15.7.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL184/15
REGULATION (EEC)No1801/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofanautonomousCommunity
tariffquotafor1975forferro-chromium containingnotmorethan010%by
weightofcarbonandmorethan30%butnotexceeding90%byweightofchro­
mium(superrefinedferro-chromium )fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIof
theCommonCustomsTariff
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofstatisticsavailableatthetime
andallowingfortheforeseeabledevelopmentofthe
marketintheproductconcernedduringthecurrent
year,thetariffquotaof3000metrictonsopenedby
Regulation (EEC)No2425/74wasallocatedinthe
followingpercentages :
Benelux 5-66
Denmark 0-34
Germany 6-17
France 0-34
Ireland 001
Italy 84-14
UnitedKingdom 3-34THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereasasregardsferro-chromium containingby
weightnotmorethan0-10%ofcarbonandmore
than30%butnotexceeding90%ofchromium
(superrefinedferro-chromium )fallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,aconventional dutyfreeCommunity tariff
quotaof3000metrictonshasbeenopenedbythe,
Councilfor1975andallocatedamongtheMember
StatesbyRegulation (EEC)No2425/75(');
Whereas,bearinginmindpresentCommunityproduc­
tioncapacity,theabovementioned quotawillnot
covertheentireCommunityimportrequirements of
thisproductfromthirdcountries;whereasitisthere­
foredesirable,inorderthatCommunitydevelopment
prospectsoftheproductionsectorconcernedshould
notbeaffected,thatanautonomousCommunitytariff
quotalimitedto14330metrictonsbeopened;
whereasthefixingofthequotaamountatthisnew
leveldoesnotexcludeanewadjustmentinthecourse
ofthequotaperiod;whereas,forthesamereasons,
thequotadutyapplicableshouldbefixedat5-5%;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistently toallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted ;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereastocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentativeWhereas,sincethequotaisanautonomousCommu­
nitytariffquotaintendedtocoveradditionalimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,theallocationofthe
additionalsharemaybemadeonthebasisofthe
actualneedsexpressedbyeachoftheMemberStates;
whereasDenmark,France,theUnitedKingdom,
Germany,thethreeMemberStatescomprisingthe
BeneluxEconomicUnionandItalyhavestatedthat
theyrequirefurthersuppliesof40,1000,6400,
3000,2090and1800metrictonsrespectively ;
whereasinthecaseofIrelanditsdrawingsonitsshare
oftheinitialquotaopenedbytheabovementioned
Regulationandthemostrecentlyavailableeconomic
informationandstatisticsdonotjustifyitsparticipa­
tionatpresentintheproposedincreaseinthe
Communitytariffquota;whereas,moreover,should
additionalneedsarisesubsequently inthatMember
Stateitmayhaverecoursetotheproceduresetup
underArticle3ofthisRegulation ;whereasthis
systemofallocationalsoensurestheuniformapplica­
tionoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesconcernedandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoversubsequently therequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirnewshares (')OJNoL261,27.9.1974,p.21.

NoL184/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.7.75
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof11500metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;theshares,whichsubjectto
Article6shallbevaliduntil31December1975,shall
beasfollows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom1677metrictons,
32metrictons,
2408metrictons,
803metrictons,
1444metrictons,
5136metrictons.
2.Thesecondtrancheof2830metrictonsshall
constituteareserve.andanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
Ireland;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheofthetariffquotashouldbe
^xedatarelativelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe11500
netrictons;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
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;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneof
itsmembers,Article3
ShouldtheproductmentionedinArticle1be
requiredinIreland,thatMemberStateshalldrawa
sufficientsharefrotnthereservetotheextentthatthe
reservesopermits.
Article4
1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStatesreferredto
inArticle2hasused90%ormoreofitsinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle6,
it.shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedup
asnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :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.
Itshallcontinueinthisfasionuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,the
MemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.Article1
1.FromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tionuntil31December1975atariffquotaof14330
metrictonsshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityin
respectofferro-chromium containingbyweightnot
morethan0-10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notexceeding90%ofchromium(superrefinedferro­
chromium)fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIof
theCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Withinthisquota,theCommonCustomsTariff
dutyshallbesuspendedat5-5%inrespectofimpor­
tations.
3.Withinthisquota,newMemberStatesshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .

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Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1975.
Article6
TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2shall,not
laterthan1November1975,returntothereservethe
unusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,on15
October1975,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1
November1975,notifytheCommissionofthetotal
quantitiesoftheproductinquestionimportedupto
andincluding15October1975andchargedagainst
theCommunityquotaandofanyportionoftheir
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,3
and4andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5November1975,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingone
ofthereservesisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoeitherArticle3or4areopenedinsucha
waythatimportationsmaybechargedwithoutinter­
ruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftherele­
vantquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedintheirterrito­
rieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationsoftheproductinquestionentered
forhomeuse.
Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStates
shallinformitofimportationschargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1975.
FurtheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO