Council Regulation (EEC) No 326/79 of 19 February 1979 opening, allocating and administering a Community tariff quota for ferro-chromium containing not less than 4 % by weight of carbon, falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff, and extending the benefit of this quota to certain imports of ferro-chromium containing a quantity of between 3 and 4 % by weight of carbon (1979)
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 326/79
OF 19 FEBRUARY 1979
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND ADMINISTERING A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.02 E I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AND EXTENDING THE BENEFIT OF THIS QUOTA TO CERTAIN IMPORTS OF FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF BETWEEN 3 AND 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ( 1979 )
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 FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON , COMMUNITY PRODUCTION IS , TO A VARIABLE DEGREE , INADEQUATE AND PRODUCERS ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE TOTAL REQUIREMENTS OF CONSUMER INDUSTRIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO SUSPEND TOTALLY IN RESPECT OF THIS METAL THE APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 , WITHIN A SUITABLE TARIFF QUOTA ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO AVOID DISTURBING THE EQUILIBRIUM OF THE MARKET FOR THIS FERRO-ALLOY AND TO ENSURE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT IN SALES OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION AND IN SUPPLIES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CONSUMER INDUSTRIES , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO FIX THE QUOTA VOLUME AT THE PROVISIONAL LEVEL OF 80 000 TONNES , COVERING IMPORT NEEDS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THE YEAR ; WHEREAS THE FIXING OF THIS AMOUNT , BASED ON CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES , DOES NOT PRECLUDE FUTURE ADJUSTMENT IN LINE WITH CHANGES IN THE SITUATION ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE FREE TO AUTHORIZE CHARGES TO BE MADE AGAINST THIS VOLUME ONLY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATING TO USE ;
WHEREAS RELATIVELY LIMITED IMPORTS OF FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF BETWEEN 3 AND 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ARE FORESEEABLE FOR THIS QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE TARIFF QUOTA IN QUESTION TO THESE IMPORTS , LIMITING IT HOWEVER TO 20 % OF THE QUOTA VOLUME TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE EXISTENCE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE QUOTA SHOULD BE ENSURED FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS AND THE RATE OF DUTY FOR THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE APPLIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL IMPORTS UNTIL THE QUOTA IS EXHAUSTED ; WHEREAS IN THE LIGHT OF THESE PRINCIPLES ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF