NoL218/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.8.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2090/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2August1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofanautonomousCommunity
tariffquotafor1974forferro-chromium containingnotmorethan010%by
weightofcarbonandmorethan30%butnotexceeding90%byweightofchro­
mium(super-refined ferro-chromium )fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIof
theCommonCustomsTariff
Whereas,onthebasisofstatisticsavailableatthetime
andallowingfortheforeseeabledevelopment ofthe
marketintheproductconcernedduringthecurrent
^ear,thetariffquotaof3000metrictonsopenedby
Regulation (EEC)No3589/73wasallocatedinthe
followingpercentages :
Benelux 5-66
Denmark 0-34
Germany 6-17
France 0-34
Ireland 0-01
Italy 84-14
UnitedKingdom 3-34THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereasasregardsferro-chromium containingby
weightnotmorethan0-10%ofcarbonandmore
than30%butnotexceeding90%ofchromium
(super-refined ferro-chromium )fallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,aconventional duty-freeCommunityTariff
quotaof3000metrictonshasbeenopenedbythe
Councilfor1974andallocatedamongtheMember
StatesbyRegulation (EEC)No3589/73(');
Whereas,bearinginmindpresentCommunityproduc­
tioncapacity,theabovementioned quotawillnot
covertheentireCommunityimportrequirements of
thisproductfromthirdcountries;whereasitisthere­
foredesirable,inorderthatCommunitydevelopment
prospectsoftheproductionsectorconcernedshould
notbeaffected,thatanautonomousCommunitytariff
quotalimitedto25000metrictonsbeopened;
whereas,forthesamereasons,thequotadutyappli­
cableshouldbefixedat5-5%;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistently toallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted ;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereas,tocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarket-inthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;Whereas,sincethequotaisanautonomousCommu­
nitytariffquotaintendedtocoveradditionalimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,theallocationofthe
additionalsharemaybemadeonthebasisofthe
actualneedsexpressedbyeachoftheMemberStates
whereasDenmark,France,theUnitedKingdom,
Germany,thethreeMemberStatescomprisingthe
BeneluxEconomicUnionandItalyhavestatedthat
theyrequirefurthersuppliesof90,7000,6900,
4000,1685and2000metrictonsrespectively ;
whereasinthecaseofIrelandithasnotusedup
enoughofitsshareoftheinitialquota,accordingto
themostrecentlyavailableeconomicinformationand
statistics,tojustifyitsparticipation atpresentinthe
proposedincreaseinthetariffquota;whereas,more­
over,shouldadditionalneedsarisesubsequently in
thatMemberStateitmayhaverecoursetotheproce­
duresetupunderArticle3ofthisRegulation ;
whereasthissystemofallocationalsoensuresthe
uniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesconcernedandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoversubsequently therequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirnewshares
andanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
Ireland;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheofthetariffquotashouldbe
fixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe22500
metrictons; (')OJNoL365,31.12.1973,p.34.

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Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof22500metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;theshares,whichsubjectto
Article6shallbevaliduntil31December1974,shall
beasfollows:
1540metrictons
85metrictons
6160metrictons
6400metrictons
2000metrictonsBenelux
Denmark
Germany
France
ItalyWhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotas
havebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunuseditisessentialthatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertopreventapartofaCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;UnitedKingdom6315metrictons.
2.Thesecondtrancheof2500metrictonsshall
constitute areserve.
Article3
ShouldtheproductmentionedinArticle 1be
requiredinIreland,thatMemberStateshalldrawa
sufficientsharefromthereservetotheextentthatthe
reservesopermits.
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article4
1.Assoonason£oftheMemberStatesreferredto
inArticle2hasused90%ormoreofitsinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle6,
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedup
asnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitsinitialshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitssecondshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,
forthwithandinaccordancewiththesameconditions ,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,the
MemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommission ofitsgroundsforsodoing.1.FromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tionuntil31December1974,atariffquotaof25000
metrictonsshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityin
respectofferro-ch'romium containingbyweightnot
morethan0-10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notexceeding90%ofchromium (super-refinedferro­
chromium)fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIof
theCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Withinthisquota,theCommonCustomsTariff
dutyshallbesuspendedat5-5%inrespectofimport­
ations.
3.Withinthisquota,newMemberStatesshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .

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Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1974.
Article6
AnyMemberStatereferredtoinArticle2whichon
15October1974hasnotexhausteditsinitialshare
shallnotlaterthan10November1974returntothe
reservetheunusedportioninexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynot
beusedinfull.
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10
November1974,notifytheConYmissionofthetotal
quantitiesoftheproductinquestionimportedupto
andincluding15October1974andchargedagainst
theCommunityquotaandofanyportionoftheir
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,3
and4andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15November1974,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingone
ofthereserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoeitherArticle3orArticle4areopenedin
suchawaythatimportationsmaybechargedwithout
interruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
relevantquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestion 'establishedintheirterri­
torieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationsoftheproductinquestionentered
forhomeuse.
Article9
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionat
regularintervalsoftheimportationschargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventh
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.DESTREMAU