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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
newsprintfallingwithincode48010010ofthecombinednomenclature (1988)andextending
thisquotatoincludecertainothertypesofpaper
thirdcountrieswhichdonotbenefitfromequivalent
preferenceduringarepresentative referenceperiodandon
theeconomicoutlookforthequotayearinquestion;
Whereasduringthelastthreeyearsforwhichcomplete
statisticsareavailablethecorresponding importsintoeachof
theMemberStatesrepresentedthefollowingpercentagesof
totalimportsoftheproductinquestionfromthirdcountries
whichdonotbenefitfromanequivalentpreferentialtariff
measure :
—fromCanada:
MemberState 1984 1985 1986
Benelux 5,593,8110,11
Denmark 00,010,04
Germany 18,6615,1822,62
Greece 00,010
Spain 1,171,050,88
France 0,200,823,31
Ireland 1,081,101,08
Italy 2,102,341,68
Portugal 00,090,22
UnitedKingdom 71,2075,5960,06THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,fornewsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff,theCommunityhasdecidedto
concludeanagreementwhichprovidesinparticularforthe
openingofaCommunitytariffquotaof650000tonnes,of
which600000tonnesarereserveduntil30Novembereach
year,inaccordancewithArticleXIIIoftheGeneral
AgreementonTariffsandTrade,exclusivelyforproducts
fromCanada;whereasthisagreementprovidesequallythat
from30Novembereachyeartheresiduewhichhasnotbeen
usedby29Novembercanbeappliedtoimportsofnewsprint
ofanyorigin;whereas,therfore,anoverallzero-duty
Communitytariffquotaof650000tonnesshouldbeopened
fortheproductinquestionfor1988,subdividedasindicated
above;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforextendingthetariff
quotainquestiontoincludecertaintypesofpaperfulfilling
alltheconditionssetoutintheAdditionalNotetoChapter
48exceptthoserelatingtowatermarks ;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
thenomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsof
theCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMember
States;whereas,inordertoaccommodate specific
Communityrules,thisnomenclaturehasbeenexpandedinto
anintegratedtariffoftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);
whereas,fromthatdate,thecombinednomenclature and,
whereappropriate,theTARICcodenumbersshouldbeused
forthedescriptionoftheproductcoveredbythis
Regulation;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotasshouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotasshouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductinquestionintotheMemberStatesuntilthe
quotasareexhausted;whereas,inthelightofthese
principles,allocationofthetariffquotasamongtheMember
StateswouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthe
quotas;whereasinordertocorrespondascloselyaspossible
totherealtrendofthemarketfortheproductsinquestionthe
allocationshouldreflecttherequirementsoftheMember
Statesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsfrom—fromothercountries:
MemberState 1984 1985 1986
Benelux 5,831,752,01
Denmark 0,0400
Germany 40,7539,3927,80
Greece 5,5510,1115,12
Spain 20,3224,523,49
France 4,432,201,21
Ireland 0,010,010,01
Italy 0,810,5321,97
Portugal 6,137,796,12
UnitedKingdom 16,1313,7022,27
Whereasinviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecastsfor
newsprintingeneralandforCommunityproductionin
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quotasopenedfor1986and1987,theinitialpercentage
sharesofthequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately
asfollows:
Volumeof
600000tonnesVolumeof
50000tonnes
Benelux 6,60 1,57
Denmark 0,02 0,01
Germany 19,03 27,27
Greece 0,01 15,07
Spain 1,04 13,20
France 1,38 2,98
Ireland 1,08 0,01
Italy 2,02 20,13
Portugal 0,10 3,27
UnitedKingdom 68,72 16,49shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereaseachtimeoneofitsadditionalsharesis
almostusedupaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,
andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustbeabletomonitortheextent
towhichthequotavolumeshavebeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaquantityofa
MemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,itisessential
thattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothecorresponding reserveinorderto
preventpartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsoftheproduct
concerned,thequotavolumesshouldbedividedintotwo
parts,thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesand
thesecondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshare;whereas,toaffordimportersineachMember
StatesomedegreeofcertaintyandyetenableCommunity
productiontobemarketedonsatisfactoryterms,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotasshouldbesetatacertainlevel,
whichinthiscasecouldbe75%and67%ofthequota
volumes;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakinthecontinuityof
suppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbeprovidedthatany
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionAmountof
quota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.0015 48010010Newsprint('):
—fromCanada 600000 0
09.0017 —fromotherthirdcountries 50000 0
(*)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionsdeterminedbytherelevantCommunityprovisions.
tariffquotatheothertypesofpapercorresponding ,exceptas
regardsthecriterionrelatingtowatermarks,tothedefinition
ofnewsprintcontainedinAdditionalNote1toChapter48
andfallingwithinsubheading48010090ofthecombined
nomenclature .2.WithinthelimitofthistariffquotatheKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
1985ActofAccession .
3.Importsofnewsprintmaynotbechargedagainstthis
tariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
4.Withoutprejudicetotheinternationalobligationsof
theCommunity,MemberStatesmaychargeagainstthisArticle2
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usedby29November1988,orwhicharenotexpectedtobe
usedbefore31December1988,canbeappliedtoimportsof
theproductinquestionwhetherfromCanadaorfrom
anotherthirdcountry.Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
inthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article3
1.Thefirstpartofeachoftheamountsreferredtoin
Article1,consistingof450000tonnesfortheamount
referredtounderOrderNo09.0015and33500tonnesfor
theamountreferredtounderOrderNo09.0017,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;thequotashares,
which,subjecttoArticle6,shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1988,shallbeasfollows:Article5
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1988.
(tonnes)Article6
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustreturn
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandofanyportion
oftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningtothe
corresponding reserves.Amountreferred
underOrder
No09.0015Amountreferred
underOrder
No09.0017
Benelux 29700 526
Denmark 90 3
Germany 85635 9135
Greece 45 5049
Spain 4680 4422
France 6210 999
Ireland 4860 3
Italy 9090 6744
Portugal 450 1095
UnitedKingdom 309240 5524
2.Thesecondparts,amountingto150000tonnesand
16500tonnesrespectively,shallconstitutethereserve.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles3and4andshallinform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5October
1988ofthestateofthereservesfollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.Article4
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofoneofits
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
anyportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle6,it
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommissionandtothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,drawasecondshareequal
to10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextwholenumber.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialquotashareshasbeenusedup,
aMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareas
well,itshallforthwith,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%oftheinitial
share.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,it
shall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1,draw
afourthshareequaltothethird.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article4enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedshareoftheCommunitytariff
quota.
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
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fullymeetsthecriteriaforadmissiontothistariffquota.
Wherethisisthecase,therelevantCommunityprocedures
shallbeappliedinordertomonitoruseofthepaperforthe
prescribedspecificpurpose.
3.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupit
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
productsconcernedenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
freecirculation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM