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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)276final
Brussels,11June1975
PROPOSALFORA
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofa
Communitytariff(quotaforcertainplywoodsofconiferousspecies,
fallingwithinheadingHoex44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1976)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(75)276final

EXPLANATOHT MEMORANDUM
1*ProtocolNo11totheActconcerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
AdjustmentstotheTreatiesprovidesfortheopeningbytheCommunityfrom
1January1974ofautonomouszerodutyCommunitytariffquotasforcertain
plywoodsofconiferousspecies,thevolumethereoftobedecidedannually
whenitisestablishedthatallpossibilities ofsupplyontheinternal
marketoftheCommunitywillbeexhaustedduringtheperiodforwhichthe
quotasareopen.Inanothercontext,inthecourseofthelastGATTnegotiations
theCommunityhasundertakentoopen,fortheseproducts,aCommunitytariff
quotaof400000oubiometresfreefromcustomsduties.
2.ThisproposedRegulationconcernstheCommunitytariffquotasinquestionto
beopenedfor1976andallocatedamongIleriberStates.
3.Thismatterwasdealtwithatanadvisorymeetingofexpertsfromthe
MemberStatesheldon16April1975,atwhichitbecameclearthattaking
intoaccountthepossibilities ofsupplyontheCommunitymarket,which
areinfactsomewhatlimited,andonthebasisofestimatessubmittedby
theMemberStates,thatariffquotasinquestioncould,asin1974..1975,"be
groupedunderasinglequotaof650000cubicmetres.Thesizeofthe
quota,fixedonthebasisofprovisionalestimates,remainsofcourse
subjeottoareexamination ofthesituationduringthequotaperiod.
4.Themethodofadministration proposedisthesameasthatusuallyadopted
forautonomousCommunitytariffquotasandconsistsbasicallyofthe
following:
-thesettingupofareserveof20200oubiometres;
-theallocationofthefirsttrancheinproportiontotheneedsexpressed
byMemberStates;
-thechargingofimportsagainstMemberStates'sharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
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Thismethodofadministration whichwasmoreoveralreadyusedfor1975,bas
beendiscussedinthecourseoftheabovemeeting\*ithMemberStates*experts,
whoconsideredthatitcouldbemaintainedfor1976.
OJNoL73,27March1972,p.170,

Propoéed
REGULATION (ESC) OFTHECOtfNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofaCommunity tariff
quota forcertain plywoods ofconiferous species ,falling within
heading Noex44*15 oftheCommon Customs Tariff (1976 )
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , '
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Articles 23and113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposed Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas ,under Protocol Ho11totheActofAccession ^,theCommunity isto
open each year twozero duty Community tariff quotas forcertain plywoods
ofconiferous species falling within heading Noex44»15 oftheCommon
Customs Tariff ,thevolume thereof tobedecided annually when itis-
established that allpossibilities ofsupply ontheinternal market ofthe
Community will beexhausted during theperiod forwhich thequotas areopen ;
whereas ,having regard tothepossibilities ofsupply ontheinternal market
oftheCommunity andonthebasis offorecasts ofneeds nade bytheMember
States .Thevolume ofthetariff quota tobeopened fortheyear 1976 ney
befixed atalevel of650000 whereas theopening ofatariff quota at
thevolume "stated above also covers theundertaking made bytheCommunity in
GATT toconcede anannual tariff quota forthesame products of400000cubic
metres free ofduty ;
Whereas therequirements mentioned above donotinclude imports towhioh
other preferential tariff treatment mayapply ;whereas inview ofthe
relatively small quantities produced intheCommunity ,itisnotnecessary
toapportion this amount between thecategories ofplywood speoified inthe
abovementioned Protocol No11;
10JNoL73,27March 1972 ,p*170.

Whereas,totakemorepreciseaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productconcerned,thequotashouldbodividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,
thefirsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel,
namely97foofitsfullamount;whereas,onthebasisofforecaptsofneedsby
MemberStates,thesharesmaybefixedasfollows?
(incubicmétrés)
3enclux 85OOQ
Denmark 74000
/
Gsrmany 110000
France 25000
Ireiand 10000
Italy 25000
UnitedKingdom 300000
whereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovided
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurther6hare,andso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration recruiresclosecollaboration betweentheMemberStates

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andtheCommission ,andtheCommission must heinaposition tokeep account
oftheextent towhich thequota hasbeen used upandtoinform theMember
States accordingly ;
Whereas ifatagiven date inthequota period aconsiderable quantity ofa
Member State 'sinitial share remains unused itisessential ,toprevent a
part ofthequota from remaining unused inoneMember State while itcould
beUBed inothers ,that such State should return asignificant proportion
thereof tothereserve ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands and .
theGrand Duciyof Luxembourg areunited within andjointly represented by
theBenelux Economic Union ,anytransaction inrespect oftheadministration
oftheshares allocated tothat Economio Union maybecarried outbyany
oneofitsmembers ; ' .
HAS ADOPTEE TKIS REGULATION :
Article 1
?
1.During theperiod 1January to31December 197"aCommunity tariff quota
of650000mshall beopened intheCommunity forthefollowing products
falling within heading Noex44»15 oftheCommon Customs Tariffs
(a)plywood .ofconiferous species ,without theaddition ofother substances ,
ofathickness greater than 9mm,thefaoes ofwhich arenotfurther
prepared than thepeeling process ;,
(b)plywood ofconiferous species ,without theaddition ofother substances ,
sanded ,andofathickness greater than 18.5mm.
2.Imports oftheproduct inquestion maynotbecharged under this tariff
quota ifthey arealready free ofcustoms duties under other preferential
tariff treatment applied bycertain Member States­
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3..TheCommon Custons Tariff duty and thoduties applicable to'thenew lleriber
States shall betotal ?./suspended inrespect ofimportations under theabove
quota . '•
Article 2 ■ ' .
1,Thequota provided forinArticle l(l)shall bedivided into twotranches *
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2.Afirst tranche of629oOOmshall beallocated among theMember States .
Theshares ,which subject toArticle 5shall bevalid until 31Deoembor
1976 ,shall beasfollows ?
(incubic métrés )
Bénélux 85000
Denmnrk 74800
Germany 110 000
France 25000
Ireland 10000
Italy 25000
United Kingdom 300 000
3.Thesecond tranche ,of20200 m,shall constitute areserve .
Article 3
1.Asscon asaMember State hasused SOpormore ofitsinitial share as
fixed inArticle 2(2),orofthat share minus anyportion returned to
theresorve pursuant toArticle 5*itshall forthwith ,bynotifying the

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Commission ,draw asecond share ,totheextent that thereserve so
permits ,equal to10$ofitsinitial share ,rounded upwhere necessaiy .
tothenext whole number . ,
2.AsBoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itsinitial share ,hasused
$Of0ormore oftheBecond share drawn "byit,that Member State shall
forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,draw
athird share equal to5$ofitsinitial share .
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3.Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itssecond share ,hasused
$0/oormore ofthethird share drawn byit,that Member State shall ,in
themanner andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,draw afourth share
equal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until the reserve isexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1,2and3,aMember State maydraw „
shares lower them those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere axegrounds
forbelieving that those specified maynotbeused infull *AnyMember
State applying this paragraph shall inform theCommission ofitsgrounds
forsodoing .
Article 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall bevalid until
> ... ■
31December 1976 . .
Article 5 •\
The ileinber States shall return tothereserve ,riotlater than
1October 1976 ,theunused portion oftheir initial share which ,
on15September 19l6 fisinexcess of20$oftheinitial amount . 1 4
They mayreturn agreater portion ifthere aregrounds for
.believing that such portion maynotbeused infull .

MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1976jnotifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1976and-chargedagainstthoCommunityquotaandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeeponaccountofth®sharesopenedbytheMember
States'pursuanttoArticles2and3Bhall,assoonasthoinformation
reachesit,informeaohStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1976,informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5»
Itshallensurethatwhenonamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
■Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations maybechargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
shareoftheCommunityquota.
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2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeacoesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.EveryMemberStateshallchargeimportations oftheproductinquestion
againstitsshareasandwhentheproductisenteredwiththecustome
authorities forhomeuse,
4*TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations chargedagainstthatshare
inaccordancewithparagraph2*
,Article8
EveryMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionatregularintervalsofthe
importations chargedagainstitsshare*
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateoloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith# ..
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1916,
i *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddireotlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
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FortheCouncil
ThePrésident '