NoL375/731.12.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4018/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainpolyethyleneterephtalatefilmsfallingwithinsubheadingex39.01CIIIa)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
usedup;whereas,however,sincethequotaistocover
requirementswhichcannotbedeterminedwithsufficient
accuracy,itseemspossibletoavoidallocatingitamongthe
MemberStates,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobespecified;
whereasthismethodofmanagement requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration of
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
Whereastheproductionofpolyethyleneterephtalatefilm,
havingathicknessofnotlessthan22andnotmorethan25
micrometres ,incurrentlyinsufficientintheCommunityto
meettherequirementsoftheuserindustriesinthe
Community;whereas,consequentlyCommunitysuppliesof
productsofthistypecurrentlydependtoaconsiderable
extentonimportsfromthirdcountries;whereasitisinthe
Community'sinteresttosuspendpartiallytheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyfortheproductsinquestion,withinthe
Communitytariffquota,ofanappropriatevolumefora
relativelylimitedperiod;whereas,inordernottocallinto
questionthedevelopmentprospectsofthisproductioninthe
Communitywhileensuringanadequatesupplytosatisfyuser
industries,itisadvisabletolimitthebenefitsofthetariff
quotatoproductsusedforthemanufactureofmagnetic
cassettetapes,toopenthisquotafreeofdutyfrom1January
to30June1987andtofixthevolumeat850tonnes;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto30June1987thecommoncustoms
dutyapplicableonimportoftheproductsmentionedbelow
shallbesuspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitofthe
Communitytariffquotaindicatedforeach:
Order.
NoCCT
headingNoDescriptionQuota
volume
(tonnes)Quota
duty
(%)
09.1939 ex39.01CIIIa)Polyethyleneterephtalatefilm,havingathicknessofnot
lessthan22andnotmorethan25micrometersforuse
inthemanufactureofmagneticcassettetapes 850 0
informtheCommissionanddrawanamountcorresponding
totheserequirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalance
ofthereservepermitsthis.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.Withinthelimitofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionslaid
downbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal.
Controloftheuseoftheproductsfortheparticularpurpose
laiddownshallbecarriedoutbyapplyingtherelevant
Communityprovisions .
2.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestioninaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallArticle2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(2)are

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carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodshaveaccesstothequotasolongastheresidual
balanceofthequotavolumeallowsthis.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredfor
freecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE