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REGULATION (EEC)No2419/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of23September1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
yarn,entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,notputupfor
retailsale,fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff
for1975.
priatetotakeintoaccount,ontheonehand,thesitua­
tionoftheCommunitysilkyarnproducingindustry
and,ontheother,thatofthesilkyarnprocessing
industrieswithregardtotheirobtainingsupplieson
favourableterms;whereasaquotadutyof2-5%
couldbestsatisfytheabovementioned requirements ;
Whereasthetrendinimportsduring1973suggests
thattheimportrequirementsoftheyarnsinquestion
mightbeintheregionof60metrictonsfor1975;
whereastheopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaof
thatvolumeisunlikelytoharmCommunityproduc­
tion;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherateof
levyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistently
toallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntilthe
quotaisusedup;whereas,utilizationoftheCommu­
nitytariffquotainthelightoftheprinciplesoutlined
abovebasedonanallocationbetweentheMember
Statesconcernedwouldappearconsistentwiththe
Communitynatureofthequota;whereastorepresent
ascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontheallocationshouldfollow
proportionately Uherequirements oftheMember
Statescalculatedbothfromstatisticsofimportsduring
arepresentative referenceperiodandfromthe
economicoutlookforthetariffyearinquestion;
Whereasthecorresponding importsoftheproducts
fallingwithinthetariffheadingNo50.04ofeachof
theMemberStatesconcernedduringthepastthree
yearsforwhichcompletestatisticsareavailablerepre­
sentthefollowingpercentagesoftotalCommunity
importsoftheseproducts:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeresolutionpassedat
itsmeetingof29to31May1967,theCouncil,byits
Regulation (EEC)No322/70(!),reintroduceduntil31
December1976the12%autonomousdutyofthe
CommonCustomsTariffforsilkyarn,otherthanyarn
ofnoilorotherwastesilk,notputupforretailsale,
fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04;whereasthe
conventionaldutyforthatproductis7%;
Whereastheresolutionaforesaidfurtherprovidesfor
theopeninginrespectofthatperiodandforsuchsilk
yarnofanannualCommunitytariffquotawith
reducedornildutywhereachangeinthesourcesof
supplyoraninsufficientsupplywithintheCommu­
nitymighthaveadverseresultsfortheprocessing
industriesintheMemberStates;
WhereassilkyarnisproducedintheCommunity ;
whereas,althoughthatproductioncouldcoverallthe
Communityrequirements byreasonofitsoverall
volume,thisdoesnotapplywithregardtoyarn
entirelyspunfromsilk;whereasthereis,asaresult,
aninsufficientsupplyintheCommunity ;
WhereasconsequentlyCommunitysupplyforthose
qualitiesofyarndependstoaconsiderableextenton
imports;whereasfullapplicationofthedutyunder
theCommonCustomsTariffwouldresultinthose
productsbeingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustoms
chargewhileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarn
facepowerfulcompetition fromsimilarproducts
manufactured fromothermaterial;whereasaninsuffi­
cientsupply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedproduct
level,mighthaveadverseresultsfortheCommunity's
processingindustries ;
WhereasthedutyundertheCommonCustomsTariff
applicableonimportsofthesilkyarninquestionis
7%;whereas,whenfixingthequotaduty,itisappro­197119721973
Benelux 0-00-70-0
Denmark 0-50-200
Germany 35-018-615-8
France 20-017-117-1
Ireland 0-71-40-0
Italy 22-550-052-6
UnitedKingdom 21-312-0 14-5
(')OJNoL43,24.2.1970,p.5.Whereasinviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomaketheinitialpercentage,

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sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproxi­
matelyasfollows:accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession .
Article2
1.Afirstsuccessiveamountof50metrictonsof
thisCommunitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStates;thesharesshall,subjecttoArticle
5,bevaliduntil31December1975andshallbeas
follows:Benelux 2
Denmark 2
Germany 34
France 24
Ireland 2
Italy 26
UnitedKingdom 10
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1metric
1metric
17metric
12metric
1metric
13metric
5metricton
ton
tons
tons
ton
tons
tonsWhereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductunderconsideration ,thetotalquota
volumeshouldbedividedintotwosuccessive
amounts,thefirstbeingallocatedandthesecondheld
asareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirementsof
MemberStateswhohaveuseduptheirinitialshare;
whereastogiveimporterssomedegreeofcertaintythe
firstsuccessiveamountoftheCommunityquota
shouldintheeventbefixedat83%ofthetotal
quota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupmoreor
lessquickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
suppliesanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshare,mustdrawa-supplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary shares
isalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary shares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequotavolume
hasbeenusedupandinformtheMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityisleftoverinaMemberState,it
isessentialthatsuchStateshouldreturnasubstantial
proportiontothereserve,topreventpartofthetotal
quotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whileitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadmin­
istrationofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomic
Unionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :2.Thesecondsuccessiveamount,of10metric
tons,shallbeheldinreserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
specifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereserveissuffi­
cient,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallwithout
delay,undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,
drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState,shallwithout
delay,underthesameconditions,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,theMemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthan
thosefixedinthoseparagiaphsiftherearegrounds
forconsideringthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommission oftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975,theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforyarn
entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwaste
silk,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithinheading
Noex50.04shallbesuspendedat2-5%inrespectof
aCommunitytariffquotaof60metrictons.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquota,thenew
MemberStatesshallapplythedutiescalculatedinArticle4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1975.
Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1975hasnot
usedupitsinitialshareshallreturntothereservenot
laterthan10October1975theunusedportion

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exceeding20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforconsidering
thatitmaynotbeusedup.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1975notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantitiesof
silkyarnimporteduptoandincluding15September
1975andchargedagainsttheCommunitytariffquota
andanyquantitiesoftheinitialsharereturnedtothe
reserve .
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan15
October1975oftheamountheldinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichfinallyusesup
thereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
chargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theircumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductestablishedinitsterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeagainsttheir
sharesimportsofthesaidproduct,whentheproduct
isenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23September1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.PONCELET