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Article 137

1 . Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 , the Kingdom of Spain shall , from 1 March 1986 , eliminate the application of all quantitative restrictions and all measures having equivalent effect and all charges having equivalent effect to customs duties on imports of products referred to in Article 131 coming from the Community as at present constituted .

2 . Until 31 December 1989 , the Kingdom of Spain may maintain quantitative restrictions on imports coming from the Community as at present constituted of the following products and for periods of application during the marketing year to be determined :

CCT heading No * Description *

07.01 * Vegetables , fresh or chilled : *

* B . Cabbages , cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts : *

* I . Cauliflowers *

* G . Carrots , turnips , salad beetroot , salsify , celeriac , radishes and similar edible roots : *

* ex II . Carrots and turnips : *

* - Carrots *

* ex H . Onions , shallots and garlic : *

* - Onions and garlic *

* M . Tomatoes *

08.02 * Citrus fruit , fresh or dried : *

* A . Oranges *

* B . Mandarins ( including tangerines and satsumas ) ; clementines , wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids : *

* ex II . Other : *

* - Mandarins ( including tangerines and satsumas ) *

* C . Lemons *

08.04 * Grapes , fresh or dried : *

* A . Fresh : *

* I . Table grapes *

08.06 * Apples , pears and quinces , fresh : *

* A . Apples *

* B . Pears *

08.07 * Stone fruit , fresh : *

* A . Apricots *

* ex B . Peaches , including nectarines : *

* - Peaches *

3 . ( a ) The quantitative restrictions referred to in paragraph 2 shall consist of quotas opned without discrimination between economic operators .

( b ) The initial quota for each product expressed in volume terms shall be fixed for 1986 :

- either at 3 % of the average of Spanish production , over the past three years before accession for which statistics are available ,

- or at the average of Spanish imports made over the past three years before accession for which statistics are available , if this latter criterion results in a greater volume .

( c ) The minimum rate of progressive increase of the quotas shall be 10 % at the beginning of each year .

The increase shall be added to each quota and the following increase shall be calculated on the total figure obtained .

( d ) Where imports into Spain during two consecutive years are less than 90 % of the annual quota opened , the Kingdom of Spain shall abolish the quantitative restrictions in force .

( e ) For the period 1 March to 31 December 1986 , the applicable quota shall be equal to the initial quota reduced by one-sixth .

4 . Within the framework of the quantitative restrictions referred to in paragraph 2 , imports into Spain of the following products shall be subject to the application of a timetable containing import quantities defined in relation to the quota fixed for each year :

CCT heading No * Description * Quantity expressed as a percentage of the annual quota *

08.06 * Apples , pears and quinces , fresh : * *

* A . Apples : * *

* ex I . Cider apples in bulk from 16 September to 15 December * *

* - From 16 September to 30 November * *

* II . Other : * *

* ex a ) From 1 August to 31 December * *

* - From 1 September to 30 November * 15 % *

* B . Pears : * *

* ex I . Perry pears in bulk from 1 August to 31 December : * *

* - From 1 August to 16 December * *

* II . Other : * *

* c ) From 16 to 31 July * *

* ex d ) From 1 August to 31 December * *

* - From 1 August to 16 December * 25 % *

08.07 * Stone fruits , fresh : * *

* ex A . Apricots : * *

* - From 1 May to 31 July * 25 % *

* ex B . Peaches , including nectarines : * *

* - Peaches from 15 June to 15 September * 25 %