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COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83) 220 final 
Brussels,  25 ApriI  1983 
Draft 
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 
opening,  allocating and providing for the administration of a 
Community  tariff  quota for yarn of poly (p-phenyleneterephtha-
lamide) for use in the manufacture of tyres or of products 
used  in the manufacture of tyres, falling  within 
subheading  ex 51.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
COM(83) 220 final 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 
Regulation  (EEC) No  3224/82  of 22 November  1982 (1)  opened,  for the 
first half of 1983, an  autonomous Community  tariff  quota of 600  tonnes 
at a duty-rate  of 2% for  yarn of poly(jo-phenyleneterephthalamide)  to 
be used in the  manufacture  of tyres. 
The possibility  of opening  a new  quota for the  second  half of 1983 
has been considered  and a  solution  envisaging  a quota on the same 
conditions,  with an identical  amount  shared  among Member  States prorata 
to their requirements could  be accepted  by all Member  States. 
This is the  object of the  present  draft  regulation. 
(1) 0J No L  340, 2.12  .1982, p. 1 

JlcaJt  _£0/ a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community  tariff 
quota for  yarn  of poly (p-phenyleneterephthalamide) for use in the manufacture 
of tyres or of products used in the manufacture of tyres, falling within 
subheading ex 51.01 A of the Common Customs  Tariff 
THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic  Community, and in particular  Artjcle  28 
thereof, 
Having  regard to .the draft Regulation submitted by 
the Commission, 
Whereas the production of  yarn  of poly 
(^-phenyleneterephthalamide) is currently insufficient 
in the Community to  meet  the requirements of the 
user industries in the Community; whereas,  conse­
quently, Community supplies of products of this type 
currently  depend to a considerable  extent  on imports 
from  third  countries ;  whereas  it is in the  Commu­
nity's interest to partially suspend the Common 
Customs  Tariff  duty for the  yarn  in question, within 
the Community  tariff  quota, of an appropriate volume 
for a relatively limited period ; whereas, in order not to 
bring  into question the development prospects of this 
production  in the Community while ensuring an 
adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advis­
able to limit the  benefits  of tariff  quotas solely to 
products for use in the manufacture of tyres, to open 
the quota for the period 1  July  to 31 December 1983 and to fix the volume of this quota at a level of 600 
tonnes,  corresponding to the  needs  for imports  from 
third  countries during that period, and to fix the quota 
duty at 2 % ; 
Whereas equal and continuous  access  to the quota 
should be ensured for all Community importers and 
the rate of duty for the  tariff  quota should be applied 
consistently to all imports until the quota is 
exhausted ; whereas, in the light of  these  principles, 
arrangements for the utilization of the  tariff  quota 
based on an allocation among Member  States  would seem  to be  consistent  with the Community nature of 
the quota; whereas, to correspond as  clOo?ly  as 
possible to the actual trend in the market in the 
product  in question, allocation of the quota should be 
in proportion to the requirements of the Member 
States  as calculated by reference to  statistics  of imports 
from  third  countries during a representative reference 
period  and to the economic outlook for the quota 
period  in question ; 
Whereas,  however,  since  the quota is an autonomous 
Community  tariff  quota intended to cover import 
needs  arising in the Community, for experimental 
purposes, the quota volume may be allocated on the 
basis  of the temporary import  needs  from  third  coun­
tries expressed by each of the Member  States  ; whereas 
these  arrangements for allocation will equally ensure 
the uniform application of the Common Customs 
Tariff; 
Whereas,  to take account of possible import trends for 
the product concerned, the quota volume should be 
divided  into two tranches, the first being allocated 
between  certain Member  States  and the second held as 
a reserve to  meet  subsequent requirements of Member 
States  which have used up their initial shares and any 
additional  requirements which might arise in the other 
Member  States;  whereas, to  give  importers of the 
'Member  States  some  degree  of certainty, the first 
tranche of the  tariff  quota should be fixed at a rela­
tively high level, which in this  case  coi.''d be 574 
tonnes  ; 
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different 
rates; whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this 
account, it should be provided that any Member  State 
which  has almost used up its initial share should draw 
an additional share  from  the reserve ;  whereas  each 
time its additional share is almost used up a Member 
State  should draw a further share, and so on as many 

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times  as the reserve allows;  whereas  the initial and 
additional  shares should be valid until the end of the 
quota period;  whereas  this form of administration 
requires  close  collaboration  between  the Member 
States  and the Commission, which latter must be in a 
position to keep account of the  extent  to which the 
quotas have been used up and to inform the Member 
States  accordingly; 
Whereas,  if at a given date in the quota period a con­
siderable quantity of a Member  State's  initial share 
remains unused, it is essential that the Member  State 
should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in 
order  to prevent a part of the Community quota 
remaining  unused in one Member  State  while it could 
be used in others; 
Whereas,  since the  Kingdom  of Belgium, the 
Kingdom  of the Netherlands, and the  Grand  Duchy of 
Luxembourg  are united within and jointly represented 
by the Benelux Economic  Union,  any measure con­
cerning  the administration of the shares allocated to 
that economic union may be carried out by any one of 
its members, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 
Article  1 
1. From  1 July  until31 December 
1983  the 
Common  Customs  Tariff  duty for yarns of poly 
(/>-phenyleneterephthalamide), falling within subhead­
ing ex 51.01 A, for use in the manufacture of tyres or 
of products used in the manufacture of tyres shall be 
suspended at the level of 2 % within the framework of 
a Community  tariff  quota of 600  tonnes. 
2. Within  the limits of this  tariff  quota, Greece shall 
apply  customs duties calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession. 
Article  2 
1. A first tranche of 574  tonnes  of this Community 
tariff  quota shall be allocated among certain Member 
States  ; the shares, which subject to  Article  5 shall be 
valid  until 31 
December 1983, shall  be as follows : 
Benelux 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
United  Kingdom (tonnes) 
100 
1 
40 
1 
340 
2 
60 
30 2. The second tranche of2 6  tonnes  shall constitute 
the reserve. 
Article  3 
1. If a Member  State  has used 90 % or more of its 
initial  share as fixed in  Article  2 (1), or of that share 
minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to 
Article  5, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commis­
sion draw a second share, to the  extent  that the reserve 
so permits, equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up 
as necessary to the  next  whole number. 
2. If a Member State, after exhausting initial 
share, has used 90 % or more of the second jhare 
drawn  by it, that Member  State  shall forthwith, in the 
manner  and to the  extent  provided in paragraph 1, 
draw  a third  share equal to 2-5 % of its initial share 
rounded  up as necessary to the  next  whole number. 
3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second 
share, has used 90 % or more of the  third  share drawn 
by it, that Member  State  shall, in the manner and to 
the extent  provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth 
share equal to the  third. 
This  process shall apply until the reserve is used up. 
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, a 
Member  State  may draw shares lower than  those  speci­
fied'  in those  paragraphs if there are grounds for 
believing that  those  specified may not be used in  full. 
Any Member  State  applying this paragraph shall 
inform  the Commission of its grounds for so doing. 
Article  4 
Additional  shares drawn pursuant to  Article  3 shall be 
valid  until 31 December 1983. 
Article  5 
Member  States  shall, not later than 15 November 1983, 
return  to the reserve the unused portion of their initial 
share which, on 1 / 1983, is in  excess  of 20 % of/November 
the initial volume. They may return a greater portion 
if there are grounds for believing that it may not be 
used in  full. 
Member  States  shall, not later than 15 November 1983, 
notify the Commission of the total quantities of the 
products in question imported up to 1 November 1983 and 
charged against the Community quota and of any 
portion  of their initial shares returned to the reserve. 

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Article  6 
The Commission  shall  keep an account of the shares 
opened  by the  Member  States pursuant to  Articles  2 
and 3 and  shall,  as soon as the notifications reach it, 
inform  each  Member  State of the extent to  which  the 
reserve has been used up. It  shall,  not later than 20 
November  1983,  inform  the  Member  States of the amounts 
still in reserve  following  any return of shares pursuant 
to Article  5. 
It shall  ensure  that  the drawing  which  exhausts the 
reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to 
this end  shall  notify  the amount of  that  balance to the 
Member  State  making  the last  drawing. 
Article  7 
1. Member  States  shall  take all appropriate measures 
to ensure  that  additional shares drawn pursuant to 
Article  3 are opened in such a way  that  imports may 
be charged without interruption against their aggregate 
shares of the  Community  tariff  quota. 
2. Member  States  shall  take all appropriate measures 
to ensure  that  the products  listed  in Article  1(1), bene­
fiting  from  the  Community  tariff  quota, are indeed 
destined  for use in the manufacture of tyres. 
Control  of the use for this  special  purpose  shall  be 
carried  out pursuant to the relevant  Community  provi­
sions. 
3. Member  States  shall  ensure  that  importers of the 
product  in question have 
free access to the shares allotted to them. 4. Member  States  shall  charge imports of the 
product  in question against their shares as the product 
is entered  with  the customs authorities for  free  circula­
tion. 
5. The extent to  which  Member  States have used up 
their  shares  shall  be determined on the basis of 
imports  charged against them under the conditions set 
out in paragraph 4. 
Article  8 
At the  Commission's  request, the  Member  States  shall 
inform  it of imports actually charged against their 
shares. 
Article  9 
The Member  States and the  Commission  shall  co­
operate  closely  to ensure  that  this  Regulation  is 
complied  with. 
Article  10 
This  Regulation  shall  enter into force on 1 ju[v 
1983. 
This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety and  directly  applicable in all  Member 
States. 
Done  at Brussels, 
For the  Council 
The President