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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2714/76
of25October1976
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
unwroughtleadotherthanbullionlead,fallingwithinsubheading78.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablislhiingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof,13000metrictonsfor1977,shouldthereforebe
openedon1January1977;
Whereas,inviewoftheminimalinterpenetration of
themarketsinunwroughtleadotiherthanbullion
leadandofthelackofcompletestatisticsrelatingto
thisgradeofmetal,itdoesnotseempossibletobase
theallocationoftheCommunitytariffquotain
questiononpreviousdata;whereasthefigureof
13000metrictonstakesaccountoftheneedto
maintainabalanceintheamountschargeableagainst
thetariffquotainordertomaintaintheprotection
ofthefoundryindustry;whereasMemlberStates
shouldthereforebeatlibertytoauthorizeonlyim­
portssatisfyingcertainconditionsastogradeand
intendedusetobechargedagainstthatquota;HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
Whereas,underProtocol14totheActofAc­
cession(*),theCommunityisrequiredtoopeneach
year,untiltheentryintoforceofatotalsuspension
ofthecustomsdutyforanindefiniteperiod,atariff
quotaforbullionlead(unwroughtleadforrefining,
containing0-02%ormorebyweightofsilver)falling
withinsubheading78.01AI;whereasthissuspension
from1January1976makestheopeningofatariff
quotaunnecessaryfor1977;Whereas,inordertotakemorepreciseaccountof
futuretrendsinimportsoftheproductinquestion,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,the
firsttobeallocatedamongalltfheMemberStates
andthesecondtoformareserveintendedtocover
anysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,inorder
toensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimporters,
thefirsttrancheshouldbesetat12300metrictons,
theremainderconstitutingthereserve;whereas,on
thebasisofestimatestakingaccountofmarkettrends
inthisproduct,theinitialsharesmaybeallocated
assetoutinArticle2;Wihereas,inaccordancewithChesameProtocol,the
Communityisalsorequiredtoopeneachyearanil
dutyCommunitytariffquotaforleadotherthan
bullionleadfallingwithinsubheading78.01AII,tlhe
amountofthequotatodecreaseannuallyfrom
1January1975byanamountfixedfor1974at
55000metrictonstoarriveatzeroin1978;whereas
theProtocolalsoprovidesthatthenewMember
Statesaretoshareinthosetariffquotasfrom
1January1974;wihereasthedutiestobeappliedby
thenewMemberStateswithintlhosetariffquotas
mustcomplywiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
laiddownforthisproduct,theamountofwhichisWhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhidhhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeachMember
Statewheneachofitsadditionalshareshasibeen (»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.171.

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MemberStates.MemberStates'shareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto31De­
cember1977,shallbeasfallows:
(metrictons)
Benelux 9674
Denmark 53
Germany 888
France 21
Ireland 11
Italy 888
UnitedKingdom 765almostusedup,andsoonasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,beable
tokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichchequota
hasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitial
shareremainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartofthequotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;
Whereas,sincecheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,2.Thesecondtrancheof700metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inthe
mannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph1.
drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialsharq
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccord­
ancewiththesameconditions,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.1.Fortheperiod1Januaryto31December1977,
aCommunitytariffquotaof13000metrictonsshall
beopenedforunwroughtleadotherthanbullion
lead,fallingwithinsubheading78.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthistariffquotaiftheyarealready
freeofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
arrangements .
3.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended.
4.ThenewMem'berStatesshallapplyduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
oftheActofAccessionwithintlhisquota.
Article2 Article4
1.Afirsttrancheof12300metrictonsofthis
CommunitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheAdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1977.

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Article5 thisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatemarkingthelastdrawing.
Article8MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1977,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingrhatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1977,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1977andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtotfhereserve.1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggre­
gatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhicfhaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.Article6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheproductinquestion
whichmaybechargedagainsttheirquotasharesto
leadofcertaingradesorleadtobeusedforcertain
purposes. Article9
Article7AttheCommission'srequest,MemiberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuaMychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.TheCommissionshaJlkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1977,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
ItshallensurerhatthedrawingWhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,toArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,25October1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE