CELEX: 31992R1868
Language: en
Date: 1992-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1868/92 of 30 June 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (fourth series 1992)

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31992R1868

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1868/92 of 30 June 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (fourth series 1992)  

Official Journal L 189 , 09/07/1992 P. 0003 - 0005

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1868/92of 30 June 1992 opening and providing for  the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (fourth 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 the  second half 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 from 1 July until 31 December 1992 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  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 1 1.  From 1 July until 31 December 1992,  the duties applicable to imports of the following products shall be suspended at the levels and up  to the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below: >TABLE>(1)  See Taric codes in the Annex. (a)  The end-use of this product will be monitored in accordance with the relevant Community  provisions.  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 submits 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 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  the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992. For the Council The President Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA   ANNEX Taric codes >TABLE>