THE SUBMISSIONS AND ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES, WHICH ARE MENTIONED OR DISCUSSED HEREINAFTER ONLY IN SO FAR AS IS NECESSARY FOR THE REASONING OF THE COURT .
8 IN SUPPORT OF ITS APPLICATION TO HAVE THE CONTESTED DECISION DECLARED VOID, THE APPLICANT ARGUES IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT THE COMMISSION' S CHARGING OF THE DELIVERIES IN QUESTION AGAINST THE QUOTAS IS CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF DECISION NO 1696/82/ECSC, AND IN PARTICULAR THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2*(1 ) OF THAT DECISION . IT MAINTAINS THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE AIM OF THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT THE STOCK POSITION LAID DOWN IN THAT ARTICLE IS TO DETERMINE THE PRE-EXISTING STOCKS WHICH ARE NOT TO BE CHARGED AGAINST THE QUOTAS, AND THAT, AS A RESULT OF ARTICLE 11*(6 ), WHICH EQUATES DELIVERY AND PRODUCTION IN THE CASE OF CATEGORY IA, PRODUCTS OF THAT CATEGORY WHICH ARE IN STORE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS HAVING BEEN DELIVERED AND THEREFORE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MONITORED BY THE COMMISSION .
9 AS FAR AS THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2*(1 ) OF DECISION NO 1696/82/ECSC IS CONCERNED, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ACCORDING TO THE THIRD RECITAL IN THE PREAMBLE TO THAT DECISION THE AIM OF THE COMPULSORY REPORTING OF THE STOCK POSITION IS TO ENSURE THE SOUND OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION QUOTAS . ACCORDINGLY, THE INTENTION BEHIND THE REPORTING OF THE STOCK POSITION IS TO PREVENT QUANTITIES PRODUCED IN EXCESS OF THE QUOTAS GRANTED FROM BEING CONCEALED BY ASCRIBING THEM TO PRE-EXISTING STOCKS . CONSEQUENTLY, IT CANNOT BE INFERRED THEREFROM THAT STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING DELIVERY QUOTAS .
10 SECONDLY, AS FAR AS ARTICLE 11*(6 ) OF DECISION NO 1696/82/ECSC IS CONCERNED, IT MUST BE BORNE IN MIND THAT THE PRODUCTION OF HOT-ROLLED WIDE STRIP, WHICH MAY FALL WITHIN CATEGORY IA, IS IN PRINCIPLE UNRESTRICTED IN SO FAR AS IT CONSTITUTES PRODUCTION FALLING WITHIN CATEGORY I, AND IS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS PRODUCTION FALLING WITHIN CATEGORY IA AND CHARGED AGAINST THE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY QUOTAS FIXED FOR THAT CATEGORY UNTIL THE PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED FOR DIRECT USE, EXPORT OR PROCESSING IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY UNDERTAKING .
11 CONSEQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH IT IS TRUE THAT ARTICLE 11*(6 ) EQUATES PRODUCTION AND DELIVERIES OF PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY IA, IT DOES NOT FOLLOW FROM THAT THAT PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY IA WHICH ARE IN STORE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS HAVING BEEN DELIVERED; RATHER, SUCH PRODUCTS ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR AS HAVING BEEN MANUFACTURED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY HAVE BEEN DELIVERED . AS A RESULT, THE PRODUCTS AT ISSUE IN THIS CASE WERE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CALCULATION OF QUOTAS BEFORE THE QUARTER TO WHICH THE CONTESTED DECISION RELATES .
12 CONSEQUENTLY, THE APPLICANT' S FIRST SUBMISSION MUST BE DISMISSED .
13 SECONDLY, THE APPLICANT ARGUES THAT BY CHARGING AGAINST THE QUOTAS FOR CATEGORY IA DELIVERIES MADE FROM STOCKS AS AT 30 JUNE 1982 THE COMMISSION OMITTED - ARBITRARILY AND