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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaof
42600headofheifersandcows,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertain
mountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,abovementioned quota,andtheuninterruptedapplication
ofthequotaduties,toallimportsoftheanimalsin
questionuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereaspossibilitiesfortheuseofsuchmountainbreeds
are,however,limitedbyspecialfactors,bothgeographical
andzootechnical ;whereascertainMemberStatesdonot
haveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;
whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,the
Communitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirementswhich
mayariseintheseMemberStates;whereas,tothisend,
theseMemberStatesproceedtodrawadequatesharesfrom
theCommunityreservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,in
ordertoreflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbemadein
proportiontotherequirementsofeachoftheMember
Statesconcerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityundertook,
withintheframeworkofGATT,toopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaof20000headatadutyof6%
forheifersandcows,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofcertainmountainbreeds,fallingwithin
subheadingex01.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereaseligibilityforsuchquotaissubjecttoconditionsto
bedeterminedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
Stateofdestination;whereas,inanExchangeofLetters
withAustriadated21July1972,theCommunity
undertookunilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariff
quotafrom20000to30000headandtolowerthequota
dutyfrom6to4%;whereas,subsequently ,thisquotawas
increasedunilaterallyto38000head;
WhereasaccordingtotheAgreementintheformofan
ExchangeofLettersof14July1986,whichwasadopted
byDecision86/555/EEC(2),thevolumeofthistariff
quotawasraisedto42600headasfrom1July1986;
whereastheabovementioned tariffquotafortheperiod
1July1987to30June1988shouldthereforebeopenedat
adutyof4%inrelationtoaquantityof42600head;
whereas,however,underthetermsofArticle282ofthe
1985ActofAccession,thePortugueseRepublicis
authorizedtopostpone,untilthebeginningofthesecond
stage,theprogressiveapplicationtoimportsofpreferences
granted,unilaterallyorbyagreement,bytheCommunity
tocertainthirdcountries;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequaland
continuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstotheWhereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongtocertain
specificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuchinthe
statisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,nodataon
importsprovidedbytheMemberStatescouldbe
consideredtobesufficientlyaccurateandrepresentativeto
beusedasabasisfortheallocationinquestion;whereas
theextenttowhichCommunitytariffquotasforthose
animalsintheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedandthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfromthird
countriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobeassessedas
follows:
Germany
France
Italy
Greece20000head
1800head
16000head
3000head
whereasintheabsenceofpreciseinformation ,theneedsof
theBeneluxcountries,theUnitedKingdom,Irelandand
Spainmaybeassessedat100,50,50and100head
respectively;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossibletrendof
importsoftheaforementioned animalsintothesaid
MemberStates,thequotaamountof42600headshould
bedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocatedamong(>)OJNoC156,15.6.1987.
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reserveinorderthatpartoftheCommunitytariffquota
shouldnotremainunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereasitispossiblethat,duringtheperiodof
applicabilityofthesaidquota,thenomenclatureusedby
theCommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythe
combinednomenclature basedontheInternational
Conventiononaharmonizedsystemofdesignationand
codificationofgoods;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,certainMemberStates,thesecondformingareserve
intendedsubsequentlytocovertherequirementsofthose
MemberStateswhentheirinitialsharesareexhaustedand
requirementswhichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedata
levelwhich,underthepresentcircumstances ,maybe
approximately 76%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesofthoseMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,inordertotakethis
factintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,itis
importantthatthatMemberStatehavingusedupalmost
thewholeofitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
oftheseMemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichlattermust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsareused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceoftheinitialshareofoneorotherof
theMemberStatesisleftover,itisessentialthatthatState
shouldreturnaconsiderablepartofsuchbalancetothe1.From1July1987to30June1988,thedutyapplicable
totheimportoftheanimalsdesignatedhereaftershallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedinArticle2withinthelimit
oftherelevantCommunitytariffquotamentioned0):
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoCombined
nomenclature
codeDescriptionQuota
volume
09.0001 ex01.02AII ex0102.90-10
ex0102.90-31
ex0102.90-33Cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:
grey,brown,yellowandmottledSimmental
breedandmottledPinzgaubreed 42600head
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,the
abovementioned cowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughteredwithin
fourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimportation .animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsinthe
ActofAccession . Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventofan
actofGoddulyattestedbyalocalauthoritycertificate
settingoutthereasonsfortheslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccordance
withthefollowingArticles.Article3
1.Afirstpartof32500headshallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStateslistedbelow.Thesharesshallapply
(')Thenumbersappearinginthecolumn'Combined
nomenclaturecode'willreplacethoseappearinginthecolumn
'CCTheadingNo'asfromthedateofentryintoforceofthe
International Conventiononaharmonizedsystemof
designationandcodificationofgoods.Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
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from1July1987to30June1988subjecttoArticle7,and
shallbeasfollows:Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5shall
applyuntil30June1988.Benelux
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom100head
16000head
2600head
100head
1600head
50head
12000head
50headArticle7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1March1988,theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharein
excess,on15February1988,of5%oftheinitialamount.
Theymayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonsto
considerthatsuchquantitymaynotbeused.2.Thesecondpartof10100headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
Article4However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshavebeen
issuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothereserve.
Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
animalsinquestioninDenmarkandrequeststhebenefitof
thequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding tothese
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservepermitsthis.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1March1988,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsoftheanimals
inquestioneffected,upto15February1988inclusive,and
chargedagainstthetariffquota,theamountsreferredtoin
thesecondsubparagraph and,whereappropriate,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharethattheyreturntothe
reserve.
Article5
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamountsofthe
sharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhaustedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshareless
theamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle7has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
immediately,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
shareinsofarasthereservepermits,equalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneoftheseMember
Stateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewithparagraph1,immediatelydrawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5March1988,notify
MemberStatesoftheamountinthereserveafterthereturn
ofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneoftheseMember
Stateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallin
accordancewithparagraph1,drawafourthshareequalto
thethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.Article9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensure
thatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuantto
Articles4or5itispossibleforimportstobecounted
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,each
oftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
fixedintheseparagraphsiftherearereasonstoconsider
thatsuchsharesmightnotbeexhausted.Theyshallinform
theCommissionofthegroundswhichledthemtoapply
thisparagraph.Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
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2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
themforimporters.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMemberStates
havebeenusedupshallberecordedonthebasisofimports
submittedforcustomsclearanceundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforfree
circulation .
4.Whereimportdocumentsareusedforthe
administration ofthequota,theyshallbesenttothe
issuingbodyassoonaspossibleandatalleventsontheir
expiry.
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulationare
observed.
Article13
TheCouncilshalladopt,ingoodtime,theadjustmentsto
theInternationalConventionontheharmonizedsystemof
designationandcodificationofgoods,whicharenecessary
bothforthecodificationandforthedesignationof
goods.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,25June1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.DECROO