CELEX: 31991R3905
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3905/91 of 19 December 1991 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products ( first series 1992 )

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31991R3905

Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3905/91 of 19 December 1991 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products ( first series 1992 )  

Official Journal L 370 , 31/12/1991 P. 0010 - 0013

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3905/91of 19 December 1991opening and  providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (first  series 1992)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 proposal from the Commission, Whereas production in the Community of certain industrial products will remain, in the course of  1992, unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas,  consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on  imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in  question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at  zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 30  June 1992 or 31 December 1992 where appropriate, taking account of the need not to disturb the  markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production; whereas the  volume kept for Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 6 % of carbon could be adjusted in  the course of the exercise according to real needs that have been noted; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and  uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates  laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the  quotas have been used up; Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community  administration of these tariff quotas while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw from  the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of  administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the  latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform  the Member States accordingly; 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, all  transactions concerning the administration of the quantities drawn by that economic union may be  carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 11.  The customs duties applicable to imports of the following  products shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the  Community tariff quotas shown below: >TABLE>2.  Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom of Spain and the  Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant  provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession. Article 2The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which  may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently. Article 3Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this Regulation for release for  free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements,  and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by  notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate  quota volume. Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the  Commission without delay. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the  customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free  circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits. If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the  corresponding quota volume as soon as possible. If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance  shall be allocatedamong applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the  drawings made. Article 4Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal  and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so  permits. Article 5The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this  Regulation is complied with. Article 6This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991. For the CouncilThe PresidentP. DANKERT ANNEX   Taric Codes >TABLE>