CELEX: 51973PC1854
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-06
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for rosin, including "brais resineux" falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(73)1854 Final
                                                     Brussels , 6 November 1973
                                     DRAFT                  .
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC)
       on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community
            tariff quota for rosin , including "brais resineux"
             falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common
                                Customs Tariff
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   C0M(?3 ) 1854 final
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . At the meeting of the mixed group of national experts , entrusted
    by the Commission with the tariff economy , the request to suspend
    the customs duty for rosins falling within subheading 38 . 08 A of
    the Common Customs Tariff was not agreed on by the experts of all
    the Member States .
    However f the proposal to open a Community tariff quota for this
    product within the quantitative limit provided for in Protocol
    No 10 annexed to the Athens Agreement was favourably received .
    This Protocol lays down that the Community may , without tiie
    approval of the Association Council EEC/Greece , open a tariff
    <p»ota of an amount not exceeding 15% of the Community imports of
    these products from third countries during the latest year for
    which statistics are available .
2 . The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to the Council a
    draft Regulation on the opening , allocation and administration
    of an autonomous Community tariff quota which does not exceed
    the limits permitted under the abovementioned provisions of the
    Athens Agreement .
3 . In the event , the total Community tariff quota involved should
    not exceed 15% of the imports of these products in the Community
    from third countries ( with the exception of Greece ) during 1972 .
    The imports of these products this year have risen to .13&.44Q .
    metric tons , hence the Community tariff quota is          metric
    tons .
    Since the Community tariff quota in question is relatively small
    and will undoubtedly be used up quickly in the Member States it
    does not seem that an allocation of it in shares among the
    Member States would derogate from the Community nature thereof .
    Such a solution has previously been availed of in cases of this
    nature .
 ---pagebreak---                             DRAFT
                 COUITCIL KCGUUTÌOIT (ECC)
on the opening , allocation and administration of a
Community tariff quota for rosin , including "brais ,
resineux" falling within subheading 38 . 08 A of the
Common Customs Tariff                                 • .v
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPS/UF GCMBQHITIES ,
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' and in Greece of rosin
falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff
is now insufficient to meet the requirements of the processing
industries in the Community ; whereas , consequently , Community
supplies of products of this type depend to a considerable
extent on imports from third countries ;"                  o-
Whereas by virtue - of the provisions of Protocol No 10 annexed
to the Agreement creating an Association with Greece , the
Community may open autonomous tariff quotas on condition that
these do not exceed annually for the rosins in question 15%
of the total imports    in the Community from third countries
during the latest year for which statistics are available ;
whereas urgent Community requirements of the products in
question should be met immediately on the most favourable
terms ; whereas a tax free tariff quota should therefore be
opened within - the abovementioned limit ;  :      ,;
Whereas in 197? the imports of rosin from third countries was
as follows :
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                                            " ,'T" O "*- ~ in metric tons -
     Germany                                                     59.695
     Bénélux                                         :   :-      23.729
     fr«nc* ■ '            : T' ' ' '                            19.087.' '."
                                  •••                            16.882
     Denmark                                                 ' V 8oo
     Ireland                                                          ^
     United Kingdom . ^ . ...                                  " 17.233
                                            Total             138.440
Whereas 15% of this total represents 20. 765 metric tons ;
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 3:rom the Community nature
       v.    -*•     ' '      *
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 15% of the imports of ; e^ch Member State from third
countries ; whereas , calculated in such a mstnneE this allocation
should be as follows :
 . .                     •            .V. "    ■■■■>    - in metric 'tons -
     Germahy •                                                    8.954
     Bénélux                                                      3.559
     France                                                       2.863
     Italy                                                        2.532
     Penmark                                                        270
     Ireland                                                           2
     United Kingdom                                               2.585
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom of the
Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , are jointly
represented by the' Benelux Economic Union any measure concerning
the administration of the shares allocated to that Economic Union
may be carried out by one of its members ;
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                           Article 1
During the period from 1 January 1974- to 31 December 197^ the
duty of the Common Customs Tariff for rosin including " brais
resineux" falling within subheading 38 . 08 A shall be totally
suspended in respect of a Community tariff quota of 20. 765 metrio tons .
The tariff quota rate to be applied by the new Member States is duty free .
                           Article 2
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be
allocated as follows among the Member States :
       Germany                          8.954    metric tons
       Benelux                          3*559    metric tons
       France                           2.863    metric tons
       Italy                            2.532    metric tons
       Denmark                            270    metric tons
       Ireland                              2    metric tons
       United Kingdom                   2.585    metric tons
                           Article 3
1 . The Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure
    that importers of the product in question established in
    their territory have free access to the shares allocated to
    them .
                          Article h
    The Member States shall regularly inform the Commission of
    imports actually counted against their shares .
    The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely
    to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation are observed
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                        Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 197^ •
This Regulation shall be - binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Membe^ States                 -
Done at Brussels ,              1973
                   , cxri                   For the Council
                                            The President