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REGULATION (EEC)No2879/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforunwrought
zinc,fallingwithinsubheading79.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,theMemberStatesandthesecondtoformareserve
intendedtocoveranysubsequentrequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecurityforimporters,thefirsttrancheshouldbe
setat9000metrictonstheremainderconstituting
thereserve;whereas,onthebasisofestimatestaking
accountofmarkettrendsinunwroughtzinc,the
firsttranchemaybeallocatedapproximately
accordingtothefollowingpercentages :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom25-50
2-15
41-15
1-28
1-42
10-28
18-22;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
WhereasunderProtocolNo15totheActof
Accession(1),theCommunityisrequiredtoopen
eachyearanildutyCommunitytariffquotafor
unwroughtzinc,fallingwithinsubheading79.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,fixedat30000
metrictonsfor1971,anddecreasing'eachyear,except
in1974,untilthequotaisabolishedon31December
1977;whfereasthequotacalculatedonthatbasis
amountsto10000metrictonsfor1976;whereasthe
ProtocolalsoprovidesthatthenewMemberStates
shallshareinthetariffquotafrom1January1974;
whereasthedutiestobeappliedbytheseMember
Stateswithinthattariffquotamustcomplywith
therelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession;
whereasthetariffquotainquestionshouldtherefore
beopenedon1January1976;
Whereas,inviewoftheminimalinterpenetration of
themarketsinunwroughtzinc,itdoesnotseem
possibletobasetheallocationoftheCommunity
tariffquotaforthemetalinquestiononprevious
data;whereasthefigureof10000metrictonstakes
accountoftheneednottoexceedareasonable
amount,therebyprotectingCommunityproduction;
whereas,tothisend,onlycertainMemberStates'
estimatesoftheirrequirementsforspecificgradesof
zinchavebeentakenintoaccount;whereasMember
Statesshouldthereforebeatlibertytoauthorize
onlyimportssatisfyingcertainconditionsastograde
7andintendedusetobechargedagainstthatquota;
Whereas,inordertotakemorepreciseaccountof
futuretrendsinimportsoftheproductinquestion,
thequotaof10000metrictonsshouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirsttobeallocatedamongWhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheir,initial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeachMember
Statewheneachofitsadditionalshareshasbeen
almostusedup,andsoonasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichlattermust,inparticular,beable
tokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthequota
hasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitial
shareremainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartoftheCommunity
quotaremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhen
itcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
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bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshare,totheextent
thatthereservesopermits,equalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
oremoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothe
nextwholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December
1976,aCommunitytariffquotaof10000metric
tonsshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
unwroughtzincfallingwithinsubheading79.01Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthistariffquotaiftheyarealready
freeofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
arrangements .
3.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended.
4.Withinthisquota,thenewMemberStatesshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article2 Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.1.Afirsttrancheof9000metrictonsofthequota
referredtoinArticle1shallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberStates'shareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1976,shallbeasfollows:
inmetrtctonsArticle5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1976,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1976,arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,not
laterthan1October1976,ofthetotalquantities
oftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1976chargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom2295
194
3703
115
128
925
1640.
2.Thesecondtrancheof1000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheunwroughtzincwhich
maybechargedagainsttheirquotasharesto
unwroughtzincofcertaingradesortobeusedfor
certainpurposes.

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Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1976,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA