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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4094/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforrawsilk(not
thrown),fallingwithincode50020000ofthecombinednomenclature
whereas,witheffectfromtheabovementioned date,the
combinednomenclatureand,whereappropriate,theTARIC
codenumbers,shouldbeusedforthedescriptionofthe
productscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtheratelaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductinquestionuntilthequotaisusedup;whereasa
systemofutilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedon
anallocationamongtheMemberStateconcernedwouldin
thelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedaboveappearconsistent
withtheCommunitynatureofthequota;
Whereasinviewofthesefactorstheinitialpercentageshares
ofthequotavolumefor1988canbeexpressed
approximately asfollows:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasCommunityproductionofrawsilk(notthrown),
fallingwithincode50020000ofthecombined
nomenclature doesnotcovertheneedsfortheuser
industries;whereasthesupplyofthelatterthereforedepends
toagreatextentonimportsfromnon-membercountries;
whereasitisintheinterestsoftheCommunitytosuspend
totallytheCommonCustomsTariffdutyontheproductin
question,withinthelimitsofanappropriateCommunity
tariffquota;
Whereasitisdesirableatthepresenttimetoavoidpermanent
measureswhichcouldleadtothehaltingofactiontakenin
thesectoroveranumberofyearstoincreaseCommunity
production;whereasaccordinglyitisadvisabletoextendthe
tariffarrangements inforcein1987;
WhereasCommunityproductiondoesnotappeartohave
changedconsiderablywhencomparedwith1987;whereas,
takingaccountofthisproductionandoftheforecastsfor
1988,theimportsneededtosatisfyconsumptionwithinthe
Communitycanbeestimatedat8500tonnes;whereas
settingthequotavolumeatthisleveldoesnotprecludean
adjustmentwithinthequotaperiod;whereas,therefore,the
tariffquotainquestionshouldbeopenedon1January1988
andallocatedamongMemberStates;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom1
January1988,acombinednomenclature forgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
thenomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsof
theCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMember
States;whereasinordertoaccomodatespecificCommunity
measures,thisnomenclature hasbeenexpandedintoan
integratedtariffoftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);Germany 2,45
Greece 0,04
France 8,64
Italy 86,42
UnitedKingdom 2,45
Whereas,toallowforimporttrendsfortheproductin
questioninthevariousMemberStatesthequotashouldbe
dividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingdistributedamongthe
MemberStateswhicharetraditionalimportersandthe
secondtoformareserveintendedtocoveranysubsequent
requirements oftheseMemberStatesaswellasthose
MemberStateswhichdonotparticipateintheinitial
allocation;whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeeof
securityforimportersofeachMemberState,thefirstpartof
thequotashouldinthiscasebesetatabout80%ofthetotal
quotavolume;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedatdifferentrates;
whereas,therefore,toavoidanybreakinthecontinuityof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawasupplementary sharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas

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eachofitssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
supplementary sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeabletomonitorthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverinaMemberState,itis
essentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantpercentagethereoftothereservesoastoavoida
partoftheCommunitytariffquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionQuotavolume
(intonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2703 50020000Rawsilk,(notthrown) 8500 0
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredtoin
paragraph1,theKingdomofSpainandthePortuguese
Republicshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofthe1985ActofAccession.
Article2
1.ThefirstpartoftheCommunitytariffquota,
amountingto6943tonnes,shallbeallocatedamongcertain
MemberStates.MemberStates'sharesshall,subjectto
Article5,bevaliduntil31December1988andshallbeas
follows:
(tonnes)returnedtothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commissionandtotheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused
up,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,usingtheprocedure
setoutinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,usingthesame
procedure,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawlowersharesthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthose
specifiedmaynotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph .Germany
Greece
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom170
3
600
6000
170
2.Thesecondpartof1557tonnesshallconstitutethe
reserve.
3.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestionintoaMemberStatenotparticipatingin
theinitialallocationandappliestousethequota,the
MemberStateconcernedshallinformtheCommission and
drawanamountcorresponding toitsrequirementstothe
extentthattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
Article3Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatsharelesstheportion

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Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1
October1988,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1988,isinexcessof30%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmightnotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlaterthan1
October1988,ofthetotalquantitiesofrawsilkimportedup
toandincluding15September1988andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshare
returnedtothereserve.Article3arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccummulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductis
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshallinformit
oftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and,3andshall,
assoonasithasbeennotified,informeachStateoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,oftheamountstillinthereservefollowinganyreturn
ofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserveis
limitedtothebalanceavailableandtothisendshallspecify
theamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatsupplementary drawingsofsharespursuanttoArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM