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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)542 final
Brussels,21September 1982
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforrosin,including'braisrésineux',fallingwithinsub­
heading38.08AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1983)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
SorUau ,
C0M(82)542final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Ai
1.TheaimofthisMemorandumistopresenttotheCounciladraftregulation
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofanautonomous
zero-dutyCommunityquotaforrosinfallingwithinsubheading38.08Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff(1983).
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2.Thispointwasexamined ,ata_pieetingoftheEconomicTariffProblems
Groupheldon26and27April1982.Itemergedfromthismeetingthat:
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a)Greekproduction,runningatsome13000tonnesperyear,ishaving
problemsfindingbuyersintheCommunitytotheextentthatk200
tonnesofstockswererecordedattheendof1981:
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b)importsfromnon-Community countries,normallysubjecttocommon
customstariffdutyortoreduceddutybyvirtueofotherpreferential
tariffarrangements ,reachedlevelsof16710,17055and21161tonnes
respectivelyfortheyears1978,1979and1980,forwhichstatistics
werecollected;
c)thequotaof19959tonnesopenedfor1981wasonlyusedtotheamount
of13351tonnes.
Toavoidupsettingthemarketequilibriuminthisproductandtoguarantee
aparalleldevelopment inthemarketforCommunityproductionaswellas
suppliestouserindustriesunderfavourableconditions,theCommission
proposestha'tthetariffquotafor1983besetat12000tonnes.
3.ThebreakdownofthisquotaamongtheMemberStates,asproposedbythe
Commission ,wasbasedontheonlydataavailable,i.e.theimport
concessionsonpriorityforthethreeabovementioned yearsandontheneed
tosafeguardtheCommunitycharacterofthequotawhileallocatinga
sharetoIrelandwhoseconcessionsonpriorityarenil.

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Importsfromnon-preferential thirdcountrieswereasfollowsfor1978,
1979and1980;
MemberState 1978
intonnes in%1979
intonnesin%1980
intonnesin%
Benelux 216912.98 308518.09 337015.93
Denmark 570.34 540.32 480.23
Germany 412424.68 540031.66 552726.12
Greece 0 0 00 00
France 524231.37 318518.17 641030.29
Ireland 0 0 00 00
Italy 5783.46 4662.73 14867.02
UnitedKingdom 454027.17 486528.53 429120.28
Total 16710 17055 21161
However,inviewoftherelativelyhightariffquotaproposedascompared
withtheneedforimportsintotheCommunityfromnon-preferential non-
Communitycountriesandinviewofthefactthatthequotaopenedin1981
wasnotusedup,theCommissionproposesthatthe12000tonnesbe
dividedintotwotranchesandthat1000tonnesbeallottedtoCommunity
reservestocovertheneedsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshareantotakeupthebalanceofexcessivelyhighshares.

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforrosin,including'braisresineux',fallingwithinsubheading38.08Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff(1983)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
whereasproductionintheCommunityofrosin
fallingwithinsubheading38.08AoftheCommon
CustomsTariffiscurrentlyinsufficienttomeetthe
requirements oftheprocessingindustriesinthe
Community ;whereas,consequently ,Community
suppliesofproductsofthistypecurrentlydependtoa
considerableextentonimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereasthemosturgentCommunityrequirements
fortheproductsinquestionshouldbemetimmedi­
atelyonthemostfavourableterms;whereasanilduty
Communitytariffquotashouldthereforebeopened
withinthelimitsofanappropriateamount;whereas,
inordernottojeopardizethebalanceofthemarket
forthisproductandtoensureparalleldevelopmentin
outletsforCommunityproductionandsatisfactory
securityofsuppliesforuserindustries,thevolumeof
theCommunitytariffquotashouldbefixedat12000
tonnes;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature
ofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethe
truetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedby
referencetothestatisticsforimportsfrom
nonpreferential third countries over
arepresentative reference period and
also tothe economic outlook for the
quota period inquestion ;

Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1978,
1979and1980oftheproductconcerned,originatinginthese
countries,havedevelopedasfollowsandrepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
Community :
MemberStates1978 1979 1980
tonnes %tonnes %tonnes %
Benelux 216912.98308518.09337015.93
Denmark 570.34540.32480.23
Germany 412424.68540031.66552726.12
Greece
FranceυU 00 00
524231.37318518.17641030.29
Ireland 00 00 00
Italy 5783.464662.7314867.02
UnitedKingdom 454027.17486528.53429120.28
Total16710 17055 21161

Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcerned
during1983
theinitialsharesmaybefixed
approximatelyatthefollowingpercentages :
Benelux
Denmark
GermanyGreece •
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom15.69
0.29
27.390.05
27.00
0.05
4.60
24.93Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelating
totheadministrationofthequotasharesallocatedto
thatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductconcernedinthevariousMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstitutingareservetocoverata
laterdatetherequirementsofthoseMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashare;whereas,
inordertogiveimportersineachMemberStatea
certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotamightunderthecircumstances be
fixedat93%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeused
upatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfact
intoaccountandavoidanybfeakincontinuity,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquota
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
usedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
bevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,and
thelattermustbeinapositiontomonitortheextentto
whichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinform
theMember.Statesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunused,itisessentialthat
thatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereservetopreventapartofanytariff
quotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers;1.Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December
1983theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforrosin,
including'braisresineux',fallingwithinsubheading
38.08Ashallbetotallysuspendedwithinthelimitsof
aCommunitytariffquotaof12000tonnes.
Z.Importsoftheproductinquestionbenefitingfrom
thesameorlowercustomsdutiesunderpreferential
arrangements shallnotbechargedagainstthistariff
quota.
3•Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Greece
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionslaiddowninthe1979Actof
Accession .
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Thefirstinstalment,amountingto11000tonnes,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1983shallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)
Benelux 1726
Denmark 32
Germany 3013
Greece 5
France 2970
Ireland 5
Italy 506
UnitedKingdom 2743
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom 3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto1000tonnes,
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofshallconstitutethereserve.

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Article3
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitialshare
asspecifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedr;.wnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,then,totneextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordance withtheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnupbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshail,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshares^mailtrthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCom­
missionofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdfawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1983•
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1983suchunusedportionoftheir
initialsharesas,on15September1983isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthis
quantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,not
laterthan1October.1983ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September
1983andchargedagainstthetariffquotasandofany
quantityoftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
beenusedup.
Itshr'.IinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1983,oftheamountinthereserveafter
quantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itsh„!lensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsany
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,notifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductsinquestion
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedundertheconditionssetinparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1983.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident