto
Chapter48exceptthoserelatingtowatermarks ;
Whereas,inparticular,equalandcontinuousaccesstothe
saidquotasshouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherate
ofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedwithout
interruptiontoallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntil
thesequotasareexhausted;whereasinthelightofthese
principles,arrangementsfortheutilizationofCommunity
tariffquotasbasedonanallocationamongMemberStates
wouldseemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thesaidquotas;whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespond
ascloselyaspossibletotheactualtrendofthemarketin
theproductinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStatesas
calculatedbyreferencetostatisticsonimportsfromthird
countrieswhichdonotbenefitfromasimilarpreference,
duringarepresentative referenceperiod,andtothe
economicoutlookfortheyearcoveredbythequotain
question;
Whereasforthepastthreeyearsforwhichcomplete
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsofeach
oftheMemberStatesrepresent,withreferencetothetotal
importsoftheproductsinquestioncomingfromthirdWhereas,inviewoftheaboveandoftheforeseeabletrend
onthemarketinnewsprintingeneral,andofCommunity
productioninparticularduring1987,thepercentagesof
initialparticipationinthequotaamountsmaybeallocated,
approximately ,asfollows:
Amountof
600000tonnesAmountof
50000tonnes
Benelux 8,35 1,03
Denmark 0,11 0,21
Germany 18,40 40,66
Greece 0,28 27,81
Spain 0,37 2,57
France 1,20 3,59
Ireland 1,29 0,02
Italy 0,92 4,45
Portugal 0,07 2,57
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Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaquantityof
aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,itis
essential,topreventapartoftheCommunitytariffwhileit
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserve;Whereas,totakeaccountofimporttrendsfortheproduct
concerned,thequotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheir
initialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeof
certaintyandyetenableCommunityproductiontobe
disposedofonsatisfactoryterms,thefirsttrancheofthe
Communityquotasshouldbefixedatabout91%and
78%ofthequotavolumes;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectofthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeexhaustedatdifferent
rates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityandavoid
disruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereaseachtimeits
additionalshareisalmostexhaustedaMemberState
shoulddrawafurthershare,andsoonasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thisformofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
lattermustbeinapositiontokeepaccountoftheextentto
whichthequotashavebeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987theCommon
CustomsTariffduty,onthefollowingproduct,shallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofthe
Communitytariffquotasshownherewith:
OrderNoCCTheading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(%)
09.0015
09.001748.01A Newsprint('):
—fromCanada
—fromotherthirdcountries600000
500000
0
t1)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Spainand
Portugalshallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsintheActof
Accession .Article2
From30November1987theresidueoftheamounts
referredtoinArticle1whichhavenotactuallybeenused
by29November1987,orwhicharenotexpectedtobe
usedbefore31December1987,canbeappliedtoimports
oftheproductsinquestionwhetherfromCanadaorfrom
anotherthirdcountry.
3.Importsofnewsprintshallnotbechargedagainstthis
tariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtreatment.
Article3
1.Afirsttrancheofeachoftheamountsreferredtoin
Article1consistingof543400tonnesfortheamount
referredtounderorderNo09.0015and38910tonnesfor
theamountreferredtounderorderNo09.0017,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theirshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle6shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1987,shallbeasfollows:4.Withoutprejudicetotheinternationalobligationsof
theCommunity ,MemberStatesmaychargeagainstthis
tariffquotatheothertypesofpapercomplying,exceptas
regardsthecriteriagoverningwatermarks,withthe
definitionofnewsprintcontainedintheAdditionalNoteto
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Amount
referredto
underorder
No09.0015Amount
referredto
underorder
No09.0017Article6
TheMemberStatesreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1987,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshares
whichon15September1987isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeused
infull.45400
600
100000
1500
2000
6500
7000
5000
400
375000400
80
15820
10820
1000
1400
10
1730
1000
6650Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdomMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,notify
theCommissionofthetotalimportsoftheproducts
concernedeffectedundertheCommunityquotasuptoand
including15September1987and,whereappropriate,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningto
eachofthereserves.
2.Thesecondtranches,amountingrespectivelyto
56600tonnesand11090tonnes,shallconstitutethe
reserves .
Article4
1.If90%ormoreofoneofanyMemberState'sinitial
shares,aslaiddowninArticle3(1)or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothecorresponding reserve,
whereArticle6hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareinthequotaequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthereserve
allows.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesopened
byMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and4,and
shallinformeachofthemoftheextenttowhichthe
reserveshavebeenusedassoonasitreceivesthe
notifications .
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1987,notifytheMember
Statesofthestateofeachofthesereservesafterthereturn
ofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupareserveis
limitedtothebalanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shall
specifytheamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhich
makesthefinaldrawing.2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneofthe
MemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,
inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare. Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedshareofthe
quota.3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatlattershall,inthesame
manner,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereservehasbeen
exhausted .
4.Byderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedinthose
paragraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthoseshares
mightnotbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
oftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.2.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatthetypesofpaperreferredtoinArticle1fulfil
theprescribedconditionsbeforetheycanbenefitfromthe
presenttariffquota.
Insuchacase,thecontroloftheuseofthegoodsforthe
prescribedenduseshallbecarriedoutbyapplyingthe
relevantCommunityprovisions.
3.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateshasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsoftheArticle5
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
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productsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forfreecirculation .Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.JOPLING