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REGULATION (EEC)No3586/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforun­
wroughtzincfallingwithinsubheadingNo79.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,theoptionofnottakingtheirsharefromthisamount
ifcertainconditionsofgradesandpurposehavenot
beenmet;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
thesaidgoods,thequotavolumeof20000metric
tonsshouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocated *amongsttheMemberStatesandthe
secondbeingheldasareservetocoveratalaterdate
therequirementsofMemberStateswhohaveusedup
theirinitialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssome
certainty,thefirsttrancheshouldbefixedat18000
metrictons,thebalanceconstitutingthereserve;
whereas,failingasufficientlyrepresentative reference
period,thefollowingapproximate initial
percentage-shares maybeadoptedonthebasisof
estimateswhichtakeaccountofthenewsituation:
Benelux 25-34
Denmark 2-22
Germany 42-67
France 1-33
Ireland 1-48
Italy 10-66
UnitedKingdom 16-30HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,asregardsunwroughtzinc,Community
productionisinsufficient,andwhereasproducers
cannotthereforemeetalloftherequirements of
Communityuserindustries;
WhereasitappearstobeintheCommunity'sinterest
tosuspend,inthecaseofthismetal,theapplication
oftheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffduties
forayearwithingivenlimits;
Whereas,underArticle39oftheActofAccession,
thenewMemberStatesmuston1January1974
makethefirstmovetowardsalignmentoftheir
nationaltariffsontheCommonCustomsTariffas
regardsthesaidgoods;whereas,therefore,theneeds
ofthoseMemberStatesforimportsfromthird
countriesshouldfromthatdateonwardsbecovered
bythetariffquotainquestionduringtheperiod
thereof;whereastheserequirementsmaynotinclude
importstowhichsomeotherpreferentialtariff
treatmentmayapply;whereasthedutiestobe
appliedbythenewMemberStatesunderthesaid
tariffquotamustbeinconformitywiththerelevant
provisionsoftheActofAccession;
Whereas,inviewoftheslightinterpenetration ofthe
marketsinunwroughtzinc,itdoesnotseempossible
toestablishthevolumeandallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotaforthemetalconcernedon
thebasisofpreviousdata;whereas,onthebasisof
estimatesofrequirementsuppliedbytheMember
States,thequotavolumeforunwroughtzinctobe
openedfor1974hasbeenfixedat20000metrictons;
whereasthisvolumetakesaccountoftheneedtostay
withinreasonablelimitsandtosafeguardCommunity
production;whereas,therefore,onlytheestimated
requirements ofsomeMemberStatesforcertain
gradesofzinchavebeentakenintoaccount;whereas
itisadvisabletoallowtheaforesaidMemberStatesWhereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupfairly
quickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused
upitsinitialshareshoulddrawasupplementary
sharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbedoneby
eachMemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary
sharesisalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesand
theCommission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequota
volumehasbeenusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
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2.Thesecondtranche,of2000metrictons,shall
constitutetheCommunityreserve.initialshareleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasuresconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshareequalto10%of
itsinitialshare,orroundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit,totheextentpermittedbytheamountof
thereserve.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionsimposedby
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1974aCommunitytariffquotaof20000
metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
unwroughtzincfallingwithinsubheadingNo79.01
AoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Importsofthesaidgoodsmaynotbecounted
underthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeof
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
treatmentappliedbycertainMemberStatesin
particularunderfreetradeagreements.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththesameconditions,drawupa
fourthshareequal,tothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
3."WithinthistariffquotatheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.Itshall
informtheCommissionofitsreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph.4.WithinthistariffquotathenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.Article2
1.OfthisCommunitytariffquota,afirsttranche
of18000metrictonsshallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;therespectivesharesoftheMember
States,which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidfrom
1Januaryto31December1974,shallbeasfollows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom4561metrictons
400metrictons
7681metrictons
239metrictons
266metrictons
1919metrictons
2934metrictonsArticle5
AMemberStatewhichon15October1974hasnot
usedupitsinitialshareshallreturntothereservenot
laterthan31October1974theunusedportion
exceeding20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31October1974,
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saidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15October
1974andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
anyquantitiesoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article6
MemberStatesmayrestrictdeductionsfromtheir
sharesofunwroughtzincforcertainpuposesor
grades.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
thesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsquota-shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
thequantitiesofthesaidgoodsenteredforhomeuse.
Article9
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationisobserved.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan15
November1974,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMertiber
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG