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Brussels.15July1974
Proposalfora
PEGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforcertainplywoodsofconiferous
species,fallingwithinheadingNoex44.15ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1975)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COïl(74)1086final

EXPLANATORT MEMORANDUM
1*ProtocolNo11totheActconcerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
AdjustmentstotheTreatiesprovidesfortheopening "bytheCommunityfrom
1January1974ofautonomouszerodutyCommunitytariffquotasforcertain
plywoodsofconiferousspecies,thevolumethereoftobedecidedannually
whenitisestablishedthatallpossibilities ofsupplyontheinternal
marketoftheCommunitywillbeexhaustedduringtheperiodforwhichthe
quotasareopen.Inanothercontext,inthecourseofthelastGATTnegotiations ,
theCommunityhasundertakentoopen,fortheseproducts,aCommunitytariff
quotaof400000cubicmetresfreefromcustomsduties.
2.ThisproposedRegulationconcernstheCommunitytariffquotasinquestionto
beopenedfor1975andallocatedamongMenberStates.
3.Thismatterwasdealtwithatanadvisorymeetingofexpertsfromthe
MemberStatesheldon31May1974»atwhichitbecameclearthattaking
intoaccountthepossibilities ofsupplyontheCommunitymarket,which
areinfactsomewhatlimited,a*idonthebasisofestimatessubmittedby
theMemberStates,thatariffquotasinquestioncould,asin1974»be
groupedunderasinglequotaof742000cubicmetres.Thesizeofthe
quota,fixedonthebasisofprovisionalestimates,remainsofcourse
subjecttoareexamination ofthesituationduringthequotaperiod,
4.Themethodofadministration proposedisthesameasthatusuallyadopted
forautonomousCommunitytariffquotasandconsistsbasicallyofthe
following:
-theBettingupofareserveof100000cubicmetres;
-theallocationofthefirsttrancheinproportiontotheneedsexpressed
byMemberStates;
-thechargingofimportsagainstMemberStates'sharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Thismethodofadministration wasmoreoverunanimouslyagreedbythevarious
delegationsattheabovementioned meeting.
OJNoL73,27March1972,p.170

Proposée!
REGULATION(EEC)No/74OPTHECOUNCIL
of
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforcertainplywoodsofconiferousspecies,fallingwithin
headingNoex44*15of"theCommonCustoms7Tariff(1975)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles28and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposedRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission ;
Whereas,underProtocolNo11totheActofAccession^,theCommunityisto
openeachyeartwozerodutyCommunitytariffquotasforcertainplywoods
ofconiferousspeciesfallingwithinheadingNoex44*15oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,thevolumethereoftobedecidedannuallywhenitis
establishedthatallpossibilities ofsupplyontheinternalmarketofthe
Communitywillbeexhaustedduringtheperiodforwhichthequotasareopen;
whereas,havingregardtothepossibilities ofsupplyontheinternalmarket
oftheCommunityandonthebasisofforecastsofneedsmadebytheHenber
States.Thevolumeofthetariffquotatobeopenedfortheyear1975
be.fixedatalevelof742000 , .;-
whereastherequirements mentionedabovedonotincludeimportstowhich ,
otherpreferentialtarifftreatmentmayapply,inparticularunderarrangements
inconnectionwiththeEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation ;whereasinviewof
therelativelysmallquantitiesproducedintheCommunity,itisnotnecessary
toapportionthisamountbetweenthecategoriesofplywoodspecifiedinthe
abovementioned ProtocolNo11;whereastheopeningofatariffquotaatthe
volumestatedabovealsocoverstheundertaking ciadebytheCommunityin
CATTtoconcedeanannualtariffquotaforthesameproductsof400000cubic
metresfreeofduty; •/•
OJNoL73,27March1972,p.170

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Whereas,totakemorepreciseaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productconcerned,thequotashould "bedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond^heldasareserveto
coversubsequently therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegreeofcertainty,
thefirsttrancheofthequotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel,
namely86$ofitsfullamount;whereas,onthebasisofforecastsofneedsbythe
MemberStates,thesharesmaybefixedasfollows:
(incubiométrés)
BeneluX 75000
Denmark 85000
Germany 110000
France 25000
Ireland ,25000
Italy 22000
UnitedKingdom 3°0000
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthis.accountitshouldbeprovided
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
shareisalmostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod:,whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclosecollaboration between .theMemberStates
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andtheCommission,andtheCommissionmustbeinapositiontokeepaccount
oftheextenttowhichthequotahas"beenusedupandtoinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantityofa
MemberState'sinitialshareremainsunuseditisessential,topreventa
partofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers,thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificantproportion
thereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands and
theGrandDucbyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectoftheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers: ,
HASADOPTEDTEISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December1975aCommunitytariffquota
of742000m^shallbeopenedintheCommunityforthefollowingproducts
fallingwithinheadingNoex44.15oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
(a)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withoutthe.additionofothersubstances,
ofathicknessgreaterthan9mm,thefacesofwhicharenotfurther
preparedthanthepeelingprocess;
(b)plywoodofconiferousspecies,withouttheadditionofothersubstances,
sanded,andofathicknessgreaterthan18.5n®*
2.Importsoftheproductinquestionmaynotbechargedunderthistariff
quotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tarifftreatmentappliedbycertainMemberStates,inparticularunder
arrangements inconnectionwiththeEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation.
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3.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyandthodutiesapplicableto>thenewMember
Statesshallbetotallysuspendedinrespectofimportations undertheabove
quota. -
Article2
1.ThequotaprovidedforinArticlel(l)shallbedividedintotwotranches.
2.Afirsttrancheof642000shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates.
Theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December
1975,shallbeasfollows:
(incubicmétrés)
Bénélux 75000
Denmark 85000
Germany 110000
France 25000
Ireland 25000
Italy "22000
UnitedKingdom 300000
3.Thesecondtranche.•of100000m,shallconstituteareserve.'
Article3
1.AssoonasaMemberStatehasusedSOy0ormoreofitsinitialshareas
fixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusanyportionreturnedto
thereservepursuanttoArticle5»itshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe

Commission ,draw asecond share ,"totheertent tha"t thereserve so
permits ,equal to1C$ofitsinitial share ,rounded upwhere necessaiy
tothe next whole number .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itsinitial share ,hasused
9Q$ormore ofthesecond share drawn byit,that Member State shall
forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,draw
athird share equal to5$ofitsinitial share .
3.Assoon asaMember State ,after exhausting itssecond share ,hasused
SQP/aormore ofthethird share drawn byit,that Member State shall ,in
themanner andtotheextent provided inparagraph 1,draw afourth share
equal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until the reserve isexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1,2 and3,aMember State maydraw
shares lower than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere aregrounds
forbelieving that those specified maynot "beused infull .AnyMember
State applying this paragraph shall inform theCommission ofitsgrounds
forsodoing .
Article 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall bevalid until
31December 1975»
Article 5
AMember State which on15September 1975 hasnotexhausted itsinitial
share shall notlater than 10October 1975 return tothereserve anyunused

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portioninexcessof20$oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsfor"believing ;thatsuchportionmaynotbe
usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1975»notifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
r » *
including15September1975ancLchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofth®sharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonastheinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1975»informtheMemberStatesofthe
amountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5*
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthereserveisdrawnthe
amountsodrawndoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andt<?thisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetoth©MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing#
Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate measure?toensurethat
sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations maybechargedwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
shareoftheCommunityquota..:

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2.EveryMemberStateshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestion
establishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
toit.
3.EveryMemberStateshallchargeimportations oftheproductinquestion
againstitsshareasandwhentheproductisenteredwiththecustoms
authorities forhomeuse,
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportations chargedagainstthatshare
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
EveryMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionatregularintervalsofthe
importations chargedagainstit3share.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensurethat
thisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1975*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident