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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4086/87
of21December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainfisheryproductsoriginatinginSweden(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandSwedenwasconcludedon22July1972;
whereas,followingtheaccessionofSpainandPortugal
totheCommunity,anAgreementintheformofan
ExchangeofLetterswasconcludedandapprovedby
Decision86/558/EEC(x);
WhereasthesaidAgreementprovidesfortheopeningof
Communitytariffquotasatareducedrateofdutyorat
zeroduty,forcertainfisheryproductsoriginatingin
Sweden;whereas,therefore,thetariffquotasinquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31
December1988;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoods
whichmeetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffandtheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunity
andstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates;whereas,
inordertoaccommodate specificCommunitymeasures,
thisnomenclaturehasbeenexpandedintoanintegrated
tariffoftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);whereas,
witheffectfromtheabovementioned date,thecombined
nomenclatureand,whereappropriate,theTARICcode
numbersshouldbeusedforthedescriptionofthe
productscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotas
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersandthe
rateslaiddownforthequotasshouldbeappliedconsist­
entlytoallimportsuntilthequotasareexhausted;
whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,allocationofthe
tariffquotasamongtheMemberStateswouldseemto
preservetheCommunitynatureofthequotas;whereas,
inordertocorrespondascloselyaspossibletothereal
trendofthemarket,theallocationshouldreflectthe
requirementsoftheMemberStatesbasedonstatisticsof
importsfromSwedenduringarepresentativereference
periodandontheeconomicoutlookforthequotayear
inquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics
areavailable,importsintoeachoftheMemberStates
wereasfollows:
(tonnes)
MemberStateCod,saithe,
haddock,
freshor
chilledFilletsofcod,
freshorfrozenCaviarsubstitutes
198419851986198419851986198419851986
Benelux 81189182 7249000
Denmark 232802028818568222392270 119 1
Germany
Greece152
0413
032
0113
0128
043
038
206
722
4
Spain 30012021742997985276 355
France 2731581704224433235
Ireland 000000000
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom0
37
5020
0
5160
20
4540
0
00
0
00
0
00
0
10
0
00
0
0
27326235852016813811553602966037
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(tonnes)
MemberStatePreparedorpreserved
herringOtherpreparedor
preservedfishShrimpsandprawns
198419851986198419851986198419851986
Benelux 1110157566520170
Denmark 6030707858598031
Germany
Greece177
064
068
026
034
036
013
19
010
0
Spain
France6
10
17
232
13
13
61
371
33
1
Ireland 000000000
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom0
0
100
0
90
0
140
0
30
0
20
0
041
3
062
0
1258
3
16
265114197185164156104104122
Whereasduringtheyearsunderconsideration ,theproductsinquestionwereimportedonlyby
certainMemberStatesandnotatallbytheotherMemberStates;whereas,underthese
circumstances ,initalsharesshouldbeallocatedtotheimportingMemberStatesandtheother
MemberStatesshouldbeguaranteedaccesstothetariffquotaswhennotificationisgivenof
importsintothoseStatesoftheproductsconcerned;whereasthesearrangementsforallocation
willalsoensureuniformapplicationofthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,theinitialpercentagesharesofthequotavolumescanbe
expressedasfollows:
(tonnes)
MemberStateCod,
saithe,
haddockFilletsof
codCaviar
substitutesPrepared
herringOther
prepared
fishShrimps
andprawns
Benelux 0,641,13 06,2538,22 5,15
Denmark 87,4125,0010,8827,7838,6211,82
Germany 0,848,0334,2053,64 19,01 9,70
Greece 0 016,06 0 00,30
Spain 8,1163,86 6,732,26 1,581,52
France 0,851,9831,61 4,34 1,5812,42
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 0 0 0 0 048,79
Portugal 0,08 0 0 0 01,82
UnitedKingdom 2,07 00,525,730,998,48
Whereas,toallowforthetrendsofimportsofthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumesshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirst
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initalsharesandanyrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;whereas,toaffordimportersin
eachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstpartofthetariffquotasshouldbesetatalevelwhichin
thiscasecouldbe60%or67%ofeachquotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybe
usedupatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidany
breakinthecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,it
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
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theCommunity .tariffquotasfromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningtheadminis­
trationofthequotasharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproducts
originatinginSwedenshallbesuspendedatthelevels
indicatedandwithinthelimitsofCommunitytariff
quotasasshownbelow:additionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;
whereas,eachtimeoneofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
usedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare
andsoonasmanytimesasthereservesoallows;
whereaseachoftheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommissionandthe
lattermustbeabletomonitortheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumeshavebeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthattheMemberState
concernedshouldreturnasignificantproportionthereof
tothecorrespondingreserveinordertopreventpartof
Quotavolume
(tonnes)Rateofduty)
(%)Order
NoCNcode Description
09.06010302
ex03025010
03026200
03026300Fish,freshorchilled,excludingfishfilletsandother
fishmeatofheadingNo0304:
—Cod(Gadusmorhua,Gadusogac,Gadusmacroce­
phalus),excludingliversandroes:
—OfthespeciesGadusmorhua
—Otherfish,excludingliversandroes:
—Haddock(Melanogrammusaeglefinus )
—Coalfish(Pollachiusvirens)3500 0
0304
030410
ex03041031Fishfilletsandotherfishmeat(whetherornot
minced),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
—Freshorchilled:
—Fillets:
Other:
Ofcod(Gadusmorhua,Gadusogac,Gadus
macrocephalus)andoffishofthespecies
Boreogadussaida
—OfthespeciesGadusmorhua1500 0 09.0603
09.0605 250 01604
160412
16041290
160413
16041390
160419
16041999
160420
16042090Preparedorpreservedfish;caviarandcaviar
substitutespreparedfromfisheggs:
—Fish,wholeorinpieces,butnotminced:
—Herrings:
Other
—Sardines,sardinellaandbrislingorsprats:
Other
—Other:
Other:
Other
—Otherpreparedorpreservedfish:
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Order
NoCNcode DescriptionQuotavolume
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.0609l160430 —Caviarandcaviarsubstitutes : I
\16043090—Caviarsubstitutes 60 0
1605 Crustaceans,molluscsandotheraquaticinvertil
Il|| ebrates,preparedorpreserved: Il
09.0611 ex16052000—Shrimpsandprawns: Il120 7,5
IIIl —Shelledorfrozen,excludingshrimpsandIlIl||prawnsoftheCrangonvariety
\
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotaslaiddownin
paragraph 1,theKingdomofSpainandthePortuguese
Republicshallapplythedutiesshowninthefollowing
table:
0/0)
OrderNo Spain Portugal
09.0601 0 0
09.0603 0 0
09.0605 8,6 18,8
09.0607 8,6 18,8
09.0609 8,6 18,8
09.0611 6,6 21,6theMemberStatespursuanttoArticle21ofRegulation
(EEC)No3796/81('),isatleastequaltothereference
price,ifsuchapricehasbeenfixedbytheCommunity
fortheproductsinquestion.
4.Theprotocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandonmethodsofadministrative
cooperation,annexedtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandSweden,shallbe
applicable.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpartofthequotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;therespectivequotashares,
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December1988,shallbeasfollows:3.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbe
chargedagainstthequotasreferredtoinparagraph 1
unlessthefree-at-frontier price,whichisdeterminedby
(tonnes)
MemberStatesOrderNo
09.0601OrderNo
09.0603OrderNo
09.0605OrderNo
09.0607OrderNo
09.0609OrderNo
09.0611
Benelux 13 11 10 52 4
Denmark 1836 250 46 4 52 9
Germany 18 80 89 14 26 8
Greece — — — 6 — 1
Spain 170 639 4 2 2 1
France 18 20 7 13 2 10
Italy— — — — — 39
Portugal 2 — — — — 1
UnitedKingdom 43 — 9 1 1 7
2100 1000 165 40 135 80
3.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto:MemberStatenotparticipatingintheoriginalallocation
andappliestotakeadvantageofthecorresponding
quotatheMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding toits
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceof
thereservesopermits.
Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofone
ofoneofitsinitialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(2),or
ofthatsharelessanyportionreturnedtothecorre—forOrderNo:09.0601:1400tonnes,
—forOrderNo:09.0603:500tonnes,
—forOrderNo:09.0605:85tonnes,
—forOrderNo:09.0607:20tonnes,
—forOrderNo:09.0609:65tonnes,
—forOrderNo:09.0611:40tonnes,
shallconstitutethereserve.
4.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminent
importsofoneoftheproductsinquestionintoaC)OJNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.

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spondingreservepursuanttoArticle5,itshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommissionandtotheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,drawasecondshareequalto10%of
itsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
wholenumber.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawn
byMemberStatespursuanttoArticle2and3andshall
informeachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthe
reserveshavebeenusedupassoonasithasbeen
notified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5
October1988ofthestateofeachofthereserves
followinganyreturnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle
5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothis
endshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthefinaldrawing.2.If,afteroneofitsinitialquotashareshasbeenused
up,aMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecond
shareaswell,itshallforthwith,usingtheprocedure
providedforinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto
5%oftheinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessaryto
thenextwholenumber.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,
itshall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinter­
ruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquotas.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotasshares
allocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecircu­
lation.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthose
specifiedinthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethattheymightnotbeusedinfull.Member
StatesshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle
3shallbevaliduntil31December1988.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
theproductsconcernedoriginatinginSwedenand
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.Article5
By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmust
returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhich,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%
oftheinitalvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionif
thereisreasontobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmust
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsconcernedimportedonorbefore15September
1988andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturning
tothereserve.Article10
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallmember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER