NoL356/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3461/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforyarn
entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,notputupforretailsale,
fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04oftheCommonCustomsTarifffor1974
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,productlevel,mighthaveadverseresultsforthe
Community'sprocessingindustries;
WhereasthedutyundertheCommonCustomsTariff
applicableonimportsofthesilkyarninquestionis
7%;whereas,whenfixingthequotaduty,itis
appropriatetotakeintoaccount,ontheonehand,
thesituationoftheCommunitysilkyarnproducing
industryand,ontheother,thatofthesilkyarn
processingindustrieswithregardtotheirobtaining
suppliesonfavourableterms;whereasaquotaduty
of3%couldbestsatisfytheabovementioned
requirements ;
Whereasthetrendinimportsduring1972suggests
thattheimportrequirementsoftheyarnsinquestion
mightbeintheregionof60metrictonsfor1974;
whereastheopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaof
thatvolumeisunlikelytoharmCommunity
production;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeResolutionpassedat
itsmeetingof29to31May1967,theCouncil,byits
Regulation (EEC)No322/70(*),reintroduceduntil
31December1976the12%autonomousdutyofthe
CommonCustomsTariffforyarnentirelyofsilk
otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,notput
upforretailsalefallingwithinheadingNoex50.04;
whereastheconventionaldutyforthatproductis
7%;
Whereastheresolutionaforesaidfurtherprovidesfor
theopeninginrespectofthatperiodandforsuchsilk
yarnofanannualCommunitytariffquotawith
reducedornildutywhereachangeinthesourcesof
supplyoraninsufficientsupplywithinthe
Communitymighthaveadverseresultsforthe
processingindustriesintheMemberStates;
WhereassilkyarnisproducedintheCommunity ;
whereas,althoughthatproductioncouldcoverallthe
Communityrequirements byreasonofitsoverall
volume,thisdoesnotapplywithregardtoyarn
entirelyspunfromsilk;whereasthereis,asaresult,
aninsufficientsupplyintheCommunity ;
WhereasconsequentlyCommunitysupplyforthose
qualitiesofyarndependstoaconsiderableextenton
imports;whereasfullapplicationofthedutyunder
theCommonCustomsTariffwouldresultinthose
productsbeingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustoms
chargewhileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarn
facepowerfulcompetitionfromsimilarproducts
manufactured fromothermaterial;whereasan
insufficientsupply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedWhereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherateof
levyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestion
untilthequotaisusedup;whereas,utilizationofthe
Communitytariffquotainthelightoftheprinciples
outlinedabovebasedonanallocationbetweenthe
MemberStatesconcernedwouldappearconsistent
withtheCommunitynatureofthequota;whereasto
representascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketintheproductinquestiontheallocation
shouldfollowproportionately therequirements of
theMemberStatescalculatedbothfromstatisticsof
importsduringarepresentative referenceperiodand
fromtheeconomicoutlookforthetariffyearin
question;
Whereasthecorresponding importsoftheproducts
fallingwithinthetariffheadingNo50.04ofeachof
theMemberStatesconcernedduringthelastthree
yearsforwhichcompletestatisticsareavailable
representthefollowingpercentages oftotal
Communityimportsoftheseproducts: (x)OJNoL43,24.2.1970,p.5.

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Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1970
3.0
0
35.3
23.5
0
14.7
23.51971
0
0.5
35.0
20.0
0.7
22.5
21.31972
0.7
0.2
18.6
17.1
1.4
50.0
12.0Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityisleftoverinaMemberState,
itisessentialthatsuchStateshouldreturna
substantialproportiontothereserve,topreventpart
ofthetotalquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,
Whereasinviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomaketheinitialpercentage,
sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressed
approximately asfollows:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom2
2
34
24
2
28
81.From1Januaryto31December1974,the
autonomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTarifffor
yarnentirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorother
wastesilk,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithin
headingNoex50.04shallbesuspendedat2*5%in
respectofaCommunitytariffquotaof60metric
tons.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquota,thenew
MemberStatesshallapplythedutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession f1).
Article2Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductunderconsideration ,thetotalquota
volumeshouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedandthesecondheldasareserveto
coveratalaterdatetherequirementsofMember
States'whohaveuseduptheirinitialshare;whereas
togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertaintythefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldintheevent
befixedat83%ofthetotalquota;1.Afirsttrancheof50metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;thesharesshall,subjecttoArticle5,
bevaliduntil31December1974andshallbeas
follows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1metricton
1metricton
17metrictons
12metrictons
1metricton
14metrictons
4metrictonsWhereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupmoreor
lessquickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused
upitsinitialshare,mustdrawasupplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary
sharesisalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesand
theCommission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequota
volumehasbeenusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof; HOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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2.Thesecondtranche,of10metrictons,shallbe
heldinreserve.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantitiesof
silkyarnimporteduptoandincluding15September
1974andchargedagainsttheCommunitytariffquota
andanyquantitiesoftheinitialsharereturnedtothe
reserve. fArticle3
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan15
October1974oftheamountheldinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichfinallyusesup
thereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
sharespecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereserveis
sufficient,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawathirdshare,tothe
extentthatthereserveissufficient,equalto5%of
itsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90;|4
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState,shalltn
accordancewithparagraph2,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallapplybyanalogyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,theMemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthan
thosefixedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegrounds
forconsideringthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
chargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theircumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductestablishedinitsterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeagainsttheir
sharesimportsofthesaidproduct,whentheproduct
isenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
ArticleS
Article8AMemberStatewhichon15September1974has
notusedupitsinitialshareshallreturntothereserve
notlaterthan10October1974theunusedportion
exceeding20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforconsidering
thatitmaynotbeusedup.TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.

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Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD