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of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
winesoffreshgrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginCyprus(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted application
oftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromCyprusoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodconcerned;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandCyprus(J)cametoanendon
31December1980,whereastoavoidinterruptionofits
traderelationswiththatcountry,theCommunityhasmade
applicablefor1984theprovisionsoftheabovementioned
ProtocolinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3700/83of
22December1983layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradewithCyprus(2);
Whereas,pendingthedefinitionofarrangementsapplicable
beyond31December1984,itisnecessarytoextend
provisionally for1987thearrangements whichthe
CommunityappliescurrentlytotradewithCyprusonthe
basisoftheabovementioned Protocol;
Whereastheabovementioned Protocolprovidesforthe
openingofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof10000
hectolitresofcertainwinesoffreshgrapes,incontainers
holdingtwolitresorless,fallingwithinsubheadingex
22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
Cyprus,atratesofcustomsdutyequalto25%ofthe
customsdutyintheCommonCustomsTariff,whereasthe
Communitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfortheperiod
1Januaryto31December1987;
Whereasthewinesinquestionaresubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice;whereas,inorder
thatsuchwinesmaybenefitfromthistariffquota,
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79(3)aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3805/85(4),mustbe
compliedwith;
Whereas,intheabsenceofaprotocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainWhereas,however,neitherCommunitynornational
statisticsshowingthebreakdownforeachofthetypesof
wineinquestionareavailableandnoreliableestimatesof
futureimportscanbemade;whereas,inthese
circumstances ,thequotashouldbeallocatedininitial
sharesonthebasisofthelikelydemandforthesewineson
themarketsofthevariousMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementso(MemberStateswhichhaveused,uptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotashouldunderthe
presentcircumstances befixedat80%ofthequota
volume;
HOJNoL172,28.6.1978,p.2.
(2)OJNoL369,30.12.1983,p.1.
(3)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas (4)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.39.

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thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneach
ofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinpositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
toinformtheMemberStates;Whereas,since,theKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987ontheimport
intotheCommunityofTenthecustomsdutiesforthe
followingproducts,originatinginCyprusshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaof10000hectolitresasfollows:Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodasubstantial
quantityofaninitialshareremainsunusedinanyMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereserve,topreventapartof
anyCommunityquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
duty
09.1415 22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbytheadditionof
alcohol:
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumenotexceeding13%vol,in
containers,holding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapes
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding13%volbutnot
exceeding15%volincontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwinesofanactual
alcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof15%vol3,6ECUperhi
4,2ECUperhi
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto2000hectolitres,
shallconstitutethereserve.2.Thewinesinquestionshallbesubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice.Inorderthatsuch
winesmaybenefitfromthistariffquotaArticle18of
Regulation (EEC)No337/79mustbecompliedwith.
Article2
1.TheCommunitiytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto8000hectolitres,shall
beallocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987
shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenBenelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(hectolitres)
10
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540
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usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,
notifytheamountofthebalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
productsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forfreecirculation .
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
as,on15September1987isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW