NoL383/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4104/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforrosin,
obtainedfromwood,fallingwithincodeex38061090ofthecombinednomenclature (1988)
oftradebetweenMemberStates;whereas,atthesametime,
inordertoaccommodate specificCommunityrulesthis
nomenclaturehasbeenexpandedintoanintegratedtariffof
theEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);whereas,fromthat
date,thecombinednomenclatureand,whereappropriate,
theTARICcodenumbersshouldbeusedforthedescription
oftheproductscoveredbythisRegulation;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofrosin,obtained
fromwood,fallingwithincodeex38061090ofthe
combinednomenclature ,iscurrentlyinsufficienttomeetthe
requirementsoftheprocessingindustriesintheCommunity ;
whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofproductsof
thistypecurrentlydependinpartonimportsfromthird
countries;whereasthemosturgentCommunity
requirementsfortheproductinquestionshouldbemet
immediatelyonthemostfavourableterms,whereasa
zero-dutyCommunitytariffquotashouldthereforebe
openedwithinthelimitsofanappropriateamount,whereas,
inordernottojeopardizethebalanceofthemarketforthis
productandtoensureparalleldevelopmentinoutletsfor
Communityproductionandsatisfactorysecurityofsupplies
foruserindustries,thevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquota
shouldbefixedat6000tonnes,whereas,therefore,thetariff
quotainquestionshouldbeopenedon1January1988and
allocatedamongMemberStates;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom1
January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
theexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsWhereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtheratelaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintotheMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
allocationofthetariffquotaamongtheMemberStates
wouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereasinordertocorrespondascloselyaspossibletothe
realtrendofthemarketfortheproductsinquestionthe
allocationshouldreflecttherequirementsoftheMember
Statesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsfrom
non-preferential thirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandontheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecurrentlyavailablestatistics,
importsintotheCommunityofTenin1984,1985and1986
oftheproductconcerned,fromthirdcountrieswhichdonot
qualifyforanequivalentpreferentialtariffarrangement ,
havedevelopedasfollowsandrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftotalimportsintotheCommunity :
MemberState1984 1985 1986
tonnes % tonnes % tonnes %
Benelux 88935,95 551477,86 30320,81
Denmark 431,74 90,13 50,34
Germany 00 670,95 1429,75
Greece 10,04 00 00
Spain 120,49 270,38 100,69
France 00 60,08 20,14
Ireland 00 00 00
Italy 180,73 380,54 171,17
Portugal 80,32 110,15 60,41
UnitedKingdom 150260,73 141019,91 97166,69
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Whereasinviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecastsfor
thisproductfor1988,theinitialpercentagesharesofthe
quotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately asfollows:
Benelux 36,46
Denmark 2,08
Germany 4,18
Greece 0,10
Spain 0,10
France 10,42
Ireland 2,08
Italy 2,81
Portugal 0,10
UnitedKingdom 41,67mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiods;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclosecooperationbetween
theMemberStatesandtheCommissionandthelattermust
beabletomonitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothecorresponding reservein
ordertopreventpartoftheCommunitytariffquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,are
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers.Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsoftheproduct
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequotavolume
shouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coveranysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialshare;whereas,toaffordimporters
ineachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstpart
ofthetariffquotashouldbesetatarelativelyhighlevel,
whichinthiscasecouldbe80%ofthequotavolume; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereasinordertoavoidanybreakinthecontinuityof
suppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbeprovidedthatany
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmostusedupaMember
Stateshoulddrawafurthershareandsoonasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionAmountof
tariffquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2715 ex38061090Rosin,obtainedfromwood 6000 0
2.Thefistpart,amountingto4800tonnes,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates.Theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1988,
shallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugalshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevant
provisionslaiddownintheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .1750
100
200
2
5
500
103
135
5
2000Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdomArticle2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
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3.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto1200
tonnes,shallconstitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,ofthestateofthereservefollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ofitsinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatsharelessanyportion
returnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,itshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommissionandtotheextent
thatthereservesopermits,drawasecondshareequalto5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
wholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareas
well,itshallforthwith,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto2,5%oftheinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,itshall,using
theprocedureprovidedforinparagraph2,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
inthesaidparagraphs,ifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedshareoftheCommunitytariff
quota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersorthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article5
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustreturn
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharethattheyarereturningtothereserve.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM