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of28November1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpreparedorpreservedbovinemeatfallingwithinheadingNoex16.02ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta(1978)
berStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabovethe
Communitynatureofthequotamightberespected
bymeansofasystemofuseoftheCommunitytariff
quotabasedonallocationamongtheMemberStates;
whereastorepresentascloselyaspossibletheactual
stateofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,allo­
cationshouldbeproportionate totherequirements
oftheMemberStatesascalculatedfrombothstatis­
ticsonimportsfromMaltaduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtheeconomicoutlookforthe
tariffperiodinquestion;
WhereastheCommunitystatisticsavailableprovide
noinformationonthesituationoftheproductsin
questiononMemberStates'markets;whereashow­
everitmaybetakenthatthoseproductsaremarket­
edalmostexclusivelyinoneMemberState;whereas
consequently ,toensureafairallocationofthequota
volumeamongtheMemberStates,eachMember
Stateshouldtakeasignificantpartofthequota
volume,makingdueallowanceforthesituation
referredtoabove;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(*),
WhereasArticle7oftheAdditionalProtocoltothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandMalta(2)laysdownthattheCommunity
istoopenaCommunitytariffquotaof650tonnes
freeofcustomsdutiesforcertainpreparedandpre­
servedbovinemeatknownasstewedsteakfalling
withinsubheadingex16.02BIIIb)1bb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereasthetariffprefer­
enceinquestionistoapplyfromthedateofentry
intoforceofthatProtocoluntil30June1978;where­
asArticle10oftheProtocolalsoprovidesforadero­
gationfromtherulesoforiginlaiddowninthePro­
tocolconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'ori­
ginatingproducts'andmethodsofadministrative
cooperationannexedtotheProtocollayingdown
certainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestab­
lishinganassociationbetweentheEuropeanEcon­
omicCommunityandMalta(3);whereasbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1693/77(4)theCommunityhas
alreadyopenedatariffquotaof375tonnesforthe
periodupto31December1977;whereasconse­
quentlyaCommunitytariffquotaof275tonnes
shouldbeopenedforthefirstsixmonthsof1978;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
anduninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned
quotaforallCommunityimportersanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMem­Whereas,totakeaccountofthedevelopmentofim­
portsintothevariousMemberStatesoftheproducts
concerned,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments ,thefirstbeingsharedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coverthesubsequentrequirementsofthoseMember
Stateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialshare;whereas
togiveeachMemberState'simporterssomedegree
ofcertainty,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotamightbefixedatapproximately 90%ofthe
quotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupatvaryingspeeds;whereasaccordinglyto
avoidanydiscontinuityanyMemberStatewhichhas
almostusedupitsinitialsharemusttakeanad­
ditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateaseachoneofitsad­
ditionalsharesisalmostusedupandasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandad­
ditionalsharesmustapplyuntiltheendofthequotai1)Opiniondeliveredon18November1977(notyet
publishedintheOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL304,29.11.1977,p.2.
(3)OJNoL111,28.4.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL188,28.7.1977,p.12.

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edasaproductoriginatinginMaltawherethiscon­
ditionisnotobserved,providedthattheothercondi­
tionsapplicabletothatheadingareobserved.
ThefollowingentrymustbemadeinSection7of
movementcertificatesEUR.1issuedinrespectof
originatingproductspursuanttothederogation
referredtointhisparagraph:
'Derogationstewedsteak'.period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandtheCommissionmustbeable
tomonitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodacon­
siderablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverina
MemberStateitisessentialthattheMemberState
concernedshouldreturnasignificantproportionto
thereservetopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers;Article2
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningtheadmin­
istrationofthequotasharesallocatedtothateco­
nomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,1.Afirstinstalmentof250tonnesoftheCom­
munitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbeal­
locatedamongtheMemberStates;therespective
shareswhichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
30June1978shallbeasfollows:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom2tonnes,
2tonnes,
2tonnes,
2tonnes,
2tonnes,
2tonnes,
238tonnes.Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil30June1978theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutyontheproductsindicated
below,originatinginMalta,shallbetotallysus­
pendedinrespectofaCommunitytariffquotaof
275tonnes:2.Thesecondinstalmentof25tonnesshallconsti­
tutethereserve.
CCT
heading
NoDescription
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeator
meatoffal:
B.Other:
III.Other:
b)Other:
1.Containingbovinemeator
offal:
bb)OtherArticle3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMem­
berState,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),orofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserveif
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommis­
sion,takeasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
shareroundeduptothenextunit,insofarasthere­
servepermits.
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthesecondsharetakenbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallinaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1takea
thirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialsharerounded
uptothenextunit.
3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted
90%ormoreofthethirdsharetakenbyaMember2.Notwithstanding thespecialprovisionscon­
tainedinAnnexIItotheProtocolonoriginforhead­
ingNo16.02,whichprovidesthatnon-originating
productsofChapter2maynotbeused,tinned
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Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inthe
sameway,takeafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisex­
hausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmaytakesharessmallerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionofthereasonswhichledthemtoapply
thisparagraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharestakenpursuanttoArticle3shall
applyuntil30June1978.TheCommissionshallnotifyMemberStatesnotlater
than5May1978oftheamountinthereserveafter
thereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanysharetaken
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichtakesthe
lastshare.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatwhenadditionalsharesare
takenoutpursuanttoArticle3itispossiblefor
quantitiestobecharged,withoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterri­
toryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoriginatinginMaltaenteredwithcustoms
authoritiesforhomeuse.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegula­
tionisobserved .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereservenot
laterthan1May1978theunusedportionoftheirin­
itialshareswhichon15April1978isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreat­
eramountiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
ampuntmaynotbeusedup.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionnot
laterthan1May1978ofthetotalimportsofthe
productsinquestioneffectedupto15April1978in­
clusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
andofanyportionoftheirinitialshareswhichthey
arereturningtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthequota
sharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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