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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4174/87
of21December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforfreshor
driedhazelnuts,shelledornot,fallingwithincodeNo08022100or08022200ofthecombined
nomenclatureandoriginatinginTurkey(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
theNomenclature ofGoodsfortheExternalTradeStatistics
oftheCommunityandStatisticsofTradebetweenMember
States;whereasinordertoaccommodate specific
Communityrulesthisnomenclaturehasbeenexpandedby
theestablishmentofanintegratedtariffoftheEuropean
Communities (Taric);whereas,fromthatdate,thecombined
nomenclature and,whereappropriate,theTariccode
numbersshouldthereforebeusedforthedescriptionofthe
productscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallimportersoftheMemberStatesandtherate
laiddownforthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoall
importsoftheproductsinquestionintothesaidMember
Statesuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightof
theseprinciples,allocationofthetariffquotaamongthe
MemberStateswouldseemtopreservetheCommunity
natureofthequota;whereasinordertocorrespondasclosely
aspossibletotherealtrendofthemarketfortheproductsin
questiontheallocationshouldreflecttherequirementsofthe
MemberStatesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthesaid
productsfromTurkeyduringarepresentative reference
periodandontheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodin
question;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecurrentlyavailablestatistical
data,importsoftheproductinquestionfromTurkeyintothe
MemberStateshavedevelopedasfollowsovertheyears
1984,1985and1986;whereastheyrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftotalimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Turkey:WhereastheAnnextoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3721/84of18December1984onimportsintothe
Communityofagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(J),providesthatfreshordriedhazelnuts,shelledor
not,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.05GoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginTurkeyshallbeadmitted
onimportationintotheCommunityatzerodutywithinthe
limitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof25000tonnes;
whereastheCommunitytariffquotaconcernedshould
thereforebeopenedfor1988;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle119oftheActof
AccessionofGreece,theCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)
No3555/80of16December1980determiningthe
arrangementstobeappliedwithregardtoimportsinto
GreeceoriginatinginAlgeria,Israel,Malta,Morocco,
Portugal,Syria,TunisiaorTurkey(2);whereas,theCouncil
hasalsoadoptedRegulation (EEC)No2573/87of11
August1987layingdownthearrangements fortrade
betweenSpainandPortugal,ontheonehand,andAlgeria,
Egypt,Jordan,Lebanon,TunisiaandTurkey,onthe
other(3);whereasthetariffquotainquestionapplies
thereforetotheCommunityasconstitutedon31December
1980;
(*)OJNoL343,31.12.1984,p.6.
(2)OJNoL382,31.12.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL250,1.9.1987,p.1.

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MemberState1984 1985 1986
Tonnes %Tonnes %Tonnes %
Benelux 68168,36 52667,10 62028,24
Denmark 9971,23 7921,07 8721,16
Germany 5383066,064722563,654971666,08
France 901311,06 941612,69 916912,19
Ireland 220,03 280,03 0 0
Italy 29043,56 52067,02 31794,23
UnitedKingdom 79019,70 62648,44 60988,10
Total81483 74197 75236
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecastsfor
theproductsconcernedfor1988and,inparticular,the
estimatessubmittedbycertainMemberStates,initial
percentagesharesdanbeexpressedapproximately as
follows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom7,99
1,22
65,29
12,50
0,03
4,25
8,78;hasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserveinorderto
preventpartoftheCommunitytariffquotasfromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
whereasinviewoftheseasonalnatureoftheimports,it
seemsappropriatetosetthethresholdforsuchreturnstothe
reserveat40%oftheinitialshare;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsoftheproducts
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequotavolume
shouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coveranysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,toaffordimporters
ineachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,thefirstpart
ofthetariffquotashouldbesetatarelativelyhighlevel,
whichinthiscasecouldbeapproximately75%ofthequota
volume;
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitialsharesat
differentrates;whereas,toprovideforthiseventualityandto
avoidanybreakinthecontinuityofsupplies,anyMember
Statewhichhasusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
additionalsharesinquantitiescorrespondingtotheirreal
requirements ,asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
thisformofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommissionandthelatter
mustbeabletomonitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsintotheCommunityasconstitutedon
31December1980ofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionAmountofquota
(tonnes)Rateofquotaduty
(%)
09.0201 08022100
08022200Freshordriedhazelnuts,shelledornot,originatingin
Turkey 25000 0

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Ifrequestsfordrawingsexceedtheamountremaininginthe
reserve,anallocationshallbemadeprorata.TheMember
StatesshallbeinformedbytheCommissioninaccordance
withthesameprocedure.2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyalreadyqualifyforthe
samecustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
arrangements .
3.Thistariffquotashallbeallocatedandadministeredin
accordancewiththefollowingarticles.Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpart,amountingto18750tonnes,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;thequotashares,which
subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December1988,
shallbeasfollows:Article5
By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmustreturnto
thereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,on
15September1988,isinexcessof40%oftheinitialvolume.
Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreasontobelieve
thatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharethattheyarereturningtothereserve.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(tonnes)
1485
228
12242
2343
7
799
1646.
3.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto6250
tonnes,shallconstitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5October
1988ofthestateofthereservefollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.Article3
IfaMemberState'sinitialshareasspecifiedinArticle2(2),
orofthatsharelessanyportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5hasbeenappliedhasbeenusedupentirely,the
followingprovisionsshallapply.
Ifanimporterpresents,inaMemberState,adeclarationas
toentryintofreecirculationcomprisingarequestfor
preferentialtreatmentforaproductcoveredbythis
Regulation,andthisrequestisacceptedbythecustoms
authorities,theMemberStateconcernedshall,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawanamountcorresponding toits
requirementsfromthereservereferredtoinArticle2(3).
Requeststodrawonthereservetogetherwiththedateof
acceptanceofthecustomsdeclarationsmustbeforwardedto
theCommissionwithoutdelay. "
DrawingsshallbegrantedbytheCommissiononthebasisof
thedateofacceptanceofgoodsforentryintofreecirculation
bythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStateconcerned,
providedasufficientamountremainsinthereserve.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,itshall
returnthemtothereserveassoonaspossible.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuanttoArticle
3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedshareoftheCommunitytariffquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothemorwhichtheyhavedrawnfromthe
reserve,
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .

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4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1988.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1988.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER