NoL140/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.5.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1490/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
newpotatoesfallingwithinsubheading07.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,deductionofquantitiesimportedduringthefirstfive
monthsof1987underRegulation (EEC)No4045/86
fromthequotavolumeopenedbythisRegulation ;
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(J),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthisquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2annexed
totheActofAccession,newpotatoesfallingwithin
subheading07.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslandsqualify,onimportinto
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,forreducedduties
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof6642
tonnesfortheperiod1Januaryto30June;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity ,theyqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession;whereas,
toqualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsinquestion
havetocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabelling
conditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;ftonnes)
MemberStates 1983 1984 1985
Benelux 46121
Denmark 93226127
Germany— 4 —
Greece— — —
Spain 818818 24
France 23—38
Ireland — — —
Italy— — —
Portugal— — —
UnitedKingdom 675467286496WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No4045/86(2),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No914/87(J),theCouncil
hasopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31May1987the
annualtariffquotafornewpotatoeslaiddowninthe
abovementioned ProtocolNo2;whereasthistariffquota
shouldbeopenedforthefirsthalf-yearof1987,while
takingintoaccountthenecessitytoprovidefortheWhereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereimportedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen(')OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1986,p.12.
(3)OJNoL89,1.4.1987,p.4.

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monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamounthasbeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;importsactuallytakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofthetariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolume;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotashareallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwhenitsadditionalshareisalmostusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositiontoArticle1
1.(a)Until30June1987,thecustomsdutiesapplicable
ontheimportintotheCommunityforthefollowing
productsshallbesuspendedatthelevelsandwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaasfollows:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription Quotavolume Quotaduties
09.0414 07.01AIINewpotatoes,originatingintheCanary
Islands6642
tonnesFrom1to
30June:
15,7%
(b)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsduties.Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectly
legibleform.
(c)Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,thePortuguese
Republicshallapplycustomsdutiescalculated
accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto5310tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;thesharesshallbe
validuntil30June1987andshallbeasfollows: 2.Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,
whentheyarepresentedtotheauthoritiesresponsiblefor
theimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'CanaryBenelux
Denmark
Spain
UnitedKingdom25tonnes,
85tonnes,
660tonnes,
4540tonnes.

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2.Thesecondinstalmentof1332tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.3.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
4.Thequantitieschargedagainsttheshareallocatedto
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No4045/86ordrawnbythoseStates
fromtheCommunityreserveconstitutedunderArticle2
(2)ofthisRegulationshallbedeductedfromthesharesand
fromthereserveprovidedforinthisArticle.Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota. Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStates'initialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation . 2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedagainstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article7
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil30June1987.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1987.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER