Council Regulation (EEC) No 3027/79 of 20 December 1979 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for ferro-chromium containing not more that 0*10% by weight of carbon and more than 30% but not more than 90% by weight of chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium), falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff (1980)
Official Journal L 340 , 31/12/1979 P. 0025 - 0027
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3027/79
OF 20 DECEMBER 1979
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN 0,10 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON AND MORE THAN 30 % BUT NOT MORE THAN 90 % BY WEIGHT OF CHROMIUM ( SUPER-REFINED FERRO-CHROMIUM ) FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.02 E I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1980 )
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 , AS REGARDS FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING BY WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 0,10 % OF CARBON AND MORE THAN 30 % BUT NOT MORE THAN 90 % OF CHROMIUM ( SUPER-REFINED FERRO-CHROMIUM ) , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 73.02 E I , THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO OPEN AN ANNUAL DUTY-FREE TARIFF QUOTA OF 3 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THIS SHOULD HOWEVER BE REDUCED TO 2 300 TONNES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE TRADITIONAL IMPORTS FROM EFTA COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN FREE OF CUSTOMS DUTY UNDER THE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED WITH THOSE COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF QUOTA CONCERNED SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPNED ON 1 JANUARY 1980 AND ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY 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 CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO THE ACTUAL TREND OF 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 , DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR WHICH COMPLETE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE , THE CORRESPONDING IMPORTS INTO EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES REPRESENTED THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION :
*1976*1977*1978*
BENELUX*9,58*19,37*40,24*
DENMARK*0,02*0,02*0,12*
GERMANY*32,31*24,93*27,61*
FRANCE*3,74*8,23*6,52*
IRELAND*0*0,02*0,05*
ITALY*31,17*40,75*12,51*
UNITED KINGDOM*23,18*6,68*12,95*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS AND OF MARKET FORECASTS FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM FOR 1980 THE INITIAL PERCENTAGE SHARES IN THE QUOTA VOLUME CAN BE EXPRESSED APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS :
BENELUX : 18,59
DENMARK : 0,04
GERMANY : 28,84
FRANCE : 5,83
IRELAND : 0,02
ITALY : 31,22
UNITED KINGDOM : 15,45
WHEREAS , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF FUTURE IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , THE QUOTA SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO