NoL377/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4044/86
of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
tomatoes,cucumbersandaubergines,fallingwithinheadingNoex07.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,onthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theyqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession,provided
thatthereferencepricesarecompliedwith;whereas,to
qualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsinquestionhave
tocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabellingconditions
designedtoprovetheirorigin;whereasthetariffquotasin
questionshouldthereforebeopenedfor1987,withthe
validityofthisRegulationbeinglimited,however,tothe
period1Januaryto31March1987,whichprecedesthe
entryintoforceofthedefinitivetariffregimetobeadopted
inthisfield;whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemade
forthequantitiesimportedunderthisRegulationtobe
deductedfromthequotavolumeamountsadoptedunder
thedefinitiveregime;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal('),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheTreatyandtheactsoftheInstitutionsofthe
EuropeanCommunityapplytotheCanaryIslands
accordingtotheconditionsprovidedforinArticle25of
theActofAccessionandinProtocol2annexedtothe
saidAct;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle4ofProtocol2annexed
totheActofAccession,tomatoes,cucumbers,and
auberginesfallingwithinheadingNoex07.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanary
Islandsqualifyontheimportintothecustomsterritoryof
theCommunityforreduceddutiesinthelimitsofannual
Communitytariffquotas;whereas,thequotavolumes
amountto:
—165645tonnesfortomatoesfallingwithinsubheading
07.01M,
—28663tonnesforcucumbersfallingwithinsubheading
07.01PI,and
—3819tonnesforauberginesfallingwithinsubheading
07.01TII;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesandarenotsubjecttocompliancewiththereference
price;whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
HOJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.

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(intonnes)
—07.01M—
tomatoes—07.01PI—
cucumbers—07.01TII—
auberginesMemberStates
1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985 198319841985
13472702 50379
70
300956131
35
24496567
51
26013515
86
313 1081042352
57
1295
174
45475188
3605
37302
15430
7770
216000
1987
2492
5
345
2averageof
217Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdomaverageof
16858averageof
445
4337 773
24582
397
28
6
9074810070190063169421893011255122615011425
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachmemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereimportedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen
importsactuallytakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomstariff;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMemberStatea
certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshould,underthecircumstances ,be
fixedat80%respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStatesinitialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorrespondingHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.(a)From1Januaryto31March1987onimportinto
theCommunitythedutiesoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffapplicableforthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasasfollows:

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OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volumesQuotaduties
—From
1January
totheend
of
February
—From
1March
to
31March09.0417
09.0419
09.042107.01M
07.01PI
07.01TIITomatoes,originatingintheCanaryIslands
Cucumbers,originatingintheCanaryIslands
Aubergines,originatingintheCanaryIslands165646
28663
38194,4%,subject
toaminiumof
0,8ECUper
100kgnet
8,8%,subject
toaminimumof
1,6ECUper
100kgnet
12,8%
12,8%
annualquotavolumeamountsadoptedunderthedefinitive
tariffregimewhichwillcomeintoforceon1April1987.(b)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesandarenotsubjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprice.
(c)Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,the
PortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedaccordingtotherelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccessionandtheRegulationsrelating
thereto.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich
shallbevaliduntil31March1987shallamounttothe
quantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)tomatoesofsubheading07.01M:-2.Onimport,thesaidproductsshallbesubjectto
compliancewiththereferencepricesonthesametermsas
thesameproductscomingfromthepartofSpainincluded
inthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
UnitedKingdom41470tonnes,
2000tonnes,
13530tonnes,
720tonnes,
74780tonnes;
(b)cucumbersofsubheading07.01PI:
8640tonnes,
50tonnes,
210tonnes,
190tonnes,
14020tonnes;Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Spain
UnitedKingdom3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicable
asregardsqualitystandards,productscoveredby
thisRegulationcannotqualifyunderthetariff
quotasunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
authoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesfor
thepurposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Thethirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1035/72of18May
1972onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
fruitandvegetables(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1351/86(2),shallnotapply
toproductscoveredbythisRegulation .(c)Auberginesofsubheading07.01TII:
Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
UnitedKingdom1520tonnes,
75tonnes,
350tonnes,
65tonnes,
1040tonnes.
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.
respectively :4.Thequantitiesimportedunderthetariffquotas
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbedeductedfromthe—33145tonnesfortomatoesofsubheading07.01M,
—5733tonnesforcucumbersofsubheading07.01PI,
and
—769tonnesforauberginesofsubheadingof07.01TII
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.HOJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.

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4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2)hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshares
shallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
againstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.
Article7
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31March1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW