31976R2580

26. 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 295/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2580 /76

of 21 October 1976

opening, allocating and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain paper and paperboard, falling within subheadings ex 48.01 C II and 48.01 E of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN tionally, a single scale for the allocation of these two COMMUNITIES, quotas among the Member States, which could be approximately as follows : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Benelux 27, Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 Germany 41 , thereof, France 21 , Ireland 2, Italy 9 ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,

Whereas, since the tariff quotas in question are rela­ Whereas Article 4 of the Interim Agreement between tively small, it would seem possible to provide for a the European Economic Community and the Portu­ system of allocation based on a single apportionment, guese Republic (') lays down that the Community as without thereby derogating from the Community originally constituted and Ireland should open annual nature of these tariff quotas ; whereas this apportion­ duty-free tariff quotas for Kraftliner and for other ment could therefore be carried out according to the paper and paperboard falling within subheadings ex percentages shown in the abovementioned table ; 48.01 C II and 48.01 E of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Portugal, of 42 000 and 1 500 metric tons respectively ; whereas the pro rata Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of temporis clause is applicable ; whereas the abovemen­ tioned Agreement enters into force on 1 November Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented 1976 ; whereas the- tariff quotas in question should by the Benelux Economic Union , any measure concerning the administration of the quota shares allo­ therefore be opened on 1 November 1976 ; cated to that Economic Union may be carried out by any one of its members , Whereas a system of utilizing Community tariff quotas based on allocation among the Member States concerned would appear consistent with the Commu­ nity nature of the said quotal ; whereas, in order to represent as closely as possible actual trends in the market in the product in question , the allocation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : should be proportionate to the requirements calcu­ lated with reference both to statistical data on imports originating in Portugal during a representative refer­ ence period and to the economic prospects for the quota period in question ; Article 1

Whereas , however, since the quota period is very For the period 1 November 1976 to 31 December short, and without thereby derogating from the above­ 1976 duty-free tariff quotas shall be opened in the mentioned principle , it is advisable to apply, excep­ Community as originally constituted and Ireland for products originating in Portugal and within the limits (') OJ No L 266, 29 . 9 . 1976, p . 1 . shown below :

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(in metric tons)

CCT Tariff heading Description of goods No quota

48.01 Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding), machine­ made , in rolls or sheets : C. Kraft paper and kraft board : ex II . Other : — Kraftliner 7 000 E. Other 250

Article 2 territory have free access to the quota shares allocated to them . The tariff quotas indicated in Article 1 shall be allo­ cated as follows among the Member States referred to 2 . The extent to which the shares of the Member in Article 1 : States have been used up shall be determined on the (tn metric tons) basis of imports of the product in question as the product is entered for home use . Products falling within subheading Member State ex 48.01 C Π 48.0 1 E Article 4 At the Commission s request the Member States shall Benelux 1 890 67-5 keep it informed of the imports actually charged 2 870 102-5 against their shares. Germany France 1 470 52-5 Article 5 Ireland 140 5-0 The Member States and the Commission shall coop­ Italy 630 22-5 erate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with .

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1 .' The Member States shall ensure that importers This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1976 . of the product in question established within their

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 1976 . For the Council

The President

L.J. BRINKHORST