NoL367/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.85
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3809/85
of20December1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforbeans
(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)onionsandsweetpeppersfallingwithinheadingex07.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2andArticle
10ofProtocolNo3annexedtotheActofAccession,beans,
onionsandsweetpeppersfallingwithinheadingex07.01of
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanary
Islandsqualifyonimportintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Communityforreduceddutieswithinthelimitsofannual
Communitytariffquotas;whereasthequotavolumes
amountto:
—1219tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)
ofsubheading07.01FII,
—5348tonnesforonionsofsubheadingex07.01H
and,
—160605tonnesforsweetpeppersofsubheadingtheprovisionsbelongingtotheActofAccession;whereas,
whenthesaidproductsarereleasedforfreecirculationinthe
remainderofthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,they
shallqualifyfortheprogressivereductionofcustomsduties
accordingtothesametimetableandunderthesame
conditionsasthoseprovidedforinArticle75oftheActof
Accession;whereas,toqualifyforthetariffquota,the
productsinquestionhavetocomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;
whereas,accordingtotherelevantprovisionsintheActof
Accession,thetariffmeasurestakeeffectonlyfrom1March
1986;whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshouldtherefore
beopenedfortheperiod1Marchto31December1986;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyas
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsforimportsoftheproductsconcerned
originatingintheCanaryIslandsoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows(intonnes):07.01S;
Whereaswherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,theyqualifyforexemptionofcustomsduties;
whereas,wherethesaidproductsareimportedintoPortugal,
thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculatedonthebasisof
t1)OJNoL3UZ,15.11.1985,p.23.
MemberStates-07.01FII-
beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)-ex07.01H
onions- -07.01S-
sweetpeppers
1982 1983 1984 1982 1983 1984 i9821983 1984
Benelux 216418338 1349_31943077818716
Denmark - - - - - -171 34 6
Germany 191418736 -24 1386443426
Greece - - - - - - - - -
Spain averageof723 averageof4488 averageof279
France - - - - - 9 830
Ireland - - - --1''-- 1 -
Italy- - - - - - - - -
Portugal- - - - - - - - -
UnitedKindom 41116309308 -133754861376851

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Article4ofProtocolNo2annexedtotheActof
Accession,Whereasmthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestionwere
onlyimportedregularlybycertainMemberStatesandnotat
alloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;whereas,
underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,initialshares
shouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimportingMemberStates
andtheotherMemberStatesshouldbeguaranteedaccessto
thebenefitofthetariffquotaswhenimportstakeplaceinthe
latter;whereasthesearrangementsforallocationwillequally
ensuretheuniformapplicationoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Marchto31December1986,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedintheCommunityforthe
followingproducts,originatingintheCanaryIslandsand
withinthelimitsindicatedbelow:Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotasshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirstbeing
sharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheirinitial
sharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogiveimporters
ineachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotasshould,underthe
circumstances ,befixedat80%respectivelyofthequota
volumes;CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(tonnes)
07.01Vegetables,freshorchilled:
F.Leguminousvegetables,
shelledorunshelled :
II.Beans(ofthespecies
Phaseolus) 1219
H.Onions,shallotsandgarlic:
—Onions 5348
S.Sweetpeppers 16605
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewrhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;2.(a)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsduties.
(b)WithinthelimitsofthesequotasthePortuguese
Republicshallapplycustomsdutiescalculated
accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.
(c)Wherethesaidproductsarereleasedforfree
circulationintheremainderofthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity ,thequotadutiesindicatedbelow
foreachofthetariffsubheadings shallbe
applicable :
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothecorresponding reservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers;CCT
headingNoQuotaduty
07.01FII:
—From1March
to30June
—From1July
to30September
—From1October
to31December11,8%subjecttoa
minimumof1,8ECU
per100kgnet
15,4%subjecttoa
minimumof1,8ECU
per100kgnet
11,8%subjecttoa
minimumof1,8ECU
per100kgnet
ex07.01H: 10,9%
07.01S: 5,7%Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers,
Whereas,accordingtoArticle2(3)oftheTreatyof
AccessionofSpainandPortugal,theCommunityinstitutions
mayadopt,beforeaccession,themeasuresreferredtoin

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4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding totheserequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotas
unless,whentheyarepresentedtotheauthorities
responsiblefortheimportformalitiesforthe
purposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Theprovisionsofthethirdandfourth
subparagraphs ofArticle9ofCouncilRegulation
(EECNo1035/72of18May1972onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinfruitand
vegetables('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1631/84(3),shallnotapplytoproducts
coveredbythisRegulation .Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwirth ,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeshared
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1986,
shallamounttothequantitiesindicatedbelow:2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethattheymight
notbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph .(a)beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)fallingwithin
subheading07.01FII:
Benelux 260tonnes,
Germany 15tonnes,
Spain 580tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 120tonnes;
(b)onionsfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01H:
Benelux 370tonnes,
Germany 200tonnes,
Spain 3595tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 115tonnes;
(c)sweetpeppersfallingwithinsubheading07.01S:
Benelux 6920tonnes,
Denmark 50tonnes,
Germany 600tonnes,
Spain 240tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 5470tonnes.Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.
respectively
—244tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)falling
withinsubheading07.01FII,
—1068tonnesforonionsfallingwithinsubheadingex
07.01Hand
—3325tonnesforsweetpeppersfallingwithinsubheading
07.01Sshallconstitutethecorresponding Community
reserve .Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1986suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshareas,
on15September1986isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
;»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL154,9.6.1984,p.24.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsin

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questionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreiurnedtothereserve.3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwhithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
productsconcerned,originatingintheCanaryIslands,
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesaccompanied by
statementsofreleaseforfreecirculation .Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
ltJS6oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
tariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsmquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986
subjecttotheentryintoforceoftheTreat}ofAccessionof
SpainandPortugal.Itshallapplyfrom1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.STEICHEN