31976R2716
15 . 11.76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 313/7
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2716/76 of 25 October 1976 on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quot£ for ferro-silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in view of these factors and of market forecasts for ferro-silicon for 1977, the percentage shares in the quota volume can be expressed roughly as follows : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Benelux 5000 Denmark 0-75 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 29-75 Germany France 0-25 Whereas, as regards ferro-silicon falling within Ireland 1-25 subheading 73.02 C, the European Economic Com munity had undertaken to open an annual duty-free Italy 4-25 Community tariff quota of 20 000 metric tons ; United Kingdom 13-75 whereas the tariff quota in question should therefore be opened on 1 January 1977 and allocated among the Member States ; Whereas, since this tariff quota is for a relatively small quantity, it seems possible to provide for a Whereas arrangements for the utilization of the system of use based on a single allocation and at the Community tariff quota based ' on an allocation same time preserve the Community nature of the among Member States would seem to be consistent quota ; whereas such an allocation may therefore be with the Community nature of the quota ; whereas, based on the percentage figures shown in the table in order that it may correspond as closely as possible above ; to the actual market trends in the product in question, allocation of the quota should be in pro Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the King portion to the requirements of the Member States dom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of as calculated by reference to statistical data on Luxembourg are united within and jointly rep imports from third countries during a representative reference period and to the economic prospects for resented by the Benelux Economic Union, any the quota period in question ; measure concerning the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, Whereas, during the last three years for which statistics are fully available, the corresponding imports into each of the Member States represented the following percentages of the total imports of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : product in question :
1973 1974 1975 Article 1
Benelux 20-28 15-14 17-47 1 . During the period 1 January to 31 December Denmark 0-64 0-36 0-54 1977 a Community tariff quota of 20 000 metric Germany 61-47 56-31 53-03 tons shall be opened in the Community for ferro silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the France 0-37 0-52 1-22 Common Customs Tariff. Ireland 0 0-24 0-25 Italy 10-87 13-97 13-82 2. Imports of the product in question may not be United Kingdom 6-42 13-46 13-67 charged against this tariff quota if they are already
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free of customs duties under other preferential tariff Article 3 arrangements . 1 . Member States shall ensure that importers of the product in question established in their territory have 3 . Within this tariff quota the Common Customs free access to the shares allocated to them . Tariff duty shall be totally suspended.
2. The extent to which a Member State has used up its share shall be determined on the basis of the 4. Within this tariff quota, the new Member States shall also apply this exemption from duty. imports of the product in question entered with the customs authorities for home use.
Article 4 Article 2 At the Commission's request, Member States shall inform it of the imports actually charged against their The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shares . shall ibe allocated among Member States ais follows :
(metric tons) Article 5 Benelux 10 000 Member Si s and the Commission shall cooperate Denmark 150 closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied Germany 5 950 with . France 50 Article 6 Ireland 250 Italy 850 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January United Kingdom 2 750 1977 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1976.
For the Council
The President A.P.L.M.M. van der STEE