CELEX: 51980PC0659
Language: en
Date: 1980-11-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for ferro-silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff (1981)Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for ferro-silco-manganese falling within subheading 73.02 D of the Common Customs Tariff (1981)#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the 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 (1981) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(80 ) 659 final
                                                          Brussels , 5 November 1980
                                  Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing               he administration of a Community
tariff quota for ferro-silicon
                     ferro-silicon falting withinwithin subheading 73.02 C of the
                         Common Customs/Tariff
                            V  -,
                                  Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
tariff quota for ferro-silco- manganese falling within subheading 73.02 D
                     of the Common Customs Tariff ( 1981 )
                                  Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing for the 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 ( 1981 )
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 COM ( 80 ) 659 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   As part of the multinational negotiations within 6ATT
. the Community undertook to open the Community, duty-free tariff
   quotas each year , for the three following 'ferro-alloys
      73.02 C              ferro-si licon     -                20.000 tonnes
      73.02 D              ferro-si lico-manganèse             50.000 tonnes
   ex 73.02 E I'         ' overrefined ferro-chromium           3.000 tonnes
   However , since 1 July 1977, these ferro-alloys can be imported
   from Portugal duty free in pursuance, of the agreement concluded            1
   with this country . As from 1 January 1980 this will also apply
   to products from the other EFTA countries . Th^se quotas must
   therefore be reduced by quantities, representing the share of ...
   these countries Community imports . The volume^ of these quotas
   are thus reduced for 1981 to 1.1 . 100 tonnes for ( ferro-silicon,
   18.550 tonnes for ferro-si I i co-mangan^se and 3.950 tonnes for .
   overrefined- ferro-chromium . '
The Commission 's proposals regarding these first^two ferro-alloys
   draw extensively upon those put forward for the same products
. in previous years , in that the allotting of the share continues
   to be in line with the rules habitually adhered to ( calculation
 ; based on past figures and on prospects for 198'd     "" ■**           .ν -- -
   For the third, in the absence of equivalent precedents , the allott
   of the share between the Member States is based solely on the fore
   cast needs provided by the Member States .
 ---pagebreak---                                                         – 2 –                                      ,
• »        3 . The proposals for regulations annexed hereto therefore.
     . . -     relate to the opening , the distribution and type of
             i management of the: following Community tari ff quotas for
               1981 :
                      Description of               Quota                Quota     Volume of          Volume of
                        . product              volume          :    > • duty       re serve     .      initial
                      \                                                                                tranche
                                                 l
  - Annex  A :    . ferro-si licon   > . v' , 1.1  . 100 , t .. . .      0 % ..     500" t '           10.600 t
                                                                                                   \ x
    Annex Β         ferro-si lieo-                                                                .t      –
                    manganese                 18.550 t              ,    0 %        900' . t ..        17.650 t
    Annex C         overref ined >.        . 2.950 t                   . 0 %                         ,, 2.800 t
               ,.   f erro-chromium                                             ■ "- :l
                                                                                       *
                                                                                       •<-
                             \ •
 ---pagebreak---                                                            PROPOSAL FOR A
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
               opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community wriff quow for
                 ferro-silicon failing w.thin subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff (198
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          "Whereas, in view of these factors and of market forecasts
                                                                  for ferro-silicon for 1981 ,the initial percentage shares in
                                                                   the quota volume can be expressed approximately as
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              follows:          ,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                                                              9.70
                                                                                 Bénélux
thereof,                                                                                                       0.44
                                                                                 Denmark
                                                                                                              46 . 36
                                                                                 Germany
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                                           • 0.59
                                                                                 m& e                          2.82 <
                                                                                 Ireland                       0.07
Whereas, as regards ferro-silicon , falling within                                lt?ly                       16.23
subheading 73.02 C, the European Economic                                        United Kingdom               23.79 ;
 Community has undertaken to open an annual duty-free
 tariff quota of 20 000 tonnes; whereas this should
 however be reduced to1 1 1 0Otonnes to take account of             Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the
 the traditional imports from EFTA countries which have             products concerned, the quota should be divided into
 been free of customs duty under the Agreements                     two instalments, the first being allocated and the second
 concluded with those countries; whereas the tariff quota           held as a reserve to cover subsequently the requirements
 concerned should therefore be opened on 1 January                  of Member States which have used up their initial share;
  1981 and allocated among the Member States;                       whereas, to give importers some degree of certainty, the
                                                                    first instalment of the tariff quota should be fixed at a
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota                    high level, which in this case should be approximately
should be ensured for all Community importers and the                95 % of the volume of the quota;                 .
rate of duty for the tariff quota should be applied                                                                         \
consistently to all imports until the quota is exhausted;            Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates;
whereas arrangcmews for the utilisation of the
Community tariff quota based on an auuuuun among                     whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account it
Member States would seem to be consistent with the                   should be provided that any Member State which has
Community nature of the quota; whereas, to correspond                 almost used up its initial share should draw an additional
as closely as possible to the actual trend of the market in           share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional
the product in question, allocation of the quota should         : share is almost used up a Member State should draw a
 be in proportion to the requirements of the Member                   further share, and so on as .many times as the reserve
 States as calculated by reference to statistics of imports           allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should
 from third countries during a representative reference          . be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this
 period and to the economic outlook for the quota period              form of administration requires close collaboration
 in question ;                                                        between the Member States and the Commission, which
                                                                      latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent
                                                                      to which the quotas have been used up and to inform the
 Whereas, during the last three years for which complete              Member States accordingly;
 statistics are available, the corresponding imports into
 each of the Member States represented the following
  percentages of total imports of the product in question:       " Whereas if at a given date in die quota period a
                                                                   ' considerable quantity of a Member State's initial share
                                                                      remains unused, it is essential that that Member State
                         197 7         1978          197 9             should return a significant proportion to the reserve, -in -
                                                                       order to prevent a part of the Community quota
                                                                       remaining unused in one Member State while it could be
                         13.61         9.26           8.97             used in others;
  Bénélux
                       ' 0.97          0.92           0.18
   Denmark
                         43.43        46.30     [    49.17
   Germany
   Greece                 0.68          0.70          0.49             Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
   France                 2.08          2.34           2.86             the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   Ireland              ■ 0 .           0          '   0                are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux
   Italy                 21.02        18.04          10.63
   United Kingdom        18.21        22.43       . 27.70
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                   H
                                                                             – ?      •»
  Economic          Ur.ion,      any     measure          concerning    the       2.     If r Member State, after exhausting its initial share,
 administration of the shares allocated to that economic                          has used 90 % or more of the second share drawn by it,
 union may be carried out by any one of its members,                              that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to
                                                                                  the extent provided in paragraph 1 , draw a third share
                                                                                  equal to 2-5% of its initial share rounded up as
                                                                                  necessary to the next whole number.
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                  3.     If a Member State, after exhausting its second
                                  Article 1                                       share, has used 90% or more of the third share drawn by
                                                                                   it, that Member State shall , in the manner and to the
 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1981 a                                         extent provided in paragraph 1 , draw a fourth share
 Community tariff quota of 1 1 1 OScnnes shall be opened                           equal to the third.                                          •
 in the Community for ferro-silicon railing within
 subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff.                                 This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
 2. Imports of the product in question rtjay not be                                4;    By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3 , a
 charged against this tariff quota if they are already free                       Member State may draw shares lower than those
 of customs duties under other preferential tariff                                 specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for
 arrangements.
                                                                                   believing that those specified may not be used in full. Any
                                                                                   Member State applying this paragraph shall inform the
 3 . Within this quota the Common Customs .Tariff                                  Commission of its*, grounds for so doing.
 duty shall be totally suspended .
4 . Within the Limits of this tariff
                                                                                                            Article 4
quota , Greece shall apply duties calcu­
lated in accordance with the relevant                                             Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be
provisions in the Act of Accession of                                             valid until 31 December 198 1 .
that country ( 1 ).
                                                                                                            Article S
                                   Article 2
                                                                                  Member States shall , not later than 1 October 19b 1 ,
  1.      The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1                     return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial
  shall be divided into two instalments^ .                     i                  share which, on 15 September 1981 „<s in excess of 20 %
                                    10 600            ...                         of the initial vplunve. They may return a greateryortion
  2.     A first instalment of .              tonnes shall be allocated           if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used
  among the Member States; the shares, which subject to                           In full .    '       ^  -                                 '
  Article 5 shall be valid from 1 January to 3.1 December
  198 "J shall be as follows:                  .                               . Member States.' shall, not later than 1 October , 1981 y
                                                                                . notify the Commission of the total quantities of the.
                                                                                  product in question imported up to and including
                                                     {tonnes)                     15 September I98i1 and charged against the Community:
                  Bénélux .                               ■ % 028                 quota and of.$ny portion of .their initial shares returned
                                                                                  to the reserve^.                                        ■
                  Denmark                          '. • ;• 47
                                                   :        4-91 4
                  Germany
                Greece                                              63
                  France                                     ' 299                                          Article 6
                  Ireland                                            7
                   Italy                                   •1 , 720 "             Member States may restrict the charging of imports
                                                            2 522                 against their shares to products for certain intended uses.
                  United Kingdom                                                  In that case the Community provisions on the matter
                                                                                  shall be applied for checking that the product has been
  3.     The second            instalment of         500 tonnes        shall
                                                                                  used for the stipulated purpose.
  constitute the reserve.
                                                                                                            Article 7
                                   A rticle 3
                                                                                  The Commission shall keep an account of the shares
  I.        a Member Siacc lu :. -.. sod 90% or more of its                       opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and
  initial share cs '.:cd in Article 2 (2 ), or of that share
  mmus ary portion returned to the reserve pursuant to
  Article 5 , it shall fo.^h '.vaij, by notifying the
  Commission , draw a -eccnd share, to the extent ; lat the
            so       v.^rrrr :    quai to :5 %                   l'­
        •Jed v. ?.- us necessa ;     to fr. ne ;-"
                                                                                          0J No L 291 , 19.11 . 19 .?c­
 ---pagebreak---   ■ 3 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it, inform         3 . . The extent to which the Member States have used
      each State of the extent to which the reserve has been           up their shares shall be determined on the basis of the
      used up.                                                         imports of the products in question entered with the
                                                                       customs authorities for free circulation.
      It shall, not later than 5 October 1981 , inform the
     Member States of the amount still in reserve, following
     any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.
                                                                                                   Article 9
     It shall ensure , that the drawing which exhausts the
     reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this     \ At the Commission's request, Member States shall
     end shall notify the amount of that balance to the                inform it of imports actually charged against their shares.
I Member State making the last drawing.
• /
                              Article 8
                                                                                                   Article 10
     1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures
     to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to                The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
     Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be            closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
     charged without interruption against their aggregate
    'shares of the Community quota..
     2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the                                     . r   Article 11
 . product in- question established in their territory have
     free access to the shares allocated to them.                      This Regulation shall enter info force on 1 January 1981
                                                  I                  ~       /        . V  ,
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                   Done at Brussels,                   ^■. 1980 « .
                                                                                        . For the Council
                                                                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                          PROPOSAL FOR
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEQ
                opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for
                ferro-siiico-manganese falling within subheading 73.02 D of the Common Customs.Tariff
                                                            1981 )
THE COUNCIL OF TOE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                  . 1977         19 / 8       1979
                                                                  Benelux               . 0.05       ,    0.52        2.12
                                                                                             0            0           0         •
                                                                  Denmark
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      68.41 *     67.22         67.11
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                 Germany
                                                                   Greece                    5.71         8.08        5.31
thereof,      :                                                    France
                                                                                          • 0.03          0.06        3.81
                                                                  Ireland     7          • 0-             0           0
                                                                  Italy               •    13.17        12.52        14.04
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  United Kingdom           12.63        11.60      | 7.61 . !
Whereas, as regards ferro-silico-manganese, falling               Whereas, in view of these factors and of market forecasts
within subheading 73.02 D, the European Economic                  for ferro-silico-manganese for 198 1 the initial
Community has undertaken to open an annual duty-free .            percentage shares in the quota volume can be expressed
Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes; whereas this              approximately as follows:              • .
should however be reduced to18550 tonnes to take
                                                                                Bénélux                         1.77
account of the traditional imports from EFTA countries
which have been free of customs duty under the                                  Denmark                         0.03
Agreements concluded with those countries; whereas the                                                     ? 63.92
                                                                                Germany '
tariff quota concerned should therefore be opened on                            Greece                          7.01
                                                                                France
1 January I98'1and allocated among the Member States;                                                           4.42
                                                                                Ireland                         0.03
                                                                                Italy                         13.47
                                                                                United Kingdom                  9.35
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 used up;            Whereas, to take account of future trends in imports of
whereas in the light of the principles outlined above,             the product in question, the quota should be divided into
arrangements for the utilization of the Community                  two instalments, the first being allocated and the second
tariff quota based on an allocation among Member                   forming a reserve intended to cover any subsequent'
States would seem to be consistent with the Community              requirements of Member States which have used up their
nature of the quota; whereas, in order that it may                 initial share; whereas, in order to give importers some
correspond as closely as possible to the actual market             degree of certainty, the first instalment of the tariff quota
trends in the product in question, allocation of the quota '       should be fixed ara high level, which in this case should
should be in proportion to the requirements of the                 be approximately 95 % of the volume of the quota ;
Member States as calculated by Reference to statistical
data on imports from third countries during a
representative reference period and to the economic                Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates;
prospects for the quota period in question;         <              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
Whereas, .. u»ii »g *ue last three year for which complete         share is almost used up a Member State should draw a
sxatisw- >•      available, the corresponding imports into,        further share, and so on as many times as the reserve
t&civ                      Sum                the following        aitaws; whereas the initial and additional shares should
 percentages oi the total ii- . p^-fs of the product in            be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this
 ques       *                                                      form of administration requires close collaboration
 ---pagebreak---    between the Member States and the Commission , which .                      2.     T,>e second instalment       of 900    tonnes shall
   Istter mr.s: be in a p'osition to .<eec account of the extent               constitute the reserve.
   to which the quotas h.-ve bqer>. u^cd up ar-.l to iofon.i the
  Member Stares accordingly ; '           -     .           v
  Where?.- if at a given date in the quota period a                                                      Article 3
   cons.derabie quantity of a Member State's initnl share
   remains unused, it is essential that 'hat Member State                      1.     If a Member State has used 90% or more of its
   should return a significant proportion tc- the reserve, in                  initial share as fixed in Article 2 ( 1 ), or of that , share
  order ;o avoid a part of the Community quota remaining                       minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to
   unused in one Member State when it could be used in
                                                                               Article 5 , it shail forthwith, by notifying the
  others ;                                                                     Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the
                                                                               reserve so permits, equal to 10% of its initial share
  Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, die Kingdom of                        rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.
  the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  are united -within and jointly representee! by the Benelux                   2. ■ If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share,
  Economic •- Union, . any measure concerning the                              has used 90 % or more of the second share' drawn by it,
  administration of the shares allocated to that economic
                                                                               that Member State shail forthwith, in the manner and to
  union may be carried out by any one of its members,                          the extent provided in paragraph 1 , draw a third share
                                                                            . equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary
                                                                               to the next whole number.
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                               3 . If a Member State, after exhausting its second
                                                                               share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn by
                                                                             ' it, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the
                              Article 1                                        extent provided in paragraph 1 , draw a fourth share
                                                                               equal to the third.
  1.     From 1 January to 31 December 198 *1 a
  Community tariff quota of 18550 tonnfes shall be                            This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
  opened in the Community for ferro-silico-manganese, '
  falling within subheading 73.02 D of the Common                              4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3 , a
  Customs Tariff.                                                               Member State may draw shares lower than those
                                                                               specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for
  2. Imports of the product in question may not be                        • believing that those specified may not be used in full . Any
  charged against this tariff quota if they are already free of                Member State applying this paragraph shall inform the
  customs      duties    under      other   preferential      tariff            Commission of its grounds for so doing.
  arrangements.'                                        '              >
' 3. Within this quota the Commorv Customs , Tariff
  duty shall be totally suspended.                                                                       Article 4
 A. Within the Limits' of this tariff                                ,   '
                                                                                Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be
 quota , Greece shaLL appLy duties caL-                                        valid until 31 December 198 1 •                             , ,
 cuLated in accordance with the reLevant
 provisions in the Act of Accession of
 that country ( 1 ).
                                                                                                       ' Article 5
                                                                                Member States shall, not later than 1 October 1981 ,
                               Article 2
                                                                                return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial
                                                                                share which, on 15 September 198 1,is in excess of 20 %
    1.    A first instalment of 17650             tonnes of this                of the initial volume. They may return a greater portion
    Community tariff quota shall be allocated among the                         if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used
    Member States; the shares, which subject to Article 5'                      in full .                                     .
   shall be valid from 1 January to 31 December 1981 ^shall
    be as follows :                                                             Member States- shall, not later than 1 October 1981 ,
                                                                                notify the Commission of the total quantities of the
                                                                                product in question - imported up to and including
                                             ^(tonnes)                          15 September 1981 ,and charged against the Com­
                 Bénélux                        313 ;                           munity quota and of any portion of their initial shares
                                                    >*•
                                                                                returned to the reserve.
                                                    J     .
                 Denmark
                                           11    282
                Germarïy
                Greece                      1    237
                 France                                                         ( 1 ) 0J No L 291 , 19.11.1979 , p. 17 .
                 Ireland                            5
                 Italy                      2 3^8
                                            1 650 "
                 United Kingdom
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 6                              charged without interruption against their aggregate
                                                                    shares of the Community quota.
  Member States may restrict the charging of imports
  against their shares to products for certain intended uses.       2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
   In that case the Community provisions on the matter              product in question established in their territory have
• shall be applied for checking that the product has been           free access to the shares allocated to them .
  used for the stipulated purpose.                 ■.
                                                                    3 . Member States shall charge imports of the product
                                                                    in question against their shares as and when the product
                                                                  ^ is entered with the customs authorities for free
                             Article 7            ■.
                                                                  • circulation.
  The Commission shall keep an account of the shares
  opened by die Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and            4. The extent to which a Member State has used up its
  3 and shall, gs soon as the information reaches it, inform
                                                                    shares shall be determined on the basis of the imports
  each State ctf'the extent to which the reserve has been
                                                                   -charged in accordance with paragraph 3 .
  used up.
                          ' >* ■
                                                                            .                Article 9            /
  It shall, not later than 5 October 198 1 / inform the
  Member States of the amount still in reserve, following           At the Commission's request, Member States shall
  any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.                       inform it of the imports actually charged against their
                                                                    shares.
  It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the
  reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this
  end shall notify the amount of that balance to the                                         Article 10
 Member State making the last drawing. <
                                                                    The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                    closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
                             Article 8
  1.    Member States shall take all appropriate measures                                    Article 11
  to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to
 Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be          - This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 198 1
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                Done at Brussels, . ,                 . 1980 .
                                              . {   .
                                                                                   . For the Council
                                                                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                           pPROPOSAL . I-OR A
                                            COÙNCJL REGULAUGN (EEQ
                 'jpe.T.'it;, a'Joc-ca'g aru. pjovioing *or the aairiniitwiion -of a Community tariff ^uota for
                             . owlum c-wi'- i'.wg em more than. 0 i0% by wcignt of carbon snd more than 30%
                 but no; mors th-an 9C? '.'a fcj wi^ht of cbrcwiiim (super-refined, ferro-chromiuro } L Hit -within
                                   si'bheac "\g «x 73.02 E i of the Common Customs Tariff ( 198 1 )
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ■                          . the Member. States , the initial per­
                                                                       ; centage " shared in the quota volume'
  Having regard to the Treavy establishing the European                     may approximately by stated to be
  Economic Community, Stnd in particular Article 113.                   , as fol lows :
  thereof,               '                         , \
  Having regard to the proposa' from the Commission,                                     Bénélux    '                  19.91
                                                                                                                      - 0.23
                                                                                         Denmark . .       '
  Whereas, as regards ferro-chroirium containing by                                                                    38.07
  weight not more than 0 - 10 % of carbon and more than                                  Germany       . ,
  30%      but   not     more , than      90%     of   chromium
                                                                                         Greece
                                                                                         France                         8:11
  (super-refined      ferro-chromium), . falling           within                        Ireland                      ' 0.05
  subheading . 73.02 E I,' the European Economic .                                                                   - 7.02
  Community has undertaken to open an annual duty-free                                   Italy '         -
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  tariff quota of 3 000 tonnes; whereas this should                                      United Kingdom
  however be reduced to 2 95Qonnes to take account of'
  the. traditional imports from EFTA countries which have
  been free of customs duty under the Agreements                            Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the
  concluded With those countries; whereas the tariff quota                  products concerned, the quota should be divided into
  concerned should therefore be opened on 1 January                         two instalments; the first being allocated and the second
  1981 and allocated among the Member States;                               held as a reserve to cover subsequently the' requirements
                                                                            of Member States which have exhausted their initial
   Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota                         share; whereas, " to jjive' importers some degree of
   should be ensured for all Community importers and the                    certainty, the first Instalment of the tariff quota should
   rate of duty for the tariff quota should be applied                      be fixed at a high level, which in this "case should be
 ^consistently to all imports until the quota is used up;                   approximately 95% of the volume of the quota;
- whereas arrangements for the utilization of the
  Community"' tariff qtiofa based on atv allocation among
  Member States would seem to be consistent with the                        Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates;
  Commutt 'rtyrnature ofcthe quota; whereas, to correspond                  whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account it
  as closely as possible^to the actual trend of the market in           ! should be provided that any Member State which has
  the produ&;in questions-allocation of the quota should                ' almost used up its initial share should draw an additional
  be in proportion torithe requirements of the Member                       share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional
  States as calculated by reference, to statistics of imports           1 share is almost used up a Member State^hould draw a
- from third . countries, during a representative reference             ' further share, and so on as many times as the reserve
 .period and.tothe economic outlook for the quota period                 . allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should
_ip question^ .        '        Ac: c. '                                    be valid until the end of the quota period; this form of
                                                                          > administration requires close collaboration between the
                                                                         ' Member States and the Commission, which; latter must
  Whereas the 'ffcf ro-chromium of this                                  -. be in a position to keep account of the extent to which
   well specified quality is not sen-.                              .    ; the quotas have been used up and to infoftnrt^e
   gled out in the Member States stati-                                     States accordingly;                       n of           initial "
                                                                                                             V-       n ' - xec ss ot 20 %
   stical^nomenclatures, and whereas their
                                                                                                                      if ,-"
   corresponding imports from third coun-
                                                                            Whereas    if  at' a given date in the quota period a
                                                                                           at
. tries > not a lready benefiting from an
                                                                            considerable quantity of -a Member State's initial share
   equivalent preferenti aL arrangement , cOu remains unused, it is essential that that Member State
T not be' detai led in thei r enti rety                                     should return a significant proportion t6 the reserv^ jn
   for the' above reference period ; where­ order to prevent a part of the Community -quota
   as taking into account the foresee " :                                   remaining unusecj in one Member State while it could be
   able evolution of the market in this                                     used in others :                    .     ?
    ferro-chromiuxn for the year 19 "! and
    in particular!: the forecasts maue by
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                                                                                       minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of                                  Article 5, it shall forthwith,- by notifying the
the Netherlands and the Grant"- Dochy of Luxembourg                                    Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the
are united v.-hin and join-' represented by tne Benelux                                reserve IQ permits, equal to 10% of its initial share
Economie 'Jnlon, any                                    concerning the                 rounded up as necessary te the next whole number.
administration of the shares allocated to that economic
union may be carried out by any one of its members,                                    2. If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share,
                                                                                     ■ has used 90% or more of the second share drawn by it,
                                                                                       that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to
                                                                                         the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                           equal to 5 % of 'its initial share rounded up as necessary
                                                                                         to the next whole number.
                                   Article 1
                                                                                          3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second
  1       From 1 January to 31 December 198 a                                             Share, has used 90% or more of the third share drawn by
 Community tariff quota of 2950 tonnes shall be opened                                     it, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the
  in the Community for ferro -chromium containing y                                        extent provided in paragraph 1 , draw a fourth share
  weight not more than 0-10% of carbon.and more than                                       equal to the third.
  30% but not more than 90% ot chromium                                                    This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
   (super-refined ferro-chromium), falling within
   subheading 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff.                                       4. By way of derogation from paragraphs' 1 to 3, a
   2. Imports of the product in question may not be                                         Member State may draw shares lower than those
   charged against this tariff quota if they are already free of                             specified in those paragraphs if there are grounfs for
   customs dut.es under other preferential tariff                                            believing that those specified may not be used in full. Any
                                                                                             Member Statp applying this paragraph shall inform the
    arrangements.                                                                            Commission of its grounds for so doing.
    3. Within this quota, Common Customs Tariff duty
    shall be totally suspended.                      1- •
                                                                                                                             Article 4
    4 . Within the limits of this tariff
    quota , Greece shall apfity duties-                                                       Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be
    ca Iculated
              . ated in      in accoraduue
                                  accordance with         w i m • the re • «- ­
                                                                                              valid, until 3 1,December 1981: ,.                 ■               -
     levant: '.- .prev-
                  previsions i si ons , ;io. •: Xt $i|£j fe't-'       y,:-*.'
V   Access3 ion -         of th ât 'toufrf/')»
                                                                                                                             Article 5
                                                                              ' ^ '^retSn'Vtte reserve Ihe «iiiii>e<i portion of their initial
                                            Article 2                                         share which, .on 15 September,1?8.1, is in excess of 20 /„
                                                                                          - - 'crf the   ?rtitial vofnm'e.'^They may. return
                                                                                                   , ; '■ .
                                                                                                                                                   a greater portion .
                                                                                                                                          that it.mav not be used
        1.    A first
       Community ;
        Member. Stsi
        shall be i '.lid
       -be as follov-s                                                                 fi- «hSttêr^feerCaioniwsjpn o.t/tne -louu
                                                                                           *  ^      ar     m'
                                                                                          I'ls" Seitmfa mUn^charged, agams, the Com­
                                                                                                                                       1_
                                                                                                                                           r * »d r'c„t8
                                                                                                                                                é-A   in /i 11*1
                                                                                         .                  .p-'J an.! '>:..>•!>• jofflon of tkeir initial shares
                                                                            ■
                                                                              Η
                                                                               4
                                                                                  Α
                                                                                   .
                                                                                        -' *• turned to the reserve. . '
                                                                >'N     •     &,
                       . Denmark               5                             ί -ι
                                           V       ■           229 rx                                                          Article 6
                         France
                                                                 : t ~r
                         ■ reland
                                                               197 ^                             Member States may restrict the charging of imports
                         Luv                                                                     against their shares to products for certain intended uses.
                         Uiiiutd Kingdom                                                         In that case the Community provisions on the matter
                                                                                                 shall be applied for checking tha' the product has been
                                                                                                 used for the stipulated purpose.
         2.               second        instaurent          ■150 tonnes shall
         consriaite the reserve .
                                              Art ch
                                                      sed 50% '>r roo-
                      i ivf ~ •       . j Z ate /'an
                                                                                                   1 ) 0J No        T-^TTTTOÏTI 9??,
                  .3 ha         ii /.ed in t rti        2 (1!
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                                 Article 7                                      2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
                                                                                product in question established in their territory have
  The Commission shall keep an account of the shares                            free access-to the shares allocated to them.
  opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and
  3 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it, inform                    3.           The extent to which the Member States have used
  each State of the extent to which the reserve has been                        up thfeir shares shall be determined on the basis of
  used up.                      x -                                             imports of the products in question entered with the,
                                                                                customs authorities for free circulation. .
  It shall, not later than 5 October 198 1 ^inform the
  Member States of the amount stil! in reserve, following
  any return of shares pursuant to Article 5 .                                                                                Article 9               '
, It shall ensure that when the drawing which exhausts the                      At the Commission's request, Member States shall
  reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this                    inform it of the imports actually charged against their
  end shall notify the amount of that balance to the .                        , shares.          .
  Member State making the last drawing. .
                                                                                                                             Article 10
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                                                                                   ■ 'V '          :   "• •    ' -     • : ■ ■          • K'lMY V       • • •-
                      ?          Article 8                                   f The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                                closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
. 1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures
  to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to                         01       iV ;.<
  Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be                                                                     ArtiçkJL
  charged without interruption against, their ' aggregate
  shares of the Community quota.                                             j.This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981 •
                        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in^all Member States.
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                        Done at Brussels, ......... i 1 980                                                              :τν;
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                                                                                                     »h» ^ The,President                            ,
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                                                                             ill .. ,v: • -wherra'.: "he in>ial *ne add *
                                                                           be valid until the end of rhe 'quotr
                                                                          .adiiipistration requires clo-,; co'l
                                                                           Member States a , id the Commissio;
                                                            h- •        • fc " "■ - position to kcj> a-ve'tpt of
                                                                          th<? quota:, ha':' b«;;: used up nrd to
                                                     '■ - st it i         States according!*;
                                                       eas r.i -a -;
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