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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2301/77
of18October1977
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainplywoodsofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex44.15ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1978)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
and113thereof,quotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedamongalltheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoverthesubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,inordertoofferimpor­
terssomedegreeofsecurity,thefirsttrancheofthe
quotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel,or
about96%ofitsfullamount;whereas,onthebasis
ofMemberStates'estimatesoftheirneeds,theinitial
sharesmaybefixedassetoutinArticle2;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostusedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawanaddi­
tionalshare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,beable
tokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthequotahas
beenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccord­
ingly;Whereas,underProtocol11totheActofAcces­
sion(l),theCommunityisrequiredtoopeneachyear
nildutyCommunitytariffquotasforcertainplywoods
ofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex
44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff,thevolume
thereoftobedecidedannuallywhenitisestablished
thatallpossibilitiesofsupplyontheinternalmarket
oftheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedduringthe
periodforwhichthequotasareopen;whereas,in
viewoftheaforesaidpossibilitiesofsupplyandonthe
basisofforecastsofrequirements madebythe
MemberStates,thevolumeofthetariffquotatobe
openedfor1978maybefixedat700000m3;whereas
theopeningoftheaforementioned tariffquotaalso
coversthecommitmententeredintobytheCommu­
nitywithintheGATTtograntinrespectofthese
productsanannualduty-freetariffquotaof400000
m3;whereastheabovementioned requirements do
notincludeimportstowhichotherpreferentialtariff
arrangementsmayapply;whereas,inviewoftherela­
tivelysmallquantitiesproducedintheCommunity,it
isnotnecessarytoapportionthisamountbetweenthe
categoriesofplywoodspecifiedintheabovemen­
tionedProtocol11;whereasthefixingofthevolume
at700000m3onthebasisofprovisionalestimates
doesnotexcludeanadjustmentduringthequota
year;Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
soastoavoidapartofthequotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,totakemorepreciseaccountoffuture
trendsinimportsoftheproductsconcerned,theWhereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure (!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.170.
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concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Januaryto31December1978,
aCommunitytariffquotaof700000mJshallbe
openedforthefollowingproductsfallingwithin
headingNoex44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
(a)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheaddi­
tionofothersubstances,ofathicknessgreater
than9mm,thefacesofwhicharenotfurther
preparedthanthepeelingprocess;
(b)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheaddi­
tionofothersubstances,sanded,andofathick­
nessgreaterthan18-5mm.
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfree
ofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarran­
gements.
3.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbe
totallysuspendedwithinthelimitsoftheabovequota.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwotranches.
2.Afirsttrancheof670000m3shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshares,whichsubject
toArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December1978,
shallbeasfollows:
(cubicmetres)equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasneces­
sarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph .
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1978.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1978,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1978,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1978,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
September1978andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.Benelux 125900
Denmark 100050
Germany 86200
France 17200
Ireland 12950
Italy 25850
UnitedKingdom 301850
3.Thesecondtrancheof30000m3shallconstitute
thereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1978,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
chargedagainstthatshareinaccordancewithpara­
graph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,18October1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET