THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS , DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE , THE CORRESPONDING IMPORTS BY EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM SPAIN OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED :
MEMBER STATES*1975*1976*1977*
BENELUX*12,7*18,7*8,2*
DENMARK*0,0*0,0*0,3*
GERMANY*6,7*4,4*7,0*
FRANCE*70,9*68,8*73,1*
IRELAND*1,2*0,5*2,7*
ITALY*5,2*5,8*6,0*
UNITED KINGDOM*3,3*1,8*2,7*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS , OF MARKET FORECASTS FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , INITIAL QUOTA SHARES MAY BE FIXED APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES :
BENELUX : 6,15 %
DENMARK : 0,39 %
GERMANY : 6,15 %
FRANCE : 70,77 %
IRELAND : 1,54 %
ITALY : 13,08 %
UNITED KINGDOM : 1,92 %
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , THE QUOTA VOLUME 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 THOSE MEMBER STATES HAVING 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 QUOTA SHOULD UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES BE FIXED AT 68 % OF THE QUOTA ;
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 SHARE , SHOULD DRAW AN ADDITIONAL SHARE FROM THE 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 VOLUME HAS BEEN USED UP AND TO INFORM THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS IF , AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF AN INITIAL SHARE REMAINS UNUSED IN A MEMBER STATE , IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION TO THE RESERVE , TO PREVENT A PART OF ANY COMMUNITY 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 CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUOTA SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY OF ITS MEMBERS .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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