EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM MOROCCO OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED :
MEMBER STATES*1976*1977*1978*
BENELUX*11,4*14,2*11,8*
DENMARK*0,3*0,7*0,9*
GERMANY*23,3*10,4*14,4*
FRANCE*56,3*65,1*58,2*
IRELAND*0,4*0,4*0,4*
ITALY*0,1*0,20,8*
UNITED KINGDOM*8,2*10,0*13,5*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS AND OF THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , INITIAL SHARES MAY BE FIXED APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES ;
MEMBER STATES*OF THE QUOTA OF 14 000 TONNES*OF THE QUOTA OF 6 000 TONNES*
BENELUX*13,49*9,54*
DENMARK*0,28*0,28*
GERMANY*13,33*13,33*
FRANCE*59,52*42,59*
IRELAND*0,36*0,37*
ITALY*0,64*1,48*
UNITED KINGDOM*12,38*32,41*
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , EACH QUOTA SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST BEING SHARED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AND THE SECOND CONSTITUTING A RESERVE TO COVER AT A LATER DATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL QUOTA SHARES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO GIVE IMPORTERS IN EACH MEMBER STATE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF SECURITY , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTAS SHOULD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES , BE FIXED AT 90 % RESPECTIVELY OF THE QUOTA VOLUMES ;
WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES' INITIAL SHARES MAY BE USED UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS FACT INTO ACCOUNT AND AVOID ANY BREAK IN CONTINUITY , ANY MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS ALMOST USED UP ITS INITIAL QUOTA SHARES SHOULD DRAW AN ADDITIONAL SHARE FROM THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE ; WHEREAS THIS MUST BE DONE BY EACH MEMBER STATE AS AND WHEN EACH OF ITS ADDITIONAL SHARES IS ALMOST USED UP , AND REPEATED AS MANY TIMES AS THE RESERVE ALLOWS ; WHEREAS THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL SHARES MUST BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , AND THE LATTER MUST BE IN A POSITION TO MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED UP AND TO INFORM MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS IF , AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY REMAINS UNUSED IN ANY MEMBER STATE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION TO THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE , TO PREVENT A PART OF ANY TARIFF QUOTA FROM REMAINING UNUSED IN ONE MEMBER STATE WHEN IT COULD BE USED IN OTHERS ;
WHEREAS , SINCE THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ARE UNITED IN AND REPRESENTED BY THE BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION , ANY OPERATION RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUOTA SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY OF ITS MEMBERS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND MOROCCO , UNTIL SUCH TIME AS COMMUNITY IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS ARE APPLIED OR UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 , WHICHEVER