NoL383/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4098/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingbyweightmorethan6%ofcarbon,andfallingwithincode72024190
ofthecombinednomenclature
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereas,toallowforpossiblechangesinimportsofthesaid
product,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoparts,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,toaffordimporterssomedegreeof
certainty,thefirstpartoftheCommunitytariffquotashould
befixedatahighlevel,whichinthiscasecouldbe75%ofthe
quotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybeused
upatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakin
thecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeoneofitsadditionalsharesis
almostusedupaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,
andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustbeabletomonitortheextent
towhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserveinorderto
preventpartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,WhereasthereisavariableshortfallinCommunity
productionofferro-chromium containingbyweightmore
than6%ofcarbonandproducersarethusunabletomeetthe
totalneedsofuserindustries;whereasitisthereforeinthe
Community'sinteresttosuspendtotallythecustomsduties
applicabletothatmetalforaperiodendingon31December
1988withinthelimitsofatariffquotafixedatan
appropriatevolume;whereas,inordertoavoiddisturbing
theequilibriumofthemarketforthatferro-alloyandto
ensurebothanoutletforCommunityproductionand
sufficientsuppliesforCommunityuserindustries,thequota
volumeshouldbefixedataprovisional210000tonnes,thus
coveringimmediateneedsforimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereas,moreover,MemberStatesshouldbefreetomake
thechargingofproductsagainstthatvolumesubjectto
certainconditionsconcerningenduse;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallimportersandtheratelaiddownforthequota
shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductin
questionuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightof
theseprinciples,allocationofthetariffquotaamongthe
MemberStateswouldseemtopreservetheCommunity
natureofthequota;whereas,inordertocorrespondas
closelyaspossibletotherealtrendofthemarketforthe
productinquestiontheallocationshouldreflect
requirementsoftheMemberStatesbasedonstatisticsof
importsofthesaidproductfromthirdcountriesduringa
representativereferenceperiodandontheeconomicoutlook
forthequotayearinquestion; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,sincethisisanautonomousCommunitytariff
quotaintendedtocoverimportneedsarisinginthe
Community,thequotamay,onanexperimentalbasis,be
allocatedonthebasisofeachMemberState'sestimated
provisionalneedsforimportsfromthirdcountries;whereas
theseallocationarrangements alsoensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:

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OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2711 72024190Ferro-chromium containingbyweightmorethan6%
ofcarbon 210000 0
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
1985ActofAccession .
3.Importsoftheproductinquestionwhichbenefitfrom
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsshallnotbechargedagainstthistariff
quota.share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,itshall,using
theprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
inthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpart,amountingto157500tonnes,shallbe
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates;subjecttoArticle5,
thequotasharesshallbevaliduntil31December1988and
shallbeasfollows:Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.(tonnes)
Benelux 11403
Germany 51345
Spain 18553
France 31390
Italy 28539
UnitedKingdom 16270Article5
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustreturn
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproduct
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharethattheyarereturningtothereserve.3.Thesecondpart,amountingto52500tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve.
4.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStatetowhichno
initialsharehasbeenallocatedandappliestotakeadvantage
ofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding toits
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservesopermits.
Article6
MemberStatesmaydecidethatonlyproductsintendedfor
certainusesmaybechargedagainsttheirsharesofthequota
fortheproductsinquestion.Inthiscaseuseoftheproducts
fortheprescribedspecificpurposeshallbemonitoredby
applicationoftherelevantCommunityprovisions .Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatsharelessany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,itshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommissionandtotheextent
thatthereservesopermits,drawasecondshareequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareaswell,it
shallforthwith,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialArticle7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform

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questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichMemberStateshaveuseduptheir
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,ofthestateofthereservefollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedshareoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductinArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM