CELEX: 31979R2534
Language: en
Date: 1979-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2534/79 of 12 November 1979 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rosin, inclusing 'brais résineux' falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff (1980)

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31979R2534

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2534/79 of 12 November 1979 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rosin, inclusing 'brais résineux' falling within subheading 38.08 A of the Common Customs Tariff (1980)  

Official Journal L 290 , 17/11/1979 P. 0003 - 0004

****  COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2534/79   OF 12 NOVEMBER 1979   OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR ROSIN , INCLUDING ' BRAIS RESINEUX '  FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1980 )   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 DRAFT REGULATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,   WHEREAS THE PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY OF ROSIN FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IS CURRENTLY INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , COMMUNITY SUPPLIES OF PRODUCTS OF THIS TYPE CURRENTLY DEPEND TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ;   WHEREAS , UNDER DECISION NO 1/79 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF PROTOCOL 10 TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND GREECE , THE COMMUNITY MAY OPEN AUTONOMOUS TARIFF QUOTAS FOR ROSIN PROVIDED THAT , FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , THE ANNUAL QUOTAS DO NOT EXCEED 25 % OF THE COMMUNITY ' S IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OR LINKED TO IT BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT DURING THE LAST YEAR FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION IS APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 ; WHEREAS THE MOST URGENT COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOULD BE MET IMMEDIATELY ON THE MOST FAVOURABLE TERMS ; WHEREAS A NIL DUTY COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE ABOVE AMOUNT , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED FOLLOWING THE DECISION TO BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EEC AND GREECE ;   WHEREAS , IN 1978 , THE IMPORTS OF ROSIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OR LINKED TO THE COMMUNITY BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT WERE AS FOLLOWS :   //  //  TONNES // BENELUX //  12 276   // DENMARK //    176.3 // GERMANY //  23 181.2 // FRANCE //   8 025   // IRELAND //     0   // ITALY //   3 324   // UNITED KINGDOM //  12 204   //   // TOTAL //  59 186.5 //   WHEREAS 25 % OF THIS TOTAL REPRESENTS 14 796 TONNES ;   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 FROM THE COMMUNITY NATURE 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 25 % OF THE IMPORTS OF EACH MEMBER STATE FROM THE SAME THIRD COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA , A SHARE SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO IRELAND BY LEVYING THE SAME PERCENTAGE ON THE SHARE ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS CALCULATED IN SUCH A MANNER , THIS ALLOCATION SHOULD BE AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 ;   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 , ANY MEASURE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY FOR ROSIN INCLUDING ' BRAIS RESINEUX ' FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 38.08 A SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 14 796 TONNES .   ARTICLE 2   THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS AMONG THE MEMBER STATES :   //  //  TONNES // BENELUX //  3 068 // DENMARK //    43 // GERMANY //  5 794 // FRANCE //  2 005 // IRELAND //     6 // ITALY //    830 // UNITED KINGDOM //  3 050 //   ARTICLE 3   1 .  MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTERS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ESTABLISHED IN THEIR TERRITORY HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE SHARES ALLOCATED TO THEM .   2 .  THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MEMBER STATE HAS USED UP ITS SHARE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ENTERED WITH THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES FOR FREE CIRCULATION .   ARTICLE 4   AT THE COMMISSION ' S REQUEST , MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM IT OF THE IMPORTS ACTUALLY CHARGED AGAINST THEIR SHARES .   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 1 JANUARY 1980 .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 NOVEMBER 1979 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   J . GIBBONS