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REGULATION (EEC)No3151/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forman-madefibres(discontinuousorwaste),carded,combedorotherwiseprepared
forspinning,fallingwithinheadingNo56.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,lessfavourablethanthatenjoyedbycountries
eligibleforthegeneralizedpreferencessystem,the
abovementioned volumeshouldbeincreasedto945
metrictonsandthedutiestotallysuspended;whereas,
asregardstheallocationofthistariffquota,the
quotavolumelaiddownintheAgreementshouldbe
confinedtotheoriginalMemberStatesandthenew
MemberStatesshouldparticipateinthesupplemen­
taryvolume;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmore
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketin
theproductconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromMaltaover
arepresentative periodandtheeconomicoutlook
forthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Maltaoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta,signedatValetta
on5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)together
withArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopeningbythe
CommunityofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
600metrictonsofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),carded,combed,orotherwiseprepared
forspinning,fallingwithinheadingNo56.04ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta;
whereasthefirststageoftheAgreementendson
31March1976and,pursuanttoArticle6ofAnnexI,
theproratatemporisclausewouldapplytothe
volumeofthequota;whereastheCommunity
intendstomaintainitstradingrelationswithMalta;
whereastheprovisionsgoverningthesecondstage
shouldnotbelessfavourablethanthoselaiddown
forthefirst;whereasinordernottodisrupttrading
patternsfortheproductsinquestion,theCommunity
tariffquotashouldbeopenedforthewholeof1976;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle1ofthesaidAnnexthe
quotadutyisequalto30%oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyinrespectoftheproductconcerned;
whereas,withaviewtograntingMaltatreatmentnot
1972 1973 1974
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy 10066-8— — — —
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom15-5
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Whereas,boththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesaswellasthepractical
needtoensurethattheobligationscontractedunder
theAgreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamong
alltheMemberStates;whereas,initialquotashares
mayconsequentlybefixedapproximately asfollows:Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybycarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom10-4
3-5
13-9
10-4
5-2
43-6
13-0Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976a
Communitytariffquotaof945metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste),carded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning,fallingwithin
headingNo56.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotally
suspended .
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStates,andthesecondforming
areserveintendedultimatelytocovertherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialshares;whereas,inordertoensurea
certaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersineach
MemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotashouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,under
presentcircumstances ,maybeapproximately 60%
ofthequotaamount; Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto575metrictons
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1976,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereas,thismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,be
abletoobservetheextenttowhichthequotaamount
isusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom60metrictons,
20metrictons,
80metrictons,
60metrictons,
30metrictons,
250metrictons,
75metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof370metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysa
largeamountofitbackintothereserve,inorderto
avoidapartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
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sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,to
drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordance withtheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,proceedtodrawathirdshareequalto
7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunit
whereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamountin
thereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesamewaytodrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1976,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheir
territoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
theimportschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976,4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isin
excessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnalargerportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductinquestioneffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaand,whereappropriate ,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturned
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI