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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2670/77
of28November 1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforMadeirawinesfallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal(1978)
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofMadeirawinesonthe
markets;whereas,however,Portuguesestatisticsfor
exportsoftheseproductstotheCommunityduring
thepastthreeyearscanbeconsideredtoreflect
approximately thesituationofCommunityimports;
whereasonthisbasisthecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesforthepastthreeyears
representthefollowingpercentagesoftheimports
intotheCommunityfromPortugaloftheproducts
concerned :
197419751976
Madeirawines:
—inreceptaclescontainingtwo
litresorless:
—Benelux 15-828-714-2
—Denmark 22-531-524-6
f—Germany 8-7907-7
—France 3-42-536-1
—Ireland 0-8101-0
—Italy 35-417-36-9
—UnitedKingdom 13-41009-5
—inreceptaclescontainingmore
thantwolitres:
—Benelux 14-813-612-4
—Denmark 16010-614-8
—Germany 18121-417-5
—France 40-846-743-4
—Ireland 01 —01
—Italy— — —
—UnitedKingdom 10-27-711-8THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereasArticle4ofProtocol8totheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
PortugueseRepublic(2),asamendedbytheInterim
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandthePortugueseRepublic(3),providesthat
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityof
certainwinesoriginatinginPortugal,shallbe
reduced:
—by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Madeirawinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05
CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
1500hi,and
—by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Madeirawinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05
CIIIb)1andex22.05CIVb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
14500hi;
whereasthesewineswillremainsubjecttotheprovi­
sionsgoverningthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasinordertoreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothto
thestatisticsofeachState'simportsfromPortugal
overarepresentative periodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages ;
Madeirawinesinreceptacles
containing :
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux 18-4 14-0
Denmark 22-9 16-5
Germany 13-1 19-1
France 3-6 40-8
Ireland 1-1 0-1
Italy 25-8 0-1
UnitedKingdom 15-1 9-4(')OJNoC241,10.10.1977,p.46.
(2)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.165.
P)OJNoL266,29.9.1976,p.2.

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headingNoDescription Quotaamount
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1jMadeirawines
jMadeirawines1500hi
14500hi
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attherateslistedbelow:
CCTheadingNo Rateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)1 5-4u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVa)1 5-8u.a./hl
ex22.05CIIIb)1 5-5u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVb)1 6Όu.a./hlWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe90%of
eachofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,anyMemberStatehavingusedupalmost
thewholeofanyoneofitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthecorres­
pondingreserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditionalquotashares
isalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalquotasharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountsareusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceofoneoftheinitialquotashares
remainsinoneorotherMemberStateitisessential
thatthatMemberStatepaysalargeamountofitback
intothereserve,inordertoavoidapartofoneor
otheroftheCommunityquotasremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeshared
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1978
shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:
(hectolitres)
Madeirawinesundersubheadings :
ex22.05CIIIa)1ex22.05CIIIb)I
and and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.Q.5CIVb)1
Benelux 248 1820
Denmark 309 2150
Germany177 2480
France 50 5300
Ireland 15 15
Italy 347 15
UnitedKingdom 204 1220
Total 1350 13000
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : 3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,150and
1500hectolitresrespectively ,shallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)or90%or
moreofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintotheArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,Commu­
nitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsorigi­
natinginPortugal,withinthelimitslistedbelow:

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachreserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%oritsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1
todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,
todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisany
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemade,withoutinterruption,againsttheiraccu­
mulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoriginatinginPortugalasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse. (i,Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1978. Article8
AttheCommission'srequestMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactu­
allychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationareobserved.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearereasonstobelievethat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto15September
1978inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotasand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtoeachreserve.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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