NoL356/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3459/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofasupplementary Communitytariff
quotaforferro-silico-manganese fallingwithinsubheadingNo73.02DoftheCommon
CustomsTarifffor1973
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article28thereof;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateoflevyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestion
untilthequotaisusedup;whereas,inthelightofthe
principlesoutlinedabove,aCommunitytariff
arrangement basedonanallocationbetweenthe
MemberStateswouldseemtopreservethe
Communitynatureofthequota;whereasto
representascloselyaspossibletheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductinquestion
theallocationshouldfollowproportionately the
requirements oftheMemberStatescalculatedboth
fromstatisticsofimportsfromthirdcountriesduring
arepresentative referenceperiodandfromthe
economicoutlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
WhereasbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2730/72(*)theCouncilopenedandallocatedamong
theMemberStates,fortheyear1973,aduty-free
conventional Communitytariffquotaof50000
metrictonsofferro-silico-manganese fallingwithin
subheadingNo73.02DoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff; Whereasinviewofthestatisticsfor1969to1971and
ofmarketforecastsforferro-silico-manganese forthe
currentyearthepercentagesharesinthe50000
metrictonquotavolumeopenedbythe
abovementioned Regulationareasfollows:WhereasinviewofcurrentCommunityproduction
potential,theabovementioned 50000metricton
quotavolumedoesnotsufficetocoverCommunity
importrequirementsforferro-silico-manganese from
thirdcountries;whereasitisthereforedesirableto
openasupplementary Communitytariffquotafora
amountwhich,inviewoftheneednottojeopardize
futureexpansionofthisCommunityproduction
sector,shouldberestrictedto25000metrictons;
whereasforthesamereasons,thequotadutyshould
besetat4%;Benelux
France
Germany
Italy8.72
0.21
87.24
3.83
Whereas,asregardstheproductinquestion,thenew
MemberStatesdonothavetomakeanymovement
towardsalignmentofthenationaltariffsonthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereastheopeningofa
Communitytariffquotathusinvolvesnoobligation
forthenewMemberStatestomodifytheircustoms
tariffsasregardsthirdcountries;whereasthereforeit
shouldbeprovidedthatonlytheMemberStatesof
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedshoulduse
thetariffquotasandchargeagainsttheirshares
productsimportedbothfromthirdcountriesand
fromthenewMemberStates;whereasthe
Communitytariffquotamustreflecttheterms
specifiedabove;Whereas,sincethequotainquestionisan
autonomous Communitytariffquotawhichis
intendedtocoversupplementary importneedsarising
withintheCommunity ,allocationofthe
supplementary quotavolumemaybebasedonthe
trueneedsexpressedbyeachoftheMemberStates;
whereasGermanyandthethreeMemberStates
constituting theBeneluxEconomicUnionhave
communicated supplementary needsofsome30000
metrictonsand4880metrictonsrespectively ;as
regardstheotherMemberStates,theextenttowhich
thesharesallocatedtothemintheinitial50000
metrictonquotaopenedbytheabovementioned
Regulationhasbeenusedupandthemostrecent
economicinformation andstatisticsavailablewould
notatpresentjustifytheirparticipation inthe
proposedincreaseintheCommunitytariffquota;
whereas,shouldfurtherneedslaterariseinthose
MemberStates,however,theycouldalwaysinvoke (')OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.64.

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subheadingNo73.02Dshallbesuspendedupto
4%onasupplementary Communitytariffquotaof
25000metrictons.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof24000metrictonsshallbe
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle6,shallbevaliduntil31
December1973,shallbeasfollows:
Benelux 3680metrictons
Germany 20320metrictons.Article3ofthisRegulation;whereasthissystemof
allocationalsopermitstheCommonCustomsTariff
tobeapplieduniformly;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsofimports
oftheproductunderconsideration ,thetotalquota
volumeshouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingsharedbetweenGermanyandtheBeneluxand
thesecondheldasareservetocoveratalaterdate
therequirementsoftheseMemberStates,shouldthey
useuptheirnewshare,andanyfurtherneedsarising
inotherMemberStates;whereastogiveMember
Stateimporterssomecertaintyandtomakeit
possibletosellCommunityproductionwithout
difficulty,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquota
shouldbefixedat24000metrictons;
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,to
avoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupitsinitialshare,mustdrawa
supplementary sharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaboration between
theMemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
Commissionmustbeinapositiontofollowthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedup
andinformtheMemberStatesthereof;2.Thesecondtranche,of1000metrictons,shall
constituteareserve.
Article3
Ifneedsforferro-silico-manganese ariseinFranceor
Italy,thoseMemberStatesmay,totheextentthatthe
reserveissufficient,drawanadequatesharefromthe
reserve.
Article4Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachstate
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshare,asdefinedin
Article2(1)ofeitheroftheMemberStatesspecified
inArticle2,orofthatshareminustheportion
returnedtothereservewhereArticle6isapplied,has
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare,
totheextentthatthereserveissufficientequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare. WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyeitherofthe
MemberStateshavebeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallwithoutdelay,inaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraph1,drawathirdshareequal
to5%ofitsinitialshare.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article13.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyeitherofthe
MemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph
1,drawupafourthshareequaltothethird.Until31December1973theCommonCustoms
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endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.Thisprocessshallapplybyanalogyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,the
MemberStateinquestionmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthosefixedmaynotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheir
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article8
Article5
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
shallbevaliduntil31December1973.
Article61.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3or4areopenedinsuchaway
thatchargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption,
againsttheircumulativesharesoftheCommunity
quota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionbothfromthirdcountriesand
fromnewMemberStatesagainsttheirshareasand
whentheproductisenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
importschargedagainstitinaccordancewith
paragraph3.EitheroftheMemberStatesspecifiedinArticle2
whichon15November1973hasnotusedupits
initialshareshallreturntothereservenotlaterthan
10December1973theunusedportionexceeding
20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatitmay
notbeusedup.
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10
December1973,notifytotheCommissionthetotal
quantitiesoftheproductinquestionimportedupto
andincluding15November1973andcharged
againsttheCommunityquotaandanyquantities
returnedtothereserve.Article9
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article7
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationisobserved.TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,
3and4andshall,assoonasinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15December1973,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountstillinreserveafter
returnshavebeenmadepursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothisArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD