30.5.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/15
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1492/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
freshflowersfallingwithinsubheading06.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,theannualtariffquotasasprovidedforinthe
abovementioned Protocol2;whereasthetariffquotas
shouldbeopenedforthewholeof1987,whiletakinginto
accountontheonehandtheamendmenttothequota
volumelaiddownforroses,carnations,orchids,gladioli
andchrysanthemums ,andontheotherhandthenecessity
toprovideforthedeductionofquantitiesimportedduring
thefirstfivemonthsof1987underRegulation (EEC)No
4047/86fromthequotavolumesopenedbythis
Regulation;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasaccordingtoArticle4ofProtocol2annexed
totheActofAccessionfreshflowersfallingwithin
subheading06.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheCanaryIslands,maybeimportedintothe
CommunitywithinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas
atreducedduties;whereasthequotavolumesamountfor
roses,carnations,orchids,gladioliandchrysanthemums to
85460000piecesandfortheotherflowersto597tonnes;
whereasunderArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1391/87of18May1987,concerningcertainadjustments
tothearrangements appliedtotheCanaryIslands(2),the
quotavolumelaiddownforroses,carnations,orchids,
gladioliandchrysanthemums hasbeenincreasedto
87500000pieces;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
saidproductsoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsintoeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityoftheproductsinquestion
originatingintheCanaryIslands:Whereasfor1987thedutiestobeappliedinthelimitsof
thesetariffquotasareequalto75%ofthedutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereas,however,whenthe
productsinquestionareimportedintothatpartofSpain
whichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Communitytheywillqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereas,whentheproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablemustbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheprovisionsreferredtointheActof
Accession;whereastobenefitfromthetariffquotathe
productsinquestionmustcomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionstoprovetheirorigin;whereas
theseCommunitytariffquotasshouldbeopenedfor1987;—roses,carnations,orchids,gladioliandchrysan­
themums :
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No4047/86(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No914/87(4),theCouncil
hasopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31May1987MemberStates 198319841985
Benelux 6,25,9
Denmark— — —
Germany 36,625,234,3
Greece— — —
Spain 43,061,546,7
France 3,71,11,8
Ireland l-I—1,3
Italy 0,90,4—
Portugal— — —
UnitedKingdom 9,65,915,9(>)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.
(2)OJNoL133,22.5.1987,p.5
(3)OJNoL377,31.12.1986,p.20.
HOJNoL89,1.4.1987,p.4.

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—otherflowers: WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;MemberStates 198319841985
Benelux 44,225,216,5
Denmark — — —
Germany 14,07,14,8
Greece — — —
Spain 40,166,976,7
France 0,6—0,5
Ireland — — —
Italy 1,10,81,3
Portugal— — —
UnitedKingdom— —0,2
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforeseeable
markettrendsoftheproductsinquestion,initialsharesof
thequotavolumesmaybefixedinafirstphase
approximately atthefollowingpercentage :Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
MemberStatesRoses,carnations,
orchids,
gladioliand
chrysanthemumsOther
flowers
Benelux 6,0 33
Denmark 0,1 1
Germany 31,0 9
Greece 0,1 1
Spain 52,6 51
France 2,6 1
Ireland 0,1 1
Italy 0,5 1
Portugal 0,1 1
UnitedKingdom 6,9 1Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedatabout78or
80%ofthequotavolumes;Article1
1.(a)Until31December1987thedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffapplicableontheimportintothe
Communityforthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasasfollows:

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Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volumesQuato
duties
09.043206.03 Cutflowersandflowerbudsofakindsuitablefor
bouquetsorforornamentalpurposes,fresh,dried,dyed,
bleached,impregnatedorotherwiseprepared:
exA.Fresh:
—Roses,carnations,orchids,gladioli,and
chrysanthemums originatingintheCanary
Islands87500000
piecesFrom1June
to31October :
18%
>
09.0434exA.Fresh:
—OtherflowersoriginatingintheCanary
Islands 597tonnes
-From
1Novemberto
31December :
12,7%
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.19100000
piecesand117tonnesrespectively ,shallconstitutethe
corresponding reserves.
4.Thequantitieschargedagainstthesharesallocatedto
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No4047/86ordrawnbythoseStates
fromtheCommunityreservesconstitutedunderArticle2
(3)ofthisRegulationshallbedeductedfromthesharesand
reservesprovidedforinthisArticle.(b)Theproductsqualify,withinthelimitsofthese
tariffquotas,forexemptionfromcustomsduties
whentheyareimportedintothatpartofSpain
whichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community .
(c)Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,Portugal
shallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedaccordingto
theprovisionsinquestionoftheActofAccession
andtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,at
thetimeoftheirpresentationtotheauthoritiesresponsible
fortheimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseinto
freecirculationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,
theyarepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofinanother
officialCommunitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleand
perfectlylegibleform.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.AfirstinstalmentofeachCommunitytariffquota
mentionedinArticle1shallbesharedamongtheMember
States;theshareswhichsubjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1987shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhere
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.MemberStates—ex06.03A—
roses,carnations,
gladioli
orchidsand
chrysanthemums
(inpieces)—ex06.03A—
other
flowers
(intonnes)
Benelux 4100000 158
Denmark 70000 5
Germany 21200000 43
Greece 70000 5
Spain 35980000 244
France 1780000 5
Ireland 70000 5
Italy 340000 5
Portugal 70000 5
UnitedKingdom 4720000 53.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
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4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1987.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1987isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER