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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4180/87
of21December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforonions
originatinginEgypt(1988)
whereasthisRegulationtakesaccountofthatfactbyusing
thecombinednomenclature codeoftheproducts
concerned;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthisquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,inthepresentcase,itseemsadvisablenot
toallocatethisquotaamongtheMemberStateswithout
prejudicetothedrawingagainstthequotavolumeofsuch
quantitiesastheymayneed,undertheconditionsand
accordingtotheprocedurespecifiedinArticle1(2);whereas
thismethodofmanagementrequiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission andthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletomonitortherateatwhich
thequotaisusedupandinformtheMemberStates
thereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration of
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAdditionalProtocoltotheCooperation
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheArabRepublicofEgypt(J)providesinArticle1fora
Communitytariffquotatobeopenedfortheimportation
intotheCommunityof4900tonsofonionsfallingwithin
codeNo07122000ofthecombinednomenclature and
originatinginEgypt;whereas,withinthelimitsofthistariff
quotathecustomsdutyshallprogressivelybeabolishedover
thesameperiodsandinaccordancewiththesametimetables
asthoselaiddowninArticles75and243oftheActof
AccessionofSpainandPortugal;whereas,for1988,the
quotadutywillbeequalto6,2%aslongastheergaomnes
quotaof12000tonnesat10%,laiddownbyRegulation
(EEC)No4072/87(2),isnotexhausted;whereas,afterthe
possibleexhaustionofthesaidergaomnesquota,a
preferentialdutyof10%willapply;
Whereas,withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdom
ofSpainandthePortugueseRepublicwillapplythecustoms
dutycalculatedaccordingtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2573/87of11August1987layingdownthearrangements
fortradebetweenSpainandPortugalontheonehandand
Algeria,Egypt,Jordan,Lebanon,TunisiaandTurkeyonthe
other(3);whereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestion
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1988;
Whereasfrom1January1988thenomenclatureusedinthe
CommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythecombined
nomenclature basedontheInternational Convention on
HarmonizedCommodityDescriptionandCodingSystem;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,theduty
applicabletoimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
listedbeloworiginatinginEgyptshallbesuspendedatthe
level,andwithinthelimitofaCommunitytariffquota,as
shownherewith :
OrderNo CNcode » DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Quotaduty
(%)
09.1701 07122000Onions 4900 6,2(i)
(')ThisdutyshallapplyuntilexhaustionoftheergaomnestariffquotaopenedbyRegulation (EEC)No4072/87.
0)OJNoL297,21.10.1987,p.11.
(2)OJNoL381,31.12.1987,p.10.
(3)OJNoL250,1.9.1987,p.1.

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3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredfor
freecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2573/87.
2.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestioninaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofquota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinform
theCommissionanddrawanamountcorrespondingtothese
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservesopermits.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.Article3
AttherequestoftheCommmission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article4
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcollaborateclosely
inordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(2)are
carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodshaveaccesstothequotasolongastheresidual
balanceofthequotavolumesopermits.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Januairy1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER