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of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus),onionsandsweetpeppers,fallingwithinheadingNo
ex07.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession;whereas,
toqualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsinquestion
havetocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabelling
conditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;
Whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshouldthereforebe
openedfor1987,withthevalidityofthisRegulationbeing
limited,however,totheperiod1Januaryto31March
1987,whichprecedestheentryintoforceofthedefinitive
tariffregimetobeadoptedinthisfield;whereasprovision
shouldbemadeforthequantitiesimportedunderthis
Regulationtobedeductedfromthequotavolumeamounts
adoptedunderthedefinitiveregime;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal^),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheTreatyandtheactsoftheInstitutionsofthe
EuropeanCommunities applytotheCanaryIslands
accordingtotheconditionsprovidedforinArticle25of
theActofAccessionandinProtocol2annexedtothe
saidAct;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocol2annexedto
theActofAccession,beans,onionsandsweetpeppers
fallingwithinheadingNoex07.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
qualifyonimportintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Communityforreduceddutieswithinthelimitsofannual
Communitytariffquotas;whereasthequotavolumes
amountto:
—1219tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)of
subheading07.01FIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,
—5348tonnesforonionsofsubheadingex07.01H
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
—16605tonnesforsweetpeppersofsubheading07.01S
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,theyqualifyforexemptionofcustoms
duties;whereas,wherethesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftheprovisionsbelongingtotheActof
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(intonnes)
—07.01H—
onions—07.01S—
sweetpeppersMemberStates—07.01FII—
beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)
1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985
418338 31 7781
34
4438716
6
426 1418720
2
62
627241000
61
566
14026
4513054
1086
5758
151
46averageof
723averageof
4488averageof
279Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom308
1
116309458 133 1067613768517284
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereonlyimportedregularlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen
importstakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotasshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorrespondingHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31March1987onimportintothe
Communitythecustomsdutiesapplicableforthefollowing
productsshallbesuspendedatthelevelsandwithinthe
limitsoftariffquotasasfollows:
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionQuota
volumes
(tonnes)Quota
duties
09.0423
09.0425
09.042707.01FII
ex07.01H
07.01SBeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus),originatingin
theCanaryIslands
Onions,originatingintheCanaryIslands
Sweetpeppers,originatingintheCanary
Islands1219
5348
1660510,6%subjecttoa
minimumof1,6
ECUper100kg
net
9,8%
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(c)sweetpeppersfallingwithinsubheading07.01S:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Spain
UnitedKingdom6920tonnes,
50tonnes,
600tonnes,
240tonnes,
5470tonnes.(a)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity ,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsduties.
(b)WithinthelimitsofthesequotasthePortuguese
Republicshallapplycustomsdutiescalculated
accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e
respectively :
—244tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)falling
withinsubheading07.01FII,
—1068tonnesforonionsfallingwithinsubheading
ex07.01H,and
—3325tonnesforsweetpeppersfallingwithin
subheading07.01Sshallconstitutethecorresponding
Communityreserve.3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotas
unless,whentheyarepresentedtotheauthorities
responsiblefortheimportformalitiesforthe
purposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Theprovisionsofthethirdandfourth
subparagraphs ofArticle9ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72of18May1972onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinfruitand
vegetables(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1351/86(2),shallnotapplytoproducts
coveredbythisRegulation .4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorrespondingtotheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
4.Thequantitiesimportedunderthetariffquotas
referredtoinparagraph1shallbedeductedfromthe
annualquotavolumeamountsadoptedunderthedefinitive
tariffregimewhichwillcomeintoforceon1April1987.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2)hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeshared
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich
shallbevaliduntil31March1987shallamounttothe
quantitiesindicatedbelow:2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.(a)beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)fallingwithin
subheading07.01FII:
Benelux
Germany
Spain
UnitedKingdom260tonnes,
15tonnes,
580tonnes,
120tonnes;3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.(b)onionsfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01H:
Benelux 370tonnes,
Germany -200tonnes,
Spain 3595tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 115tonnes;
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
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thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31March1987.chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwhithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
productsconcerned,originatingintheCanaryIslands,
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesaccompaniedby
statementsofreleaseforfreecirculation .
Article7
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW