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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
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COM(78)427 final
Brussels ,8September 1978
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forfresh ordried hazelnuts ,
shelled orotherwise ,falling within subheading ex08.05 G
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inTurkey (1979 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(7Q )427final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1.Article5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1180/77of17.5.1977
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityofcertainagricultural
(1)productsoriginatinginTurkeyprovidesfortheopeningforfresh
ordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading
ex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,ofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof25.000tonnesatadutyrateof2,5%.'
2.Itshouldbenotedthattheeconomicinformation onthebasisofwhich
theproposedallocationwillbedrawnupshouldbebased,inparticular,
onpastandestimatedfuturimportsintoMemberStates,specifically
originating inorcomingfromTurkey.Thisinformation hasbeenobtained
byallMemberStatesfortheyear1975to1977.Thepercentageallocation
containedinthisproposalforaregulationisinfactidenticaltothat
usedfor1978,becauseitcorresponds tothecriterianormallyapplied
inthisfield.
3.Asregardsadministration ofthisquota,itisproposedthatthere
shouldbeaninitialallocation amongMemberStatesofalargepart
ofthequota,thebalancerepresenting areservetowhichthesurplus
fromshareswhichexceedMemberStates'needs willbereturnedandfrom
whichthoseStatesstillinneedmaydrawadditionalshares.
4.Asinthepast,theproposalforaRegulationannexedheretoprovides
thattheuniformmethodafadministration tobeappliedbyallMember
Statesshouldbethe"asandwhen"method.Similarly,totakeaccountof
theseasonalnatureoftheimportsconcerned,theproposedthresholdfor
returnstothereserveis40%oftheinitialshare.
(1)0JN°L142of9.6.1977,p.10.

'.■ -PROPOSALfORA;•–"*
I
CQUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No'78
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquota
forfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05G
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTurkey(1979)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter-...jut.uvil-„l.ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterruptedHavingregard^totheTreatyestablishingtheEuo-P,icationoftheratelaiddown{otthatquotat0a]1peanEconom.cCommun.ty,andinparncularj^rtsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
rtjee11.5tnereOT, Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
' ,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCorn-
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,munitynatureofthequotacanberespectedbyallp-
' eatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMem­
berStates;whereas,toreflectmostaccuratelytheac-
~ tualdevelopmentofthemarketintheproductscon­
cerned,suchallocationshouldbeinproportionto
theneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedbyreference
WhereasunderArticle5(1)ofCouncilRegulationbothtothestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkey
(EEC)No1180/77of17May1977ontheimporta-overa,representativeperiod,andtotheeconomic
,.tionintotheCommunityofcertainagricultural .outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
productsoriginatinginTurkeyf)>freshordriedhazel- •
nuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading 1
ex08.05GoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originat-Whereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresent
inginTurkey,areadmittedonimportationintothe'available,importsintotheMemberStatesin1975
Communityatadutyof2*5®/o,withinthelimitofa1976and1977oftheproductconcernedoriginating
Communitytariffquotaof25000tonnes;whereasinTurkeyhavedevelopedasfollowsandrepresent
theCommunitytariffquotaconcernedshouldthere-thfefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsintothe
forebeopenedfor1978; Community : ,
MemberStttci1975 1976 1977
.1
/
■-I|''tonne»|I'%I|tonne»||%|itonne»||■%
Germany 515465.-47^3,93664-1554568.63>97
Bénélux 52849-84156628-2766187-76
France 608411-.33954313,*931090312*78
Italy 1653-33.*0820653*02 «5.470,6-41.
Denmark 8991./6711611'701274'■1-'49
Ireland300-061400.-20147■■o-ir
UnitedKirtgdom4.590]8-555.9788-736320l'Ai
C3,694;:>^68485 85300
j
<1)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
'' *?■ ^

-2-
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheproductconcerned
during1979and,inparticular,theforecastsmadeby
someMemberStates,theinitialsharesmaybefixed
approximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
/
Denniark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom65-93•/•
10-14Vo
8-20#/o
0-25°/o
2-67%>
1-66%
11-15®/o;
Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareservein­
tendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebeusedup;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbedeterminedatarela­
tivelyhighlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances
couldbeapproximately80°/oofthequotavolume:
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostall
itsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedoneasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesinthequotaisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministrationcallsforclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichmustinparticularbeabletoob­
servetheextenttowhichthequotavolumeisused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinanyMemberState,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturna
certainproportionthereoftothereserve,inorderto
avoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremainingun­
usedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;whereas,takingintoaccounttheseasonalna­
tureofimportsitseemsappropriatetofixthetrans­
ferlimitof40/ooftheinitialshare;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandthe.GrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern-■
ingtheadministrationofthesharesgrantedtothe
abovementioned economicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleÎ
i 1., /
1..Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December
1979aCommunitytariffquotaof25000tonnesshall
beopenedintheCommunityforfreshordriedhazel­
nuts,shelledorotherwise,fallingwithinsubheading
ex08.05G.oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originat­
inginTurkey.
2.WithinthistariffquotatheCommonCustoms
'Tariffdutyissuspendedat2-5%>.
3.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedandadminis­
teredinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments. '
τ
2.Thefirstinstalment,amountingto20000
tonnes,shallbesharedamongsttheMemberStates;
theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,-shallbevalid
until31December1979^hallbeasfollows:
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom13186tonnes,
2028tonnes,
1640tonnes,
50tonnes,
534tonnes,
332tonnes,
2230tonnes.
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto5000
tonnes,shallconstitutethereserve.
/Article3
i ■ >
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)–or90%of
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,

whereArticle5hasbeenapplied–hasbeenex-
haustcd,thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,by
notifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshareinthe
quotaequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
tothenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthat
theamountinthereserveallows.whereappropriate,theproportionof.theirinitial
sharesthattheyarereturningtothereserve.
Article6
2.Ifafteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inthe
mannerprovidedforinparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.■
3.Ifafteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbythatMem­
berStatehasbeenused,itshall,inthemannerpro­
videdforinparagraph1,drawafourthshareequal
tothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisex­
hausted.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3,andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1979
notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
'afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance'
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs
1,2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallershares
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
to.believethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.Article7
1,TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatsupplementarysharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
changesmaybemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1979.
ArticleS2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawn
fromthereserve.
3.■TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhentlje
goodsateenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhome
use.
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October197?theunusedportionoftheirini­
tialshareswhich,oil1JSeptember1979 ,isinexcess
of40%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturna
greaterportioniftherearcgroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
197?notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedundertheCom­
munityquotaupto15September1979nclusiveand,4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,Mem»
berStatesshallinformitofimportsoftheproducts
inquestionactuallychargedagainstitsshares.

......; * ^
Article9Y Article10
1
IhcMemberStatesandtheCommissionshall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethecorrectappli-ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
cationofthisRegulation. 1979.'
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Date
FINANCIAL v7ATEMEMT i
1.budgetlineconcerned :Ch.12Art„120
2.Leqalbasis:Art.113
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure;Proposalforaregulation (EEC)ofthe
Councilopening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration o.
aCommunitytariffquotaforfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledor
otherwise,fallingwithinsubheadingex08*056of-theCommon
CustomsTariff,'originatinginTurkey(1979)
Objectives SRespectofobligationscontractedinrelationtoTu.,l;«y,
5.Methodofcalculation s
-NoofCCT
œQuotavolume
~Quotadutyrate
-DutyrateCCTex08.05G
25,000tonnes
2.5%
4%
6BLossofreoelpts %510^.000EUA
1