Council Regulation (EEC) No 2857/78 of 23 November 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh or dried hazelnuts, shelled or otherwise, falling within subheading ex 08.05 G of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Turkey (1979)
Official Journal L 343 , 08/12/1978 P. 0039 - 0041
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2857/78
OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FRESH OR DRIED HAZELNUTS , SHELLED OR OTHERWISE , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 08.05 G OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN TURKEY ( 1979 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1180/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 ON THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TURKEY ( 1 ) , FRESH OR DRIED HAZELNUTS , SHELLED OR OTHERWISE , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 08.05 G OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN TURKEY , ARE ADMITTED ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AT A DUTY OF 2,5 % , WITHIN THE LIMIT OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 25 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA CONCERNED SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR 1979 ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATE LAID DOWN FOR THAT QUOTA TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTA HAS BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE TRUE TREND OF THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , SUCH ALLOCATION SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE STATISTICS FOR IMPORTS FROM TURKEY OVER A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF THE STATISTICS AT PRESENT AVAILABLE , IMPORTS INTO THE MEMBER STATES IN 1975 , 1976 AND 1977 OF THE PRODUCT CONCERNED ORIGINATING IN TURKEY HAVE DEVELOPED AS FOLLOWS AND REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY :
MEMBER STATES*1975*1976*1977*
*TONNES* % *TONNES* % *TONNES* % *
GERMANY*35 154*65,47*43 936*64,15*54 568*63,97*
BENELUX*5 284*9,84*5 662*8,27*6 618*7,76*
FRANCE*6 084*11,33*9 543*13,93*10 903*12,78*
ITALY*1 653,5*3,08*2 065*3,02*5 470*6,41*
DENMARK*899*1,67*1 161*1,70*1 274*1,49*
IRELAND*30*0,06*140*0,20*147*0,17*
UNITED KINGDOM*4 590*8,55*5 978*8,73*6 320*7,42*
TOTAL*53 694,5**68 485**85 300**
WHEREAS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THESE FIGURES AND THE FORESEEABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCT CONCERNED DURING 1978 AND , IN PARTICULAR , THE FORECASTS MADE BY SOME MEMBER STATES