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COMMISSION )OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)352Final
Brussels,12th.July1976
PROPOSAL FORA
I
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL ^
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G•.
oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginTurkey
;-(1977)
(submittedtoCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(76)352Final
i

EXPLANATORY ME)'!ORANDUM
1* _cicle 4ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3375 /73of10December 1973
ontheimportation into theCommunity ofcertain agricultural produots
originating inTurkey provides fortheopening forfresh ordried
hazelnuts ,shelled orotherwise ,falling within subheading ex08*05 G
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ofanannual Community tariff quota of
21700metrio tons ataduty rate of2.5$
2. Itisnotatpresent possible toknow whether thetariff measure laid
down bythis regulation infavour ofTurkey will beagreed ,fortheyear
1976 ,onthebasis oftheSupplementary Protocol concluded arising from
theaccession ofnewMember States orwhether thevalidity oftheinterim
agreement will beextended .
Theproposal foraregulation annexed hereto isbased ontheSupplementary
Protoool andwould have tobemodified ifthis didnotcome into force on
1January 1976 .
3* Asregards thenewMember States ,
theresult ofArticle 9isthat thereduction tobeapplied bythenew
Member States within thetariff quota inquestion must belimited tothe
reduction granted bysuch States with reference totheCommunity as
originally constituted .
4. Itshould benoted that theeconomic information onthebasis of
ofwhioh theproposed allocation will bedrawn upshould bebased ,
inparticular ,onpast andfuture imports into Member States ,
speoifioally originating inorooming from Turkey .This
information hasbeen obtained byallMember States for 1971 to1973 *
Theallocation contained inthis proposal foraRegulation isinfact
identical tothat used for1975 ,because itcorresponds tothecriteria
normally applied inthis field .
TheMember States' experts whoparticipated intheconsultative meeting
ofthe "Economic Tariff Problems "Group (27/28April 1976 )expressed agree­
ment inprinciple tothescheme forallocation ofshares proposed bythe
Commission
5» Abregards administration ofthis quota ,itisproposed that there
should beaninitial allocation among Member States ofalarge
part ofthequota ,thebalanoe representing part ofthereserve
1OJNoL345*15Deoember .1973 »p»1«

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containingreturnedshareswhichexoeededMemberStates*needsand
fromwhichthoseStatesstillinneedmardrawadditionalshares.
\
Asinthepast,theproposalforaRegulationannexedhereto
providesthatwhentheuniformmethodofadministration tobe
appliedbyallMemberStatesshouldbethe"asandwhen"method.
However,totakeaooountoftheseasonalnatureoftheimports
oonoeroed,theproposedthresholdforreturnstothereserveis
40#oftheinitialshare.

Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)No.../j6OFTHECOUNCIL
of..«••••••
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission.
'HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament.
WhereasunderArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)Ho3375/73of10
December1973concerningtheimporta­
tionintotheCommunityofcertain
agricultural productsoriginatingin
Torkey^freshordriedhazelnuts,
shelledorotherwise,fallingwithin
subheadingex08,05Gof"theCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey
areadmittedonimportation intothe
Communityatadutyof2.5within
thelimitofaCommunitytariffquota
of21700metrictons;whereasthe
Communitytariffquotaconcernedshould
therefore "beopenedfor1977»whereas,
asregardsthenewMemberStates,it
shouldbenotedthatArticle9ofthe
AdditionalProtocolsignedatAnkara
on30June1973providesthatthe
reductionsofcustomsdutiespursuant
totheAssociation Agreementshallbe
appliedbythenewMemberStatesfrom
theentryintoforceoftheProtocol
intheproportions andaccordingto
thetimelimitslaiddown,thattheratesonwhichthenewMemberStatesshall,
basethosereductionsshallbethosewhichtheyapply
atanygivenmomenttonon-membercountriesand
thattheratesfixedasaresultofthereductions
regardingtheproductslisted,inparticular,inAn­
nex6totheAdditionalProtocol–andwhich
includehazelnuts–mayinnocasebelowerthan
thoseappliedbythenewMemberStateswith
referencetotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted;
whereasthereductiontobeappliedbythenew
MemberStateswithintheframeworkofthetariff
quotaunderconsiderationmusttherefore,incertain
cases,belimitedto80%;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
theCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMember
States;whereas,toreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothto
thestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkeyover
arepresentativeperiod,andtothe.economicoutlook
forthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1973
1974and1975oftheproductsconcerned,originating
inTurkey,havedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :
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1973
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdommetrictons
39133
3323
6170
2062
975
201
3910
557741974
70-16
5-96
11-06
3-70
1-75
0-36
7-0134515
4500
5680
2473
875
619
5026
53688%1975
metrietons
64-29
8-38
10-58
4-61
1-63
1-15
9-3635154
5284
6084
1653.5
899
30
4590
53694.565.47
9.84
11.33
3.08
1.67
0.06
8.55
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcerned
during1977and,inparticular,theforecastsmadeby-
someMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybefixed
approximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom65-93
10-14
8-20
0-25
2-67
1-66
11-15cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichmustinparticularbeableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablebalanceremainsinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturn
acertainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorder
toavoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;whereas,takingintoaccounttheseasonal
natureofimports,itseemsappropriatetofixthe
transferlimitor40%oftheinitialshare;
Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbedeterminedatarela­
tivelyhighlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances
couldbeapproximately 80%ofthequotavolume;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministrationcallsforcloseWhereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthead­
ministrationofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1977aCom­
munitytariffquotaof21700metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforfreshordriedhazel­
nuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading
ex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginTurkey.
2.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyissuspendedat2-5%.

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3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthis
Communitytariffquota,thecustomsdutiescalculated
inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
'ofAccession,thecomplementary Protocol
Iand.Regulation (EEC)No3375/75*
4.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedandadmin­
isteredinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions.4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Article2
1.ThetariffquotalaiddowninArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto17700metric
tons,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1977,shallbeasfollows:
Germany 11669metrictons,
Benelux 1795metrictons,
France 1451metrictons,
Italy 45metrictons,-
Denmark 472metrictons,
Ireland 294metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 1974metrictons.
3.Thesecondinstalmentof4000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1977.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,'sin
excessof40%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnalargerportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding,
15September1977,an^chargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,by
notifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecondshare
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothe
nextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
reserveissufficient.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
mannerspecifiedinparagraph1,todrawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,intheman­
nerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1977,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
changesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.

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2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawn
fromthereserve.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,Mem­
berStatesshallinformitofimportsactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident