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of28November1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingnotmorethan0,10%byweightofcarbonandmorethan30%
butnotmorethan90%byweightofchromium(super-refinedferro-chromium ),falling
withinsubheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,madebytheMemberStates,theinitialpercentagesharesin
thequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately as
follows:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof,Benelux 4,01
Denmark 0,01
Germany 22,27
Greece 0,01
Spain 19,37
France 31,16
Ireland 0,01
Italy '8,91
Portugal 0,89
UnitedKingdom 13,36HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,asregardsferro-chromium containingbyweight
notmorethan0,10%ofcarbonandmorethan30%but
notmorethan90%ofchromium (super-refinedferro­
chromium),fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EI,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertakentoopen
anannualduty-freetariffquotaof3000tonnes;whereas
thisshouldhowever,bereducedto2950tonnestotake
accountofthetraditionalimportsfromEFTAcountries
whichhavebeenfree.ofcustomsdutyunderthe
Agreementsconcludedwiththosecountries;whereasthe
tariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebeopenedon
1January1987andallocatedamongtheMemberStates;Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingallocatedbetweentheMember
States,andthesecondheldasareservetocover
subsequentlytherequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveexhaustedtheirinitialshare;whereas,togive
importerssomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstinstalmentof
thetariffquotashouldbefixedatahighlevel,whichinthis
casecouldbeapproximately 91%ofthevolumeofthe
quota;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandtherateofdutyforthe
tariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimports
untilthequotaisusedup;whereasarrangementsforthe
utilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan
allocationamongMemberStateswouldseemtobe
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,tocorrespondascloselyaspossibletotheactual
trendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,allocation
ofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsof
theMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;Whereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountit
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
almostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostusedupaMember .Stateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshouldbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaborationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichlattermustbe
inapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthe
quotashavebeenusedupandinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasferro-chromium ofthisquitespecificqualityisnot
singledoutintheMemberStates'statisticalnomenclatures ;
whereastheircorrespondingimportsfromthirdcountries
notalreadybenefitingfromanequivalentpreferential
arrangementcouldnotbedetailedintheirentiretyforthe
abovementioned referenceperiod;whereas,takinginto
accounttheforeseeableevolutionofthemarketinsuch
ferro-chromium for1987,andinparticulartheforecastsWhereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,HAS.ADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitofaCommunity
tariffquotaasshownherewith:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionAmountof'
tariffquota
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(in%)
09.0023 'ex73.02EIFerro-chromium containingnotmore
than0,10%byweightofcarbonand
morethan30%butnotmorethan
90%ofchromium (super-refined
ferro-chromium ) 2950 0
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandtothe
extentprovidedinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto
5%ofitsinitialshareroundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugal
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsinthe1985ActofAccession.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustoms
dutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshall,inthemannerandtotheextent
providedinparagraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third.Article2
1.Afirst,instalmentof2728tonnesofthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevalidfrom
1Januaryto31December1987,shallbeasfollows:Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.
(tonnes)4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecified
inthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
thosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMemberState
applyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofits
groundsforsodoing.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom158
1
601
1
500
841
1
240
24
361Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1987.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof222tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,it
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedupasnecessary
tothenextwholenumber.MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin

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questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1987,
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggregateshareofthe
Communityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.Article6
MemberStatesmayrestrictthechargingofimportsagainst
theirsharestoproductsforcertainintendeduses.Inthat
casetheCommunityprovisionsonthemattershallbe
appliedforcheckingthattheproducthasbeenusedforthe
stipulatedpurpose.3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshaveusedup
theirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
theproducts'inquestionenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculation .Article7
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,inform
eachStateofthe.extenttowhichthereservehasbeenused
up.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1987,informtheMember
Statesoftheamountstillinreserve,followinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.RUMBOLD