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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )272final
Brussels ,11June 1975
Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration of
aCommunity tariff quota fornewsprint falling
within subheading No48.01A oftheCommon Customs
Tariff (1976 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CO:.î(75 )272final

EXPLANATORY MMORMDUM
1.Atthelastmultinational GATTnegotiations ,theCommunity
undertooktooponannuallyanildutyCommunitytariffquotafor
1500000metriotonsofnewsprintfallingwithinsubheadingNo48*01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff.' '
Furthermore,theCommunityinformedtheNordiodelegation(textNord4
ofdocumentNCG(67)41 -rev.)thatithad'decidedtoopenanilduty
tariffquotaeachyearunderArtiole23oftheTreatyofRomeifit
weroestablishedthatallpossibilities ofsupplyontheinternal
marketoftheCommunityhadbeenexhaustedduringagiventrading ,
yearandafterhavingentirelyusedupthenildutyquotaboundunder
GATT.
Judgingfrommarkettrendsoverthepastfewyearsitisclearalready
thatthe1776Communitytariffquotamustbegreaterthanthe1500000
metriotonsoriginallyestablished.ThisiswhytheCommission
considersthatitoanproposetheopeningofatariffquotafor
2750000metriotons.Thisamountisbasedonfirstestimates,
so'thatareviewofthesituationduringtheoourseoftheyearis,
naturallynotexoluded." • '

3*Thetariff quota isallocated inaccordance with themethod which
hasnormally "been applied :allocation is "based onpast import figures
andonestimates forthequota year inquestion .
Furthermore ,inview ofthesize ofthequota proposed from thestart ,
theCommission considers that itwould becontrary totheCommunity
nature ofthis quota todivide itupinto shares allocated definitively
toalltheMember States .Ittherefore proposes asystem ofadministration
based ontheinstitution ofaCommunity reserve limited to4-*25 This
system ofallocation andadministration wa3 ,moreover ,unanimously
approved byallthoMember States atthetime oftheopening ofthe
tariff quota for1975 •Further ,theMember States ,atthe "Economio
Tariff Problems "Group meeting on16April 1975 »unanimously agreed that
this system should becontinued for1976 .
4.'Aproblem still exists concerning theadmission under benefit ofthis
quota ofcertain paper corresponding tothedefinition ofnewsprint inthe
Supplementary Note ofChapter 48»affecting sub-position E.
This application ofquota benefit ,whioh wasadopted for1974 1975 »
isstill being studied bytheCommission ,anditisnotpossible toforecast
thedate ofadecision -.Itishowever important toprepare theinstrument
foroperating theinternational undertaking currently inforce .Thepresent
proposal hasnoother purpose .TheCommission ishowever aware ofthe
problem andih^refore reserves toitself thepossibility ofsubsequent
alteration ofthis proposal iftheneed arises .

Proposalfora
nMMAMWMMIWWMMMWI
.REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
on-theopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotafornev/sprintfallingwithinsubheadingNo43.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
(1S76)
THECOUNCIL0FTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES , -
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticles113and28thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertakentooponan
annualnildutyCommunitytariffquotaof1500000metriotonsof
newsprintfallingwithintariffsubheading No"42*01A;
Whereas,inviewofpresentproductioncapacitywithintheCommunity,
thatquantityisinsufficienttomeetforeseeableimportrequirements ;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebomadeforawautonomous
supplementary quotawhich,havingregardtotheestimatessubmitted,,
maybofixodatpresentat1250000metrictons;whereasthefact
thatthisfigurehasbeenadoptedfortheautonomoussupplementary
quotadoosnotexcludethepossibilityofreadjustmentduringthequota
period;whereasaCommunitytariffquotashouldthereforeboopenedfor,
1>76foratotalquantityof2750000metriotonsofnewsprint;
Whereasoqualandcontinuousaocesstothoquotashouldbeensuredfor
allCommunityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquota
shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsonthoproductin
questionuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereasinthelightofthese
principles,arrangementsfortheutilizationoftheCommunitytariff
• 1quotabasedonanallooationamongMemberStateswouldseemtobo/
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;whereas,inorder/
thatitmayoorrospondascloselyaspossibletotheactualtrendof"5k®
marketintheproduotinquestion,allocationofthequotaBhouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStatesascalculatedby
referenoetostatisticsofimportsfromthirdoountriesduringa
representative referenceporiodandtotheeconomiooutlookforthequota
periodinquestion; ,•

Whereas,forthelastthreeyearsforwhichfullstatisticsare
available,theimportsofeachoftheMemberStatesrepresented ,the
followingpercentagesoftotalimportsoftheproductinquestion:
Whereas,inordertoevaluatethosestatisticsproperly,however,
acoountmustbotakenofthefactthattheopeningofaCommunitytariff
quotafortheenlargedCommunitymayalterthepatternof'tradeof
MemberStateswiththirdcountries;whereas,inviewoftheaboveand
oftheexpectedevolutionofthemarketinnewsprintingeneraland
ofproductioninparticular,thefirsttrancheofthe1276quotanay
beallocatedapproximately inthefollowingpercentages :
Bénélux 13.67
Denmark 6,21
Germany 26.20
France 14*51
Iroland 0.57
Italy 0.04
United•Kingdom 38.74UnitedKingdomBénélux
Denmarlc
Germany
Prance
Ireland
Italy1^212131274
11.53 -12.1814.04
7.026.3)24.89
26.6527.0425.78
7.649·4613.46
1.9502.12
0.060.320.42
45.15 .44.0839.29

Whereas ,totakeaccount offuture import trends fortheproduc
concerned ,thequota should bedivided intotwotranches ,thefirst
"being allocated among theMember States andthesecond held asa
reserve tocover subsequently therequirements ofMember States whioh
have exhausted their initial shares ;whereas ,togive importers some
degree ofcertainty ,while still enabling Community production tobe •
disposed ofonsatisfactory terms ,thefirst tranche ofthequota
should befixed atabout $6$ofthefull amount ;
Whereas Member States mayexhaust their initial shares' atdifferent
rates ;whereas toavoid disruption ofsupplies onthisacoount it
should beprovided thatanyMember State which hasalmost usedup
itsinitial share should draw anadditional share from thereserve ;
whereas each time itsadditional share isalmost exhausted aMember
State should drawafurther share ,andsoonasmanytimes asthe
reserve allows ;whereas theinitial andadditional shares should be
valid until theendofthequota period ;whereas thisform of
adriinistration requires olose collaboration .between theMember States
endtheCommission ,andtheCommission mustbeinaposition tokeep
aooount oftheextent towhioh thequota hasbeen used upandto
inform theMember States' aooordin&iy ; „„

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Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantity
ofaMemberState*s,initialshareremainsunuseditisessential,to
preventapartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,thatsuchState
shouldreturnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithin..andjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespect
oftheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomioUnion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiod1January
to31December1976,inrespectofnewsprintfallingwithin
subheadingNo48*01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,aCommunitytariff
quotaof2750000metri'otons.
2.Importsoftheproduotinquestionshallnotbeoountedunder'
thistariff'quotaiftheyare!alreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtarifftreatment .
*5-p'V'i't.V-'l-r?:..
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotallysuspendedin
respectofimportations undertheabovequota..1
4«NowMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations withinthe
quotadutiescalculatedinacoordanoewiththerelevantprovisionsof
theActofAocession.

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Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotaprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
i ■dividedintotwotranches.
2633000 ..
2*Afirsttrancheoffmetrictonsshallbeallocatedamongtxie
MemberStates.Theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevalid
until31December1976,shallbeasfollows:
Benelux 360000.metrictons
Denmark 165000metnotons
Gertaajiy <690000-metriotons
Prance 382000metrictons
Ireland 15000metrictons
Italy 1000metrictons
UnitedKingdom 1020000.metrictons
3.Thesecondtranche,of117000tons,shallconstitutea.reserve.
Artide3
1.AssoonasaMemberStatehasused$0$ormoreofitsinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusanyportion
returnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5»shallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,equalto15$ofitsinitialshare,roundedupas
necessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,
hasused$0cfoormoreoftheeeoondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph
1,drawathirdshareequalto7«5$ofitsinitialshare.

3.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,has
used90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState.
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,draw
afourthshareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
4*Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,aMemberStatemay.
drawshareslowerthanthose.specifiedinthoseparagraphsifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthosespecifiedma^rnotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommission ,
ofitsgroundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrampursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
31December'1976.
Article5
1'neKoinberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October197S>theunusedportionofthoirinitialsharewhich,
on15SeptemberJ97orisinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.
Theymayreturnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthp.tsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull. '
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1<October1976»notifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproduotinquestionimporteduptoand
inoluding15September1976andohargedagainstthe.Communityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbythekember
StatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1976,informtheMemberStatesof
theamountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5»
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawn
theamountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothis
endshallnotifytheanountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemaking
1.EveryMemberStatoshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensure
thatadditionalcharesdrampursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuoh
awaythatimportations maybechargedwithoutinterruption against
itsaccumulatedshareoftheCommunityquota.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproduotin
questionestablishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaocesstotheshares
allocatedtoit. *•--•••■ ■
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshardshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportations oftheproductin
questionenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Articleo
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommissiontheMemberStatesshallnotify
itoftheimportations chargedagainstitsshare*

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.Article9
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TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thattheprovisionsofthepreoedingArticlesare.compliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallonterintoforceon1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyanddireotlyapplicable
inallMemberStates, 1
' ... .J
DoneatBrussels,,
1 FortheCouncil
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'•TheResident