OUTLINED ABOVE , APPEAR CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA ; WHEREAS , TO REPRESENT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL MARKET TRENDS IN THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , THE ALLOCATION SHOULD BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES CALCULATED WITH REFERENCE TO STATISTICAL DATA ON IMPORTS DURING A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND TO THE ECONOMIC PROSPECTS FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THE IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 50.05 A OF EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR WHICH COMPLETE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL COMMUNITY IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS :
*1975*1976*1977*
BENELUX*0*0*0*
DENMARK*0*0*0*
GERMANY*56,6*1,16*52,298*
FRANCE*18,5*11,54*0*
IRELAND*0*0*0*
ITALY*14,9*62,15*0,261*
UNITED KINGDOM*10*25,15*47,441*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS AND OF THE FORECASTS WHICH IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE , THE INITIAL PERCENTAGE SHARES IN THE QUOTA VOLUME CAN BE EXPRESSED APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS :
BENELUX : 0,613
DENMARK : 0,613
GERMANY : 24,540
FRANCE : 12,271
IRELAND : 0,613
ITALY : 30,675
UNITED KINGDOM : 30,675
WHEREAS , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF FUTURE IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , THE QUOTA SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST BEING ALLOCATED AND THE SECOND HELD AS A RESERVE TO COVER ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL SHARE ; WHEREAS , TO GIVE IMPORTERS SOME DEGREE OF CERTAINTY , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE FIXED AT A HIGH LEVEL , WHICH IN THIS CASE COULD BE 82 % OF THE AMOUNT OF THE QUOTA ;
WHEREAS INITIAL SHARES MAY BE USED UP AT DIFFERENT RATES ; WHEREAS TO AVOID DISRUPTION OF SUPPLIES ON THIS ACCOUNT IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT ANY MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS ALMOST USED UP ITS INITIAL SHARE SHOULD DRAW AN ADDITIONAL SHARE FROM THE RESERVE ; WHEREAS EACH TIME ITS ADDITIONAL SHARE IS ALMOST USED UP A MEMBER STATE SHOULD DRAW A FURTHER SHARE , AND SO ON AS MANY TIMES AS THE RESERVE ALLOWS ; WHEREAS THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL SHARES SHOULD BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS FORM OF ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , AND THE COMMISSION MUST BE IN A POSITION TO KEEP ACCOUNT OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTAS HAVE BEEN USED UP AND TO INFORM THE MEMBER STATES ACCORDINGLY ;
WHEREAS IF AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF A MEMBER STATE'S INITIAL SHARE REMAINS UNUSED IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT SUCH STATE SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION THEREOF TO THE RESERVE , IN ORDER TO PREVENT A PART OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FROM REMAINING UNUSED IN ONE MEMBER STATE WHILE 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 WITHIN AND JOINTLY REPRESENTED BY THE BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION , ANY MEASURE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION