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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) final
Brussels, b July 1983
Proposal for a
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (E E C )
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a 
Community ta r if f  quota for ferro-silicon falling within subheading
73.02 C  of the C o m m o n  Customs Tariff (1984)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of 
a Community ta r if f  quota for a ferro-silico-manganese falling within 
subheading 73.02 D  of the C o m m o n  Customs Tariff (1984)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a  
Community ta r if f  quota for ferro-chromium containing not more than
0.10 %  by weight of carbon .  and more than 30 % but not more than 
90 %  by weight of chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium) falling 
within subheading ex 73.02 E  I of the C o m m o n  Customs Tariff (1984)Proposal for a
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (E E C )
Proposal for a
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (E E C )
(submitted

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. A s part of the muLtinati onal negotiations within G A T T  the Community 
undertook to open the Community duty-free ta riff quotas each year for 
the three following ferro-alloys;
73.02 C  ferro-silicon 20,000 tonnes
73.02 D  ferro-silico-manganese 50,000 tonnes
ex 73.02 E  I super-tefined
ferro-chromi u r n  3,000 tonr s
However, since 1  July 1977, these ferro-alloys have been imported 
from Portugal duty free in pursuance of the agreement concluded with 
this country. A s from 1  January 1980 this also applied to products 
from the other E F T A  countries. These quotas must therefore be reduced 
by quantities representing the share of these countries' Community 
imports. The volumes of these quotas have thus been reduced to 
12,600 tonnes for ferro-silicon, 18,550 tonnes for ferro-silico-manganese 
and 2,950 tonnes for supei—refined ferro-chromium.
2. The Commission's proposals regarding the firs t two ferro-alloys draw 
extensively upon those put forward for the same products in previous 
years, in that the allocation of the quota shares continues to be in 
line with the usual rules (calculation based on past figures and on 
forecasts for 1984.)
For the third product, in the absence of representative previous figures, 
the allocation of the quota shares between M em ber States is that adopted 
by the Council for the 1983 quota.
3. The draft regulations annexed hereto therefore relate to the opening, 
allocation and administration of the following Community ta riff 
quotas for 1984 :
Description of Quota Quota Volume of Volume of
product volume duty reserve in itia l
____________________________________________________________  share
An
nex A  ferro-silicon 12,600 t 0 %  600 t
Annex B  ferro -silico - 18,550 t 0 %  900 t
manganese
Annex C  supei—refined 2,950 t 0 %  150 t
ferro-chromium _ _ _ _  _____________12,0
00 t 
17,650 t
2,800 t

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
ferro-silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff (1 9 8 4 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, as regards ferro-silicon, falling within 
subheading 73.02 C, the European Economic 
Community has undertaken to open an annual duty-free 
tariff quota of 2 0 000 tonnes; whereas this should 
however be reduced to 12600 tonnes to take account of 
the traditional imports from EFTA countries which have 
been free' of customs duty under the Agreements 
concluded with those countries a s  W g|_[  as obli­
gations entered into in relation to a  
third country which has the right of 
the previous negociator for th is quota
volume ; whereas the ta r if f  quota
concerned should therefore be opened on 1  January 198 4 
and allocated among the Member States;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all importers and the rate of duty for the 
tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports 
until the quota is exhausted; whereas arrangements for 
the utilization of the Community tariff quota based on an 
allocation among Member States would seem to be 
consistent with the Community nature of the quota; 
whereas, to correspond as closely as possible to the actual 
trend of the market in the product in question, allocation, 
of the quota should be in proportion to the requirements 
of the Member States as calculated by reference to 
statistics of imports from third countries during a 
representative reference period and to the economic 
outlook for the quota period in question;
Whereas, during the last three years for which complete 
statistics are available, the corresponding imports into 
each of the Member States represented the following 
percentages of the total imports of the product in 
question:1980 i w r ~ .....T 98T
Benelux 8 .9 3 9 .9 4 7 .7 5
Denmark 0 0 0
Germany 5 1 .8 8 5 9 .5 0 7 2 .2 6
Greece 0 .0 7 0 .0 6 0 .0 1
France 3 .2 4 2 .9 6 1  .31
Ireland 0 0 0 .0 1
Italy 1 4 .6 2 1 4 .4 8 1 3 .6 2
United Kingdom ■ 2 1 .2 6 1 3 .0 1 5 .0 4
Whereas, in view of these factors and of market forecasts 
for ferro-silicon for 1984, the initial percentage shares in 
the quota volume can be expressed approximately as 
follows:
Benelux 8..52
Denmark 0,.01
Germany60,.8 4
Greece0,.0 4
France4,.2 6
Ireland 0..01
Italy 11 ,.9 0
United Kingdom 14,.4 2
Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the 
products concerned, the quota should be divided into two 
instalments, the first being allocated and the second held 
as a reserve to cover subsequently the requirements of 
Member States which have used up their initial share; 
whereas, to give importers some degree of certainty, the 
first instalment of the tariff quota should be fixed at a high 
level, which in this case should be approximately 95 % of 
the volume of the quota;
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; 
whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account it

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should be provided that any Member State which has 
almost used up its initial share should draw an additional 
share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional 
share is almost used up a Member State should draw a 
further share, and so on as many times as the reserve 
allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should 
be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this 
form of administration requires close collaboration 
between the Member States and the Commission, which 
latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent 
to which the quotas have been used up and to inform the 
Member States accordingly;
Whereas if at a given date in the quota period a 
considerable quantity of a Member State’s initial share 
remains unused, it is essential that that Member State 
should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in 
order to prevent a part of the Community quota 
remaining unused in one Member State while it could be 
used in others;2. A first instalment of 1 2000 tonnes shall be 
allocated among the Member States; the shares, which 
subject to Article 5 shall be valid from 1  January to 31 
December 1984, shall be as follows:
(tonnes)
Benelux 1  022
Denmark 1
Germany 7 301
Greece 5
France 511
Ireland ^
Italy 1 428
United Kingdom 1  731
3. The second instalment of 600 tonnes 'shall 
constitute the reserve.
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, any measure concerning the 
administration of the shares allocated to that economic 
union may be carried out by any one of its members,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. From 1  January to 31 December 1984, a 
600 Community tariff quota of f" tonnes shall be opened
in the Community for ferro-silicon falling within 
subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff.
2. Imports of the product in question may not be 
charged against this tariff quota if they are already free of 
customs duties under other preferential tariff 
arrangements.
3. Within this quota the Common Customs Tariff 
duty shall be totally suspended.
4. Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall 
apply duties calculated in accordance with the relevant 
provisions in the Act of Accession of 1979.Article 3
1. If a Member State has used 90% or more of its 
initial share as fixed in Article 2 (2), or of that share minus 
any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to Article 5, 
it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a 
second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, 
equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to 
the next whole number.
2. If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share, 
has used 90% or more of the second share drawn by it, 
that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to 
the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share 
equal to 2-5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary 
to the next whole number.
3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second 
share, has used 90 % of more of the third share drawn by 
it, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the 
extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal 
to the third.
This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1  to 3, a 
Member State may draw shares lower than those specified 
in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that 
those specified may not be used in full. Any Member State 
applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of 
its grounds for so doing.
Article 2 Article 4
1. The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1  Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be 
shall be divided into two instalments. valid until 31 December 1984 .

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Artii le 5
Member States shall, not later than 1  October 1984, 
return to the reserve the u.. iscd portion of their initial 
share which, on 15 Septemb t 1984, is in excess of 20% 
of the initial volume. They may return a greater portion if 
there are grounds for believing that it may not be used in 
full.
Member States shall, not larcr than 1  October 1984, 
notify the Commission of the total quantities of the 
product in question imported up to and including 15 
September 198 4 and charged against the Community 
quota and of any portion of their initial shares returned to 
the reserve.
A r '; le 6
Member States may testrict the charging of imports 
against their shares to products for certain intended uses. 
In that case the Community provisions on the matter shall 
be applied for checking that the product has been used for 
the stipulated purpose.
Article  7
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares 
opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 
and shall, as soon as the i -formation reaches it, inform 
each State of the extent to a hich the reserve has been used 
up.
It shall, not later than 5 October 198 4, inform the 
Member States of the amount still in reserve, following 
any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member 
State making the last drawing.
Article 8
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures 
to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 
3 are opened in such a way that imports may be charged 
without interruption against their aggregate shares of the 
Community quota.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
product in question, have
free access to the shares allocated to them.
3. The extent to which the Member States have used 
up their shares shall be determined on the basis of the 
imports of the products in question entered with the 
customs authorities for free circulation.
Article 9
At the Commission’s request, Member States shall inform 
it of imports actually charged against their shares.
Article 10
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
Article 11
It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the reserve This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
does not exceed the balance available, and to this end 198 4 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President

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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
ferro-silico-manganese falling within subheading 73.02 D of the Common Customs Tariff
(1 9 8 4 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, as regards ferro-silico-manganese, falling 
within subheading 73.02 D, the European Economic 
Community has undertaken to open an annual duty-free 
Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes; whereas this 
should however be reduced to 18 550 tonnes to take 
account of the traditional imports from EFTA countries 
which have been free of customs duty under the 
Agreements concluded with those countries; whereas the 
tariff quota concerned should therefore be opened on 1  
January 1984* and allocated among the Member States;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all importers and the rate of duty for the 
tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports 
until the quota is used up; whereas, in the light of the 
principles outlined above, arrangements for the 
utilization of the Community tariff quota based on an 
allocation among Member States would seem to be 
consistent with the Community nature of the quota; 
whereas, in order that it may correspond as closely as 
possible to the actual market trends in the product in 
question, allocation of the quota should be in proportion 
to the requirements of the Member States as calculated by 
reference to statistical data on imports from third 
countries during a representative reference period and to 
the economic prospects for the quota period in 
question;
Whereas, during the last three years for \yhich complete 
statistics are available, the corresponding imports into 
each of the Member States represented the following 
percentages of the total imports of the product in 
question:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
United Kingdom1980
6.4^
0
5 8 .8 3
5 .8 6
4 .4 7
0
1 3 .7 7
1 0 .6 31981
3 .3 3
0
6 4 .1 7
1.13
2.25
0
20.23
8.881982
3.21
0
49.14 
0.14 
1 1  .80
0
19.98
15.73Whereas, in view of these factors and of market forecasts 
for ferro-silico-manganese for 198 V , the initial 
percentage shares in the quota volume can be expressed 
approximately as follows:
Benelux 5.13
Denmark 0 ..01
Germany 57.63
Greece 0.62
France 6.80
Ireland 0.01
Italy14.73
United Kingdom 15.07
Whereas, to take account of future trends in imports of 
the product in question, the quota should be divided into 
two instalments, the first being allocated and the second 
forming a reserve intended to cover any subsequent 
requirements to M . nber States which have used up their 
initial share; whereas, in order to give importers some 
degree of certainty, the first instalment of the tariff quota 
should be fixed at a high level, which in this case should be 
approximately 95% of the volume of the quota;
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; 
whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this account, 
it should be provided that any Member State which has 
almost used up its initial share should draw an additional 
share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional 
share is almost used up a Member State should draw a 
further share, and so on as many times as the reserve 
allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should 
be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this 
form of administration requires close collaboration 
between the Member States and the Commission, which 
latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent 
to which the quotas have been used up and to inform the 
Member States accordingly;
Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a 
considerable quantity of a Member State’s initial Share 
remains unused, it is essential that that Member State 
should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in 
order to avoid a part of the Community quota remaining 
unused in one Member State when it could be used in 
others;

Proposta di
REGOLAMENTO (CEE) DEL CONSIGLIO
relativo all’apertura, alla ripartizione ed alle modalità di gestione del contingente tariffario 
comunitario di ferro-silico-manganese della sottovoce 73.02 D della tariffa doganale comune
(1 9 8 4 )
IL CONSIGLIO DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE,
visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità economica 
europea, in particolare l’articolo 113,
vista la proposta della Commissione,
considerando che per il ferro-silico-manganese della 
sottovoce 73.02 D la Comunità economica europea si è 
impegnata ad aprire un contingente tariffario comunita­
rio annuale di 50 000 tonnellate in esenzione da dazio 
doganale; che questo volume deve essere tuttavia ridotto 
a 18 550 tonnellate per tener conto delle importazioni 
tradizionali dai paesi dell’ AELE che possono effettuarsi in 
esenzione dai dazi in virtù degli accordi conclusi con 
questi paesi; che è pertanto opportuno aprire, il 1° gen­
naio 1984, il contingente tariffario in questione riparten­
dolo tra gli Stati membri;
considerando che occorre garantire in particolare l’ugua­
glianza e la continuità d’accesso di tutti gli importatori a 
detto contingente nonché l’applicazione, senza interru­
zione, dell’aliquota di dazi prevista per detto contingente 
a tutte le importazioni fino ad esaurimento di quest’ulti­
mo; che un sistema di utilizzazione del contingente 
tariffario comunitario basato su una ripartizione tra gli 
Stati membri consente di rispettare la natura comunitaria 
di detto contingente tenendo conto dei principi sopra 
enunciati; che, per rispecchiare il più possibile la reale 
evoluzione del mercato del prodotto in questione, tale 
ripartizione dovrebbe essere effettuata proporzionalmen­
te ai fabbisogni calcolati, da una parte, secondo i dati 
statistici relativi alle importazioni in provenienza dai 
paesi terzi durante un periodo di riferimento rappresen­
tativo e, dall’altra, secondo le prospettive economiche per 
l’anno contingentale considerato;
considerando che negli ultimi tre anni, per i quali sono 
disponibili esaurienti dati statistici, le importazioni di 
ciascuno Stato membro corrispondono, rispetto alle 
importazioni complessive del prodotto in questione, alle 
seguenti percentuali:
1 9 8 0 1981 1982
Benelux 6,44 3 ,33 5,21
Danimarca 0 o,01 0
Germania 58,836 4 , 17 49,1 4
Grecia 5,861,13 0,1 4
Francia4,472,25 11,8 0
Irlanda 00 0
Italia13,77 20, 23 19,9 8
Regno Unito10,63 8,88 15,7 3considerando che, tenuto conto di questi elementi e della 
prevedibile evoluzione del mercato del ferro-silico-man­
ganese durante il 198 4 >  la percentuale di partecipazione 
iniziale al volume del contingente può approssimativa­
mente determinarsi come segue:
Benelux 5 ,1 3
Danimarca 0 ,0 1
Germania 5 7 ,6 3
Grecia 0 ,6 2
Francia 6 ,8 0
Irlanda 0 ,0 1
Italia1 4 ,7 3
Regno Unito15,07
considerando che, per tener conto dell’eventuale evolu­
zione delle importazioni del suddetto prodotto, occorre 
suddividere in due parti il volume contingentale, ripar­
tendo la prima parte e costituendo con la seconda una 
riserva per coprire l’ulteriore fabbisogno degli Stati 
membri che avessero esaurito la loro aliquota iniziale; che 
per garantire una certa sicurezza agli importatori è 
opportuno fissare la prima parte del contingente tariffario 
comunitario ad un livello elevato che, nella fattispecie, 
potrebbe corrispondere al 95 % circa del volume contin­
gentale;
considerando che le aliquote iniziali possono esaurirsi più 
o meno rapidamente; che, per tener conto di ciò ed evitare 
ogni discontinuità, è necessario che ogni Stato membro 
che abbia utilizzato quasi totalmente la sua aliquota 
iniziale effettui il prelievo di un’aliquota supplementare 
dalla riserva; che tale prelievo deve essere effettuato da 
ogni Stato membro quando ciascuna delle sue aliquote 
supplementari sia quasi totalmente utilizzata e ciò finché 
la consistenza della riserva lo permetta; che le aliquote 
iniziali e supplementari devono essere valide fino al 
tèrmine del periodo contingentale; che tale metodo di 
gestione richiede una stretta collaborazione tra gli Stati 
membri e la Commissione e che quest’ultima deve, in 
particolare, poter seguire il grado di esaurimento del 
volume del contingente ed informarne gli Stati mem­
bri;
considerando che, se ad una data determinata del periodo 
contingentale in uno Stato membro si rende disponibile 
una forte rimanenza dell’aliquota, tale Stato deve river­
sarne una percentuale considerevole nella riserva, per 
evitare che una parte del contingente tariffario comuni­
tario rimanga inutilizzata in uno Stato membro mentre 
potrebbe essere utilizzata in altri;

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considerando che, poiché il Regno del Belgio, il Regno dei 
Paesi Bassi e il Granducato del Lussemburgo sono riuniti e 
rappresentati dall’unione economica Benelux, tutte le 
operazioni relative alla gestione delle aliquote attribuite a 
detta unione economica possono essere effettuate da uno 
dei suoi membri,
HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: 
Articolo 1
1. Dal 1° gennaio al 31 dicembre 198ì è aperto nella 
Comunità un contingente tariffario comunitario di 
18 550 tonnellate di ferro-silico-manganese della sotto­
voce 73.02 D della tariffa doganale comune.
2. Non sono imputabili sul contingente tariffario 
suddetto le importazioni del prodotto in questione che già 
beneficiano dell’ esenzione dai dazi doganali in forza di un 
altro regime tariffario preferenziale.
3. Nei limiti del contingente tariffario in questione, 
il dazio della tariffa doganale comune è totalmente 
sospeso.
4. Nei limiti di questo contingente tariffario, la Grecia 
applica dazi calcolati in conformità delle disposizioni 
stabilite in materia dall’atto di adesione del 1979.
Articolo  2
1. Una prima parte di 17 650 tonnellate di tale 
contingente tariffario comunitario viene suddivisa tra gli 
Stati membri; le aliquote che, salvo l’articolo 5, sono 
valide dal 1° gennaio al 31 dicembre 198 4 ammontano 
per gli Stati membri a:
(in tonnellate)
Benelux 906
Danimarca 2
Germania 10 171
Grecia 110
Francia1200
Irlanda2
Italia2600
Regno Unito 2659
2. La seconda parte, di 900 tonnellate, costituisce la 
riserva.
Articolo 3
1. Se l’aliquota iniziale di uno Stato membro -  quale è
fissata dall’articolo 2, paragrafo 1  -  ovvero la stessaaliquota diminuita della parte trasferita alla riserva, in 
caso di applicazione dell’articolo 5, è utilizzata in ragione 
del 90% o più, lo Stato membro in questione procede 
immediatamente, mediante notifica alla Commissione, al 
prelievo di una seconda aliquota pari al 10% della 
propria aliquota iniziale, eventualmente arrotondata 
all’unità superiore, sempreché l’entità della riserva lo 
permetta.
2. Se, dopo aver esaurito l’aliquota iniziale, uno Stato 
membro ha utilizzato in ragione del 90 % o più anche la 
seconda aliquota, esso procede immediatamente, alle 
condizioni di cui al paragrafo 1, al prelievo di una terza 
aliquota pari al 5 % della propria aliquota iniziale, 
eventualmente arrontondata all’ unità superiore.
3. Se, dopo aver esaurito la seconda aliquota, uno 
Stato membro ha utilizzato in ragione del 90% o più 
anche la terza aliquota, esso procede immediatamente, 
alle stesse condizioni, al prelievo di una quarta aliquota 
pari alla terza.
Questo procedimento si applica fino ad esaurimento della 
riserva.
4. In deroga ai paragrafi 1, 2 e 3, ciascuno Stato 
membro può procedere al prelievo di aliquote inferiori a 
quelle stabilite da detti paragrafi se vi è ragione di ritenere 
che esse rischierebbero di non essere esaurite. Esso 
informa la Commissione dei motivi che lo hanno indotto 
ad applicare il presente paragrafo.
Articolo 4
Le aliquote supplementari prelevate ai sensi dell’articolo 3 
sono valide fino al 31 dicembre 198 4 .
Articolo  5
Gli Stati membri trasferiscono alla riserva, al più tardi il 
1° ottobre 198^, la frazione non utilizzata della loro 
aliquota iniziale che, al 15 settembre 1984, ecceda il 20 % 
del volume iniziale. Essi possono trasferire una quantità 
superiore se vi è ragione di ritenere che essa rischi di non 
essere utilizzata.
Gli Stati membri comunicano alla Commissione, entro e 
non oltre il 1° ottobre 1984, il totale delle importazioni del 
prodotto in questione effettuate al 15 settembre 198+ 
incluso e imputate al contingente comunitario nonché, se 
del caso, la frazione della loro aliquota iniziale che essi 
trasferiscono alla riserva.
Articolo 6
Gli Stati membri possono limitare a determinate destina­
zioni la possibilità di imputazione alle loro aliquote. In tal 
caso il controllo dell’utilizzazione per le particolari 
destinazioni prescritte s’ effettua applicando le disposizio­
ni comunitarie in materia.

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P ro p o sa l for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the adminstration of a Community tariff quota for 
ferro-chromiu! · · ontaining not more than 0-10% by weight of carbon and more than 30% 
but not more thau 90 % by weight of chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium), falling within 
subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff 11984)
T H E  C O U N C IL  O F  T H E EU R O PEA N  C O M M U N ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof,
Having regard to the proposa) from the Commission,
Whereas, as regards ferro-chromium containing by 
weight not more than 0-10 7U  of carbon and more than 
30 % but not more than 90 % of chromium (super-refined 
ferro-chromium), falling v. itbin subheading 73.02 E I, 
the European Economic Community has undertaken to 
open an annual duty-free tariff quota of 3 000 tonnes; 
whereas this should, howev r, be reduced to 2 950 tonnes 
to take account of the tra-'-’^onal imports from EFTA 
countries which have been free of customs duty under the 
Agreements concluded with '■hose countries; whereas the 
tariff quota concerned should therefore be opened on 1  
January 198^ and allocated "mong the Member States;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all importers and the rate of duty for the 
tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports 
until the quota is used up; whereas arrangements for the 
utilization of the Community tariff quota based on an 
allocation among Member States would seem to be 
consistent with the Community nature of the quota; 
whereas, to correspond as c:  --Hy as possible to the actual 
trend of the market in the or d.ict in question, allocation 
of the quota should be in proportion to the requirements 
of the Member States as calculated by reference to 
statistics of imports iron:  third countries during a 
representative reference . .  1  and to the economic
outlook for the quota period m question;
Whereas ferro-chromium •  r M s quite specific quality is 
not singled out in the Member States statistical 
nomenclatures; whereas corresponding imports
from third countries, not already benefiting from an 
equivalent preferential arrangement, could not be 
detailed in their entirety for the nbovementioned 
reference period; where:-s, taking into account the 
foreseeable evolution of the market in such 
ferro-chromium for 198 4. —  ‘  in particular the forecasts 
made by tl.c Member State he initial percentage sharesin the quota volume can be expressed approximately as 
follows:
tonnes)
Benelux 15-93
Denmark 0-03
Germany 27-71
Greece 0-17
France 29-10
Ireland 0-03
Italy 8*66
United Kingdom 18-37
Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the 
products concerned, the quota should be divided into two 
instalments, the first being allocated and the second held 
as a reserve to cover subsequently the requirements of 
Member States which have exhausted their initial share; 
whereas, to give importers some degree of certainty, the 
first instalment of the tariff quota should be fixed at a high 
level, which in this case should be approximately 95 % of 
the volume of the quota;
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; 
whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account it 
should be provided that any Member State which has 
almost used up its initial share should draw an additional 
share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional 
share is almost used up a Member State should draw a 
further share, and so on as many times as the reserve 
allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should 
be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this 
form of administration requires close collaboration 
between the Member States and the Commission, which 
latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent 
to which the quotas have been used up and to inform the 
Member States accordingly;
Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a 
considerable quantity of a Member State’s initial share 
remains unused, it is essential that that Member State 
should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in 
order to prevent a part of the Community quota 
remaining unused in one Member State while it could be 
used in others;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, any measure concerning the 
administration of the shares allocated to that economic 
union may be carried out by any one of its members,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. From 1  January to 31 December 198 4 a 
Community tariff quota of 2 950 tonnes shall be opened 
in the Community for ferro-chromium containing by 
weight not more than 0-10% of carbon and more than 
30 % but not more than 90 % of chromium (super-refined 
ferro-chromium), falling within subheading 73.02 E 1  of 
the Common Customs Tariff.
2. Imports of the product in question may not be 
charged against this tariff quota if they are already free of 
customs duties under other preferential tariff 
arrangements.
3. Within this quota, Common Customs Tariff duty 
shall be totally suspended.
4. Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall 
apply duties calculated in accordance with the relevant 
provisions in the Act of Accession of 1979.
Article 2
1. A first instalment of 2 800 tonnes of this 
Community tariff quota shall be allocated among the 
Member States; the shares, which subject to Article 5 
shall be valid from 1  January to 31 December 198 A, shall 
be as follows:
(tonnes)
Benelux 446
Denmark 1
Germany 776
Greece 5
France 815
Ireland 1
Italy 242
United Kingdom 514
2. The second instalment of 150 tonnes shall 
constitute the reserve.
Article 3
1. If a Member State has used 90 % or more of its 
initial share as fixed in Article 2 (1), or of that share minusany portion returned to the reserve pursuant to Article 5, 
it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a 
second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, 
equal to 10% of its initial share rounded up as necessary 
to the next whole number.
2. If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share, 
has used 90 % or more of the second share drawn by it, 
that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to 
the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share 
equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to 
the next whole number.
3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second 
share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn by 
it, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the 
extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal 
to the third.
This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1  to 3, a 
Member State may draw shares lower than those specified 
in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that 
those specified may not be used in full. Any Member State 
applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of 
its grounds for so doing.
Article 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be 
valid until 31 December 1984.
Article 5
Member States shall, not later than 1  October 1984, 
return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial 
share which, on 15 September 1984, is in excess of 20 % 
of the initial volume. They may return a greater portion if 
there are grounds for believing that it may not be used in 
full.
Member States shall, not later than 1  October 198 4 , 
notify the Commission of the total quantities of the 
product in question imported up to and including 15 
September 198 ^ and charged against the Community 
quota and of any portion of their initial shares returned to 
the reserve.
Article 6
Member States may restrict the charging of imports 
against their shares to products for certain intended uses. 
In that case the Community provisions on the matter shall

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je applied for check iiip h.«· i he product has been used for 
the stipulated purpose.
Article 7
The Commission shall keen an account of the shares 
opened by the Member St ales pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 
and shall, as soon as il»e information reaches it, inform 
each State of the extent to which the reserve has been used 
up.
It shall, not later than 5 October 198^ inform the 
Member States of the amount still in reserve, following 
any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.
it shall ensure that the dm ·.·. ing which exhausts the reserve 
does not exceed the balance available, and to this end 
shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member 
State making the last drawing.
Article 8
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures 
to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 
3 are opened in such a way that imports may be chargedwithout interruption against their aggregate share of the 
Community quota.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
product in question, have
free access to the shares allocated to them.
3. The extent to which the Member States have used 
up their shares shall be determined on the basis of imports 
of the products in question entered with the customs 
authorities for free circulation.
Article 9
At the Commission’s request, Member States shall inform 
it of the imports actually charged against their shares.
Article 10
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January 
198 4 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels, · .
For the Council  
The President