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REGULATION (EEC)No2659/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of15October1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certaineelsfallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tarifffor1975
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheseprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
tariffquotaamongtheMemberStateslistedbelow;
whereasstatisticsavailablefortheseproductsdonot
giveaclearpictureofthemarketsituationforthem;
whereas,therefore,itisnotpossibletoallocatethe
quotaamongtheMemberStatesonthebasisof
importsoftherelevantproductsoverthelastfew
years;whereas,however,accordingtotheestimates
putforwardbytheMemberStates,initialsharesmay
befixedatthefollowingquantities :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1150metrictons,
600metrictons,
3000metrictons,
100metrictons,
10metrictons,
100metrictons,
250metrictons;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhas
becomeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadropinCommunity
productionofeelsingeneralandparticularlyoffresh
eels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,fallingwithin
subheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,intendedforcuringorskinningorforusein
theindustrialmanufactureofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo16.04;whereastheprocessingindustries
intheCommunityconsequentlydependtoalarge
extentonimportsfortheirsuppliesofeels;whereas
for1975,theapplicationoftheautonomousCommon
CustomsTariffdutyshouldthereforebesuspended
totallyonimportsoftherelevantproductsuptoan
appropriatequantitativelimit;whereas,withinthis
limit,thenewMemberStatesshouldapplycustoms
dutiesasprovidedintheActofAccession(');whereas
however,theUnitedKingdomhasdeclaredthatfrom
1January1974itwillalignitsdutiesdirectlyonthose
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas,theintro­
ductionofaCommunitymeasureofthisnatureis
unlikelytoharmCommifnityproduction ;
WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
production ,whichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestimatedat6100metrictonsfor1975;
whereasatariffquotafortherelevanttypesofeel
»shouldthereforebeopenedfor1975onthecondi­
tionssetoutabove;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessWhereasinordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatalevel—which,underpresentcircum­
stances,maybe85%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity ,itisimportantthatanyMemberState (>)OJNoL7.?,27.3.1972,p.14.

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amounts :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1150metrictons,
600metrictons,
3000metrictons,
100metrictons,
10metrictons,
100metrictons,
250metrictons.havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalquotasharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesis
almostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministra­
tioncallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwhichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountisusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sinceif,ataspecifieddateinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
returnalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesgrantedtotheabovemen­
tionedEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :2.Thesecondtranche,amountingto890metric
tons,shallmakeupthereserve.
Articli'3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynoti­
fyingtheCommission ,todrawasecondshareequal
to15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenext
unitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthemannerspecifiedinparagraph2todrawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilreserveis
exhausted .
4.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs I,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs ,ifthereisreason
tobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommission ofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .
ArticIt'4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1975.
Articlf5
If,by15August1975,aMemberStatehasnotused
upitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
September1975,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnotbe
used.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan10September
1975,notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto15August1975
inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaArtit'll-1
1.Fortheperiodfrom1January1975to31
December1975,aCommunitytariffquotaof6100
metrictonsshallbeopenedforfresheels(liveor
dead)chilledorfrozen,fallingwithinsubheadingex
03.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,intended
forcuringorskinningorforuseintheindustrial
manufacture ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
16.04,underconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthorities .
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbe
totallysuspendedonproductsimportedunderthis
tariffquota.
3.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,thenew
MemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccor­
dancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActofAcces­
sion.
/1rticlf2
1.Afirsttranche,amountingto5210metrictons^
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
shareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1975,shallconsistofthefollowing

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and,whereappropriate ,theproportionofitsinitial
sharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15September
1975,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
chargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theircumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidproductagainsttheirshareasandwhenthe
productisenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportschargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,15October 1974.
FortheConmil
ThePresident
B.DESTREMAU