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COMMISSION OFTHEEUSQPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )315final
Brussels ,27June 1975
vProposai for a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
!
ontheopening ,allocation and administration ofa
Community tariff quota 'for ferro-silicon falling
within subheading No73.02C oftheConnom Customs
Tariff
Proposai for a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofa
Community tariff quota for ferro -silico -manganese
falling within subheading No73.02D oftheCommon
Customs Tariff *
Proposal for a
REGULATION '(EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofa
Community tariff quota forferro-chromium containing
10% "byweight orless ofcarbon andnotless than
30%andnot ,exceeding 90%inclusive byweitht of
chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium )falling f
within subheading Noex73.02 EIofthe Common
Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )315final

EXPLAITATQHT MEMGRAmJM
1.Atthe la-test multilateral negotiations with GATT theCommunity undertook
toopen annually nilduty Community tariff quotas forthefollowing
industrial products :
(a)ex32r01 D
(b) '48.-01 A
(c)ex50»09 ..
(d)-ex54.03.B IUT
(e)ex55.09
(f)ni,~cellaneous
(g)73.-02 C
(h)73-02 "D
(i)ex"73.02 3/1
0)77.01 ATanning extraots ofeucalyptus
Eewaprint
Handwoven fabrics ofsilk orofwaste
Bilk other than noil
Certain unbleached flax yarns
Hondwoven fabrics ofcotton
Certain handicraft prodtiots (handicrafts )
Ferpo-silicon
■ï'erro -silico -manganese
Super-refined ferro-chromium ,
Unwrought magnésium
Ithadalready "been deoidcd toreplace theComnrunity tariff quotas for
tanning eretract aofeucalyptus andcertain flax yarns (which hadnever .
been completely used uptothen )for1972 byapartial suspension ofthe
customs duty .Itwasforthis reason' that those twoproducts were
separated from theindustrial products covered bythis memorandum .They
will eventually beadded tothelist ofproducts inrespect ofwhich the
duties shall betotally orpartially ,suspended .
Theproposals onquotas fornewsprint ,handwersren fabrics ofsillc orwaste
silk other than noil ,handicraft products (handicrafts )andunwrought
magnesium will betreated separately .Theproposals forRegulations
annexed hereto relate only toCommunity tariff c[uotas tobeopened for
197£T fortheproducts under letters (g),(h)and (i)offigure 1-above

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andto "boallocated among allthoMember States# '!
\TheCommission proposals forthe'three ferro-alloys are "based laregly
onthose forthecame products forpreceding years inthesense that tho
chares areallocated inaccordance with thorules regularly followed '
(calculated "byreference toprior statistics andforeoasts for197$)•Th
proposed rules ofadministration differ somewhat from those atpresent in
force inthat toensure theuniform application oftheCommon Customs
tariff itisproposed that a"reserve "basetupfor "both ferro–silioon and
£7upor~refined ferz -o-chromium.
4»Theattached proposals forregulations refer totheopening ,
allocation andmethod ofadministration ,fortheyear 1976 ,ofthe
follovfing 'Conimunity tariff -Quotas :
! Description ofproductsQuota IQuota
volume 1duty ■'Reserve
volumeVolume
ofthe
first
tranche
Armex A/ I
ferro-silicon j20.000 m.t.j|0$2.000 m.t. 18.000 m„t ,
j
Annex B jferro -silico -manganese 50,000 m.t * 10.000 m.t. 40.000 m.-t,
I
Annex C |
ijsuper-rèfined ferro -
jchronium
i . . '3,000 m.t.!
o$ 600 m.t. 2.400 m.!,

•Proposal ,fora
REGOLATIOIJ(EEC)OFIKSOOUHCILMmeA
•OUMUMÉHMM
cntheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforferro-silicon fallingwithinsubheading
No73»020oftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUITCTL CO?THEEUROPEANOffiiMUMTIES ,..
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;, .
Whereas,asregardsferro-silicon fallingwithinsubheadingNo73*02C,
theEuropeanEconomicComnunityhasundertakentoopenanannualnilduty
tariffquotaof20000metriotons;ivhereasthetariffquotaconcerned ..
shouldtherefore "beopenedon1January1976andallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;whereasthedutiestohaapplied "bythenewMemberStates
withinthetariffquotamustoomplywiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession;
Whereasarrangements fortheutilization oftheCommunitytariffquota
"basedonanAllocation amongMemberStateswouldseemtobeconsistentwith
theCommunitynatureofthequota;whereastinorderthatitmaycorrespond
asoloselyaspossibletotSeactualtrendpf.themarketinthe.product
inquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbeinproportiontothe
requirements oftheMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatistics
ofimportsfromthirdoountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiod
andtotheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;

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Whereas,during-thelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsaxeavailable,
thecorresponding importsintoeachoftheMemberStatesrepresentedthe
followingpercentages oftheirtotalimportsoftheproductinquestion:
19.72.1211I2H
Bénélux " ■■■ 15*6920.2815*14
Denmark '•V. 2:02O.640.36
Geraany ■49*7461.4756.31
Prance 0."310.37O.52
Irelond ' 0.J6500.24
Italy 8ï8110.8713.97
..UnitedKingdom 22.786.4213.46
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecastsforferro-silicon
for1976,thepercentagesharesinthequotavolumecan"beerpressed .
roughlyas.follows:
Eonelux . 1-•9 ■'
Donaark 1.-
Germany 55*5 '•"■
Prance 0.4
j-reland '.' 0.3
Italy 11.3
UnitedKingcLam 14*6:.
VJhereas,totalesaoccuntoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductsconcerned,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotrances,thefirstbeipgallocated .
andthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequently therequirements of
JiGiSberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialshare}'whereas,togive
importerssomedegreeofcertainty,thefirsttrancheofthequotashould

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"befixedatarelativelyhighlevel,whichcould"beJQffooftheamount
ofthequota;,. ....
Whereasinitialsharesmayheexhaustedatdifferentrates;whereasto
avoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshould "beprovidedthatany
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtineitsadditionalshare,
isalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andsoon
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshould"bevaliduntilthe(3rdofthequotaperiod;whereasthis,
formofadministration requiresclosecollaboration "betweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission,andtheCommissionmustbeinapositionto
keepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotashavebeenusedupandto
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;'
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof.
aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStat9whileit••
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration .
oftheshareaallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers;
HASADQE-HEDTHISRECTJLAI-IOITj
Article 1
«»»UM
N *
tnereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiod1Januaryto
31Docember 197inrespoctofferro-silicon fallingwithinsubheading-
iTo73.020oftheCommonCustomsTariff,aCommunitytariffquotaof
200C0metrictons.

AKNEXA■
<wKwaw>»»w
Importsoftheproductinquestionshallnot"becountedunderthistariff
quotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofoustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tarifftreatment .»
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshall "betotallysuspendedinrespectof
importations undertheabovequota. -; -
ThenewMemberStatesshallalsoexemptfromdutyuptothisquota#
Artide2
ttgr–wonCu.^nfa-Q^ai*
TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shall"bedivided
intotwotranches./
Afirsttranoheof18000metrictonsshall "beallooatedamongthe
MemberStates;shares,whiohsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December197^»shallbeasfollows: •
Bénélux 3,042 raeiriotons
Denmark 180metrictons
Germany 9,990metrictons
France 72metricxona.
Ireland 54metnoton3
Italy 2,034metrictons'
UnitedKingdoia 2,628 metrictons
Thesecondtranche,,of2000metrictons,shallconstituteareserve.

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Article .3
1.As"soon asaMember State haaused $0foormore ofitsinitial share as •
fixed inArticle 2(2),orofthat share minus anyportion returned tothe
reserve pursuant toArticle 5?itshall forthwith ,bynotifying the
Commission ,draw asecond share ,totheextent that thereserve so
permits ,equal to10%ofitsinitial share .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itsinitial share ,hasused
90$ormore oftheseoond share drawn "byit,that Member State shall'
forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent provided "inparagraph 1,
draw athird share equal to5/«ofit3initial share . *...
3«Assoon asaMember State ,after ezhausting itssecond share ,hasU3ed 90/o
ormore ofthethird share drawn byit,that Member State shall ,inthemanner
andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,draw afourth share equal tothe
third .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until thereserve i3eshausted .
4.Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1to3SaMember State maydraw shares
lover than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere aregrounds for
believing that those specified maynotbeused infull .AnyMember
State applying this paragraph shall inform theCommission ofitsgrounds
fornodoing . ..

ANNEXA
Artiôlo4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
31Decanter1976.
I
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1October197°»
theunusedportionoftheirinitialshar3which,on15September1976,
isinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegvoimdaforbelievingthatsuchportion
maynotb<?usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1976,notifytheCommission
ofthatotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1976andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.'
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles'2and3andshall,asBoon-astheinformation
reaches~it?informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usadup. ":' ' '
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1976}informthaMemberStatesofthe
amountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5®
t-Itshallensurethat,whenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amountsodrawndoesnotoxesedthebalanceavailable,and.tothisend
shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanoetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.

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AH3SIE3CA
Article?
oa»alaiWffOQ »
1.EveryMemberStatoshalltal:eallappropriatemeasurestoensurethat
sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3ar©openedinsuchawaythat
importations may"bechargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
shareoftheCommunityquota, N.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshall'bo
determined onthebasisoftheimportations oftheproductsinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthorities forhomeuse.
Article8
OnrequestbytheCommission ,theMemberStatesshallinformitofthe'
vimportations actuallyaccountedforfromtheirshaves.
Article9 -
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshalloooperatecloselytoensure
thatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January197»♦
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
loneatBrussels- FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

Proposalfora
'(ESC)OFTHEC001TCXLA|MB
ontheopening,allocationardadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotafor-ferro-»3ilico~ffl?.nganese fallingwithin
subheading Uo73«02DoftheCommonCustonsTariff
TESCCOïTGILCL*TH3EUROPE/AVCCMMnHTIŒES ,
Havingregardtothe.Treatyestablishing thoEuropeanEoonomioCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereoff .
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;. :'
Whereas,asregardsferro~silico-fflanganeae fallingwithinsubheading
Bo73.02D,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertakentoopenan
annualnildutytariffquotaof50000metrictons;whereas
thetariffquotaconoamedshouldthereforebeopenedon1January1976
andallocatedamongtheMemberStates;whereasthedutiestobeapplied
bythenewMemberStateswithinthequotamustcomplywiththerelevant
provisionsoftheAotofAccession;
IJhareasequalandcontinuousaccess,tothequotashouldbeensuredfor
allCommunityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquotashould
beappliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntil,
the-quotaisexhausted;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciples,
arrangementsfortheutilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan
allocation amongMemberStateswouldseemtobeconsistentwith,the
Comnrunitynatureofthequota;whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespond
ascloselyaspossibletotheactualtrendofthemarketintheproduot
inquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbainproportiontothe
requirements oftheMemberStatesasoalculatedbyreferencetostatistics
ofimportsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiod

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ANN5XB
amtotheecononiooutlookforth©quotaperiodinquestion:
•> .
Whereasduringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsareavailable,
thecorresponding importsintoeaoh.oftheMemberStatesrepresentedthe
followingpercentages oftheirtotalinportsoftheproductinquestion*
. 232À1974
Bénélux 10.--8016.6318.41
Beracark '■ ' 1.-690"0
Gerznany 55•2462;4958*88
Fraiice Q;430.92O.46
ïrolanà -0*01 00
ïtaly 15726 15.9419.61
UnitedKingdom ■■• 16.574.022.64
Ifnaraaa,inviewofthesefactorsandofraarloatforecastsforforro-eilico-
manganesefor1976?thepercentageehare-3inthequotavolumecanbe
expressedroughlyasfollows3"•
1 »m '
Bénélux ' .19.40
Denmark''■• 0.05 -
Germany 59
Franco 0.50 '
îz'eland 0.05
Ijbaly "20
UnitedKingicm 1.–;
Hhoroas,totals3\aocbunt offutureimporttrendsforthe,productconcerned,
;f *
thequotaBhouldbodividedintotwotranches,-the.firsttranohebeing

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•• .MS.SXB
allocatedandthesecondheldaaareservetocoversubsequently the
requirements' ofMemberStates'wl?ioh.haveexhaustedtheirinitialshare}
whereas,togiveimporters ,;e6m©degreeofcertainty,thefirsttranoheof
thequotashouldhe"fixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhiohcould"beSOfa
oftheamountofthequota;
Whereasinitialsharesmay"beexhaustedat-differentrates?whereasto•
avoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisacoount,itshouldboprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhiohhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
anadditionalsharefromthereserve?ifhereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows.;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiodjwhereasthis:-:
formofadministration requiresclosecollaboration betweentheMember
States3-ndtheCommission,andtheCommissionmustbeinapositionto
keepaccountoftheextenttowhiohthequotahasbeenusedupandto•
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly ?
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
aMemberStatersinitialsharoremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit.
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificant •
proportionthereoftothereserve?
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
• ( .
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointly
represented bytheBenelux:EconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectof
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmay
becarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers}
KA3ÂDGPTEDTELSKEGULâTXCÛS'i

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"..• 'Artiolé :.!T''• ' *'
fcifnrfTfkWC *,-»
There'shall"beopenedwithintheConiaunityfortheperiod1January
to31Deoember1976,inrespectofferra-silico-manganesefallingwithin
Ei-^hfvr'.ing ITo73.02Bofthe"CommonCustomsTariff,aCommunitytariff
quotaof50000metriotons.
Importsoftheprod.uotsinquestionEhall-nottecountedunderthetariff
quotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tarifftreatment .
TheConmonCustomsTariffdutyehall"betotallysuspendedinrespeotof
importations undertheabovequota.
ThenewMemberStatesshallalsoexemptfromdutyuptothisquota.
.Article2
Afirsttrancheof40000metrictonsofthisquotashallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates?•shares,whicheubjeottoilrtiole5shallbe
validuntil31December1976shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 7,760metrictone
Denmark 20'metriot'cns
Gormany 23,600 metriotons
r'rance 200netrictons
Irelana 20metriotons
Italy .8,000metnotons
UnitedKinfidom 400metrictons

AÎTÎTEa B
Thesecom tranohe ,of10000metric tons ,shall constitute areserve .
.. . -,Article 3 -
Assoon asaMember State has used ormore ofits initial share as
fixed inArticle 2(1),crofthat Ehare minus anyportion returned to
thereserve pursuant toArticle 5j shall forthwith ,"bynotifying
theCommission ,draw asecond share ,totheextent that thereserve so
permits ,equal to10%ofitsinitial share.''
Assoon asaMember State ,after -exhausting itsinitial share ,has -used
90%ormore ofthesecond share drawn by'it,that Member State _shall
forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent provided "inparagraph 1,
draw athird share equal to3$6fitsinitial share .
Assoon 3.3aMember State ,after exhausting itssecond share ,hasused
50yoormora ofthethird share drawn byit,that Member State shall ,
inthemanner andtothe -extent provided inparagraph 1,draw afourth
ehare equal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion turfeil the reserve isexhausted .
Byway' of''derogation from ;paragraphs 1to3*aMember State maydraw
• 'v •
.shares lower than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere aregrounds
forbelieving that those epeoified maynotbeused infull .AnyMember
State applying this paragraph shall inform theCommission ofitsgrounds
forsodoing .

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MMFIXB
.ytigle4
idditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall"bovaliduntil
311)603121)6?1975,
.Article5
TheifemoerStatesshallreturntothe.reserve,notlaterthan1October1976
theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,is
inexcessof20fooftheinitialamount.Itmayreturna'greater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbe
usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1'October1976,notifythoCommission
ofthototalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1976andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
andofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesroturnedtothoreserve.
.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles2and3ar&shall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeaohStateoftheextenttowhioh.thereservehas
been.usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October19763informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5» '
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amounteodrawndooanotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisend
shallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothoMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.' •

■AMEXB
■firtlclc7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeali'.appropriatemeasurestoensurethatshares
drawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportations
nay"bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainstitsaccumulatedshareof
theComrrr.uiityquota,
2.EveryKemb^rStateBhallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaocesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.EverylfccbcrFtateshallchargeimportations oftheproductinquestion
againstitsshareasard"whentheproductisenteredwiththecustoms
authorities forhomeuse. ~
4-TheextenttowhichaT'lemherStateha3usedupitsshareshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftineimportations againstthatsharein
accordancewithparagraph 3.
/article8
OnrequestbytheCommission,theMemberStatesshallinformitofthe
importations actuallyaocountedforfromtheirshaves.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionaixallcooperatecloselytoensure
thatthisRegulationisconroliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenter*intoforceon1January197j5.
ThisRegulationshallbebinding"initsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

ANNEX C
Proposai fora.: ■
'■ ■ ΕΕΰϋΙΛ5?Λθϋ' {35Ε&)"ΟΡ ΈΕΕϋΟϋΙΚΗ ,"
oatheopening ,allocation andadministration or& .■' •
Community tariff quota forferro-chromium containing
lO/obyweight orless ofcarbon andnotless than 30%
andnetexceeding 90%inclusive byweight ofchromium
..(3Ut>er-refir;ed ferro-chromium )failing within subheading
•* ' • .
..Woex75*02 EIoftheCommon Customs Tariff • ■
TEECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular .Article 113 .thereof ; , .
Having regard totheproposal :'from theCommission ;... ; - ,
Whereas ,asregards ferro-chromium containing byweight 10/£orless of
carbon andnotless than 5G?!>butnotmore than 90£<Tofchromium
(superrefined ferro -chromium )falling 'within' •subheading No75.02 EI,
theEuropean Economic Community hasundertaken 1toopen anannual nil
duty tariff quota of3000metric tons ;whereas thetariff quota '•
concerned should therefore bsopened on1January 197^andallocated
among theMember States ;whereas ,theduties tobeapplied bythe .new
Member States within thequota must comply with -therelevant provisions
oftheAct ofAccession ;
Whereas •arrangements forthe :utilization oftheCommunity tariff quota
based onanallocation -amohg' Member States would' seem tobeconsistent
with theCommunity nature ofthequota ;whereas ,inorder' that itmay
correspond as •closely aspossible /totheactual t*end ofthemarket in
theproduct inquestion ,allocation ofthequota should bein
proportion totherequirements oftheMember States as'calculated by
reference tostatistics ofimports from third countries during a
representative reference period and totheeconomic outlook forthe
quota period inquestion ; .

M»
ANNEX C
Whereas ,during thelast three years forwhich statistics are
available ,thecorresponding imports into -each oftheMember States
represented thefollowing percentages of •'their total imports ofthe
product inquestion :
■" ,1972 ' 'W2 ■ 1974
Bénélux 1.55 1.42 6.84
Denmark ' i 1.33 0.08 0.07
Germany •' '77.62'80.92 42.92
France * ■:2.08 1.08 15-55
Ireiand 0.01 . 0 0.06
Italy 9.67 6.75 .17.57
United Kingdora :7.74 9.75 17
Based ongeneral imports offerro-chromium .
Whereas ,inview ofthese factors andofmarket forecasts forferro -
chromi"am for19/$«thepercentage shares inthequota volume canbe
expressed roughly asfollows :
Bénélux :.0 .25
Denmark : 0.20
Germany 24.54
France :. .7-95
Ireiand : 0.03
'Italy : • 50.86
United Kingdom .: 10.17 ;
Whereas ,totake account offuture ;-import .trends .for .theproducts
concerned ,■thequota should bedivided into twotranches ,thefirst
being allocated andthesecond held asareserve tocover subsequently
therequirements of .Member States which have exhausted their initial
share : -.whereas togive importers some degree ofcertainty ,the .first

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tranche ofthequota should befixed atarelatively high level which .
could be80%oftheamount oxthequota ; ■
Whereas initial shares may exhausted atdifferent rates ;whereas
toavoid disruption ofsupplies onthis account itshould beprovided
that anyMember State which has almost used upitsinitial share
should draw anadditional share from the reserve' ;whereas each time
its additional share isalmost exhausted aMember State should draw
afurther share ,and soonasmany times asthereserve allows ;
whereas the initial and additional shares should bevalid until the
endofthe -quota period ;this form ofadministration requires close
collaboration between theMember States and theCommission ,and the
Commission must beinaposition tokeep account oftheextent to
which thequota hasbeen used upand toinform theMember States
accordingly ;
Whereas ifatagiven date inthequota period aconsiderable quantity
ofaMember State 'sinitial share remains unused itisessential ,to
prevent apart ofthe quota' from remaining unused inoneMember
State while itcould beused inothers ,that such aState should
return asignificant proportion thereof tothereserve ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands .
and theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg arcunited within and jointly
represented bytheBenelux Economic Union ,anytransaction inrespect
ofthe administration ofthe shares allocated tothat Economic Union
may becarried outbyanyoneofitsmembers ;
KAS ADOPTED TEÏS SI&TJLAïIONî
Article 1
1.There shall beopened within theCommunity fortheperiod
1January to31December 197£T ,inrespect offerro-chromium

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containing byweightlO/oorlossofcarbonandnotlessthan
3Q*/obutnotmorethan9Cf/oofchromium(superrefined ferro-chromium )
fallingwithinsubheading No73-02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
aCommunitytariffquotaof5000metrictons»
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionshallnotbocountedunder .this
tariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfroeofcustomsdutiesunderother
praferentialtarifftreatment »
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotallysuspendedin
respoctofimportations undertheabovequota.
i
k»ThenewMemberStatesshallalsoexemptfromdutyuptothisquota.
Artxcle2
1.Afirsttrancheof2^00metrictonsshallboallocatedamongthe'
MemberStates;shares,which-'subjecttoArticle3shallbevalid
from1Januaryto31December1975shallbeasfollows:
Benelux: 150metrictons .,
Denmark: 5metrictons...
Germany: 5°9metri<5tons
France: 190metrictons
Ireland: •1■metricton
Italy: 1,221metrictons
UnitedKingdom:244metrictons

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2.Thesecond ,tranche ,ofoOOmetric tons ,shall constitute a \
reserve .
Article 3
1.Assoon asaMember State hasused $0%ormore ofits initial
share asfixed inArticle 2(1)»orofthat share minus any
portion returned tothereserve pursuant toArticle 5*itshall
forthwith ,bynotifying the "Commission ,draw asecond .share ,to
theextent that thereserve sopermits ,equal to10#ofits '
initial share .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,-axtorexhausting itsinitial share ,has •
used 90%ormore ofthesecond share drawn byit,that Member
State shall forthwith ,inthemanner and tothe extent provided
inparagraph 1,draw athird-share equal 'to5%ofitsinitial
share *
3»Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itssecond share ,has
used 90%ormore ofthethird share drawn byit,that Member
State shall ,inthemanner and totheextent provided in
paragraph 1,draw afourth share equal tothe third *
Itshall continue in'this fashion until the reserve is .exhausted .
h*Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1to aMember State may
draw shares low-er than those specified inthose paragraphs 'if •
there arcgrounds forbelieving that those specified maynot be-
used infull ,/myMember State applying this paragraph shall
inform theCommission ofitsgrounds for sodoing .

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Article k
Addi -clonal shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall bevalid until
31 .December 1976«
Article 5
TheMember States shall return tothereserve ,notlater than 1October 1976 ,
theunused portion oftheir initial share vrhich ,on15September 1976 ,
isinexcess of20%oftheinitial amount .
It -mayreturn agreater portion ifthere aregrounds forbelieving
that such portion may not beused infull .
Member States shall ,notlater than 1October 197.'6 ,notify the
Commission ofthetotai quantities oftheproduct inquestion imported
uptoandincluding 15September 1976andcharged against the
Community quota andofanyportion oftheir initial shares returned
tothe reserve .
Article 6
TheCommission shall keep anaccount oftheshares opened bythe
Member states pursuant toArticles 2and 5 shall ,assoon asthe
information reaches it,inform each State oftheextent towhich the
reserve hasbeen used up.'
Itshall ,notlater than .5October 1976 ,inform theMember 'States
oftheamount still' inreserve following any'return ofshares pursuant
toArticle 5» '
Itshall 'ensure that when anamount exhausting thereserve isdrawn
the amount sodrawn does not exceed thebalance available ,and to
this endshall notify theamount ofthat balance totheMember State
making thelast drawing .

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Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensure
thatsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchaway
thatimportations maybechargedwithoutinterruption againstits
accumulated shareoftheCommunityquota.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductin
questionestablishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothe
sharesallocatedtoit. ~
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits-shareshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations oftheproductsin-
questionenteredwith,thecustomsauthorities forhomeuse.
Article8
OnrequestbytheCommission,theMemberStatesshallinformitfothe
importations actuallyaccountedforfromtheirshaves.
article9
xheLor.ber trs"5,''Eaid_±h-e^GoTirr^iraci -'orr---islTa3:i –
thatthisRegulationis,compliedwith.
Article10
I'hxsRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatErussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident