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of5December 1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforyarn,entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,not
putupforretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(1978)
downforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsist­
entlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntil
thequotaisusedup;whereasasystemofutilization
oftheCommunitytariffquota,basedonanallocation
betweentheMemberStatesconcerned,would,inthe
lightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,appear
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,torepresentascloselyaspossibletheactual
markettrendsintheproductinquestion,thealloca­
tionshouldbeproportionate totherequirements of
theMemberStatescalculatedwithreferencetostatis­
ticaldataonimportsduringarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereastheimportsoftheproductsfallingwithin
headingNo50.04ofeachoftheMemberStates
concernedduringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
completestatisticsareavailablerepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftotalCommunityimportsof
theseproducts:
197419751976THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
WhereassilkyarnisproducedintheCommunity ;
whereas,althoughthatproductioncouldcoverallthe
Communityrequirements byreasonofitsoverall
volume,thisdoesnotapplywithregardtoyarn
entirelyspunfromsilk;whereasthereis,asaresult,
aninsufficientsupplyintheCommunity ;
Whereas,consequently ,Communitysupplyforthose
qualitiesofyarndependstoaconsiderableextenton
imports;whereasfullapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinthoseproducts
beingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustomscharge
whileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarnface
powerfulcompetitionfromsimilarproductsmanufac­
turedfromothermaterial;whereasaninsufficient
supply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedproductlevel,
mighthaveadverseresultsfortheCommunity's
processingindustries ;
WhereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyapplicable
toimportsofthesilkyarninquestionis7%;
whereas,whenfixingthequotaduty,itisappropriate
totakeintoaccount,ontheonehand,thesituationof
theCommunitysilkyarnproducingindustryand,on
theother,thatofthesilkyarnprocessingindustries
withregardtotheirsuppliesonfavourableterms;
whereasaquotadutyof2-5%couldbestmeetthe
abovementioned requirements ;
Whereasthetrendsinimportsduringrecentyears
suggestthattheimportrequirementsfortheyarnsin
questionmightbeintheregionof60tonnesfor
1978;whereastheopeningofaCommunitytariff
quotaofthatvolumeisunlikelytoharmCommunity
production ;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtheratelaidBenelux 500
Denmark 000·7
Germany 2843·157·0
France 1725·1610·4
Ireland 70·050·4
Italy 3921·5876·0
UnitedKingdom 410065·5
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomake,theinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproxi­
matelyasfollows:
2·5
2·5
25·0
30·0
2·5
27·5
10·0Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom

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States.MemberStatesshareswhich,subjecttoArticle
5,shallbevaliduntil31December1978,shallbeas
follows:
(tonnes)
1
1
10
12
1
11
4Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
2.Thesecondtrancheof20tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestion,inthevariousMember
States,thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,
thefirstbeingdistributedamongtheMemberStates
andthesecondtoformareserveintendedtocover
anysubsequentrequirements ofMemberStateswho
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereasinorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersof
eachMemberStatethefirsttrancheshouldbefixedat
67%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityandto
avoiddisruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthisshould
bedonebyeachMemberStatewheneachofitsaddi­
tionalshareshasbeenalmostusedup,andsoonas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration
requiresclosecollaborationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,
beabletokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthe
quotahasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverin
aMemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,
soastoavoidapartofthequotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto10%ofitsintialshare,roundedupasneces­
sarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreof*thesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
From1Januaryto31December1978,theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforyarn
entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwaste
silk,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithinheading
Noex50.04,shallbesuspendedat2-5%withina
Communitytariffquotaof60tonnes.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof40tonnesofthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberArticle4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1978.

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Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1978,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1978,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1978,ofthetotalquantitiesofsilk
yarnimporteduptoandincluding15September
1978andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1978,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andto
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeagainsttheirshares
importsoftheproductinquestionasandwhenthe
productisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
homeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET