13.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL125/1
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No964/78
of8May1978
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certaineelsfallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1July1978to30June1979)
terruptedapplicationoftheratelaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
thetariffquotaamongtheMemberStateslisted
below;whereasstatisticsavailablefortheseproducts
donotgiveaclearpictureofthemarketsituationfor
them;whereas,therefore,itisnotpossibletoallocate
thequotaamongtheMemberStatesonthebasisof
importtrendsfortherelevantproductsoverthepast
fewyears;whereas,however,accordingtotheesti­
matesputforwardbytheMemberStates,initialshares
maybefixedatthequantitiessetoutinArticle2;
whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcerned,thequotaamountshould
bedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirstinstalment
beingallocated,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedsubsequently tocovertherequirements of
theMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securityforimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communitytariffquotashouldbefixedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe80%of
thequotaamount;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
Whereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhas
becomeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadropinCommunity
productionofeelsingeneralandparticularlyoffresh
eels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,fallingwithin
subheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,intendedforcuringorskinningorforusein
theindustrialmanufactureofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo16.04;whereastheprocessingindustries
intheCommunityconsequentlydependtoalarge
extentonimportsfortheirsuppliesofeels;whereas
from1July1978to30June1979theapplicationof
theautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutyshould
thereforebesuspendedtotallyonimportsoftherele­
vantproductsuptoanappropriatequantitativelimit;
whereas,theintroductionofaCommunitymeasureof
thisnatureisunlikelytoharmCommunityproduc­
tion;
WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
productionwhichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestimatedat6100tonnesfortheperiod1July
1978to30June1979;whereasatariffquotaforthe
relevanttypesofeelshouldthereforebeopenedfor
thisperiodontheconditionssetoutabove;whereas
thefixingofthequotavolumeatthisleveldoesnot,
however,preventitsreadjustmentduringthequota
period;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersintheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstotheabovementioned quotaandunin­Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitstotalinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialadditionalshares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommis­
sion,whichmustbeabletokeepaccountofthe
extenttowhichthequotaamounthasbeenusedup
andtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly .

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Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
Stateitisessential,topreventapartoftheCommu­
nitytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,that
thatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificantpropor­
tionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarrriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasneces­
sarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember§tate
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
thirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerprovidedinparagraph2,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1July1978to30June1979,
aCommunitytariffquotaof6100tonnesshallbe
openedforfresheels(liveordead)chilledorfrozen,
fallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,intendedforcuringorskin­
ningorforuseintheindustrialmanufacture of
productsfallingwithinheadingNo16.04.
Controloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbe
carriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovi­
sions.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotally
suspended. Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil30June1979. Article2
1.Afirstinstalment of4900tonnesofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberStates'shares,which,subject
toArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1July1978to30
June1979,shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:
(tonnes)
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1600
996
2020
56
4
24
200Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1May1979,theunusedportionsoftheirinitial
shareswhich,on15April1979,areinexcessof20%
oftheinitialamounts.Theymayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
portionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1May1979ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
April1979,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondinstalmentof1200tonnesshall
constitutethereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
May1979,oftheamountstillinreserveafteramounts
havebeenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andto
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedagainstthatshareinaccordancewith
paragraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8May1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER