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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUMTIES
COM(74)783final
Brussels.5June1974
PROPOSALFORA
REGULATION(ESC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginTurkey
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0II(74)783final

EXPLA1TAT0RY MEMORANDUM
1.Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3375/73of10December
1973ontheimportationintotheCommunityofcertainagricultural
productsoriginatinginTurkeyprovidesforareductionof37.5/"
ofthecustomsdutyapplicabletofreshordriedhazelnuts,shelled
orotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommon
CustomsTariffwithinthelimitofaCommunitytariffquotaof
21700metrictons.Theresultofapplyingthisreductiontothe
rateof4-f°containedintheCommonCustomsTariffisacustoms
dutyof2.5/jfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted.As
regardsthenewMemberStates,theresultofArticle2(1)and(3)
oftheInterimAgreementimplementing inadvanceoftheappointed
datecertainprovisionsoftheSupplementary Protocolconcerning
tradeisthatthereductiontobeappliedbythenewMemberStates
withinthetariffquotainquestionmustbelimitedtothe
reductiongrantedbysuchStateswithreferencetotheCommunityas
originallyconstituted.
2.Itshouldbenotedthattheeconomicinformation onthebasisof
ofwhichtheproposedallocationwillbedrawnupshouldbebased,
inparticular,onpastandfutureimportsintoMemberStates,
specifically originatinginorcomingfromTurkey.This
information hasbeenobtainedbyallMemberStatesfor1971to1973•
TheallocationcontainedinthisproposalforaRegulation wasthus
drawnuponthebasisofpastandfuturefiguressuppliedbythe
MemberStatesforthequotaperiodinquestion.
3.Asregardsadministration ofthisquota,itisproposedthatthere
shouldbeaninitialallocation amongMemberStatesofalarge
partofthequota,thebalancerepresenting partofthereserve
OJNoL345,15December1973,p.1.

containingreturnedshareswhichexceededMemberStates*needsand
fromwhiohthoseStatesstillinneedmaydrawadditionalshares.
Asinthepast,theproposalforaRegulationannexedhereto
providesthatwhentheuniformmethod.ofadministration tobe
appliedbyallMemberStatesshouldbethe"asandwhen"method.
However,totakeaccountoftheseasonalnatureoftheimports
concerned,theproposedthresholdforreturnstothereserveis
40fooftheinitialshare.

Proposaifora
REGULATION(ESC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocation and.administration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforfreshordried
hazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithin
subheadingex08,05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginating inTrukey
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and.113thereof;
Havingregard,totheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3375/73of
10December1973concerningtheimportationintotheComiminityofcertain
agricultural productsoriginatinginTurkey,theCommunitymustreduceby
37.5/0thedutyappliedtotheimportoffreshordriedhazelnuts,shelled
orotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,withinthelimitofaCommunitytariffquotaof21700metrictons;
whereastheCommunitytariffquotaconcernedshouldthereforebeopened
for1975?whereasthaapplicationofa37.5/^reductiontotheCommon
CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinaquotadutyof2.5/SfortheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted ;whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates,
itshouldbenotedthatArticle2(1)and(3)oftheInterimAgreement
bringingintoforcecertainprovisionsoftheSupplementary Protocol
signedinAnkaraon30June1973providesthatthereductionsofcustoms
OJNoL345,15December1973,p.1.

duties required bytheAssociation Agreement shall beapplied bythenew
Member States from theentry into force oftheInterim Agreement inthe
proportions andaccording tothetime limits laid down ?that therates on
which the newMember States shall ,base those reductions shall bethose
which they apply toanygiven moment tonon-member oountries andthat
therates fixed asaresult ofthereductions regarding theproducts listed ,
inparticular ,inAnnex 6totheAdditional Protocol -which include
hazelnuts -mayinnocase belower than those applied bythenewMember
States with reference totheCommunity asoriginally constituted ;whereas
thereduction tobeapplied bythenewMember States within thetariff
quota under consideration must therefore ,incertain cases ,belimited to40 fo,
Whereas equal andcontinuous access tothequota should beensured forall
Community importers andtherate ofduty forthetariff quota should be
applied consistently toallimports oftheproduct inquestion until the
quota isexhausted ;whereas inthelight ofthese principles ,arrangements
fortheutilization oftheCommunity tariff quota based onanallooation
among Member States would seem tobeconsistent with theCommunity nature
ofthequota ;whereas ,inorder that itmaycorrespond asolosely as
possible totheactual trend ofthemarket intheproduction inquestion ,
allooation ofthequota should beinproportion totherequirements ofthe
Member States ascalculated byreference tostatistics ofimports from
Turkey during arepresentative reference period andtotheeconomic outlook
forthequota period inquestion ;...
Whereas ,onthebasis ofthestatistics atpresent available ,imports into
theMember States in1971 »1972 and ,1973 oftheproduct concerned •
originating in„Turkey have developped asfollows andrepresents the ;r.=
following percentages oftotal imports into theCommunity ;
■-.A­

mi m ,i?u
metriotonsin$metrictonsinfometrictonsin$
Bénélux 4557-,12.42 522010.02 33236.17
Denmark 8542.33 7951.53 9751.81
Germany 2416665.883677670.593913372.66
France 35819.7649069.42 617011.45
Ireland 1770.48 4240.81 2010.37
Italy 1480.40 1970.38 1500.28
UnitedKingdom 32008.73 37777.25 39107.26
36683 52095 53862
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandtheforeseeable development
ofthemarketfortheproductconcernedduring1975and,inparticularthe
forecastsmade"bysomeMemberStates,theinitialsharesmayhefixed
approximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Bénélux 10.14
Denmark .2.67
Germany 65.93
Franoe 8.20
Ireland 1.66
Italy 0.25
UnitedKingdom 11.15
YJhereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductconcerned
intotheMemberStates,thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,the
firstbeingallocatedbetweentheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhave
exhaustedtheirinitialshares;whereastogiveimporterssomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatabout80%of
itsfullamount:

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Whereasinitialsharesmaybeexhaustedatdifferentrates;whereastoavoid
disruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthatany
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawnan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeanadditionalshare
isalmostexhaustedafurthershareshouldbedrawn,andsoonasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesand
theCommission,andtheCommissionmustbeinapositiontokeepaccount
oftheextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
aMember-State'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofaquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinanother,thatsuchStateshouldreturnacertainproportion
thereoftothereserve;whereasgiventheseasonalnatureoftheimports
concerned,itseemsappropriatetofixthethresholdforsuchreturnsat
40/softheinitialshare;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlandsand
theGrandDuohyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers;
./

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HAS AD0PT3D THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1. There shall "beopened within theCommunity fortheperiod 1January
to31December 1975 &Community tariff quota of21700metric tons
offresh orfried hazelnuts ,shelled orotherwise ,falling within
subheading exO8.O5G oftheCommon Customs Tariff andoriginating
inTurkey .
2. Wilhin this tariff quota ,theCommon Customs Tariff duty shall "be
suspended at2.5&
3. NewMember States shall apply inrespect ofimportations under the
said quota duties calculated inaccordance with the relevant
provisions oftheAct ofAccession ,theInterim Agreement and
Regulation (EEC)Uo3375/73.
4. This tariff quota shall beallocated andadministered inaccordance
with thefollowing provisions .
Article ?.
1. Thetariff quota referred toinArticle 1(1)shall bedivided into
two tranches .
2. Afirst tranche of17700metric tons shall beallocated among the
Member States ;the shares ,which subject toArticle 5shall be
valid until 31December 1975 »shall beasfollows :
Bénélux 1795metrietons
Denraark 472 metrietons
Germany 11669metric tons
Prance 1451metric tons
Ireland 294metric tons
Italy 45metric tons
United Kingdom 1974metric tons

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Thesecondtrancheof4000metrictonsshallconstituteareserve.
AssoonasaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(2)orofthatshareminusanyportionreturned
tothereservepursuanttoArticle5»itshallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthat
thereservesopermits,equalto15$ofitsinitialshare,rounded
up,wherenecessarytothenextwholenumber.
AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90$ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto7*5$ofitsinitialshare.
AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,has
used90$ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a-MemberState,
maydrawshareslowerthanthosespeoifiedinthoseparagraphsif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbe
usedinfull.AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraph ,shall,
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.

Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall "bevaliduntil
31December1975*
Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15October1975hasnotexhaustedits
initialshareshallnotlaterthan31October1975returntothe
reservetheunusedportioninexcessof40$ofitsinitialamount.
Itmayreturnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31October1975»notifythe
Commissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsinquestion
importeduptoandincluding15October1975andchargedagainst
theCommunityquotaandofanyportionsoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanacoountofthesharesopenedbythe
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonas
theinformationreachesit,informeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5November1975»informtheMemberStates
oftheamountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofshares
pursuanttoArtiole5*
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawn
theamountsodrawndoe3notexceedthebalanceavailable,andto
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.

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Article 7
1. Every Member State shall take allappropriate measures toensure
that additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3areopened in
such awaythat importations may "becharged without interruption
against itsaccumulated share oftherelevant Community quota .
2. Every Member State shall ensure that importers oftheproducts
inquestion established initsterritory have free access tothe
shares allocated toit.
3. Every Member State shall charge importations oftheproducts in
question against itsshares asandwhen theproducts areentered
wivh the customs authorities for home use .
4. Theextent towhich aMember ,State hasused upitsshares shall be
determined onthebasis ofthe importations shared agaihst those
shares inaccordance with paragraph 3.
Article 8
Every Member State shall notify theCommission atregular intervals
oftheimportations oftheproducts inquestion charged against its
shares .
TheMember States andtheCommission shall cooperate closely to
♦ '
ensure that thepreceding :Articles arecomplied with .
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force oh1January 1975 »
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,Prr the Council
Tha President