16.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL74/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No532/78
of13March1978
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
sherryfallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasonthesigningoftheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain(')on
29June1970,theCommunityundertooktogrant
preferentialtariffarrangements forimportsfor
importsintotheCommunityofcertainwinesorigi­
natinginSpain,inparticularsherry;whereasinorder
tosatisfythisundertaking ,theCommunity has
openedeachyeartwotariffquotas,namely:
—40000hectolitresatadutyrateof40%ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffduties,forsherryin
containersholdingtwolitresorless,fallingwithin
subheadingex22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIV
a)1,originatinginSpainand
—210000hectolitresatadutyrateof50%ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffduties,forsherryin
containersholdingmorethantwolitres,falling
withinsubheadingsex22.05CIIIb)1andex
22.05CIVb)1,originatinginSpain;
Whereasthesepreferentialtariffarrangements were
laiddownonlyforimportsoftheseproductsintothe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted;whereas,undertheActofAccession,importa­
tionoftheseproductsintothethreenewMember
StatesaresubjecttoCommonCustomsTariffduties
witheffectfrom1July1977;whereastheimport
arrangements fortheseproductsshouldbeuniform
throughouttheCommunity ;whereasthereforethe
aforementioned annualquotasshouldbeincreasedto
108000hectolitresand685000hectolitresrespec­tively;whereastheapplicationtosherryoftheprovi­
sionsgoverningthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinwine,andinparticularthoseconcerning
theobservanceofthefree-at-frontier referenceprice,
entailsadivisionofthequotaperiod;whereastariff
quotasof18000and114170hectolitresrespectively
shouldthusbeopenedfortheaforementioned wines
fortheperiod1Marchto30April1978;
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine;whereasinclusionintheCommunitytariff
quotashouldbesubjecttoproductionofmovement
certificateA.E.Iandacertificateofdesignationof
originasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
1120/75(2);
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfromSpainovera
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned ;
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofsherryonthemarkets;
whereas,however,Spanishstatisticsforexportsof
theseproductstotheCommunityduringthelastfew
yearscanbeconsideredtoreflectapproximately the
(!)OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2. (2)OJNoL111,30.4.1975,p.19.

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situationofCommunityimports;whereasonthis
basisthecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesduringthelastthreeyearsrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftheimportsintothe
CommunityfromSpainoftheproductsconcerned :
1974 1975 1976
Sherry:
—incontainersholdingtwo
litresorless:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
—incontainersholdingmore
thantwolitres:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom45-5
3-7
121
0-4
2-8
4-9
30-6
25-7
3-2
2-4
01
10
00
67-649-5
5-2
120
0-3
1-3
1-4
30-3
39-9
2-9
2-9
01
0-7
00
53-562-5
5-7
13-4
0-3
1.0
1-2
15-8
35-3
51
3-4
01
0-9
00
55-2States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirements oftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybeabout
90%ofeachofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofoneofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavail­
ableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommis­
sion,whichlattermust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsare
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthequotasharesallo­
catedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutby
anyoneofitsmembers,Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Sherryincontainers
holding
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux ,
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom53-61
5-05
13-20
0-31
2-06
'2-11
23-6633-46
3-83
2-99
0-03
0-78
0-01
58-90HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Until30April1978theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesinrespectofthesherriesmentioned
beloworiginatinginSpainshallbepartially
suspendedatthelevelsorwithinthelimitsofthe
Communitytariffquotasindicatedforeachofthem:Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
CCTheadingNo DescriptionRate
(inu.a./hl)Quotavolume
(inhi)
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1sherry
sherry5-4
5-8|18000
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1sherry
sherry5-5
6-0|114170

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2.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproductsandon
methodsofadministrative cooperation ,annexedtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,shallbeapplicable .
3.TheinclusionofsherryintheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbeconditionaluponproductionofamovementcertificateA.E.1andacertificateof
designationoforiginasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No1120/75andendorsedby
theSpanishcustomsauthorities .
Article2
1.ThequotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.AfirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
respectiveshareswhichshallbevaliduntil30April1978shallbeasfollows:
Sherryfallingwithinsubheadings :
ex22.05CHIa)1
and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIIIb)I
and
ex22.05CIVb)1
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom8690
820
2140
50
330
340
383034370
3930
3070
30
800
10
60490
Total 16200 102700
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,thatis
1800and11470hectolitresrespectively ,shallconsti­
tutethecorresponding reserve.Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs ,ifthereisreason
tobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommission ofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMember
Stateshallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinpara­
graph1todrawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappro­
priate.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil30April1978.
Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.

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Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichMemberStateshaveused
uptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductsinquestionenteredforhome
use.Article7
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1March1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13March1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
LiseØSTERGAARD