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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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DRAFTREGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocatingandadministering aCommunitytariffquotaforferro­
chromiumcontainingnotlessthan4%Toyweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandextendingthebe­
nefitofthisquotatocertainimportsofferro-chromium containinga
quantityofbetween3and4%byweightofcarbon.
(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(76)175final
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E^LAITATORY MORAÏTDUM
Astheresult ofrequests putforward bytheUnited .Kingdom ,
thedepartments oftheCommission were induced ,atvarious meetings
ofthe "Economic Tariff Problems "Group ,toexamine theproblem
which would arise from opening autonomous Community tariff quotas
for1976 i*1respect ofcertain grades offerro-chromium falling
within subheading ex73.02 EIofthe Common Customs Tariff .
These requests cover ,inparticular thefollowing :
a)"charge chrome ":avariety offerro-chromium ,thedefinition
ofwhich hasstill tobeascertained ,containing notless
than 6%ofcarbon .
b)"high carbon "ferro-chromium ,containing atleast 4^hyweight
ofcarbon (andwith alimited quantity at3$)•
Inthe oourse ofdiscussions itwas found that :
-the fact that there isnorepresentative production ofthe
above-mentioned first grade offerro-chromium intheCommunity
gives rise tonomajor difficulties inconnection with the
opening ofaquota ;
-since theuseofthat same grade offerro-chromium byCommunity
industries isafairly recent event ,theCommunity requirements
ofimports ofthat product from third countries cannot beestimated
with anydegree ofexactitude ;
-owing tothelack ofconfidence nowovershadowing thevarious
sectors oftheeconon^y ,following thepresent world crisis ,
theuncertainty resulting from theinability tomake afirm
assessment ofthefirst-quality grade offerro-chromium and
theexistence ofaproduction capacity within theCommunity ,
theCommunity requirements ofthesecond grade offerro-chromium
cannot beaccurately stated .
Itisforthese reasons that theCommission proposes tofollow
thesolution already adopted inpreceding years ,which is,

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notably,toopenasingletariffquota,coveringthetwo
qualitiesoftheabovementioned ferro-chromium ,andto
fixthevolumeofthisquotaataprovisionallevelof
50.000tonneswiththepossibilityofaseriewduring
thequotaperiod.
Ontheotherhand,itisproposedtofixat0%thequota
dutyapplicablewithinthisquota.
3.Asiscustomaryinsuchcases,theproposedquotavolume
hasbeensplitintotwotranches,thefirstbeingsharedamong
theMemberStatesproportionately totheirrespectiveforecast
requirements ,thesecondconstituting theCommunityreserve.
Theconstitution ofsuchareserveisallthemorejustified
inthepresentcircumstance sincethequotavolumeissusceptible
ofbeingreviewd ,duringtheyeartosatisfytheactual
requirements oftheconsumingindustriesbetter#

DKÀFT
REGULATION (EEC)N0../76OFTHECOUNCIL
of
opening,allocating ^UhiinisteringaCommunitytariffquSt*forfot-ro-chro-
mittmeeiHrtiningnotlessthan4byweightefearbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandextendingthe
benefitofthisquotatocertainimportsofferro-chromium containingaquan­
tityofbetween3and4%byweightofcarbon
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereasforferro-chromium containingnotlessthan4%by
weightofcarbon,Communityproductionis,toavariabledegree,
inadequate,andproducersareunabletomeetthetotalrequirements
ofoonsumerindustriesintheCommunity jwhereasitisthere­
foreintheCommunity'sinteresttosuspendtotallyill
respectofthismetaltheapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyuntil.51December19/^6,withina
suitabletariffquota;whereasinordernottoraisethe
questionoftheprospectsfordevelopment ofthe
Communityproductionsectorandtakinginto
accounttheuncertainties whichsurroundthedifferent
ferro-alloyconsumptionsectors,itisappropriatetofix
thequotavolumeattheprovisionallevelof
50000tonnes:
whereasthefixingofthisamount,relatingtoprudent
estimates,doesnotexcludefutureadjustment;,
Whereasrelativelylimitedimportsof'ferro-chromium
containing .1quantityofbetween3and4%by
weightofcarbonarcforeseenbleforthisquotaperiod;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeonatemporary
basisfortheextensionofthebenefitofthetariff
quotainquestiontotheseimports,limitingit
howeverto20%ofthequotavolumetakingaccount
oftheexistenceofCommunityproduction;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforailCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlyto'allimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted;whereasinthelightoftheseprinciples
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereas,tocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentativereference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;

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Whereas,however,sincethequotaisanautonomous
Communitytariffquotaintendedtocoverimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,itmay,asanexperi­
ment,beallocatedonthebasisofthetemporary
importneedsfromthirdcountriesexpressedbyeach
oftheMemberStates;'whereas this system ofallocation also ensures
theuniform application oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondheld
asareservetocoversubsequentlytherequirementsof
MemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitial shares (
whereas,togiveimporters
ofMemberStatessomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
trancheofthetariffquotashouldbefixedatarela­
tivelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe40000metric "tonsJ
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldivprovidedthat
tinyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows,whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
CommissionandtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotas
havebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunuseditisessentialthatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertopreventapartofaquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
' Artide1
1.FromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRcgula-
tionanduntil31December1976atariffquotaof
50OOOfietrictonsshallbeopenedwithinthe
Communityinrespectofferro-chromium containing
notlessthan4%byweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
2.DuringthisperiodtheMemberStatesshallbe
authorizedwithinthe20%limitofthequotasallo­
catedtothemorwhichtheylevyonthereservein
accordancewithArticles2and3tochargeagainstthe
saidtariffquota,importsofferro-chromium
containingaquantityofbetween3and4%by
weightofcarbon.
3»Importations oftheproductsinquestion,which
alreadybenefitfromexemptionofcustomsduties
underanotherpreferentialtariffsystem,arenot
tobechargedagainstthistariffquota.
4.Withinthisquota,thecustomstariffduty
shallbetotallysuspended.
5•NewMemberStatesshallapplydutieson
importswithinthisquotacalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof4O000metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;theshares,whichsubjecttoArticleJ?
shallbevaliduntil31December1976,shallbeas
follows:

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Bénélux 9416metric "tons,
•Denmark S4metrictons,
FederalRepublicofGermany 7116metrictons.
France 7624metrictons.
Ireland 8metrictons.
Italy 2540metrictons.
UnitedKingdom 13212metrictons.
2,Thesecondinstalmentof10000metnotonsrshallconstitute
areserve.
Article3
1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStateshasused
90%ormoreofitsinitialshareasfixedinArticle2
(I),orofthatshareminusanyportionreturnedtothe
reservepursuanttoArticle5.itshallforthwith,bynoti­
fyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,equalto10%ofits
initialshareroundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.
2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitsinitialshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberState'shall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
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AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitssecondshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallforth-,
withandinaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird..
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Any
MemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinform
theCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.

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Artide4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December19^.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallnotlaterthan1November
I97^ireturntothereservetheunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhichon1.5October1970exceeds20%
oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
portionmaynotbeusedinfull.
Notlaterthan1November1976theMemberStates
shallnotifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesof
theproductsinquestionimported •uptoand
including15October197°andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Artide6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup. •'
Notlaterthan5November1976itshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5•
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawn,theamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importationsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedshareofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedintheirterrito­
rieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStateshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductisenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
homeuse.

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4..TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationschargedagainsttheirsharesin
accordancewithparagraph3.
Artide8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStates
shallinformitofimportschargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly'applicableinallMember
States.
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DoneatBrussels.
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