NoL367/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.85
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3810/85
of20December1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforfresh
flowersfallingwithinsubheading06.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
theCanaryIslands(1986)
iHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
!lavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedhereto,theCanaryIslandsoverarepresentativereferenceperiodand
alsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodin
question;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsintoeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityoftheproductsinquestion
originatingintheCanaryIslands:HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
—Roses,carnations,orchids,gladioliand
chrysanthemums :WhereasaccordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2andArticle
10ofProtocolNo3annexedtotheActofAccessionfresh
flowersfallingwithinsubheading06.03AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingintheCanaryIslands,maybe
importedintotheCommunitywithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasatreducedduties;whereasthe
quotavolumesamountforroses,carnations,orchids,
gladioliandchrysanthemums to85460000piecesandfor
theotherflowersto597tonnes;whereasfor1986theduties
sobeappliedinthelimitsofthesetariffquotasareequalto
87,5%ofthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereas,however,whentheproductsinquestionare
importedintothatpartofSpainwhichisincludedinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunitytheywillqualifyfor
exemptionfromcustomsduties;MemberStates 198219831984
Benelux 6,46,25,9
Denmark - - -
Germany 36,636,625,2
Greece - - -
Spain 46,543,061,5
France 4,43,71,1
Ireland - - -
Italy 0,30,90,4
Portugal- - -
UnitedKingdom 5,89,65,9
Otherflowers:
MemberStates 198219831984
Benelux 37,444,225,2
Denmark - - -
Germany 9,714,07,1
Greece - - -
Spain 51,840,166,9
France 0,30,6-
Ireland- - -
Italy 0,81,10,8
Portugal- - -
UnitedKingdom- - -WhereaswhentheproductsareimportedintoPortugal,the
quotadutiesapplicablemustbecalculatedonthebasisofthe
provisionsreferredtointheActofAccession;whereasto
benefitfromthetariffquotatheproductsinquestionmust
complywithcertainmarkingandlabellingconditionsto
provetheirorigin;whereasaccordingtotheabovementioned
Article4thetariffmeasureprovidedforonlytakeseffect
from1March1986;whereastheseCommunitytariff
quotasshouldbeopenedfortheperiodfrom1Marchto
31December1986;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyas
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStatescalculatedbyreferenceto
thestatisticsforimportsofthesaidproductsoriginatinginWhereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforeseeable
markettrendsoftheproductsinquestionsinitialsharesofthe
quotavolumesmaybefixedinafirstphaseapproximately at
thefollowingpercentage : ')OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.

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MemberStatesRoses,carnations,
orchids,gladioliand
chrysanthemumsOther
flowersadoptbeforeaccessionthemeasuresreferredtoinArticle4of
ProtocolNo2annexedtotheActofAccession,
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom6,0
0,1
31,0
0,1
52,6
2,6
0,1
0,5
0,1
6,933
1
1
51
1
1
1
1
1HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Marchuntil31December1986Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedwithintheindicatedlimitsinthe
Communityforthefollowingproductsoriginatinginthe
CanaryIslands:
CCT
heading
No
06.03DescriptionQuota
volumes
Cutflowersandflowerbudsofa
kindsuitableforbouquetsortor
ornamentalpurposes,fresh,dried,
dyed,bleached,impregnatedor
otherwiseprepared:
exA.Fresh:
—Roses,carnations,
orchids,gladioli,and
chrysanthemums85460000
pieces
exA.Fresh:
—Otherflowers 597tonnesWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeing
sharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecondconstituting
areservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMemberStatea
certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshould,underthecircumstances ,be
fixedat80%respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostuseup,and
repeatedasmanytime>asthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothecorresponding reservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
LJnion,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(3)oftheActofAccessionof
SpainandPortugaltheinstitutionsoftheCommunitymay2.Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotasthefollowing
quotadutiesshallapplytotheseproducts
—from1Marchto31May: 14,8%,
—from1Juneto31October: 21,0%,
—from1Novemberto31December :14,8%.
Theproductsqualify,however,withinthelimitsofthese
tariffquotasforexemptionfromcustomsdutieswhenthey
areimportedintothatpartofSpainwhichisincludedinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity .
Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,Portugalshallapply
customsdutiescalculatedaccordingtotheprovisionsin
questionoftheActofAccessionandtheRegulationsrelating
thereto.
3.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,at
thetimeoftheirpresentationtotheauthoritiesresponsible
fortheimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'Canary
Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectlylegible
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Ihewordsusedonthepackagingtoindicatetheoriginmust
be'CanaryIslands'ortheequivalentthereofinanother
officialCommunitylanguage.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethattheymight
notbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph .
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.AfirstinstalmentofeachCommunitytariffquota
mentionedinArticle1shallbesharedamongtheMember
States;theshares,which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1986,shallbeasfollows:Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
MemberStates
Benelux
Denmark-ex06.03A-
roses,carnations ,
gladioli,orchids
and
chrysanthemums
(inpieces;
4100000
70000'-ex06.03A-
other
flowers
(intonnes)
158
5
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy21200000
70000
35980000
1780000
70000
34000043
5
244
5
5
5
Portugal 70000 5
UnitedKingdom 4720000 5Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1986suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshareas,
on15September1986,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsin
questionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.3.Thesecondintalmentofeachquota,i.e.17060000
piecesand117tonnesrespectively,shallconstitutethe
corresponding reserves.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
nccessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewriththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithout
interruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthetariff
quota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
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productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateshasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986,
subjecttotheentryintoforceoftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal.
Itshallapplyfrom1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.STEICHEN