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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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■Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL ■
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforfrozen "beefandvealfallingwithinsub­
heading No02.01AIIa)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1976)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(75)362final.

EXFLMATOHY MEKORAITOUÏÏ
1•Duringthelastmultilateral GATTnegotiations theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityundertooktoopenanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
38500metrictonsoffrozen "beefandveal,expressedas"bonelessmeat,
fallingwithinsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffat20$duty.Countervailing chargesintroducedinconnection
withfluctuationsinexchangeratesaretobeleviedon16500metric
tonsofthisquota. .
2.Consequently ,tomeet'theCommunity'sobligations,aregulationshould
beadoptedbefore1January1976ontheopening,allocationandadministration
ofthe'Communitytariffquotainquestion.
Inthisconnection,itshouldbementionedthat,asaresultofthe
decisiontpapplythesystemofmonetarycompensatory amountstoa
volumeof16500metriotons,theCommissionha3beenobligedinits
proposaltosplitthetotalquotavolumeof3o500metrictonsinto
twoparts,oneof22000metriotonsandtheotherof16$00metrictons,
tobeallocatedseparatelyamongalltheMemberStatesintheusual
way. . •

-2-
3.Importsoffrozen "beefandvoalfromthirdcountries,expressedin
motriotonsof"bonelessneat,wereasfollowsoverthelastfewyears:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
I1972 1973 1974
%
57,56$13,28)51,491'
■0.0,578
02,735123-7192,734■0.0,570
102,735123.7192,734
45,645p-O.53j34,908
0|0i012.21
0.14
21.98
8.28
010,900
452
22,208
13,363
0
39,7808.34
0.35
17
•10.23
0
30.45 73,962-17.07j83,706|19.84j39,780j30.45
153,437(35.411158,368'J37.55i43,922i33.63
.–;: 1–:
433,344F1»785;1130,625
Consequently ,thesharesofMemberStates,calculatedonthe"basisof
importsfortheyears1972to1974,maybeallocatedmoreorlessas
follows:
,' ' '^ .
.Bénélux v12*15 : , '*■'
!* '*■ «
Denmark 0.30 '•
Germany 21 '
France 9«50
Ireland 0.01
Italy 22.04
UnitedKingdom 35
4.InviewoftherelativelyhighleveloftheCommunitytariffquota
openedtobeginwithinrelationtoimportrequirements ,theCommission
believesthatitwouldgoagainsttheCommunitynatureofthequota.
toallocatethetariffvolumesindefinitivesharestotheMemberStates.

Forthisreason,theproposalannexedheretoprovidesforthecreation
ofCommunityreserveswhich,eveniftheyamountto10$ofeachof
thequotavolumes,willassistinensuringequalaccessforall
importersandinavoidingasituationinwhichcustomspreference was
nolongerappliedinoneormoreMemberStateswhileitwasstill
appliedinothers.

Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforfrozen "beefandvealfallingwithinsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1976)
THECOUNCIL0FTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereasinthecourseofthelastmultilateral GAITnegotiat.isthe
EuropeanEconomioCommunityundertooktoopenanannualCommunitytariff
quotaat20$dutyinrespectof38.500metriotonsoffrozen"beefandveal,
expressedasbonedmeat,fallingwithinTariffsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2
whereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestionmustthere­
fore"beopenedon1January1976bydividingthetotalquotavolumeof
38.500metriotons,intotwopartsaccordingtothetariffarrangements
applicabletoeaoh:
2WhereasArticles59.and.60oftheActannexedtotheTreatyv'concerning
theaocessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomioCommunityand
totheEuropeanAtomioEnergyCommunity,signedon22January1972,require
thenewMemberStatestoapplythoregulationsofthecommonagricultural
policyftom;1February1973,andtoaligntheircustoms -
(1)OJNoL249»10November1971»P»"18
(2)OJNoL73,27March1972,

tariffdutiesonthosooftheCommonCustomsTariffinthemanner
providedinthesaidArticle59*whereasthenewMemberStates1need
forimportsfromthirdcountriesin1976mustthereforebecovered;
wherec»sthequotadutiesto"beappliedbythenewMemberStatesmust
conformtotheActaforesaid;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbeensuredfor
allCommunityimportersandthorateofdutyforthetariffquota
shouldbeappliedconsistently inallMemberStatestoallimports
oftheproductinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted ;*whereas,in
thelightoftheseprinciples,arrangements fortheutilizationof
theCommunitytariffquotabasedonanallocationamongtheMemberStates
v/ouldseemtobeconsistentvdththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyaspossibleto
theactual'trendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,allocation
ofthoquotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirements ofthe
MemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimportsfrom
thirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtothe
economicoutlookforthequotayearinquestion;
Whereasimportsoftheproductinquestionfromthirdcountriesby
MemberStatesduringtholastthroeyearsforwhichcompletestatistics
arcavailablewereasfollows:
I
". I|1972 I"• ""'"I
1973 j!1974
J*ii."L
;/°^1tI
1b!
IBénélux I|~– :
II57565I
!13.28!5149112.21ι
10900i
I8.34
Denmark!- 578|0.144520.35
Germaay 1027351I23.71j;9273421.93 ,2220817.00
France !456451I10.53|34908ooQo%2o13363|10.23
Ireland l- I
ιι ι0i0
iltaly:|7396217.07 I
ιI83
I70619-043978030.45
UnitedKingdom|H53437|
:i i35.4115836837.55|43922ι
ii33.63
!
ij433344'
LJ I421785]
jI
J130625
l

V.neroastheabovetableshowsthatIrelandmadenoimportsofthe
productinquestionduringthethreereferenceyears;whereasprovision
musthowever "bemadetocoveranyimportneedswhichmayarisein
thatMemberState "byallocatingitasuitableinitialshareofthe.,
quotavolumesconcerned !
Whereas,inviewoftheforegoingandoftheforeseeabletrendofthe
marketintheproductconcernedduringthequotayearinquestion,
theinitialpercentagesharesofMemberStatesmaybeallocated ,
approsiaately asfollows:
Whereas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsofimportsintothevarious
MemberStatesoftheproductunderconsideration ,thequotasshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequently the
requirements ofMemberStates,shouldtheyexhausttheirinitialshares;
whereas,togiveimportersineachMemberStatesomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbefixcrd
atapproximately 90$ofitsfullamount;
Whereas,totakeacoountoffuturetrendsofimportsintothevarious
MemberStatesoftheproductunderconsideration ,thetwopartsofthe
quotashouldeachbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareservetocoverthe
•subsequentrequirements ofMemberStatesshould'theyexhausttheir
•initialshares;whereas,togiveimportersin-eaohMemberStatesome
degreeofcertainty,thefirst*trancheofeaohpartofthequotashould
befixedata^peoifiedlevel,thatlevelbeinginthiscasesome90%
oftherespectivefallamounts;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferent,
rates;whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountit
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhiohhasalmostusedupone
ofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromtheBénélux 12.15
0.30
21.00
.9.50
0.02
.22.04
35.00Denmark
Gormany .
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom

appropriate reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmost
exhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andsoonas
manytimesasthereservoallows;whereastheinitialandedditonal
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclose';collaboration betweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission',andtheCommissionmustbeinaposition
tokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotashavebeen-used -up"''•
andtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly :
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantity
ofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,itisessential,
topreventapartofthetariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,thatsuchS.ateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftotheappropriate ?servc;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectofthe
administration oftheshareallocatedto'thatEconomicUnionmay
becarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Arxicle 1
1.Thereisherebyopenedinrespectoftheperiod1Januaryto
31December197.6aCommunitytariffquotaof38.500metrictonsoffrozen
beefandveal,expressedasbonedmeat/fallingwithinsubheadingNo
02.01AIIa)2oftheGonaonCustomsTariff.
2.For-$hepurpose,ofchargingimports-againstthisquota,100Icilograames
ofunbonedmeatshallbe.taken,tobaequivalentto77kilogramcsofboned
mocii/ø

SubjecttotheoperationofArticle59oftheAotofAccession,importations
undertheabove-mentioned tariffquotashallbesubjecttothedutyof20%
presoribedin0ommonCustomsTariffandtotheprovisionsadoptedunder
Regulation(EEC)974/71modifiedfinallybyRegulation(EEC)HO(2)
asregardsthefluctuationofthecurrenciesofcertainMemberStates#
Article2
Thequantityof38.500metrictonsasspecifiedinArticle1shallbedivided
.intotwoparts,oneof22.000metrictons,theotherof16.500metriotons.
Eaohoneofthosepartsshallbesubdividedintotwotranches.
Thefirsttrancheof20000metrictonsand15000metrictonsrespectively
shallbeallocatedasfollowsamongtheMemberStates,theshaiesbeing,
subjectasprovidedinArticle5>validfrom1Januaryuntil31December1975?
PromthepartequaltoPromthepartequalto
22000metrictons16500metrictons
Benelux 2430metrictons
Denmark 60metrictons
Germany 4200metrictons
Franoe 19C0metrictons
Ireland '.ïmetrioton
Italy 4-409metrictons
UnitedKingdom •-7000metriotons
20000:metrictons1823metrictons
45metriotons
3150metriotons
1425metriotons
1metricton
3306metriotons
5)250metrictons
15000metrictons
(1)O.J.NoL106of12.5.71,P.1.
(2)0.J.NoL

J,The second ,tranches of2000and 1500metric tons respectively shall
constitute the reserves .
Article 3
1.Assoon asaMember State hasused JCffoormore ofoneofitsinitial
chares asfixed inArticle 2(2),orofthat share minus anyprotion
returned totheappropriate reserve pursuant totheprovisions of
.Article 5» shall forthwith "bynotifying theCommission ,draw asecond ,
share ,totheextent that theappropriate reserve sopermits ,equal to
1Cifoofitsinitial share , . .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,having cshs&atocl onoofi'be
initial shares ,hasused ormore ofthesecond share drawn "byit,.
that I-Iember State shall forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent
provided inparagraph 1,draw athird share equal to5%ofitsinitial
, »
share . . . ,
/
3.Assoon asaMember State ,having ©zhanstsd oneofits
second shares ,hasused JCffoormore ofthethird share drawnby it,that
Member State shall ,in manner andto_thoccciont asaforesaid ,draw
afourth share equal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until the reserve isexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1to3faMember State maydraw
>shares lower than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere aregrounds
forbelieving that those specified maynot "beused infull .AnyMember
State applying theprovisions .ofthis paragraph shall inform theCommission
-ofitsgrounds for sodoing , *'

Article4
Each,oftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttotheprovisionsofArticle3
shall"bevaliduntil31December197^.
Article5,.*■- ""
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlatertlian1October197°,1
'theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhicfyon15.September1975»isin
excessof20$oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreaterportionif
therearegroundsforbelievingtha"6suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull."
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October197°jnotifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand t
including15September1976andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtotheapproriatereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttotheprovisionsofArticles2and3a*idshall,assoon
astheinformationreachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereserveshavebeenusedup.
itshall,notlaterthan.5October1976»informtheMemberStatesofthe.
amountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto'
Artide5»
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingareserveisdrawntheamount
sodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthelast
drawing.

Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations may"bechargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.'
/
2.Itshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestionestablished
initsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.Theescter.ttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitssharesshall"be
determined "fayrefavertoecftheimportationoftheproductinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthorities forhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,theMemberStatesshall
notifyitoftheimportations chargedagainstitsshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thatthisRegulationiscompliedwith. '
I ' '
.' .Article10 •••'■
ι
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1976.
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
in'allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,V ■ FortheCouncil,
ThePresidentDoneatBrussels,
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