CELEX: 31976R2718
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2718/76 of 25 October 1976 on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for ferro-chromium containing not more than 0.10 % by weight of carbon and more than 30 % but not more than 90 % by weight of chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium) falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff

No L 313/ 12                        Official Journal of the European Communities                              15. 11.76
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2718/76
                                                  of 25 October 1976
             on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for
             ferro-chromium containing not more than 0*10% by weight of carbon and more than
             30% but not more than 90% by weight of chromium (super-refined ferro-chromium)
                       falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Germany                        80-92 0 ) 42-92     48-52
                                                               France                          108      15-55       0-30
                                                               Ireland                         0         0-06       0-01
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   Italy                           6-75     17-57      17-40
European Economic Community, and in particular                 United Kingdom                  9-75     17        23-35
Article 113 thereof,
                                                               Whereas, in view of these factors and of market
                                                               forecasts for ferro-chromium for 1977, the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             percentage shares in the quota volume may be
                                                               expressed roughly as fol'lows :
                                                                       Benelux                             15-66
Whereas, as regards ferro-chromium containing not
                                                                       Denmark                              0-34
more than 010% by weight of carbon and more than
30% but not more than 90% of chromium (super­                          Germany                             49-50
refined ferro-chromium ) falling within subheading                     France                               0-34
ex 73.02 E I, the European Economic Community                          Ireland                              0-03
has undertaken to open an annual duty-free Com­
                                                                       Italy                                4-13
munity tariff quota of 3 000 metric tons; whereas
the tariff quota in question should therefore be                       United Kingdom                      30-00
opened on 1 January 1977 and allocated among the
Member States ;                                                Whereas, since this tariff quota is for a relatively
                                                               small quantity, it seems possible to provide for a
                                                               system of use based on a single allocation and at
Whereas arrangements for the utilization of the Com­           the same time preserve the Community nature of the
munity tariff quota based on an allocation among               quota ; whereas such an allocation may therefore be
Member States would seem to be consistent with                 based on the percentage figures shown in the table
                                                               above ;
the Community nature of the quota ; whereas, in
order that it may correspond as closely as possible
to the actual market trends in the product in                  Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the
question, allocation of the quota should be in                 Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy
proportion to the requirements of the Member States            of Luxembourg are united within and jointly
as calculated by reference to statistical data on              represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any
imports from third countries during a representative           measure concerning the administration of the shares
reference period and to the economic prospects for             allocated to that economic union may be carried out
the quota period in question ;                                 by any one of its members,
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, during the last three years for which
statistics are fully available, the corresponding
imports into each of the Member States represented                                     Article 1
the following percentages of the total imports of
the product in question :
                                                               1 . During the period 1 January to 31 December
                                                               1977, a Community tariff quota of 3 000 metric tons
                                1973      1974      1975
Benelux                        1-42       6-84     10-27
Denmark                        0-08       007       015        (') Based on imports of ferro-chromium in general.
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shall be opened in the Community for ferro­                                           Article 3
chromium containing not more than 0-10% by
weight of carbon and more than 30% but not more
than 90% of chromium (super-refined ferro­                    1 . Member States shall ensure that importers of the
chromium ) falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I            product in question established in their territory have
of the Common Customs Tariff.                                 free access to the shares allocated to them .
2. Imports of the product in question may not be              2. The extent to which a Member State has used up
charged against this tariff quota if they are already         its share shall be determined on the basis of the
free of customs duties under other preferential tariff        imports of the product in question entered with the
arrangements.                                                 customs authorities for home use.
3 . Within this tariff quota, the Common Customs
Tariff duty shall be totally suspended.                                               Article 4
4. Within this tariff quota, the new Member States
shall also apply this exemption from duty.                    At the Commission 's request, Member States shall
                                                              inform it of the imports actually charged against
                                                              their shares.
                        Article 2
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1                                   Article 5
shall be allocated among Member States as fellows :
                                        (metric tons)
                                                             Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
        Benelux                               470
                                                             closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied
        Denmark                                10             with .
        Germany                             1 485
        France                                 10
                                                                                      Article 6
        Ireland                                  1
        Italy                                 124
                                                             This Regulation        shall    enter   into   force  on
        United Kingdom                        900             1 January 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1976.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                      A.P.L.M.M. van der STEE