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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
INCREASING THECOMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR1978 BYREGULATION
(EEC)No2301/77FORCERTAIN PLYWOODS OFCONIFEROUS SPECIES FALLING
WITHIN HEADING Noex44.15 OFTHECOMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
(Submitted "bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC )No2301 /77of18October 1977 (1)opened for1978
forcertain plywoods ofconiferous species aCommunity tariff quota
which wassubject toreview inthe course oftheyear .The initial
quantity was 700,000 m3.
Following arequest made bytheUnited Kingdom ,this review wascarried out
of22September 1978 .Itemerged from consultation with theMember States
that additional requirements amounted to£/?,nnn M3.
This proposition isintended tointroduce the increase ,bymeans of
increasing the Community reserve towhich allMember States which have
used uptheir initial share have access .
(1)0JNoL269 of21.10.1977 .p. 1.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
increasing the Community tariff quota opened
for 1978 byRegulation (EEC )No2301 /77 for
certain plywoods ofconiferous species falling
within heading Noex44*15 oftheCommon Customs
Tariff ,
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 28and 113 therieof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No2301/77 (l)theCouncil opened
andallocated among theMember States ,forcertain plywoods ofconiferous
species falling within heading Noex44*15 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
aCommunity tariff quota with niIduty ,thevolume ofwhich wasfixed
at 700,000 cubic metres ;.
Whereas ,onthebasis ofthemost recent data onthis product for1978 ,
itmay beestimated that the additional imports from third countries
required bytheCommunity amount to43,000 cubic metres whereas the
size ofthequota should beincreased bythis quantity totake account
of these requirements ;whereas ,inorder tosafeguard the Community
character ofthetariff quota inquestion ,theproposed increase should
beadded tothe Community reserve setupunder theabove-mentioned
Regulation ,
*' ' /
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1- The Community tariff quota opened byRegulation (EEC)
No2301 /77forcertain plywoods ofconiferous species falling within heading
NoQX 44.15 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ishereby increased from
700,000 to743,000 cubic metres .
(1)0JNoL269 ■2Î.10.1977 p.1.

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2. This increase of43,000 ciibic metres shall "beallocated tothe
reserve setupbyvirtue ofArticle 2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2301 /77,which 'isthus increased from 30,000 to73,000 cubic metiers .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force ontheseventh day following its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President