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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,20October1981
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforrawsilk(notthrown),
fallingwithinheadingNo50.02oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1982)
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforyarn,entirelyofsilk,
otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,notput
upforretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04
oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1982)
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforyarn,spun,entirelyfrom
silkwasteother.thannoil,notputupforretailsale,
fallingwithinsubheading 50.05AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1982) :A
I■s■ r-.-SÏ
v:-
'v-*.-V/
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(81)575final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .,~
t ■ "
The-situationasregardsrawsilk/yarnentirelyofsilkandyarnspun
entirelyfromsilkwasteotherthannoilwasreviewedonceagainbyCom­
missionstaff,togetherwithexpertsfromtheMemberStatesatt'meetingsof
theGroup"pnEconomicTariffProblemsorganizedbytheCommissioninApril
andJune1981.'/> '
Asinpreviousyears,therawasageneralconsensusinfavourofmaintaining
thingsastheywere. ,
Thefollowingemergedfromthesediscussions :
1,Rawsilk(notthrown).y
ForsomeyearsthevolumeofCommunityoutputhadbeenextremelylowand
productioricontinuesonlyinsomeregionsofItaly.:
Thereductionmaybeputdowntoseveralfactors,onebeingthatproduction
camefromsmallholdingsthatwarenotsufficiently rationalized andmoder­
nizedandanotherthatsomenon-membercountries,especiallythePeople's
RepublicofChina,offeredforsaleontheCommunitymarketverylarge
quantitiesofhigh-quality productsveryadvantageous prices.
The-Communityhadsometimeagodecidedthatitwasadvantageous for-the
EECtomaintainitsownproductionofrawsilk..Asaresulteffortshave
beenmadeinItalytomodernizeandrationalizethisactivitybyinvesting
severaltensofthousandsofmillionItalianlira,withaideitherfrom
theCommunity (EA6GF)orfromtheState,theregions,the"Cassadel
Mezziogiorno"andindividualbreeders.Theseeffortsweredesignedto
%
bringaboutagradualincreaseinproductioninthefuture. *■•
Inviewofthissituationitappearsthatanextensionofthequotascheme
nowinforcewouldsecuretheCommunity'ssupplyandallowtrendsinCom­
munityproductiontobemonitoredwithoutjeopardizingitsfutur.eprospects.

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OnthebasisofMemberStates'estimates ,,theirimportrequirements maybe
putatatotalvolumeof4800tonnes ™Thishastherefore beentakenas
S
thefiguresfortheinitialquotaintheattacheddraftregulation,but
thepossibility ofsubsequent adjustments inthecourseofthequotayear
arenotruledout.
•'t
2.Foryarnentirelyofsilkorspunentirelyfromsilkwasteotherthan
.noiI
Thesearespecificqualitiesofyarnwhichareclassified undertariff
headingex54.04andsub-heading 50.05Abutforwhichtherearenostatis
ticalsubdivisions .Intheabsenceofstatistical data,itwasnecessary
torelyonMemberStates'estimates astotheirimportrequirements to
determinethevolumeofthequotas.For1982,theserequirements
90tonnesforsilkyarnand270tonnesforyarnspunentirelyfromsilk
wasteotherthannoil,andthesefigureshavebeentakenasthequota
volumesintheattacheddraftregulations .
Withregardtothequotaduties,theCommission hasno^datejustifying a
changeinthe2.5Xdutyadoptedin1981forsilkyarn,exemptionfromduty
forrawsilkandyarnspunentirelyfromsilkwasteotherthannoilis
onceagainproposedfor1982. ''

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforrawsilk(notthrown),fallingwithinheadingNo50.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(198?)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,,
,WhereasCommunityproductionofrawsilk(not
thrown)fallingwithinheadingNo50.02of-the
CommonCustomsTariffdoesnotcovertheneedsof
theuserindustries;whereasthesupplyofthelatter
thereforedependstoagreatextentonimportsfrom
non-member countries;whereasitisintheinterests
oftheCommunitytosuspendtotallytheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyontheproductinquestion,
withinthelimitsofanappropriateCommunitytariff
quota;
Whereasitisdesirableatthepresenttimetoavoid
finalmeasureswhichcouldleadtothehaltingof
actiontakeninthesectoroveranumberofyearsto
increaseCommunityproduction ;whereas,undersuch
conditions,itisadvisabletoextendthetariffsystem
inforcein1981;
WhereasCommunityproductiondoesnotappearto
havechangedconsiderablywhencomparedwith
1981;whereas,takingaccountofthisproductionand
oftheforecastsfor1982,theimportsneededtosatisfy
consumptionwithintheCommunitycanbeestimated
at4800tonnes;whereasthefixingofthequota
amountatthisleveldoesnotprecludeanadjustment
withinthequotaperiod;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
theratelaiddownforthetariffquotashouldbe
appliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductin
questionuntilthequotaisusedup;whereasasystem
ofutilizatonoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedon
anallocationbetweentheMemberStatesconcerned
would,inthelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,
appearconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthe
quota;Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,theinitialpercen­
tagesharesinthequotavolumefor1982canbe
expressedapproximately asfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom011
011
4-59
011
22.91
011
68.74
3.32
'Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestioninthevariousMember
States,thequotashouldbedividedintotwoinstal­
ments,thefirstbeingdistributedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondtoformareserveintendedto
coveranysubsequentrequirements ofMemberStates
whohaveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,in
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersofeachMemberStatethefirstinstalmentshould
inthiscasebefixedatabout90%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshareshoulddrawasupplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary shares
isalmostusedup,andasmanytimes'asthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary shares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisjformofadministrationrequiresclose
collaboration between ,theMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontofollowtheextenttowhichthetariffquotahas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccord­
ingly;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverin
aMemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState.
shouldreturnasignificantpercentagethereoftothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartoftheCommunitytariff
quotaremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;

Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATON:
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1984theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforraw
silk(notthrown),fallingwithinheadingNo50.02,
shallbetotallysuspendedwithinaCommunitytariff
quotaof4800tonnes.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredto
inparagraph 1,Greeceshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accessionof1979.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof4365tonnesofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;MemberStates'shares,which,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1982,
shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(tonnes)
5
5
200
5
1000
5
3000
145
2.Thesecondinstalmentof*^tonnesshallconsti­
tutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStatesinitialshare
asspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number,totheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve .
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththeconditionssetoutinpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlowersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph.
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1982.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1982theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1982,isin
excessof30%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1982,ofthetotalquantitiesofrawsilk
importeduptoandincluding15September1982and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharereturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanamountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October'1982,oftheamountinthereserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.

Article7 Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
freecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.AttheCommission srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
.shares. 1
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbe.bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. -
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforyarn,entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwastesilk,not
putupforretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNoex50.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(1982)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
WhereassilkyarnisproducedintheCommunity ;
whereas,althoughthatproductioncouldcoverallthe
Communityrequirements byreasonofitsoverall
volume,thisdoesnotapplywithregardtoyam
entirelyspunfromsilk;whereasthereis,asaresult,
aninsufficientsupplyintheCommunity ;
Whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofthose
qualitiesofyarndependtoaconsiderableextenton
imports;whereasfullapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinthoseproducts
beingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustomscharge
whileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarnface
powerfulcompetitionfromsimilarproductsmanufac­
turedfromothermaterial;whereasaninsufficient
supply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedproductlevel,
mighthaveadverseeffectsontheCommunity's
processingindustries ;
WhereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyapplicable
toimportsofthesilkyarninquestionin1982is
6.2,%;whereas,whenfixingthequotaduty,itis
appropriatetotakeintoaccount,ontheonehand,the
situationoftheCommunitysilkyarnproducing
industryand,ontheother,thatofthesilkyarn
processingindustrieswithregardtotheirsupplieson
favourableterms;whereasaquotadutyof2-5%
couldbestmeettheabovementioned requirements ;
Whereasthetrendsinimportsduringrecentyears
suggestthattheimportrequirementsfortheyarnsin
questionmightbeintheregionof90tonnesfor
1982;whereastheopeningofaCommunitytariff
quotaofthatvolumeisunlikelytoharmCommunity
production ;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtheratelaid
downforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsist­
entlytoallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntil
thequotaisusedup;whereasasystemofutilization
oftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonanallocation
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedwould,inthe
lightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,appear
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomake,theinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproxi­
matelyasfollows:
Benelux 1.33
Denmark 1.33
Germany 6.67
Greece 1.33
France 16.00
Ireland 1.33
Italy 66.68
UnitedKingdom 5.33
Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimpor's
oftheproductinquestioninthevariousMember
States,thequotashouldbedividedintotwoinstal­
ments,thefirstbeingdistributedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondtoformareserveintendedto
coveranysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStates
whohaveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersofeachMemberStatethefirstinstalmentshould
inthiscasebe84%ofthetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshareshoulddrawasupplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary shares
isalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary shares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose

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collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontofollowtheextenttowhichthetariffquotahas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccord­
ingly;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverin
aMemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantpercentagethereoftothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartoftheCommunitytariff
quotaremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHSREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1982theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforyarn
entirelyofsilk,otherthanyarnofnoilorotherwaste
silk,notputupforretailsale,fallingwithinheading
Noex50.04,shallbesuspendedat2-5%withina
Communitytariffquotaof90tonnes.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredto
inparagraph 1,Greeceshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accessionof1979.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof75tonnesofthisCommu­
nitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;MemberStates'shares,which,subjectto
Article5,shallbevaliduntil31December1982shall
beasfollows:
(tonnes)
Bénélux 1
Denmark 1
Germany 5
Greece 1
France 12
Ireland 1
Italy 50
UnitedKingdom 4
2.Thesecondinstalmentof15tonnesshallconsti­
tutethereserve.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStatesinitialshare
asspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number,totheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththeconditionssetoutinpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlowersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph.
Arttcle4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1982
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1982,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1982isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1982ofthetotalquantitiesofsilk
yarnimporteduptoandincluding15September
1982andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharereturnedtothe
reserve.

Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1982oftheamountinthereserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
freecirculation .
4..TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1982
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforyarn,spunentirelyfromwastesilkotherthannoil,notputupfor
retailsale,fallingwithinsubheading50.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(1982)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28.
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
Whereasyarnspunfromwastesilkisproducedinthe
Community ;whereas,althoughthatproduction
shouldcoveralltheCommunityrequirements by
reasonofitsoverallvolume,thisdoesnotapplywith
regardtoyarnspunentirelyfromwastesilk;whereas
thereis,asaresult,aninsufficientsupplyinthe
Community ;
Whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofthose
qualitiesofyarndependtoaconsiderableextenton
imports;whereasfullapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutywouldresultinthoseproducts
beingsubjectedtoaconsiderablecustomscharge
whileproductsmanufactured fromsilkyarnface
powerfulcompetitionfromsimilarproductsmanufac­
turedfromothermaterial;whereasaninsufficient
supply,addedtocompetitionatfinishedproductlevel,
mighthaveadverseeffectsontheCommunity's
processingindustries;
WhereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyapplicable
toimportsoftheyarnspunfromwastesilkinques­
tionis3,3%;whereas,whenfixingthequotaduty,it
isappropriatetotakeintoaccount,ontheonehand,
thesituationoftheCommunityindustryproducing
yarnspunfromwastesilkand,ontheother,thatof
theindustriesprocessingyarnspunfromwastesilk
withregardtotheirsuppliesonfavourableterms;
whereasazeroquotadutycouldbestmeettheabove-
mentionedrequirements ;
Whereasthetrendsinimportsinrecentyearssuggest
thatCommunityimportrequirements fortheyarnsin
questionmightbeintheregionof270tonnesfor
1982;whereastheopeningofaCommunitytariff
quotaofthatvolumeisunlikelytoharmCommunity
production ;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimporters ,andtheratelaid
downforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsist­
entlytoal!importsoftheproductinquestionuntil
thequotaisusedup;whereasasystemofutilization
oftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonanallocation
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedwould,inthe
lightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,appear
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforecasts
whichitispossibletomake,theinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproxi­
matelyasfollows:
Benelux 0,.47
Denmark 0.47
Germany 2,.37
Greece 0,.47
France 28.44
Ireland 0.47
Italy 47.40
UnitedKingdom19.91
Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinimports
oftheproductinquestioninthevariousMember
Statesthequotashouldbedividedintotwoinstal­
ments,thefirstbeingdistributedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondtoformareserveintendedto
coveranysubsequentrequirements ofMemberStates
whohaveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersofeachMemberStatethefirstinstalmentshould
befixedatapproximately78°/°thetotalquota;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshareshoulddrawasupplementary share
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateaseachoneofitssupplementary shares
isalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandsupplementary shares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose

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collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontofollowtheextenttowhichthetariffquotahas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccord­
ingly;
Whereasif,atgivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsid­
erablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftoverina
MemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState-,
shouldreturnasignificantpercentagethereoftothe
reserve,soastoavoidapartoftheCommunitytariff
quotaremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStatesinitialshare
asspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number,<otheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththeconditionssetoutinpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitial
share.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1982theauto­
nomousdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariffforyarn
spunentirelyfromwastesilkotherthannoil,notput
upforretailsale,fallingwithinsubheading50.05A,
shallbetotallysuspendedwithinaCommunitytariff
quotaof270tonnes.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredto
inparagraph 1,Greeceshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accessionof1979.Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isusedup.
4*.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlowersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph.
Article4
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof211tonnesofthisCommu­
nitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;MemberStates'shares,which,subjectto
Article5,shallbevaliduntil31December 1982.shall
beasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(tonnes)
1
1
5
1
60
1
100
42
2.Thesecondinstalmentof5£tonnesshallconsti­tutethereserve.Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December 1982-
Article$
MemberStatesshallreturntothereservenotlater
than1October 1982theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1982isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1982,ofthetotalquantitiesofyarn
spunentirelyfromwastesilkimporteduptoand
including15September1982andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharereturnedtothereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1982oftheamountinthereserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5. *
It'shallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
freecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares. <
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1982
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
ForthiCouncil
ThePresident
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