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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )358 final
Brussels ,11July 1975
Draft
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
ontheopening,AllocationandadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforrosin
includingbraisrésineux*fallingwithinsubheadingNo38.08AoftheCommon
CustomsTarifffor1976
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (75)358 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ThepurposeofthismemorandumistosubmittotheCouncil
adraftRegulation ontheonening,allocation a.ndadministration
ofanautonomousdutyfreeCommunitytariffquotaforrosins
fallingwithinsubheading38.08AoftheCCTfor1976whichdoes
notexceedthelimitspermittedbydecisionnol/5on"theappli­
cationofthetermsofparagraph 3ofProtocolno10oftheAsso–
ziationAgreementbetweentheCommunityandGreece.ThisDecisionthelaysdownthatCommunitymay,withouttheapprovaloftheAsso­
ciationCouncilEED/Greece,openatariffquotaofanamountnot
exceeding25%oftheCommunityimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
notassociatedorlinkedwithitbyapreferential agreement
duringthelatestyearforwhichstatisticsare
available .
2.Theseimportsin1974haveamountedto97>872metrictons,sothe
Communitytariffquotamustbefixedfor1976atanamountof24,468
metrictons.
3.SincetheCommunitytariffquotainquestionisrelativelysmall
andwillundoubtedly beusedupquicklyintheMemberStatesit
doesnotseemthatanallocationofitinsharesamongtheMember
StateswouldderogatefromtheCommunitynaturethereof.Sucha
solutionhaspreviouslybeenavailedincasesofthisnatiire.
4.Thequestionofopeningaquotaamountgreaterthanthelimits
setabove,whichhadbeenraisedorsupportedbydifferentMember
States,isstillbeingstudiedbytheCommissionatthetimeof.
preparingthisdraftRegulation.Itwillpossiblybethesubject
ofamodifyingdraftorasupplementary draftwhenthisexamina­
tionisfinished.

DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)'OPTHEC0U1TCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforrosin,
including'braisresineux'fallingwithinsubheadingNo38.08AoftheCommon
CustomsTarifffor1976
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
.theCommission :Whereas,inviewofthenegligiblesizeofsucha
quotaincomparisonwiththeCommunity's
requirements ,asystemofutilizationshould,without
derogatingfromtheCommunitynatureofthetariff
quota,beprovidedbasedonasingleallocation
betweentheMemberStates;whereasthisallocation
shouldbecalculatedbythesamemethodasisused
toestablishatotalquotaof25%oftheimportsof
eachMemberStatefromthirdcountries;whereas,
calculatedinsuchamannerthisallocationshouldbe
asfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark .
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom4,450
70
8,291
2,730
"4
4,331
4,592metrictons
metnctons
metrictons
metrictons.
vnetrictons
metrictons
metrictonsWhereastheproductionintheCommunityandin
Greeceofresin,fallingwithinsubheadingNo3808A.'Benelux 4,450metrictonsoftheCommonCustomsTariff,isnowinsufficient .
tomeettherequirements -oftheprocessingindustries Denmark .70metrictons.•
intheCommunity;whereas,consequently,„ aooi •"... ,,c\u•.jj>Germany o,2ylmetrictonsCommunitysuppliesofproductsofthistypedepend 7
toaconsiderableextentonimportsfromthird France 2,730metrictons.
countries; TiJ --*„,,_... Ireland AVnetnctons'ihereas,"byvirtueof-theDecisionNo1/75of-the,-CouncilofAssociation ,concerningtheapplies-itaiy4,331metrictonstionofthemeasuresofparagraph3ofProtocol
no10oftheAgreementsettingupAssociation UnitedKingdom4,592metrictons
withGreece,theCommunitymayopenautonomoustariffquotasfortherosins'mquestiontoWhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomtheextentthattheydonotexceedannuallyfor,,XT.utaj%j\ttheCommunityasawhole25%oftheCommunity l^eNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofimportscomingfromthirdcountriesnotasso-.Luxembourg,arejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
ciatedorlinkedwithitbya'preferential EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
agreementduringthelatestyearforwhich "administrationofthesharesallocatedtothatstatisticsareavailable;whereas -urgent .Com–.EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofitsnunityrequirementsof-theproductsinquestion,^^^shouldbemetimmediately onthemostfavourab-'
leterms;whereasataxfreetari,ffquota
shouldthereforebeopenedwithintheabove-HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'
mentionedlimit:
Article1
Duringtheperiodfrom1January to31
December19%theduty'oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffforresinincluding'braisresineux*falling
withinsubheadingNo38.08Ashallbetotally
suspendedinrespectofaCommunitytariffquotaof
24,468metric tons#
Thetariffquotarateofdutytobeappliedbythe
newMemberStatesshallbenil.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
ihallbeallocatedasfollowsamongtheMember
States:Whereasin1974theimportspfroiinfromthird
countrieswereasfollows: <
Benelux .17,798metrictons
Denmark 280metrictons
Germany _33,163metrictons
Francet10,922metrictons
Ireland 16metrictons
Italy 17,325metrictons
UnitedKingdom18,368metrictons
97,872 •metrictons
Whereas25%ofthistotalrepresents24,468
"metric tons :

basisoftheimportsoftheproductconcernedentered
forhomeuse.
Artide4
OnreceiptofarequestfortheCommission ,
theMemberStatesshallinformitofim­
portsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.'
ArtideS
Artide3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidproductestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallbedeterminedonthe
TliisRegulation .shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. 'i
DoneatBrussels.' ,
r FortheCoundl
'ThePresidentBenelux 4>450metrictons
Denmark 70metrictons
Germany 8,291'netrictons
Francp2,730metrictons
Ireland 4metrictons
Italy 4»331metrictons
UnitedKingdom4?592metrictons
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Artide6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.