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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)84 final. final .
Brussels ,18"arch 1977
Proposal for a
COUNCIL PECULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forfresh ordried hazelnuts ,
shelled orotherwise ,falling within subheading ex08.05 G
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inTurkey
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
CCM(77 )84 fmal .

Explanatory memorandum
1.Article5C1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.../77of 1977
onimportsintotheCommunityofcertainagricultural productsorigi-
1natinginTurkey,whichwillprobablyenterintoforceon1May1977,
providesfortheopening,forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledor
otherwise,fallingwithinsubheading ex08.05GoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originating inTurkey,ofanannualCommunityquotaof
25000tonnesatadutyof2.5%.Paragraph 2ofthesaidArticle
alsostipulatesthattheproratatemporisclauseisapplicable
ifthequotaisnotopenedforawholeyear.
UnderArticle2oftheInterimAgreementconcludedpendingtheentry
intoforceoftheAdditional ProtocolsignedatAnkaraon30June
21973,thereductiontobeappliedunderthetariffquotainquestion
bythenewMemberStatesmustbelimitedtothereduction -grantedby
thelattervis-a-vistheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted .
2.Thepurposeofthisproposalistoopenthequotainquestionfor
1977asstipulated above,andtoreplaceRegulation (EEC)No3055/76
of9December1976^onthequotaof21700tonnesopenedforthese
products.
3.Theprovisions whichitcontains(quotarights,amountsofinstal­
ments,allocation amongtheMemberStates,theproceduresfor
drawingquotasharesfromandreturningunusedportionstothe
reserve,thethresholdforreturningunusedportionstothereserve
andthemethodofadministration )areidenticaltothoseadoptedin
Regulation (EEC)No3055/76.Theraisingofthequotavolumefrom
21700to25000tonnesandtherepealofRegulation (EEC)No3055/76
hasnecessitated certainchangesintheenactingtermsandin
1
0JNo!.••••/•■••••••/ p•••••
20JNoL277,3.10.1973,p.2
30JNoL350,20.12.1976,p.111

particulartheobligationtodeductthequantitieschargedunder
theinitialRegulationfromthenewquotasharesandfromthenew
Communityreserve.
Inaddition,inordertofacilitatethecheckswhichtheCommission
musteffectunderthetreaties,Article10oftheproposalrequires
MemberStatestoforwardtotheCommissionwithinacertainperiod
determined bytheCommission acopyorphotocopyoftheprovisions
whichtheyhavemadeconcerningthistariffmeasure.

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration of
aCommunitytariffquotaforfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelled
orotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading ex08.05Gofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originating inTurkey
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereasArticle5(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No...177of 1977
onimportsintotheCommunityofcertainagricultural productsoriginating
1inTurkey,whichentersintoforceon1May1977,providesforthe
openingbytheCommunityofaCommunitytariffquotaof25000tonnes
atadutyrateof2.5%forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,
fallingwithinsubheading ex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginTurkey;whereasunderparagraph 2ofthesaidArticle,the
proratatemporisclauseisapplicable;whereasbyitsRegulation (EEC)
2
No3055/76,theCouncilopenedandallocated amongtheMemberStates,
for1977,fortheproductsinquestionoriginating inTurkey,aCommunity
tariffquotaof21700tonnesatadutyrateof2.5%;whereas,for
theperiodfrom1Mayto31December1977,thevolumeofthetariff
quotaisfixedat23900tonnes;whereas,withregardtothecustoms
dutyapplicable inthenewMemberStates,itshouldbenotedthat
Article2oftheInterimAgreementconcludedpendingtheentryinto
forceoftheAdditionalProtocolsignedatAnkaraon30June1973^,
1
0JNoLm**»■•■•••••1977^p•
0JNoL350,20.12.1976,p.111
30JNoL277,3.10.1973.p.2.

laysdownthatthereductionsincustomsduties
whichareprovidedpursuanttotheAssociation
AgreementshallbeapplicableinthenewMemberStatesinaccordancewiththepercentagesana
timetablelaiddown,upontheentryintoforce
ofthatAgreement;whereastheratestowhichthenewMemberStatesshallapplythosereduc­
tionsshallbethosewhichtheyapplyatany
givenmomenttonon-membercountries
andwhereas thattheratesfixedas
aresultofthereductionsregardingtheproducts
listed,inparticular,inAnnex6totheAdditional
Protocol–andwhidiincludehazelnutsmayin-
nocasebelowerthanthoseappliedibythenew
MemberStateswithreferencetotheCommunityas
originallyconstituted;whereasthereductiontobe
appliedbythenewMemberStateswithintheframe­
workofthetariffquotaunderconsideration 'must
therefore,incertaincases,foeLimitedto80%;
whereas,consequently,thetariffquotain
questionshouldbeopenedaslaiddownabovefor1977andprovisionshouldbemadefor
chargingagainstthisquotathequantities
inportedfrom1Januaryto30April1977
andchargedtothequotaopenedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3055/76.
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoguaranteeall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaandumnterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquota_toallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintotheMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedp,
whereashavingregardtotheaWprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,toreflectmostacCT"f"Jtheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe.products
concerned,suchallocationshouldbe<nproportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedby
referencebothtotihestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkeyoverarepresentativeperiod,andtothe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned,
..2
Whereas,onthebasisofthesta.risticsat,presentavailable,importsintotheMemberStatesin1973
1974and1975oftheproductconcernedoriginating
■inTurkeyhavedevelopedasfollowsandrepresentthefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :

1973 1974 Wi
tonnes %tonnes %tonnes %
Germany 3913370-163451564-293515465-47
Bénélux 33235-9645008-3852849-84
France 617011-06 568010-58608411-33
Italy 20623-7024734-611653-53-08
Denmark 9751-75 8751-638991-67
Ireland 2010-36 6191-15 300-06
UnitedKingdom 39107-0150269-3645908-55
55774 53688 53694-5
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
11-15
Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotashouldbedeterminedatarelatively
highlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances could
beapproximately 80%ofthequotavolume;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybe.usedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhich'hasusedupallmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailaibleforuseuntilsheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthis(methodofadministration calilsforclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesairdthe
Commission,whichmustinparticularibeableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
W'hereasif,ataspecifieddatetintihequotaperiod,
aconsiderablequantityoftheinitial
quotashareremainsinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturn
acertainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorder
toavoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;whereas,talcingintoaccounttheseasonal
natureofimports,itseemsappropriatetofixthe
quantitywhichmaybereturnedat
40%oftheinitialshare;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleÎ
1. Until31December1977,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof23.900tonnesshallbe
openedintheCommunityforfreshordriedhazel­
nuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading

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Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitialquota
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthatquota
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondsharefromthequotaequal
to15%ofitsinitialquotashare,roundeduptothenext
unitw'hereappropriate,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
quota
2.Ifafteritsinitial/sharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnbythatMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inthe
mannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialquotaShare.
quota
3.Ifafteritssecondshare'has'beenexhausted90%
ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbythatMember
Statehasbeentts^d,itshall,inthemannerprovided
forinparagraph1,drawafourth.shareequaltothe
' quota
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallerquotashares
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditional'sharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1977.
ArticleS
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionoftheirini11aL
quotasharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof40%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedundertheCom­
munityquotaupto15September1977inclusive
and,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitialquota
sharesthattheyarereturningtothereserve.

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Article6
t
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3,andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnatsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshalllensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupdiereserveislimitedtotheba/lanoeavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthere­
oftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
drawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatsupplementarysharesdrawnjjureuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaytha
dirgesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishediatheirterr.toryhave
freeaccesstothe/shar^allocatedtothemordrawnfromthereserve.c'uo
3TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheir^haresasandwhenthegoodsareenteredforhomeus^QUOta
4TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupItS
auotashareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewwhparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsofthe
productsinquestionactuallychargedagainstitsquota
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethecorrect
applicationofthisRegulation.
I
I

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Article10
TheMemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission,
withinthe45daysofthepublication ofthis
RegulationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities,acopyor:photocopyoftheprovisions
theyhavemadeinordertoapplythisRegulation.
Article11
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3055/76of90-ecember
1977isrepealedattheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.
ThisRegulationshallbe*bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident.