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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(74)330Final
Brussels.20March1974
DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforpolypropylene fallingwithinsubheading No39.02CVI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforacrylictextilefibreandyarnofacrylictextile ,
fibrefallingrespectively withinsubheadings Nosex56µ.04
Aandex56.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)330Final

tEXPLA.M.TOKI MMORAMDUM
1.ThedraftRegulations annexedheretofollowastudyofrequestsfroma
MemberStatethatprovisionhemadetoallowthefollowingproductsto
headmittedatazerorateofduty:
-polypropylene fallingwithinTariffsubheading No39*01CIV,
-synthetictextilefibrefallingwithinTariffsubheading Noex5^.04A,
and
-yarnofsynthetictextilefibrefallingwithTariffsubheading
Noex56»05A.
2.Therequestswerestudied,inparticular,atconsultations withexperts
fromalltheMemberStatesheldon12February1974*Atthatmeeting
itwasacceptedthatthereisanappreciable shortageofrawmaterials
usedinthemanufacture ofcertaintextileproducts.Thisshortageis
notduetoinadequateproductioncapacitybutrathertospecialcircums­
tances,whichatpresentaffecttheavailability ofrawmaterialsin
certainsectorsofindustry.Moreover,thesituationisnotequally
seriousinallMemberStates.Asanappropriate meansofremedyingthe
presentimbalance,itisproposedthatzero-dutyCommunitytariffquotas
beopenedforimportsfromnon-Membercountriesoftheproductsconcerned.
3.Thesizeofthequotasandtheirperiodsofvalidityhavebeenfixedin
suchawayastomakegoodtheshortagesmentionedabovewithoutthereby
affectingCommunityproduction.Hence,itisalsoproposedthata
particularaccountshouldbetakenwhenallocatinginitialquotashares
oftheneedsofthoseMemberStateswhoseuserindustriesaremost
affectedbythepresentshortage.
4.Finally,itisproposedthatimportsshouldbecountedagainstquota
sharesasandwhentheyareenteredforhomeuse.

ΑΪΓΝΕΧ1
Draft
REGULATION(EEC)NO/74OPTHECOUNCIL .
of
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotafoi4polypropylene fallingwithinsubheading No
39«02CVIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmitted "bytheCommission ;
WhereasthereisatpresentashortageintheCommunityofpolypropylene
(subheadingNo39»02CIVoftheCommonCustonsTariff);whereassucha
shortagecouldcauseinjury,totherelevantuserindustries,particularlyin
certainMemberStates;whereasitis;thereforedesirablethatazero-duty
Communitytariffquotaofasufficientsizebeopened;whereasinorder
4hatCommunityproductionoftheproductconcernedshouldnotbeaffected
thetariffquotashouldbesetatanamountcorresponding totherequire­
mentswhichcannotbemetoutofsuchproduction,namely12000metriotons,
andshouldbevaliduntil31December1974.
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothetjuotashouldbeensuredforall
Communityimportersandtherateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbe
appliedconsistently toallimportsontheproductinquestionuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciples,arrangements
fortheutilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonan.allocationamong
MemberStateswouldseemtobeoonsisteirtwiththeCommunitynatureofthe
quota;whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyaspossible
totheactualtrendofthemarketintheproductinquestion,allocation
ofthequotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
\

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Whereas,however,sincethequotainthiscaseisanautonomousCommunity
tariffquotaintendedtocoveroccasionalimportneedsarisingincertain
MemberStatesinparticular ,theinitialallocationofsharesmaybe
carriedoutonthebasisofcriteriaestablished byreferenceinteralia
totheneedsexpressedbythoseMemberStates;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductconcerned,
thequotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
andthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequently therequirements
ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialshares;whereas,to
giveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,thefirsttrancheofthequota
shouldbefixedat65rfoofitsfullamount;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeits
additionalshareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurther
share,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod:

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Whereasthisformofadministration requiresclosecollaboration between
theMemberStatesandtheCommission,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotahasbeenused
upandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
aMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,toprevent
apartofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadminis­
trationofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHIS•REGULATION :
Article1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwiththeCommunityfortheperiod1Aprilto
31December1974»inrespectofpolypropylene fallingwithinsubheading
No39*02CIVoftheCommonCustomsTariff,aCommunitytariffquotaof
12000metrictons,
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbetotallysuspendedinrespectof
importations undertheabovequota.
3.NewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations withinthequota
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession.

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Article 2
1.Afirst tranche of8000metric tons shall beallocated among the
Member States .Theshares ,which subject toArticle 6shall bevalid
until 31December 1974 »shall beasfollows :
Benelux ■3100metric tons ; Ireland 3500metric tons
Denmark 1000metric tons Italy 100metric tons
Germany 100metric tons United Kingdom 100metric tons
Prance 100 metric tons
2.Thesecond tranche ,of4000tons ,shall constitute areserve .
Article 3
\
1.Assoon asaMember State hasused 9°Jfeormore ofitsinitial share
asfixed inArticle 2(l),orofthat share minus anyportion returned
tothereserve pursuant toArticle 5» shall forthwith ,bynotifying
theCommission ,draw asecond share ,totheextent that thereserve so
permits ,equal to10^ofitsinitial share .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itsinitial share ,hasused
90$ormore ofthesecond share drawn byit,that Member State shall
forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,
draw athird share equal to5$ofitsinitial share .Benelux .... ■3100metric tons
Denmark 1000 metric tons
Germany 100metric tons
Prance 100 metric tons

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3.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,hasused
90$ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,
inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3»aMemberStatenay
drawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformtheCommission
ofitsgroundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
31December1974.
Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1974hasnotexhausteditsinitial
shareshallnotlaterthan10October1974returntothereserveany
unusedportioninexcessof20$oftheinitialaccount.Itmayreturn/
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportion
maynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974»notifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1974andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas"been
usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1974»informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisend
shallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
lastdrawing.
Article7
1.EveiyMemberStateshalltake.allappropriate measurestoensurethat
sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations maybeohargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
shareoftheCommunityquota.
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestion
establishedinitsterritory ,havefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.EveryMemberStateshallchargeimportations oftheproductinquestion
ι'' '.againstitsshareasandwhentheproductisenteredwiththecustoms
authorities forhomeuse,
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations againstthatsharein
accordancewithparagraph3.

Article8
EveryMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionatregularintervalsof
theimportations chargedagainstitsshare.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallhe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
PortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX II
Draft
REGULATION (EEC)No /74OPTHECOUNCIL
of
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofaCommunity
tariff quota foraciylic textile fibre andyarn ofaciylic
textile fibre falling respectively within subheadings Nosex
56.04 Aandex56.05 AoftheCommon Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas there isatpresent ashortage intheCommunity ofacrylic textile
fibre andyarn ofacrylic textile fibre (subheadings Nosex56.04Aand
56.05 AoftheCommon Customs Tariff );whereas such ashortage could
cause injury totherelevant user industries ,particularly incertain
Member States ;whereas itistherefore desirable that azero-duty
Community tariff quota ofasufficient size beopened ;whereas inorder
that Community production oftheproducts concerned should notbeaffected
thetariff quota should besetatamounts corresponding totherequirements
which cannot bemetoutofsuch production ,namely 700metric tons and
130metric tons respectively ,andshould bevalid until the30June 1974 ;

AÏWEXII
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbeensuredforall
Communityimportersandtherateofdutytorthetariffquotashouldbe
appliedconsistentlytoallimportsoftheproductsinquestionuntilthe
quotasareexhausted;whereasintheli^itoftheseprinciplesarrange­
mentsfortheutilizationoftheCommunitytariffquotasbasedonan
allocation amongMemberStateswouldseemtobeconsistentwiththe
Communitynatureofthequota;whereasinorderthatitmaycorrespondas
closelyaspossibletotheactualtrendofthemarketintheproductin
question,allocationofthequotasshouldbeinproportiontotherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodand
totheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,however,sincethequotasinthiscaseareautonomousCommunity
tariffquotasintendedtocoveroccasionalimportneedsarisingincertain
MemberStatesinparticular,theinitialallocationofsharesmaybecarried
outonthebasisofcriteriaestablished byreferenceinteraliatothe
needsofthoseMemberStates;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfortheproductsconcerned,
eaohquotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
andthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequently therequirements of
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialshares;whereas,togive
importerssomedegreeofcertainty,thefirsttranchesofthetwoquotas
shouldbefixedat8$and80$respectivelyoftheirfullamounts;

ANNEXII
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsupplieson.thisaccountitshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupeitherofits
initialsharesshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStatesshould
drawafurthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditional sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthe
Commissionmustbeinapositiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhich
thequotashavebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityof
oneorotherofaMemberState'sinitialsharesremainsunuseditis
essential,topreventapartofaquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,thatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThereshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfortheperiod1Aprilto
30June1974inrespectoftheproductsandintheamountsindicated
herein,Communitytariffquotasasfollows:

AMEXII
CommonCustomsTariffNoDescription Amountofquota
ex56.04A
ex56.05AAcrylictextilefibre
YaltaofAciylictextile
fibre700metrictons
130metrictons
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallhetotallysuspendedinrespectof
importations undertheabovequotas..
3.NewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespectofimportations underthesaid
quotasdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccession.
' Article2
1.AfirsttrancheofeachquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbeValiduntil30June1974»
shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Prance
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomAcrylictextilefibre
ex56.04A
♦•••-..•
10metrictons:-
410metrictons
10metrictons
10metrictons
110metrictons
10metrictons
10metrictonsYamofAcrylictextile
fibreex56.05A
5metrictons
5metrictons
5metrictons
5metrictons
70metrictons
5metrictons
5metrictons
2.Thesecondtrancheofeachtariffquota,of130metrictonsand30metric
tonsrespectively ,shallconstituteareserve.

AÏHJEXII
Article3
1.AssoonasaMemberStatehasusedJOfoormoreofoneofitsinitial
sharesasfixedinArticle2(l),orofthatshareminusanyportion
returnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5»itshallforthwith,by-
notifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,equaltoICffoofitsinitialshareroundedas
necessaiyuptothenextwholenumber*
2.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingoneofitsinitialshares,
hasusedJOfoormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph1,
drawathirdshareequalto5$ofitsinitialshare.
3.AssoonasaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,hasused
JOfoormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Itshallcontinueinthisfashionuntilthereserveisexhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,aMemberStatemaydraw
shareslowerthanthosespecifiedinthoseparagraphsifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinform'theCommissionof
itsgroundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
30June1974•

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AMBXII
Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15May1974hasnotexhaustedoneofitsinitial
sharesshallnotlaterthan10June1974returntothereservetheunused
portioninexcessof2C$oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsfor"believingthatsuchportionmaynot"be
usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10June1974»notifytheCommissionof
thetotalquantitiesoftheproductsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15May1974andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened "bytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticle2,3andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
"beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15June1974»informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5*
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingoneofthereservesisdrawn
theamountsodrawndoesnotexceedthe"balanceavailable,andtothisend
shallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthelast
drawing.
Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimport­
ationsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulatedshare
oftherelevantCommunityquota.

AMEXII
2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductsinquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.EveiyMemberStateshallchargeimportations oftheproductsinquestion
againstitssharesasandwhentheproductsareenteredwiththecustoms
authorities forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitssharesshall "be
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations chargedagainstthoseshares
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
EveiyMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionatregularintervalsof
theimportations chargedagainstitsshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil