NoL356/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3463/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
eelsfallingwithinsubheadingNoex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTarifffor1974
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheseprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingthetariffquotaamongtheMemberStates
listedbelow;whereasstatisticsavailableforthese
productsdonotgiveaclearpictureofthemarket
situationforthem;whereas,therefore,itisnot
possibletoallocatethequotaamongtheMember
Statesonthebasisofimportsoftherelevant
productsoverthelastfewyears;whereas,however,
accordingtotheestimatesputforwardbythe
MemberStates,initialsharesmaybefixedatthe
followingquantities:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1100metrictons
600metrictons
3000metrictons
100metrictons
50metrictons
100metrictons
150metrictonsTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhas
becomeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadropinCommunity
productionofeelsingeneralandparticularlyoffresh
eels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,fallingwithin
subheadingNoex03.01AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,intendedforcuringorskinningor
foruseintheindustrialmanufactureofproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo16.04;whereasthe
processingindustriesintheCommunityconsequently
dependtoalargeextentonimportsfortheirsupplies
ofeels;whereasfor1974,theapplicationofthe
autonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutyshould
thereforebesuspendedtotallyonimportsofthe
relevantproductsuptoanappropriatequantitative
limit;whereas,withinthislimit,thenewMember
Statesshouldapplycustomsdutiesasprovidedinthe
ActofAccession(*);whereas,however,theUnited
Kingdomhasdeclaredthatfrom1January1974it
willalignitsdutiesdirectlyonthoseoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereas,theintroduction ofa
Communitymeasureofthisnatureisunlikelyto
harmCommunityproduction;
"WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
production,whichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestimatedat6100metrictonsfor1974;
whereasatariffquotafortherelevanttypesofeel
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1974onthe
conditionssetoutabove;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedWhereasinordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbe
determinedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances ,maybe85%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalquotasharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesis(x)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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December1974,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1100metrictons
600metrictons
3000metrictons
100metrictons
50metrictons
100metrictons
150metrictonsalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommissionwhichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountisusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesgrantedtothe
abovementioned EconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyofitsmembers,2.Thesecondtranche,amountingto1000metric
tons,shallmakeupthereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,whereArticle5hasbeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawa
secondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%oi:itsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.1.Fortheperiodfrom1January1974to31
December1974,aCommunitytariffquotaof6100
metrictonsshallbeopenedforfresheels(liveor
dead)chilledorfrozen,intendedforcuringor
skinningorforuseintheindustrialmanufactureof
productsfallingwithinheadingNo16.04,under
conditionstobedeterminedbythecompetent
authoritiesfallingwithinsubheadingNoex03.01A
IIoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbe
totallysuspendedonproductsimportedunderthis
tariffquota.
3.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,thenew
MemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession .3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthemannerspecifiedinparagraph2todrawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
Article24.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,ifthereis
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.1.Afirsttranche,amountingto5100tons,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31

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Article4 Article7
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article51.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,supplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3,areopenedinsuchawaythat
chargesmaybemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theircumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidproductagainsttheirshareasandwhenthe
productisenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.If,by15August1974,aMemberStatehasnotused
upitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
September1974,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnotbe
used.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan10
September1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotal
importsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedupto15
August1974inclusive,andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaand,whereappropriate,the
proportionofitsinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedto
thereserve.
Article8
Article6 MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportschargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15September
1974,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD