NoL368/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.88
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4191/88
of16December1988
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingnotmorethan0,10%byweightofcarbonandmorethan30%
butnotmorethan90%byweightofchromium(super-refinedferro-chromium )(1989)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,States,withoutprejudicetothedrawing,onthetariff
quota,ofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobedetermined;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthetariffquotaisusedand
informtheMemberStates,accordingly;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,asregardsferro-chromium containingbyweight
notmorethan0,10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notmorethan90%ofchromium (super-refined
ferro-chromium ),theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhas
undertakentoopenanannualduty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaof3000tonnes;whereasthisshouldhowever,be
reducedto2950tonnestotakeaccountofthetraditional
importsfromEFTAcountrieswhicharefreeofcustoms
dutyundertheAgreementsconcludedwiththosecountries;
whereasthetariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebe
openedon1January1989;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesleviedbythateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaid
downforthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoall
importsoftheproductinquestionintoalltheMember
Statesuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereasitis
appropriatenottoprovideforallocationamongMemberArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1989,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:
Order
NoCNcode DescriptionQuota
volume
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(%)
09.0023 ex72024910
ex72024950Ferro-chromium containingnotmorethan0,10%byweightof
carbonandmorethan30%butnotmorethan90%ofchromium
(super-refinedferro-chromium ) 2950 0
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugal
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsinthe1985ActofAccession.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .Article3
IfanimporterpresentsinaMemberStateadeclarationof
entryintofreecirculationincludingarequestfor
preferentialbenefitforaproductcoveredbythis
Regulation,andifthisdeclarationisacceptedbythe
customsauthorities,theMemberStateconcernedshall
draw,fromthetariffquota,bymeansofnotificationtothe
Commission ,aquantitycorresponding totheseneeds.
Article2
ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
administeredbytheCommission ,whichmaytakeany
appropriatemeasurewithaviewtoensuringtheefficient
administration thereof.Therequestsfordrawing,withtheindicationofthedateof
acceptanceofthesaiddeclarations,mustbecommunicated
totheCommissionwithoutdelay.

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3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidproduct
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareentered
withthecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsof
entryintofreecirculation.
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportschargedin
accordancewithparagraph3.ThedrawingsaregrantedbytheCommissiononthebasis
ofthedateofacceptanceofthedeclarationofentryinto
freecirculationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMember
Stateconcerned,totheextentthattheavailablebalanceso
permits.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,it
shallreturnthemassoonaspossibletothetariffquota.
Ifthequantitiesrequestedaregreaterthantheavailable
balanceofthetariffquota,allocationshallbemadeona
proratabasiswithrespecttotherequests.MemberStates
shallbeinformedbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
thesameprocedures.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle3enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuch
timesasthebalanceofthetariffquotasopermits.Article5
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article6
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1988.
FortheConuncil
ThePresident
G.GENNIMATAS