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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4099/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-phosphorus fallingwithincodeex72029919ofthecombinednomenclature
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle28
thereof,Whereas,toallowforpossiblechangesinimportsofthesaid
product,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoparts,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongcertainMemberStatesand
thesecondheldasareserve*tocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofthoseMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialsharesandanyrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;whereas,toaffordimportersin
eachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstpartof
theCommunitytariffquotashouldbesetatarelativelyhigh
level,whichinthiscasecouldbe37520tonnes;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybeused
upatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakin
thecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeoneofitsadditionalsharesis
almostusedupaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare
andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustbeabletomonitortheextent
towhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinform
theMemberStatesaccordingly;WhereasCommunityproductionofferro-phosphorus
containingbyweight15%ormoreofphosphorusis
currentlyinsufficienttomeettherequirements of
Communityuserindustries;whereas,consequently ,the
Communitycurrentlydependstoaconsiderableextenton
importsfromthirdcountriesforitssuppliesofthatproduct;
whereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttosuspendtotally
theCommonCustomsTariffdutyontheproductsin
questionwithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaofan
appropriatevolume;whereas,inordernottoharmthe
prospectsforincreasingproductionofsuchgoodswithinthe
Communitywhileatthesametimemakingadequatesupplies
availabletouserindustries,thetariffquotashouldbelimited
to56000tonnesofproductsintendedforthemanufactureof
refinedphosphoricironorsteelandopenedfortheperiod1
Januaryto31December1988atzeroduty;WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
allocationofthetariffquotasamongtheMemberStates
wouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthequotas;
whereasinordertocorrespondascloselyaspossibletothe
realtrendofthemarketfortheproductinquestionthe
allocationshouldreflecttherequirementsoftheMember
Statesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductfrom
thirdcountriesduringarepresentativereferenceperiodand
ontheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WhereassincethisisanautonomousCommunitytariffquota
intendedtocoverimportneedsarisingintheCommunity,the
quotavolumemaybeallocatedonthebasisofeachMember
State'sestimatedprovisionalimportneedsfromthird
countries;whereastheseallocationarrangementswillensure
theuniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:

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OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2718 ex72029919Ferro-phosphorus containingbyweight15%ormore
ofphosphorus,intendedforthemanufactureof
refinedphosphoricironorsteel 56000 0
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
1985ActofAccession.
3.Useoftheproductsfortheparticularpurposelaid
downshallbemonitoredinaccordancewiththerelevant
Communityprovisions .3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,itshall
forthwith,usingthesameprocedure,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
inthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.TheyshallinformtheCommission
oftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article2
1.ThefirstpartofthisCommunitytariffquota,
amountingto37520tonnes,shallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;thequotasharesshallbevaliduntil
31December1988andshallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
Portugal
UnitedKingdom20921
10123
3778
1688
132
878
2.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto18480
tonnes,shallconstitutethereserve.
3.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStatewhichhasnot
beenallocatedaninitialshareandappliestotakeadvantage
ofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding toits
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservesopermits.Article5
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustreturn
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproduct
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharethattheyarereturningtothereserve.
Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(1),itshallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommissionandtotheextentthatthereserve
sopermits,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofitsinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareas
well,itshall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5October
1988ofthestateofthereservefollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.

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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariff
quota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproduct
concernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
TheCommission
N.WILHJELM