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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotlheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof,non-member countriesandthattheratesfixedas
aresultofthereductionsregardingtheproducts
listed,inparticular,inAnnex6totheAdditional
Protocol—andwhichincludehazelnuts—mayin
nocasebelowerthanthoseappliedbythenew
MemberStateswithreferencetotheCommunityas
originallyconstituted;whereasthereductiontobe
appliedbythenewMemberStateswithintheframe­
workofthetariffquotaunderconsideration must
therefore,incertaincases,belimitedto80%;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersoiftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereashavingregardtotiheaboveprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,toreflectmostaccurately
theactualdevelopmentofthemarketintheproducts
concerned,suchallocationshaulldibeinproportion
totheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedby
referencebothtotihestatisticsrelatingtoimports
fromTurkeyoverarepresentativeperiod,andtothe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3375/73of10December1973ontheimportation
intotheCommunityofcertainagriculturalproducts
originatinginTurkey(2),freshordriedhazelnuts,
shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex
08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inTurkeyareadmittedonimportationintotihe
Communityatadutyof2-5%,withinthelimitof
aCommunitytariffquotaof21700metrictons;
whereastheCommunitytariffquotaconcerned
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1977;whereas,as
regardsthenewMemberStates,itshouldbenoted
thatArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocol,signed
atAnkaraon30June1973,providesthatthe
reductionsofcustomsdutiespursuanttothe
AssociationAgreementshallbeappliedbytihenew
MemberStatesfromtheentryintoforceofthat
Protocolintheproportionsandaccordingtothe
timelimitslaiddown,thattheratesonwhichthe
newMemberStatesshallbasethosereductionsshall
bethosewhichtheyapplyatanygivenmomenttoWhereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1973,
1974and1975oftheproductconcernedoriginating
inTurkeyhavedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :
(*)OJNoC259,4.11.1976,p.37.
(2)OJNoL345,15.12.1973,p.1.

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1973 1974 1975
metrictons%metrictons%metrictons%
Germany 3913370-163451564-293515465-47
Benelux 33235-9645008-3852849-84
France 617011-06568010-58608411-33
Italy 20623-7024734-61 1653-53-08
Denmark 9751-75 8751-638991-67
Ireland 2010-36 6191-15 300-06
UnitedKingdom 39107-0150269-3645908-55
55774 53688 53694-5
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcerned
during1977and,inparticular,theforecastsmadeby
someMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybefixed
approximately atthefollowingpercentages :beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmustin(particularibealbleto
observetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
uparidinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Germany 65-93
Benelux 10-14
France 8-20
Italy 0-25
Denmark 2-67
Ireland 1-66
UnitedKingdom 11-15Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablebalanceremainsinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturn
acertainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorder
toavoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;whereas,takingintoaccounttheseasonal
natureofimports,itseemsappropriatetofixthe
transferlimitof40%oftheinitiailslhare;
Whereas,sincetiheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtiheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotashouldbedeterminedatarelatively
highlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances could
beapproximately 80%ofthequotavolume;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhich'hasusedupalmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof21700metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforfresihordriedhazel­
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ex08.05GoftheCommonGustomsTariff,
originatinginTurkey.
2.WithinthistariffquotatheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyissuspendedat2-5%.
3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthis
Communitytariffquota,thecustomsdutiescalculated
inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,intheSupplementary Protocolandin
Regulation (EEC)No3375/73.
4.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedand
administered inaccordancewithchefollowing
provisions.3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthetihirdsharedrawnbythatMember
Statehasbeenused,itshall,inthemannerprovided
forinparagraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallershares
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievetihatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article2 Article4
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstallments .Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1977.
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto17700metric
■tons,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1977,shallbeasfollows:Article5
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom11669metrictons,
1795metrictons,
1451metrictons,
45metrictons,
472metrictons,
294metrictons,
1974metrictons.MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionoftheir
initialslharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof40%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemlberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedundertheCom­
munityquotaupto15September1977inclusive
and,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitial
sharesthattheyarereturningtothereserve.3.Thesecondinstalmentof4000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3Article6
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
slhare,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshareinthequotaequal
to15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenext
unitwflhereappropriate,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3,andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofrhesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inthe
mannerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesuptheresferveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytiheamountthere­
oftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
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Article7 Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsofthe
productsinquestionactuallychargedagainstits
shares.
Article91.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
changesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawn
fromthereserve.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallibedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethecorrect
applicationofthisRegulation.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS