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COMMISSION OITHEEUSLGH1AN OOMMUNIZIBS
COM(74)1073Final
Brussels,11July1974
DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
indreasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1974byRegulation
(ESC)ItO3593/73of28December1973forcertainplywoodsof
coniferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex44.15
theCommon .CustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
0011(74)1073Final

KIPL/JJATOHTîiniIOR/JHTT¥
1.AdutyfreeCommunitytariffquota,theamountofwhichhas"been
fixedataninitiallevelof5^0000cubicmetres,wasopenedfor1974
forcertainplywoodsofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNo
ex44*15oftheCommonCustomsTariff "byCounoilRegulation(EEC)
No3593/73of28December1973(OJNoL365,p.4)«
ItemergedatameetingoftheWorkingPartyon"TariffEconomy"held
on31I'fry1974thattheabovementionedquotawillnotcovertotal
Communityimportrequirements oftheproductsconcernedfromthirdcountries.
Itwasdecidedthereforetoincreasethequota"byanappropriate amount
andtoconstituteaCommunityreservecontainingthesameamountasthe
increase.Prominformationsuppliedatthemeetingitseemedappropriate
tofixtheincreaseat100000'cubicmetres.Thefactthattheincrease
hasbeenfixedatthisamountdoesnotprecludethepossibilityof
itsbeingadjustedagainatalaterdate.
2.TheobjectofthisRegulationistoprovideforanincreaseof
100000cubicmetresintheinitialamountofthetariffquota,toset
upaCommunityreserveofthesameamountand,asiscustomaryin
thesxlministrationoftariffquotas,toobligeMemberStateswhichhave
exhaustedtheirinitialsharos,todrawonthereserveandtoreturnto
thereserveanyunusedportioninexcessoftheusual20%,

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DRAFT
REGULATION "(EEC) rOPTHECOUNCIL
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened for ,
1974 "byRegulation (EEC)No3593/73of28December
1973 forcertain plywoods ofconiferous species
falling within heading Noex44*15 of "theCommon
Customs Tariff .
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THE !COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas ,foreertain plywoods ofconiferous species falling within heading
Noex44*15 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,aduty free Community tariff
quota ,theamount ofwhich has "been fixed ataninitial level of
500000cubio metres ,has "been opened andallocated among theMember
States byRegulation (EEC)No3593/73of28 December 1973J
"Whereas theeconomic data relative tothe
consumption andproduction ofthese products donotyet permit
Community requirements ofimports from non-member countries tobeevaluated
with absolute '.certainty ;wwhereas itappears that certain Member States
have additional requirements which cannot bemetbyCommunity production ;
whereas thetariff quota concerned should therefore beincreased byan
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appropriate amount ,approximately 100000cubic metres ;

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Whereas,"totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe.productsconcerned
owingtotheuncertaintyoftheadditionalrequirements ofMemberStates,
aCommunityreserveconsistingoftheproposedincreaseshouldhesetup;
WhereastheinitialsharesallocatedtoMemberStatesmaybeexhaustedat
differentrates;whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccount
itshould "beprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsx
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
eachtimeitsadditional shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshould
drawafurthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
ivhereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshould "bevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthe
Commissionmust"beinapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhich
thequotashavebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
.aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofaquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve;;
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RASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1•Thevolumeof500000cubicmetresoftheCommunitytariffquota
openedforcertainplywoodsofooniferousspeciesfallingwithinheading
Noex44*15oftheCommonCustomsTariffbyRegulation(EEC)No
3593/73of28December19T3,isherebyincreasedby100000cubicmetres
to600000cubicmetres.

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2.Thisincreaseof100000cubicmetresshallconstituteaCommunity
reserve.
Article2
1.AssoonasaMemberStatehasused90$ormoreofitsshareas
fixedinArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)Ho3593/73»thatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle4*itshallforthwith,
tornotifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermitsequalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedupas
necessarytothenext-wholenumber.
2.AssoonasaMomberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90$ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
fortlv.rith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,draw
athirdshareequalto5$ofitsinitialshare.
3.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhausting ;itssecondshare,has
visedJOfo.ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallin
themannerandtothe.extentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird..
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Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
4»Ejywa.yofderogationfromparagraphs1,2,and3,theMemberStatesmay
drawshare**lowerthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsifthereare
groundsforoslievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionof
itsgroundsfor"sodoing.

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Article3
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle2shallbevaliduntil
31December1974«
Article4
AnyMemberStatewhichon15September1974hasnotexhaustedits
shareallocatedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)Ho3593/73shall,
notlaterthan10October1974»returntothereservetheunusedportion
inexcessof20$oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreaterportion
iftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974>notifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1974andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportion -oftheir sharesreturnedtothereserve.:
Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No3593/73andArticle2
ofthisRegulationandshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshavebeen .usedup.Itshall,
notlaterthan15October1974»informtheMemberStateoftheamountsstill
inreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle4«

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Itshallensurethatwnenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthelrst
drawing.
Articlq6
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle2areopened,insuchawaythat
importations maybechargedwithoutinterruption againstits
accumulated shareoftherelevantCommunityquota..
2.Theadministration oftheadditional sharesshallbecarriedoutinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle3ofRe"alatiou (H3C)Ho3593^73»referredtoabove.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdryfollowiiigits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheLuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoncatBrussels, T,,,n' FortheCouncil,
ThePrésident