NoL365/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3585/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforbullion
leadandunwroughtleadotherthanbullionleadfallingwithinsubheadingNo78.01
AIandAIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
beenfixedat304300metrictonsforbullionleadand
at55000metrictonsforotherunwroughtlead;
whereasthelatteramounttakesaccountoftheneed
tomaintainareasonablebalanceofdeductionsfrom
thetariffquotaforunwroughtleadingeneralin
ordertosafeguardthefoundryindustry;whereas,
therefore,onlytheestimatedrequirementsofsome
MemberStatesforcertaingradesofleadhavebeen
takenintoaccount,whereasitisadvisabletoallow
theaforementioned MemberStatestheoptionofnot
takingtheirsharefromthese55000metrictonsif
certainconditionsofgradesandpurposehavenot
beenmet;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
thesaidgoods,thequotavolumesofbothgradesof
leadshouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedtotheMemberStatesandthesecond
beingheldasareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofMemberStateswhohaveusedup
theirinitialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssome
certainty,thefirsttranchesshallbefixedat277180
metrictonsforbullionleadand51150metrictons
forotherunwroughtlead,thebalancesconstituting
thereserves;whereas,failingasufficiently
representative referenceperiod,thefollowinginitial
percentage-shares maybeadoptedonthebasisof
estimateswhichtakeaccountofthenewsituation:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,asregardsunwroughtlead,Community
productionisinsufficient,andwhereasproducers
cannotthereforemeetalloftherequirements of
Communityuserindustries;
WhereasitappearstobeintheCommunity'sinterest
tosuspend,inthecaseofthismetal,theapplication
oftheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffduties
forayearwithingivenlimits,andtodistinguish
betweenbullionlead(unwroughtleadcontaining
0-02%ormorebyweightofsilverforrefining)and
unwroughtleadotherthanbullionlead;
Whereas,underArticle39oftheActofAccessionthe
newMemberStatesmuston1January1974make
thefirstmovetowardsalignmentoftheirnational
tariffsontheCommonCustomsTariffasregardsthe
saidgoods;whereas,therefore,the'needsofthose
MemberStatesforimportsfromthirdcountries
shouldfromthatdateonwardsbecoveredbythe
tariffquotainquestionduringtheperiodthereof;
whereastheserequirementsmaynotincludeimports
towhichsomeotherpreferentialtarifftreatmentmay
apply;whereasthedutiestobeappliedbythenew
MemberStatesunderthesaidquotamustbein
conformitywiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession;(metrictons)
BullionleadOtherunwrought
lead
Benelux 2200016619
Denmark 50 911
Germany 6000011984
France 50 333
Ireland 80 230
Italy 4000011984
UnitedKingdom 155000 9089Whereas,inviewoftheslightinterpenetration ofthe
marketsinbullionleadandinotherunwroughtlead,
andofthelackofcompletestatisticaldataonthese
twogradesofthemetal,itdoesnotseempossibleto
establishthevolumeandallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotasforthemetalconcernedon
thebasisofpreviousdata;whereas,onthebasisof
estimatesofrequirementssubmittedbytheMember
States,thequotavolumestobeopenedfor1974haveWhereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupfairly
quickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
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customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
treatmentappliedbycertainMemberStatesin
particularunderthefreetradeagreements .uponeofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawa
supplementary sharefromtheappropriatereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
eachoneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostused
up,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandsupplementary sharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,and
theCommissionmustbeinapositiontofollowthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedup
andinformtheMemberStatesthereof;3.WithinthesetariffquotastheCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
4.WithinthesetariffquotasthenewMember
Statesshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
MemberStatehasaconsiderablequantityofoneof
itsinitialsharesleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothe
appropriatereserve,topreventapartofoneorother
quotavolumesfromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;Article2
1.Ofthesevolumes,thefirsttranchesof277180
metrictonsinrespectofbullionleadand51150
metrictonsinrespectofotherunwroughtleadshall
beallocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespective
sharesoftheMemberStates,which,subjecttoArticle
5,shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto31December
1974,shallbeasfollows:WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasuresconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,(a)asregardsunwroughtleadcontaining0-02%or
morebyweightofsilver'forrefining(bullion
lead):
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom22000metrictons
50metrictons
60000metrictons
50metrictons
80metrictons
40000metrictons
155000metrictonsArticle1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31De­
cember1974Communitytariffsquotasshallbe
openedintheCommunityforthefollowingproducts
withinthefollowinglimits:
(b)asregardsotherunwroughtlead:
CCTheading
NoDescriptionAmountof
thequota
78.01AIUnwroughtleadcontaining
0-02%ormorebyweight
ofsilverforrefining(bull­304300
ionlead) metrictons
78.01AIIOtherunwroughtlead 55000
metrictonsBenelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom16619metrictons
911metrictons
11984metrictons
333metrictons
230metrictons
11984metrictons
9089metrictons
2.Importsofthesaidgoodsmaynotbecounted
underthesetariffquotasiftheyarealreadyfreeof2.Thesecondtranches,of27120metrictonsand
3850metrictonsrespectively,shallconstitutethe
Communityreserves.

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anyquantitiesoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothe
reserves.
Article6
MemberStatesmayrestrictdeductionsfromtheir
sharesofunwroughtlead(otherthanbullionlead)
forcertainpurposesorgrades.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState's
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtothereserve,where
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,withoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshareequalto10%of
itsoriginalshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit,totheextentpermittedbytheamountof
thereserve.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionsimposedbyparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachstateoftheextenttowhichthereserves
havebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan15
November1974,oftheamountsstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesuponeof
thereservesislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserves
areusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.It
shallinformtheCommission ofitsreasons >for
applyingthisparagraph.
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunityquotas.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
thesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.Asregardsbullionlead,MemberStatesshall
administertheirsharesinaccordancewiththesystem
ofpriorallocation.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
quantitiesofthesaidgoodsenteredforhomeuse.Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15October1974hasnot
useduponeorotherofitsinitialsharesshallreturn
totheappropriatereservesnotlaterthan31October
1974theunusedportionexceeding20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31October1974,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
saidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15October
1974andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandArticle9
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.

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Article10 Article11
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis1974.
observed.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG