Council Regulation (EEC) No 2689/78 of 16 November 1978 on the opening, allocating and administration of a Community tariff quota for rosin, including 'brais résineux' falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff (1979)
Official Journal L 324 , 18/11/1978 P. 0001 - 0002
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2689/78
OF 16 NOVEMBER 1978
ON THE OPENING , ALLOCATING AND ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR ROSIN , INCLUDING " BRAIS RESINEUX " FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 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 THE 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 , UNDER DECISION NO 1/75 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF PROTOCOL 10 TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND GREECE , THE COMMUNITY MAY OPEN AUTONOMOUS TARIFF QUOTAS FOR ROSIN PROVIDED THAT , FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , THE ANNUAL QUOTAS DO NOT EXCEED 25 % OF THE COMMUNITY'S IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OR LINKED TO IT BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT DURING THE LAST YEAR FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION IS APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1978 ; 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 THE ABOVE AMOUNT , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED FOLLOWING THE DECISION TO BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EEC AND GREECE ;
WHEREAS , IN 1977 , THE IMPORTS OF ROSIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OR LINKED TO THE COMMUNITY BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT WERE AS FOLLOWS :
* ( IN TONNES ) *
BENELUX*11 554*
DENMARK*155*
GERMANY*25 276*
FRANCE*3 937*
IRELAND*3 020*
ITALY*2 262*
UNITED KINGDOM*16 302*
TOTAL*62 506 ; *
WHEREAS 25 % OF THIS TOTAL REPRESENTS 15 627 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 , BASED ON A SINGLE ALLOCATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THIS ALLOCATION SHOULD BE CALCULATED BY THE SAME METHOD AS IS USED TO ESTABLISH A TOTAL QUOTA OF 25 % OF THE IMPORTS OF EACH MEMBER STATE FROM THE SAME THIRD COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , CALCULATED IN SUCH A