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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )279final
Bruxelles ,13June 1975
Dràft
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofanautonomous
Community tariff quota for1975 forferro-silicon falling within
subheading No73.02 CoftheCommon Customs Tariff
Draft
REGULATION (EEC )OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofanautonomous
Community tariff quota for 1975 for ferro -silico -manganese
falling within subheading No73.02 DoftheCommon Customs
Tariff
Draft
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofanautonoumous
Community tariff quota for 1975 forferro-chromium containing
notmore than 0.10% byweight ofcarbon andmore than 30%but
notexceeding 90%inclusive byweight ofchromium (super refined
ferro-chromium )falling within subheading Noex73.02EI ofthe
Common Customs Tariff ■y ,
Draft ^
REGULATION /EEC )OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheincrease mvolume oftheCommunity tariff quota opened
for1975 forferro-chromium containing not'less than 4%byweight
ofcarbon falling within subheading Noex73.02 EIofthe
Common Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )279final

EXPLàMTORY ICEMORAUTUM
1
1.Thedraft Regulations annexed hereto follow requests from certain
••'i-i
Member States that autonomous Community tariff quotas beopened or ■■■j'j
increased for1975 forferro-silicon ,ferro-silico -manganese, super- ■ ' |j
refined ferro –chromium andhigh carbon ferro –chromium .
2.Theroquests concerned were studied ,inparticular ,atconsultations
with experts from alltheMember States held on17April 1975 on
thebasis ofeconomic information andforecasts supplied bythe
competent bodies .Inthis context itmust bementioned ,asthe
Commission hasalready done mazytimes ,that asfarasautonomous
Community tariff quotas areconcerned itisinsufficient simply to
open quotas tomeet estimated import needs from third countries .
This' procedure is,infact ,liable todisrupt Community production or ,
even todiscourage further development ,inthis sector .This fact is
allthemore true inthepresent circumstances since astudy wasmade
ofthese rawmaterials ontheCommunity market atthebe^inninc ofthis
year onthebasis offorecasts which ,civen theuncertainty surrounding
allsectors ofCommunity production ,could besignificantly changed during 1975 *
These' factors were taken into consideration xvhen each product was
studied . '
3.Prom economic forecasts supplied atthat meeting Community tables may
bedrawn upinrespect ofeach oftheproducts concerned asfollows :.

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Description Consump–Produc-ÂbnormalInwardImportsExports Quota
tion tionstocksProces-from to openea
onsingthirdthird1.1.75
31.12.74Trafficcountries countries
ator
below
quota
dutyrate
adopted
-mmetrictons for1974
Ferrosilicon
Ferro-silico –
manganèse
Super-refined
ferro-chrome
.High-carbon
ferro-cromium5036003150003000300011800046000
300043100 19410082000
156411119400 1000 156411119400 100014200
211160169400128001000–-155302000
3200
9500
Communityimportrequirements fromthirdcountriescalculatedintheusual
mannerfromtheabovefiguresshowthefollowingdeficitsandsurpluses:
–ferro-silicon •• surplusof1400metrictons
-ferro-silico-manganese deficitof14000metrictons
-super-refined ferro-chromium deficitof15oilmetrictons
-highcarbonferro-chromium deficitof34630metrictons-.
Itshouldbenotedthat,inviewoftheincreaseddemandfortheseproducts
asaferro-alloys owingtotheincreaseinsteelproductionandofthe
presentcomparativelystablecapacityofCommunityproduction,thereis
noguaranteethatin1975therequirements ofconsumerindustrieswillbe
metonthescaleindicatedbytheabovefiguresbydeliveriesfromthe
Communityandespeciallyfromcountriesforwhichaquotadutyrateis
appliedwhichisequaltoorlessthanthatadoptedfortheautonomousquotas
agreedfor1974.Thisseemsallthemoretruebecauseinthepastfinal

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assesments ofthese metals have always shown arelatively high deficit .
Furthermore ,traditional trading arrangements particularly between the
newMember States andcertain third countries should nothedisrupted
unduly ,particularly since such trade wasgranted total orpartial
reductions incustoms duties until theendof1974 •Moreover ,"by
reason oftheuncertainties which affect allsectors ofCommunity
production andconsumption ,itisdesirable ,soasnottodisturb
thesector ofproduction ,toshow prudence infixing theamounts of
theautonomous quotas ,even ifitmeans re–examining theferro-alloy
markets situation atamore later stage intheyear onmore precise
economic data .Forthis reason theCommission proposes that an
autonomous tariff quota beopened atareduced rate ofduty fixed :
-at15000metric tons forferro-silicon
-at14000metric tons forferro -silico -manganese
-at14330metric tons forsuper-refined ferro-chrome
end'aninorease of20000metric tons intheautonomous tariff quota
opened 1January 1975 ^orhigh-carbon ferro-chr omium .
4.Theproposed rules ofadministration for'ferro -silico -manganese, which'
involve ,inter alia ,thesetting upofar6s,erve ,donotrequire special ' .
mention since they donotdiffer from those already proposed andupheld
bytheCouncil forautonomous increases andtheopening ofcontractual
quotas already referred toforthis ferro-alloy . 1TheCommission believes
that each ofthequotas forferro-silicon andthetwoqualities offerro­
chromium should ,onaccount ofthesize 'oftheproposed quotas compared '
with theactual import needs from third' countries ,besubdivided into two
tranches,' thefirst being allocated among theMember States inproportion
totheir respective needs andthesecond constituting aCommunity reserve' .
Thesetting upofaCommunity reserve isjustified allthemore inthe
present circumstanoes since thedraft Regulations annexed hereto provide
that atfirst only those Member States which atpresent have actual fore­
seeable .needs should share intheincrease .TheCommission ishowever aware
oftheproblems posed bytheevolution ofthese needs and :consequently reserves
theright ,toalter thedraft regulations later inthelight ofnecessities . '
•/

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5.Thequotadutiesadoptedfortheautonomousincreaseinthetariffquotas
forferro–siliconandferro–silico-manganese in1974wererespectively 7%
(insteadof10%),A-%(insteadof5»5f°)ani5«5%(insteadof8%),
Itseemsthatinmaintainingthequotadutiesat1%(forferro-silicon),
4(forferro-silico–manganese)and5»5!a(forsuper-refined ferro-chromium )
respectively fortheproposedautonomousincreasesufficientattentionis
"beingpaidtotheCommunityproductionsituationinthesesectorsandto
theneedtoencouragethelayinginofsuppliesintheCommunity.
TheCommissionbelievesthatinviewofthespecialsituationofthe
marketinhigh-carbonferro–chromiumandofthefactthatitisanincrease
intheCommunitytariffquotaalreadyopened,thequotadutyrateshouldbe
maintained atzero.

AK'TEXA
Draft
REGULATION(EEC)Ho/?4OFTHECODICIL
of ■
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofanautonomous
Communitytariffquotafor1975forferro-silicon fallingwithin
subheading Ho73*02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, •;;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle28thereof; ;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulation~submitted "bytheCommission;'' ■
Whereas,asregardsferro-silicon fallingwithinsubheading No73-02Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff,aconventional dutyfreeCommunitytariffquota
of20000metrictonshasbeenopenedbytheCouncilfor1974andallocated :
amongtheMemberStatesbyRegulation(EEC)No2423/74^23September1974
;;1 ... ..." • •«*
Whereas,bearinginmindpresentproductioncapacitywithintheCommunity
andthelargeincreaseinferro-silicon requiredforthemanufactureof
steel,theabovementionedquotaof20000metrictonswillnotcoverthe
entireCommunityimportrequirements offerro-silicon fromthirdcountries;
whereasitisthereforedesirablethatanautonomous Communitytariffquota•
limitedto15000metrictonsbeopened;whereasthefixingatthisnew
levelofthequotaamountdoesnotexcludeanewadjustmentinthecourse
ofthequotaperiod;whereas,soasnottoprejudiceCommunitydevelopment -
prospectsintheproductionareaconcerned,thequotadutyapplicableshould
befixedat7i°\
OJNoL261,27September1974*P*16» ./

AMEXA
Whereaseqnalandcontinuousaccess "tothequotashould,"beensuredforall
Communityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquotashould "be
rppliedconsistently toallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntilthe
quotaisexhausted ;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciplesarrangements
fortheutilization oftheCommunitytariffquota "basedonanallocation
amongMemberStateswouldseemto"beconsistentwiththeCommunitynature
ofthequota;whereasinorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,
allocationofthequotashould "beinproportiontotherequirements of
theMemberStatesascalculated "byreferencotostatisticsofimportsfrom
thirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,onthe"basisofstatisticsavailableatthe.timeandallowingfor
theforeseeable developmentoftheferro-silicon marketduringthecurrent
year,thetariffquotaof20000metrictonsopenedbytheaforementioned
Regulation wasallocatedinthefollowingpercentages :
Beneluz 64.75
■Denmark 0.75
Germany 15.00
Prance 0.25
Ireland 1.25
'Italy 4.25
UnitedKingdom13-755
Whereas,sincethequotais'an.autonomousCommunitytariffquotaintended
tocoveradditionalimportneedsarisingintheCommunity,theallocation
oftheadditionalsharemaybemadeonthebasisoftheactualneeds64.75
0.75
15.00
0.25
1.25
4.25

mv?xA
expressed ,byeachoftheMemberStates;whereasDenmark,theUnitedKingdom,
theFederalRepublicofGermanyandthethreeMemberStatescomprisingthe
BeneluxEconomicUnionhavestatedthattheyrequirefurthersuppliesof985,
11000,24000and37550metrictonsrespectively ;whereasthefurtherneeds
ofFranceandItalymaybeestimatedrespectivelyat400and1000metrictons
whereasaccordingtothemostrecentlyavailableeconomicinformationand
statistics,Irelandhasnotusedupenoughofitsshareoftheinitial
quotaof20000metrictonsopenedbytheabove-mentioned Regulationto
justifyitsparticipation atpresentintheCommunitytariffquota;
whereas,moreover,shouldadditionalneedsarisesubsequently inthis
MemberStateitmayhaverecoursetotheproceduresetupinArticle3■
ofthisRegulation ;whereasthissystemofallocationalsoensuresthe
uniformapplication oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductconcerned,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheabovementionedMemberStatesendthesecondheldasareserveto
coversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirnewsharesandadditionalretirements whichmightariseintheother
MemberStates;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,the
firsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhich
couldbe12000metrictons;
WhereasMemberStagesmayexha.usttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsupplieson'thisaccountitshouldbeprovided
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
anadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafarthershare,andso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows;

AFNEXA
Whereastheinitialand.additional sharesshouldlievaliduntiltheend
cfthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration "betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
Cormsaion must"beinapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhich
thequotashaveteenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantity
ofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunusedinoneMemberStatewhile
itcouldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiodfromthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationto31December1975inrespect
offerro-silicon fallingwithinsubheading No73.02CoftheCommon
CustomsTariffCommunityquotaof1.5COOmetrictons*
2.TheCommunityCustomsTariffdutyshallbesuspendedat1%inrespectof
importations undertheabovequota.
3*NewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations underthesaid
quotasdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccession.

AîTRECA
Article2
Afirsttrancheof12000ofthisquotashall"beallocatedamongcertain
MemberStates;theshares,>whichsubjecttoArticle6shall"bevalid
until31December1975»shall"beasfollows: „''
Benelux .6013 ■metrictons
Denmark 157-metrictons
Germany 3844metrictons
Stance 63metrictons
Italy--–- 161metrictons
UnitedKingdom1f62metrictons..v
Thesecondtrancheof-3000metrictonsshallconstitutea,reserve.
Article3
Shouldferro-silicon berequiredin.Ireland this.MemberState
shalldrawasufficientsharefromthereservetotheextentthatthe
reservesopermits., ''<■■■■
Article4
AssoonasoneoftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2hasused
90JoormoreofitsinitialshareasfixedinArticle2(l),orofthat
share'minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuant 'toArticle6',
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe'Commission ,"drawasecondshare,
totheextentthatthereservesopermits,equalto10fjofitsinitial
shareroundedupas"necessarytothenextwholenumber. 1.

AEEEXA
2.Assoonasoneof"theMemberStates,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,
hasusedJOfoormoreofthesecondsharedrawn"byit,theMemberState
shallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph1,
drawathirdshareequalto5$ofitsinitialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasusedormoreofthethirdsharedrawn "byit,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilreserveisexhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3)"theMemberStatesmaydraw 1
shareslowerthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegrounds
forbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMember
StateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofitsgrounds
forsodoing.
Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbevaliduntil
31December1975.
Article6
TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2shallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1November1975»"theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15October1975,isinexcessof20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportion
maynotbeusedinfull.

AWEXA
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan3November1975>notifythe
Commissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimportedup
toandincluding15October1975andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
andofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article1
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles2,3and4andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5November1975,informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingoneofthereservesisdrawn
theamountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisend
shallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.
Article8
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoeitherArticle3orArticle4are
openedinsuchawaythatimportations maybechargedwithoutinterruption
againstitsaccumulated shareoftherelevantCommunityquota.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproducts .inquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.

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AMEXA
3.ThecxrtenxtowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitssharesshallhe
determinedonthe"basis'oftheimportations oftheproductinquestion–
submittedtotheCustomsonhome-useentries.
Article9
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,theMemberStatesshallnotify
itoftheimportations chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMenoerStatesandthe-Commissionshallcooperatecloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheforty-second dayfollowingthe
dateofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginit3entiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inr.llliemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePrésident
■j

ANNEXE
Eraft
REGULATION (EEC)No/74OPTHECOUNCIL
of
on"theopening,allocation and.administration ofanautonomous
Communitytariffquotafor1975forferro-silico-manganese
fallingwithinsuLh.ead.ing No73-02DoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUEOPEANCOMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmitted "bytheCommission ;
Whereas,asregardsferro-silico-manganesefallingwithinsubheading
No73.02I)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,aconventional dutyfreeCommunity
tariffquotaof50000metrictonshasbeenopenedbytheCouncilfor1974
andallocatedamongtheMemberStatesbyRegulation(EEC)No2424/74^"of
23September19/4;
Whereas,bearingmmindpresentCommunityproductioncapacity,theabove-
mentionedquotaof50000metrictonswillnotcovertheentireCommunity
importrequirements offerro-silico-manganesefromthirdcountries;whereas
itisthereforedesirablethatanautonomousCommunitytariffcjuotalimited
to14000metrictonsbeopened;whereasthefixingatthisnewlevelof
thequotaamountdoesnotexcludeanewadjustmentinthecourseofthequot
period;whereas,soasnottoprejudiceCommunitydevelopmentprospectsin
theproductionareaconcerned,thequotadutyapplicableshouldbefixedat
4
./•
OJNoL261,27September1974,p.18.

AÎTNTT.XB
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbeensuredforall
Communityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbs
appliedconsistently toallimportsoftheproductinquestion'untilthe
ruotaisexhausted ;where?,sinthelightoftheseprinciplesarrangements
fortheutilization oftheCommunitytariffquota"basedonanallocation
amongMemberStateswouldseemto"beconsistentwiththeCommunitynature
cfthequota;whereasinorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,
allocationofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirements of
theMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtothe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofstatisticsavailableatthetimeandallowing
fortheforeseeable development oftheferro-silico-manganesemarket
duringthecurrentyear,the.tariffquotaof50000metrictonsopenedby
theaforementioned Regulationwasallocatedinthefollowingpercentages :
Seneiux 8.33
Denmark 0.62
Germany 82.20
France 0.10
Ireland 1.04
Italy 3.54
UnitedKingdom4.17;
Whereas,sincethequotaisanautonomousCommunitytariffquotaintended'
tocoveradditionalimportneedsarisingintheCommunity,theallocation
oftheadditionalsharemaybemadeonthebasisoftheactualneeds

expressedbyeachoftheMemberStates;whereastheUnitedKingdom,Italy,
Germany,DenmarkandthethreeMemberStatescomprisingtheBeneluxEconomic
Unionhavestatedthattheyrequirefurthersuppliesof1$00,1000,12000,
100and10000metrictonsrespectively ;whereastheneedsofPrance,taking
accountofitsproductioncapacity,canbeestimatedas200metrictons;
whereasIrelandhasnotusedupenoughofitsshareoftheinitialquotaof
50000metrictonsopenedbytheabovementioned Regulationaccordingto
themostrecentlyavailableeconomicinformation andstatistics ,to-justify
itsparticipation atpresentintheproposedincreaseintheCommunity
tariffquota;whereas,moreover,shouldadditionalneedsarisesubsequently
inthisMemberStateitmayhaverecoursetotheproceduresetupunder
Article3ofthisRegulation ;whereasthissystemofallocationalso
ensurestheuniformapplication oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductconcerned,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheabovementioned MemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserve
tocoversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirnewsharesandanyadditionalrequirements whichmightariseinthe
otherMemberStates;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,
thefirsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel
whichcouldben800metrictons;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeits
additional shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurther
share,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;'•

•• /.ITKFXB
Vui3reastheinitialandadditional sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration "betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,and.the
Commission mustbeinapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhich
thequotashavebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivaidateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityofa
MemberState*sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofaquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificantproportion
thereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybeaarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers;
HASADQPTEDTHISPJSGUMTIOITî ..
Article 1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiodfromtho
dateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationto31December1975inrespect
offerro-silico-manganesefallingwithinsubheading Fo73*02Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffaCommunitytariffquotaof14000metrictons.
2.TheCommunityCustomsTariffdutyshallbesuspendedat4foinrespect
ofimportations undertheabovequota.
3.NewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations underthe
sa5.dquotadutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
oftheActofAccession.

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AMEX B
Article 2 1
1»Afirst tranche of11800metric ,tons ofthis quota shall -beallocated
among certain Member States ;theshares ,which subject toArticle 6shall
"bevalid tintil .31December 1975 »shall "beasfollows :
Bénélux 4682metric tons
Denmark , 47metric tons
•Germany 5619metric tons
Prance 1 93metric tons . .
Italy , .469 metrio tons
United Kingdom 89Ometric tons ,
2.Thesecond tranche of2800metric tons shall constitute areserve .
Article 3
Should ferro-silico –manganese "berequired in 'Ireland ,this
Member State ,shall draw asufficient share from the reserve tothe
extent that thereserve sopermits .
Article 4 > ,
t ,.
1.Assoon asoneoftheMember States referred toinArticle 2has
used $<yfoormore ofitsinitial share asfixed inArticle 2(l),orof
that share minus anyportion returned tothereserve pursuant to
Article 6,itshall forthwith ,bynotifying theCommission ,draw a
second share ,totheextent that ,thereserve sopermits ,equal to10$
ofitsinitial share rounded upasnecessary tothenext whole number .

AMEXB
2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,afterexhausting oneofits
initialshares,hrr>svised$Ofjormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,
thatMemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
mparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hc.susod90/0ormoroofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted,
4.I^ywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,theMemberStatesmaydraw
sh:ireslowerthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearcgrounds
forbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Any
MemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofits
groundsforsodoing.
Artide5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbevaliduntil
31Dccerbor1975.
Article6
TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2shallreturn ,tothereserve,not
laterthan1November1975theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15October1975,isinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay-
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportion
maynotbeusedinfull.
•/.

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Those Member States shall ,notlater than 1November1915tnotify the
Commission ofthetotal quantities oftheproduct inquestion imported'
uptoandincluding 15October 1975 andcharged ,against theCommunity
quota andofanyportion oftheir initial shares returned tothereserve .
Article 7
TheCommission shall keep anaccount oftheshares opened by "theMember
States pursuant toArticles 2,3and4andshall ,assoon astheinformation
reaches it,inform each State oftheextent towhich .thereserves have been
used up.
Itshall ,notlater than 5November .1975 *inform theMember States ofthe
amounts still inreserve following any .return ofshares pursuant to ','
Article 6.
Itshall ensure that when anamount exhausting oneofthereserves is
drawn theamount sodrawn does notexceed thebalance available ,andto
this endshall notify theamount ofthat balance totheMember State making
thelast drawing . . . .■
Article 8
1.Every Member State shall take allappropriate measures toensure ,that
additional shares drawn pursuant toeither Article 3orArticle 4are
opened insuch awaythat importations maybecharged without interruption
against itsaccumulated share oftherelevant ,Community quota . -
. (
2.Every Member State shall ensure that importers of "theproduct inquestion
established initsterritory have free access tothe shares allocated toit.

3.Every Member State shall charge importations oftheproduct inquestion
against itsshares asandwhen thoproduct isentered with thecustoms
authorities for hone use .
4.The extent towhich aMember State hasused upitsshares shall be
determined onthe "basis oftheimportations charged against those shares
i:iaccordance with paragraph 3*
Article 9
Onreceipt ofarequest from theCommission ,theMember States shall notify
itoftheimportation charged against their shares .
Article 10
ThoMember States andtheCommission shall cooperate closely toensure
that this Regulation iscomplied with .
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force ontheforty-second dayfollowing the
date ofitspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inail Member States »
Dono atBrussels ,
Por the Council
The Président

ANS5XC
'Draft
'.REGULATION (EEC)No/74OPTHECOUNCIL
of
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofanautonomousCommunity
tariffquotafor1975forferro–chromiumcontainingnotmorethan0.10$by
weightofcarbonandmorethan30/obutnotexceeding90$inclusiveby
weightofchromium(superrefinedferro-chromium )fallingwithinsubheading
Hoex73*02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff. "
•THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,'
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticular^jrticle28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission ;
Whereas,asregardsferro-chromium containingbyweightnotmorethan
0.10$ofcarbonandmorethan30$butnotmorethan90$ofchromium
(superrefinedferro-chromium )fallingwithinsubheadingNoex.73-02EI .
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,aconventionalduty-freeCommunitytariff .
quotaof3000metrictonshasbeenopenedbytheCouncilfor1974and
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesbyRegulation(EEC)No2425/74"''of
23September1974;
Whereas,bearinginmindpresentCommunityproductioncapacity,the
abovemontioned quotaof3000metrictonswillnotcovertheentire
Communityimportrequirementsofthisproductfromthirdcountries;
whereasitisthereforedesirableinorderthatCommunitydevelopment
prospectsoftheproductionareaconcernedshouldnotbeaffectedthat
anautonomousCommunitytariffquotalimitedtol4330metrictonsbe■_
opened;whereasthefixingatthisnewlevelofthequotaamountdoesnot
excludeanewadjustmentinthecourseofthequotaperiod;whereas,
forthesamereasons,thequotadutyapplicableshouldbefixedat5*5$»
, ;;•/•
OJNoL261,29September1974,P-21.

ir.icreasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould "beensuredfor
allCommunityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquotashould
"beappliedconsistently toallimportsoftheproductinquestionuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,arrangements
fortheutilization oftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonanallocation
amorglumberStateswouldseemto"beconsistentvjiththeCommunitynature
ofthequota;whereasinorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,
allocationofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirements ofthe
MemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtothe
economicoutlcckforthequotaperiodinquestion;
IJhereas,onthebasisofstatisticsavailableatthetimeandallowingfor
theforeseeable development ofthemarketintheproductconcernedduring
thecurrentyear,thetariffquotaof3000metrictonsopenedbythe
aforementioned Regulation wasallocatedinthefollowingpercentages :
Bénélux 5•66
Eenmark 0.34
Germany 6.17
Franco 90.34
Iroland 0.01
Italy 84.14
UnitedKingdom 3.345
Whereas,sincethequotaisanautonomousCommunitytariffquotaintended
tocoveradditionalimportneedsarisingintheCommunity,theallocation
oftheadditionalsharemaybomadeonthebasisoftheactualneeds
e:q:>ressedbyeachoftheMemberStates;whereasDenmark,Prance,Italy.

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ι:
theUnitedKingdom,GermanyandthethreeMemberStatescomprisingthe j
BeneluxEconomicUnionhavestatedthattheyrequirefurthersuppliesof40,1000,
1800,6400,3000and2090metrictonsrespectively ;xvhereas ;
Italy notusedupenoughofitsshareoftheinitialquota
of3000metrictonsopenedby-theabovementioned Regulation,accordingto
themostrecentlyavailableeconomicinformation andstatistics,tojustify :
itsparticipation atpresentintheproposedincreaseintheCommunity ■
tariffquota;whereas,moreover,shouldadditionalneedsarisesubsequentlyin
thisMemberStateitmayhaverecoursetotheproceduresetupunder
Article3ofthisRegulation ;whereasthissystemofallocationalsoensures
theuniformapplicationof.theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductconcerned,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated .
amongtheabovementioned MemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserve
tocoversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
,theirnewsharesandanyadditionalrequirements whichmightariseintheother
MemberStates;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,the
firsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhich'
oould "be115^0netrietons;
\ ' »
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovided
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
anadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshare
isalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andsoonas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntilthe;endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof•
administration requiresclosecollaboration between -theMemberStatesandthe
./•

Commission,andtheCommissionmustbeinapositiontokeepaccountofthe
extenttowhichtliequotashavebeenusodupandto'informtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofaquotafromremainingunused ,inoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificantproportion
thereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofEelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectofthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyoneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiodfromthedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulationto31December1975»inrespectof
ferro-chrcmium containingbyweightnotmorethan0.10foofcarbonandmore
than30$butnotmorethan$0%ofchromium(super-refined ferro-chromium )
fallingwithinsubheading Noex73«02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariffa
Communitytariffqaotaof14330metrictons.
2.TheCommunityCustomsTariffdutyshallbesuspendedat5»5/«inrespect
ofimportations undertheabovequota.
3.ITewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations underthesaid
quotadutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession,

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Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof11500metrictonsofthisquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle6shall
bevaliduntil31December1975fshallbeasfollows:
Benelux :1677metrictons
Denmark :32metrictons
Germany :2408metrictons
France :803metrictons
Italy :1444metrictons
UnitedKingdom:3136metrictons.
2.Thesecondtrancheof2830metrictonsshallconstituteareserve.
Article3
Shouldsuper-refined ferro-chromium berequiredinIreland,thisMemberState
shalldrawasufficientsharefromthereservetotheextentthatthe
reservesopermits. .;
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Article4
1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2hasused"
90/jormoreofitsinitialshareasfixedinArticle2(l),.orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle6,itshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,totheextent
thatthereservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedup
asnecessarytothenextwholenumber..

2oAssoonasoneof"theMemberStates,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,
hasused9Oformoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,
drawathirdshareequalto5foofitsinitialshare.
3.A3soonasoneoftheMemberStates,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasusedJCfoormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shall,.inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
/r.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3}"theMemberStates-maydraw
sharesioxtferthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegrounds
forbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMember
StateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofitsgroundsfor
sodoing.
Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticleAshallbevaliduntil31December197J
Article6
TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2shallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1November1975»"theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15October1975»isinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreater -portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportion
maynotbeusedinfull.

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AÎŒEXC
ThoseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1November1975notifythe
Commissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15October1975andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve#
Article7.
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
VStatespursuanttoArticles2,3and4andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5November1975,informtheMemberStatesof
theamountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhausting onoofthereservesxs
drawntheamountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtov
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemailing
? •m
thelastdrawing.
Article8
1.EveryMemoerStateshalltakeallappropriate moasurestoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawn ■pursuanttoeitherArticle3orArticle4are
openedinsuchawaythatimportations maybechargedwithoutinterruption
againstits:accumulatedshareoftherelevantCommunityquota.,.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersof,theproductin
questionestablishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstotheshares
allocatedtoit.- ,
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitssharesshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations oftheproductinquestion
enteredforhomeuse.'
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Article9
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,theMemberStatesshallnotify
itoftheimportationschargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith*
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheforty-second dayfollowingtne
dateofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *.
ThisRegulationshallhe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
ailMemberStates» '■
DoueatBrussels,
; 'FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AHNEX D
Draft
REOTLATIOH -(EEC)Hio /75OFTHECOUNCIL
of......
ontheincrease involume oftheCommunity tariff quota opened for1975
forferro –chromium containing notless than 4$byweight ofcarbon
falling within subheading 3SToex73.02 EIoftheCommon Customs Tariff
\
THECOUUCIL OFTHEEUROPEAU COMMKHITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community ,
andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas byitsRegulation (EEC)Kb195/75of22January 1975 »theCouncil
opened for1975 andapportioned among theMember States aCommunity tariff
quota ofa.total size of34500metric tons forferro-chrome containing
notless than 4%byweight ofcarbon andhasexhausted theapplication -
ofthis quota tocertain imports offerro-chrome containing between yfoand
4%byweight ofcarbon falling within subheading 73.02EIoftheCommon
Customs Tariff ;
Whereas ,having regard tothemost recent economic data for *1975 on
consumption ,production ,exports tothird countries ,imports under the
inward processing arrangements orother tariff preference scheme andtaking
account ofthestocks held byanumber ofMember States on31December 1974f
there isreason toassume that theadditional Community import requirements
inrespect ofimports from third countries mayreach thelevel of34630
metrio tons during 1974 ;whereas inOrder nottoraise thequestion ofthe
prospects fordeveloment oftheCommunity production sector andtaking into
account theuncertainties which surround thedifferent ferro-alloy consumption
sectors ,itisappropriate tolimit theplanned increase to20000metric
tons ;whereas thefixing ofthis amount ,relating toprudent estimates ,
does notexclude afuture adjustment ;whereas itisappropriate toapportion
the increased amount between theMember States prorata totheir respective
needs forimports from third countries taking into account thepossibility

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provided bytheabovement zoned Regulation (EEC)13b195/75»which
allowed allMember States todraw from the Community reserve if
additional needs arise ;whereas onthis basis ,theadditional
needs ofMember States for imports from third countries stand
iatthepercentages given below :
Bénélux 28.89
Denmark 0.16
Germany 26.67
France 8.72
Italy 6.67
United Kingdom 28.89 ;
Whereas ,in-the case ofIreland ,thecurrent state ofusage ofits
share andtheeconomic data available donotcurrently constitute
ajustification foritsharing inthis apportionment ;whereas ,
moreover ,ifsupplementary needs subsequently appear inthis Member
State ,thelatter maystill have recourse totheprocedure setup
inArticle 3ofthis Regulation ;whereas this system ofapportionment
ensures theuniform application ofthe Common Customs Tariff .
ÏÏAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION î
Article 1
Theamount oftheCommunity tariff quota opened byRegulation (EEC)HO195/75
of22January 1975 »forferro–chromium containing notless than A% "byweight
ofcarbon falling within subheading Noex73*02EIoftheCommon Customs
Tariff israised from 34500metric tons to54500 metric tons .
Article 2
1.This increase of20000 metric tons issubidivided into two tranches .
2.Afirst tranche of18000metric tons shall beallocated among the
.Member States asfollows :

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Bénélux :5200metrictons
Denmark î30metrictons
Germ&ny ;4800metrictons
France :1570metrictons
italy î1200metrictons
UnitedKingdom:5200metrictons
3.Thesecondtrancheof2000metrictonsshallheallocatedtothe
Communityreserve.ThereserveprovidedforinArticle2,paragraph
2ofRegulation(EEC)Ho195/75inthereforeraisedfrom1$60to;
3960metrictons.
Article3 *
ShouldproductsofthistypeherequiredinIreland,thisMemberState
shalldrawasufficientsharefromthereservetotheextentthatthe
reservesopermit.
Article4
TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No195/75of22January1975»andin
particularthoseofArticleltparagraph2,remainapplicable.
Article5
This:Regulationshallenterintoforceontheforty-second day
followingthedateofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
tinailMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePrésident