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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2669/77
of28November 1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforportwinesfallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal(1978)
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothto
thestatisticsofeachState'simportsfromPortugal
overarepresentative periodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofportwinesonthemarkets;
whereas,however,Portuguesestatisticsforexportsof
theseproductstotheCommunityduringthepast
threeyearscanbeconsideredtoreflectapproximately
thesituationofCommunityimports;whereasonthis
basisthecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesforthepastthreeyearsrepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftheimportsintotheCommu­
nityfromPortugaloftheproductsconcerned:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereasArticle4ofProtocol8totheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
PortugueseRepublic(2),asamendedbytheInterim
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandthePortugueseRepublic(3),providesthat
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityof
certainwinesoriginatinginPortugal,shallbe
reduced:
—by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05C
IIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
35000hi,and
—by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05C
IIIb)1andex22.05CIVb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
280000hi;
whereasthesewineswillremainsubjecttotheprovi­
sionsgoverningthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinwine;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby197419751976
Portwines:
—inreceptaclescontainingtwo
litresorless:
—Benelux 13-418-817-8
—Denmark 41606-2
—Germany 7*215-311-0
—France 27*929036-0
—Ireland 0-60-40-2
—Italy 29-916118-3
—UnitedKingdom 16*914-410-5
—inreceptaclescontainingmore
thantwolitres:
—Benelux 14-013-415-7
—Denmark 4*55-57-0
—Germany 11*010-46-4
—France 41*039-446-5
—Ireland 1*51-20-6
—Italy— 0-0
—UnitedKingdom 28030123-8(')OJNoC241,10.10.1977,p.46.
(2)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.165.
(J)OJNoL266,29.9.1976,p.2.

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Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,Commu­
nitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsorigi­
natinginPortugal,withinthelimitslistedbelow:Portwinesinreceptacles
containing :
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux 16-6 14-6
Denmark 5-7 6-6
Germany 14-9 8-7
France 29-7 42-5
Ireland 0-8 0-2
Italy 18-6 01
UnitedKingdom 13-7 27-3CCTheadingNo Description Quotaamount
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1jPortwines
jPortwines35000hi
280000hi
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 60u.a./hlWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirements oftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
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
6neMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofArticle2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeshared
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1978
shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:
(hiito/i/ns)
Portwinesundersubheadings :
ex22.05CIIIa)Iex22.05CIIIb)1
and and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIVb)I
Benelux 5250 36790
Denmark 1800 16630
Germany 4690 22000
France 9350 107100
Ireland 250 500
Italy 5870 100
UnitedKingdom 4290 68880
Total 31500 252000

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t3,Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,3500and
28000hectolitresrespectively,shallconstitutethe
reserve.theproductsconcernedeffectedupto15September
1978inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotasand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtoeachreserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachreserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)or90%or
moreofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
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
freeaccesstotnesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importsoriginatinginPortugalasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
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,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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