Council Regulation (EEC) No 3228/81 of 9 November 1981 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rosin, including 'brais résineux' , falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff (1982)
Official Journal L 325 , 13/11/1981 P. 0009
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3228/81
OF 9 NOVEMBER 1981
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR ROSIN , INCLUDING ' BRAIS RESINEUX ' , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1982 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT REGULATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY OF ROSIN FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IS CURRENTLY INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , COMMUNITY SUPPLIES OF PRODUCTS OF THIS TYPE CURRENTLY DEPEND TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS THE MOST URGENT COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOULD BE MET IMMEDIATELY ON THE MOST FAVOURABLE TERMS ; WHEREAS A NIL DUTY COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER NOT TO JEOPARDIZE THE BALANCE OF THE MARKET FOR THIS PRODUCT AND TO ENSURE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT IN OUTLETS FOR COMMUNITY PRODUCTION AND SATISFACTORY SECURITY OF SUPPLIES FOR USER INDUSTRIES , THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE FIXED AT 16 000 TONNES ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE NEGLIGIBLE SIZE OF SUCH A QUOTA IN COMPARISON WITH THE COMMUNITY ' S REQUIREMENTS , A SYSTEM OF UTILIZATION SHOULD , WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE TARIFF QUOTA , BE PROVIDED FOR BASED ON A SINGLE ALLOCATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THIS ALLOCATION MAY BE CALCULATED PRO RATA ON THE BASIS OF THE IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF EACH MEMBER STATE , COMING FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH , OR LINKED TO , THE COMMUNITY BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA , A SHARE SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO IRELAND BY LEVYING THE SAME QUANTITY ON THE VOLUME OF THE QUOTA ; WHEREAS , CALCULATED IN SUCH A MANNER , THIS ALLOCATION IS AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 ;
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 CONCERNING 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 . DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1982 THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY FOR ROSIN , INCLUDING ' BRAIS RESINEUX ' ,