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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3389/85
of18November1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforwinesof
freshgrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating
inCyprus(1986)
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(1)cametoanendon
31December1980,whereastoavoidinterruptionofits
traderelationswiththatcountry,theCommunityhasmade
applicablefor1984theprovisionsoftheabovementioned
ProtocolinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3700/83of
22December1983layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradewithCyprus(2);
Whereas,pendingthedefinitionofarrangementsapplicable
beyond31December1984,itisnecessarytoextend
provisionally for1986thearrangements whichthe
CommunityappliescurrentlytotradewithCyprusonthe
basisoftheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol;
Whereastheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol
providesfortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof10000hectolitresofcertainwinesoffreshgrapes,
incontainersholdingtwolitresorless,fallingwithin
subheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginCyprus,atratesofcustomsdutyequalto
25%ofthecustomsdutyintheCommonCustomsTariff,
whereastheCommunitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfor
theperiod1Januaryto31December1986;
Whereasthewinesinquestionaresubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice;whereas,inorder
thatsuchwinesmaybenefitfromthistariffquota,
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79(3)aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2342/84(4),mustbe
compliedwith;
Whereas,intheabsenceofaprotocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainWhereas,however,neitherCommunitynornational
statisticsshowingthebreakdownforeachofthetypesof
wineinquestionareavailableandnoreliableestimatesof
futureimportscanbemade;whereas,inthese
circumstances ,thequotashouldbeallocatedininitial
sharesonthebasisofthelikelydemandforthesewineson
themarketsofthevariousMerpberStates;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotashouldunderthe
presentcircumstances befixedat80%ofthequota
volume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas.andwheneach(>)OJNoL172,28.6.1978,p.2.
(2)OJNoL369,30.12.1983,p.1.
(3)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.
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EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :ofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinpositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
toinformtheMemberStates;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodasubstantial
quantityofaninitialshareremainsunusedinanyMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereserve,topreventapartof
anyCommunityquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,since,theKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986,Common
CustomsTariffduties,onimportintotheCommunityof
Ten,inrespectofthefollowingproductsoriginatingin
Cyprusshallbesuspendedatthelevelsshownbelowwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof10000
hectolitres :
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty
22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol:
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumenotexceeding13%vol,
incontainers,holding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapes 3,6ECUper
hi
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding13%volbut
notexceeding15%volincontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwinesofan
actualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof15%vol 4,2ECUper
hi
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,shallbevaliduntil31December1986
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
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen(hectolitres)
Benelux 10
Denmark 380
Germany 540
Greece 10
France 10
Ireland 340
Italy 10
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usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph .
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
as,on15September1986isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986,ofthetotalquantititesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1986
andchargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityof
theinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH