CELEX: 31990R3913
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3913/90 of 21 December 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain chemical products (1991)

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31990R3913

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3913/90 of 21 December 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain chemical products (1991)  

Official Journal L 375 , 31/12/1990 P. 0005 - 0006

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3913/90 of 21 December 1990 opening and providing for the  administration of Community tariff quotas for certain chemical products (1991)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 chemical products will remain insufficient in the  course of 1991 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 or 31 December 1991 taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the  starting out or development of Community production; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and  uninterupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrrupted 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 1 1.  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 2 The 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 3 Where an importer presents a product 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 allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the  drawings made. Article 4 Each 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 5 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this  Regulation is complied with. Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the CouncilThe PresidentA. RUBERTI  ANNEXTaric codes>TABLE>