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REGULATION (EEC)No3294/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforhazelnuts
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
Turkey
shallbethosewhichtheyapplyatanygivenmoment
tonon-member countriesandthattheratesfixed
asaresultofthereductionsregardingtheproducts
listed,inparticular,inAnnex6totheAdditional
Protocol—andwhichincludehazelnuts—mayin
nocasebelowerthanthoseappliedbythenew
MemberStateswithreferencetotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted;whereasthereductionto
beappliedbythenewMemberStateswithinthe
frameworkofthetariffquotaunderconsideration
musttherefore,incertaincases,belimitedto40%;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (1);
WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3375/73(2)of10December1973
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey,
theCommunitymustreduceby37-5%theduty
appliedtotheimportoffreshordriedhazelnuts,
shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex
08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,withinthe
limitofaCommunitytariffquotaof21700metric
tons;whereastheCommunitytariffquotaconcerned
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1975;whereasthe
applicationofa37-5%reductiontotheCommon
CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinaquotaduty
of2-5%fortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted;
whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates,itshould
benotedthatArticle2(1)and(3)oftheInterim
Agreementbringingintoforcecertainprovisionsof
theSupplementary Protocolprovidesthatthe
reductionsofcustomsdutiespursuanttothe
AssociationAgreementshallbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatesfromtheentryintoforceofthe
InterimAgreementintheproportionsandaccording
tothetimelimitslaiddown,thattheratesonwhich
thenewMemberStatesshallbasethosereductionsWhereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureto
allimportersoftheMemberStatesequaland
uninterrupted accesstothesaidquotaand
uninterrupted applicationoftheratelaiddownfor
thatquotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcerned
intoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereashavingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariff
quotaamongtheMemberStates;whereas,toreflect
mostaccuratelytheactualdevelopment ofthe
marketintheproductsconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencebothtothestatistics
relatingtoimportsfromTurkeyoverarepresentative
period,andtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned;
Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1971,
1972and1973oftheproductconcernedoriginating
inTurkeyhavedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :HOJNoC140,13.11.1974,p.9.
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1971 1972 1973
metrictonsin%metrictonsin%metrictonsin%
Germany 2416665-883677670-593913372-66
Benelux 4.55712-42 522010-02 33236-17
France 35819-7649069-42617011-45
Italy 1480-40 1970-38 1500-28
Denmark 8542-33 7951-53 9751-81
Ireland 1770-48 4240-81 2010-37
UnitedKingdom 32008-7337777-2539107-26
36683 52095 53862
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopment oftheproductconcerned
during1975and,inparticular,theforecastsmade
bysomeMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybe
fixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :theMemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust
inparticularbeabletoobservetheextenttowhich
thequotavolumeisusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof;
Germany 65-93
Benelux 10-14
France 8-20
Italy 0-25
Denmark 2-67
Ireland 1-66
UnitedKingdom 11-15Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablebalanceremainsinanyMember
State,itisessentialthattheMemberStateshould
returnacertainproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertoavoidpartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;whereas,takingintoaccount
theseasonalnatureofimports,itseemsappropriate
tofixthetransferlimitof40%oftheinitialshare;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesgranted
totheabovementioned EconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyanyofitsmembers,Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshoulddividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedto
theMemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirements of
theMemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebe
usedup;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecuritytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbedeterminedata
relativelyhighlevel,whichunderpresent
circumstances couldbeapproximately 80%ofthe
quotavolume;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto
31December1975aCommunitytariffquotaof
21700metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunity
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G,oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey.Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooner
orlater;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itis
importantthatanyMemberStatewhichhasused
upalmostallitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismust
bedoneasandwheneachofitsadditionalshares
inthequotaisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asoftenasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween2.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
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3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthis
Communitytariffquota,thecustomsduties
calculated inaccordance withtherelevant
provisionsoftheActofAccession,intheInterim
AgreementandinRegulation (EEC)No3375/73.
4.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedand
administered inaccordancewiththefollowing
provisions .Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallershares
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereis
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommission oftheir
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1975.
2.Thefirstinstalment,amountingto17700metric
tons,shallbesharedamongsttheMemberStates;
theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1975shallbeasfollows:Article5
If,by15October1975,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan
31October1975,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof40%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthere
arereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymaynot
beused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan
31October1975,notifytheCommissionofthetotal
importsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedunder
theCommunityquotaupto15October1975
inclusiveand,whereappropriate,theproportionof
theirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningtothe
reserve.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom11669metrictons,
1795metrictons,
1451metrictons,
45metrictons,
472metrictons,
294metrictons,
1974metrictons.
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto4000
metrictons,shallconstitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
whereArticle5hasbeenappliedhasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare
inthequotaequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3,andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5November
1975,notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.
3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbythatMember
Statehasbeenused,itshall,inthemannerprovided
forinparagraph1,drawafourthshareequalto
thethird.Article7
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pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchaway
thatchangesmaybemadewithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunity
quota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawn
fromthereserve.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article8
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCom­
missionofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethecorrect
applicationofthisRegulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.P.FOURCADE