Council Regulation (EEC) No 1954/80 of 22 July 1980 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1980 for ferro-silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1954/80 of 22 July 1980 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1980 for ferro-silicon falling within subheading 73.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff Official Journal L 191 , 25/07/1980 P. 0001

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 340 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 19 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1954/80

OF 22 JULY 1980

INCREASING THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR 1980 FOR FERRO-SILICON FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 73.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , AS REGARDS FERRO-SILICON FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 73.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO OPEN AN ANNUAL DUTY-FREE TARIFF QUOTA OF 20 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THIS SHOULD , HOWEVER , BE REDUCED TO 11 100 TONNES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE TRADITIONAL IMPORTS FROM EFTA COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN FREE OF CUSTOMS DUTY UNDER THE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED WITH THOSE COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , BY ITS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3025/79 ( 1 ), THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY OPENED AND ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES A PROVISIONAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR 1980 FOR THIS PRODUCT OF 5 500 TONNES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO INCREASE THIS TARIFF QUOTA BY THE AMOUNT OF THE DIFFERENCE IN QUESTION , NAMELY 5 600 TONNES ;

WHEREAS , AS FAR AS THE ALLOCATION OF THIS VOLUME AMONG THE MEMBER STATES IS CONCERNED , ONLY A RELATIVELY SMALL PROPORTION SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THE COMMUNITY RESERVE , THE REMAINDER BEING ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ON THE BASIS OF THE PERCENTAGES USED FOR THE INITIAL ALLOCATION , AS SET OUT IN THE SAID REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3025/79 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3025/79 FOR FERRO-SILICON FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 73.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IS HEREBY INCREASED BY 5 600 TONNES FROM 5 500 TONNES TO 11 100 TONNES .

Article2¶

1 . A FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE INCREASE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 , NAMELY 5 350 TONNES , SHALL BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AS FOLLOWS :

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BENELUX // 606 //

DENMARK // 56 //

GERMANY // 2 335 //

FRANCE // 125 //

IRELAND // 6 //

ITALY // 1 021 //

UNITED KINGDOM // 1 201 //

2 . THE SECOND INSTALMENT OF 250 TONNES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE RESERVE .

THE RESERVE ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3025/79 IS THUS INCREASED FROM 250 TO 500 TONNES .

Article3¶

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 BRUSSELS , 22 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN