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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)352 final
Brussels,24July1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocation andadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforcertainplywoodsofconiferous
species,fallingwithinheadingNoex44.15ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1979)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)352final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ProtocolN°11tov.'->eActconcerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
" (1) >.*.( ♦1L^-!...1AdjustmentstotheTreaties providesfortheopeningbytheCommunity
from1January1974ofautonomouszerodutyCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainplywoodsofconiferousspecies,thevolumethereoftobedecided
annuallywhenitisestablishedthatallpossibilities ofsupplyonthe
internalmarketoftheCommunitywillbeexhaustedduringtheperiodfor
whichthequotasareopen.Inanothercontext,inthecourseofthelast
GATTnegotiation,the.Communityhasundertakentoopen,fortheseproducts,
aCommunitytariffquotaof400.000cubicmetresfreefromcustomsduties.;
ThisproposedRegulation concernstheCommunitytariffquotasinquestion
tobeopenedfor1979andallocated amongMemberStates.1
ThismatterwasdealtwithatadvisorymeetingsofexpertsfromtheMember
Statesheldsince1975,atwhichitbecameclearthattakingintoaccount
thepossibilities ofsupplyontheCommunitymarket,whichareinfact
somewhatLimited,andonthebasisofestimatedsubmittedbytheMember
States,thetariffquotasinquestioncouldyetbegroupedunderasingle
quotaof700.000cubicmetresfor1979.Thesizeofthequota,fixedon
thebasicofprovisionalestimates,remainsofcoursesubjecttoareexami
nationofthesituationduringthequotaperiod. ^
•Themethodofadministration proposedisthesameasthatusuallyadopted
forautonomousCommunitytariffquotasandconsistsbasicallyofthefolio
wing: . •*
-thesettingupofareserveof30.000cubicmetres;
-theallocationofthefirsttrancheinproportiontotheneedsexpressed
byMemberStates;
-thecharingofimportsagainstMemberStates'sharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Thismethodofadministration whichwasmoreoveralreadyusedsince1975,
hasbeendiscussedinthecourseofthemeetingofthe"Economictariff
problems"groupof11April1978,withMemberStates'experts,vhoconsi­
deredthatitcouldbemaintainedfor1979.
*-73,27Msrch1972,p„170. '

I )
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainplywoodsofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex44.15ofthe
,CommonCustomsTariff<1979)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,quotashouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedamongalltheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoverthesubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,inordertoofferimpor­
terssomedegreeofsecurity,thefirsttrancheofthe
quotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel,or
about96%ofitsfullamount;whereas,onthebasis
ofMemberStates'estimatesoftheirneeds,theinitial
sharesmaybefixedassetoutinArticle2;<
Whereas,underProtocol 11totheActofAcces­
sion('),theCommunityisrequiredtoopeneachyear
nildutyCommunitytariffquotasforcertainplywoods
ofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex
44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff,thevolume
thereoftobedecidedannuallywhenitisestablished
thatallpossibilitiesofsupplyontheinternalmarket
oftheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedduringthe
periodforwhichthequotasareopen;whereas,in
viewoftheaforesaid.possibilities'ofsupplyandonthe
basisofforecastsof.requirementsmadebythe
MemberStates,thevolumeofthetariffquotatobe
openedfor1979rrtaybefixedat700000m3;whereas
theopeningoftheaforementioned tariffquotaalso
coversthecommitmententeredintobytheCommu­
niswilhintheGATTtogiantinrespectofthese
productsanannualduty-freetariffquotaof400000
m5;whereastheabovementioned requirementsdo
notincludeimportstowhichotherpreferentialtariff
arrangements mayapply;whereas,inviewoftherela­
tivelysmallquantitiesproducedintheCommunity,it
isnotnecessarytoapportionthisamountbetweenthe
categoriesofplywoodspecifiedintheabovetnen-
tionec?Protocol11;whereasthefixingofthevolume
at700000mJonthebasisof.provisionalestimates
doesnotexcludeanadjustmentduringthequota
year;WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditional >sharefromthe
reserve;whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostusedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawanaddi­
tionalshare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,beable
tokeeparecordoftheextenttowhichthequotahas
beenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStalesaccord­
ingly;
whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantifyofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
soastoavoidapartofthequot?remainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedirtothers:
whereas,totakemorepreciseaccountoffoiture
trendsinimportsoftheproductsconcerned,the
(')OJNoL7i,27.3.1972,p,170,Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
oftheNetherlandsartdtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBenelujsEconomicUnion,■atrymeasure
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;-ncemingtheadministrationoftheshares&1$ocs?ed
::ithateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
.V,cofitsmembers,
!-'ASADOPTEDTH!SREGULATION :
ArticleI
1.FortheperiodIJanuaryto3!December1979
aCommunitytariffqubsaof700000mJsha!!be
openedforthefollowingproductsfallingwithin
headingNoex44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff:v
(a)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheaddi­
tionofothersubstances,ofathicknessgreater
than9mm,thefacesofwhicharenotfurther .
preparedthanthepeeiingprocess;
(b)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheaddi­
tionofothersubstances,sanded,andofathick­
nessgreaterthan18-5mm.
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthistariffquotaifthey,arealreadyfree
ofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarran­
gements.
3.•TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshalibe
totallysuspendedwithinthelimitsoftheabovequota.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwotranches.
2.Afirsttrancheof670000m3shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshares,whichsubject
toArticle5Shallbevaliduntil31December1979^
shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(cubicmetres)
147»130
92.460
79.870
-15.140
•15.950
25.190
294.260equalto10s/oofitsinitialshare,roundedupasneces­
saryto.theriextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoteofthesecondsharechawnbyA
MemberStatehasbeenusedup.thatMemberSu-ir
shall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
paragraph',drawathirdshareequaltoS%ofi,,
ini'.iaishare,roundedvspasnecessarytothei-ixi
wholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeen-exhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraphI,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.i-Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegrounds'forbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1979*
Article3
Member.Statesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
•than1October1979,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1979-arein
excessof20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1979.ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
September1979andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.
3.Thesecondtrancheof30000m5shallconstitute
thereserve.
ArticU3
\.If90/oormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheComrnissiorr ,a
secondshare,totheme«tthsithereservesopermits.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasit-hasbeer?notified,shallinform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedyp.
ItshallinfortT?theMemberStates,notl?!erthan5
October19?^oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amounts,havebeenreamedtheretopursuantto
Atide5.'«

-3-
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
chargedagainstthatshareinaccordancewithpara­
graph3.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethztimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharasallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.Article8
AttheCommission srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactualiychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselytoensure(hatthis'Regulationis
compliedwith.
Artide10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceoniJanuary
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinai!Member
States.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT Date
1.Budgetlineconcerned :Ch,12Art.120
2.Legalbasis:Art.28and113oftheTreaty
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure? _
ProposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncilontheopening,allocation
andadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertainplywoodsof
coniferousspecies,fallingwithinheadingN°ex44.15oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(1979).'
4.Objectives :
Respectofengagements contracted undertheGATTandtoassuremeeting
theCommunities *needsforproductsofthistype. \
5.Methodofcalculation :-
-N°ofCCT :ex44.15
Quotavolume :700,000#r1
-Quotadutyrate:0%
-DutyrateCCTï13%
6.Lossofreceipts:17,120,740 EUA-N°ofCCT
-Quotavolume
-Quotadutyrate
-DutyrateCCT