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REGULATION (EEC)No2878/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforunwrought
leadotherthanbullionlead,fallingwithinsubheading78.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,underProtocolNo14totheActof
Accession(x),theCommunityisrequiredtoopen
eachyear,untiltheentryintoforceofatotal
suspensionofthecustomsdutyforanindefinite
period,atariffquotaforbullionlead(unwrought
leadforrefining,containing0-02%ormoreby
weightofsilver)fallingwithinsubheading78.01AI;
whereasthissuspensionfrom1January1976makes
theopeningofatariffquotaunnecessaryfor1976;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesameProtocol,the
Communityisalsorequiredtoopeneachyearanil
dutyCommunitytariffquotaforleadotherthan
bullionleadfallingwithinsubheading78.01AII,
theamountofthequotatodecreaseannuallyfrom
1January1975byanamountfixedfor1974at
55000metrictonstoarriveatzeroin1978;whereas
theProtocolalsoprovidesthatthenewMember
Statesaretoshareinthosetariffquotasfrom
1January1974;whereasthedutiestobeapplied
bythenewMemberStateswithinthosetariffquotas
mustcomplywiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession;whereastheCommunitytariff
quotalaiddownforthisproduct,theamountof
whichis27000metrictonsfor1976,shouldtherefore
beopenedon1January1976;
Whereas,inviewoftheminimalinterpenetration of
themarketsinunwroughtleadotherthanbullion
leadandofthelackofcompletestatisticsrelating
tothisgradeofmetal,itdoesnotseempossible
tobasetheallocationoftheCommunitytariffquotainquestiononpreviousdata;whereasthefigureof
27000metrictonstakesaccountoftheneedto
maintainabalanceintheamountschargeableagainst
thetariffquotainordertomaintaintheprotection
ofthefoundryindustry;whereasMemberStates
shouldthereforebeatlibertytoauthorizeonly
importssatisfyingcertainconditionsastograde
andintendedusetobechargedagainstthatquota;
Whereas,inordertotakemorepreciseaccountof
futuretrendsinimportsoftheproductinquestion,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,the
firsttobeallocatedamongalltheMemberStates
andthesecondtoformareserveintendedtocover
anysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,inorder
toensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimporters,
thefirsttrancheshouldbesetat25500metrictons,
theremainderconstitutingthereserve;whereas,on
thebasisofestimatestakingaccountofmarkettrends
inthisproduct,theinitialsharesmaybeallocated
assetoutinArticle2;
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovidefor
thiseventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditionalshareshas
beenalmostusedup,"andsoonasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichlattermust,inparticular,be
abletokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthe
quotahasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablequantityofaMemberState'sinitial
shareremainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMem­
berStateshouldreturnasignificantproportionto
thereserve,soastoavoidapartofthequota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourg areunitedwithin,andjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,any
measureconcerningtheadministration oftheshares
allocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,anyportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthereserve
sopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph
1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Januaryto31December1976,
aCommunitytariffquotaof27000metrictonsshall
beopenedforunwroughtleadotherthanbullion
lead,fallingwithinsubheading78.01AIIoftheCom­
monCustomsTariff.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthistariffquotaiftheyarealready
freeofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
arrangements .
3.Withinthistariffquota,theCortimonCustoms
Tariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended.
4.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplyduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
oftheActofAccessionwithinthisquota.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof25500metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStates.MemberStates'shareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1January
to31December1976,shallbeasfollows:4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.
inmetrictons
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom12100
271
4529
112
57
4529
3902.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1976,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1976,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,not
laterthan1October1976,ofthetotalquantitiesof
theproductinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1976andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondtrancheof1500metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminus

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maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
aggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
theimportsoftheproductinquestionenteredwith
thecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.Article6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheproductinquestion
whichmaybechargedagainsttheirquotashares
toleadofcertaingradesorleadtobeusedfor
certainpurposes.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles
2and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1976,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsArticle9
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA