NoL377/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4045/86
of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
newpotatoesandavocados,fallingwithinsubheadings07.01AIIand08.01Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theyqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession;
whereas,toqualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsin
questionhavetocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabelling
conditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;whereasthe
Communitytariffquotasshouldthereforebeopenedfor
theperiodsinquestion,withthevalidityofthis
Regulationbeinglimited,however,totheperiod1January
to31March1987,whichprecedestheentryintoforceof
thedefinitivetariffregimetobeadoptedinthisfield,
whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
quantitiesimportedunderthisRegulationtobededucted
fromthequotavolumeamountsadoptedunderthe
definitiveregime;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(J),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheTreatyandtheactsoftheInstitutionsofthe
EuropeanCommunities applytotheCanaryIslands
accordingtotheconditionsprovidedforinArticle25of
theActofAccessionandinProtocol2annexedtothe
saidAct;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocol2annexed
totheActofAccession,newpotatoesandavocadosfalling
withinsubheadings07.01AIIand08.01Drespectivelyof
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanary
Islandsqualify,onimportintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Community,forreduceddutieswithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotas;whereasthequotavolumes
amountto:
—6642tonnesfornewpotatoesfallingwithin
subheading07.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
fortheperiod1Januaryto30June,
and
—2060tonnesforavocadosfallingwithinsubheading
08.01DoftheCommonCustomsTarifffortheperiod
1Januaryto31December;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesandarenotsubjecttocompliancewiththereference
price;whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintoWhereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
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:
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MemberStates—07.01AII—
newpotatoes—08.01D—
avocados
1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985
Benelux 4 61 21 16 13 —
Denmark 93 226 127 — — 32
Germany— 4 — 2 6 9
Greece — — — — — —
Spain 818 818 24 1351 1351 841
France 23 — 38 112 97406
Ireland — — — — — —
Italy— — — — — —
Portugal— — — — — —
UnitedKingdom 6754 6728 6496 723 671 545
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereimportedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen
importsactuallytakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomstariff;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.(a)From1Januaryto31March1987onimportinto
theCommunitythecustomsdutiesapplicablefor
thefollowingproductsshallbesuspendedatthe
levelsandwithinthelimitsofCommunitytariff
quotasasfollows:
OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuotavolume
(tonnes)Quotaduties
(%)
09.0413 07.01AIINewpotatoes,originatingintheCanary
Islands 6642 11,2
09.0415 08.01D Avocados,originatingintheCanaryIslands 2060 3

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requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStates'initialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2)hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.(b)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesandarenotsubjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprice.
(c)Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,the
PortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedaccordingtotherelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccessionandtheRegulationsrelating
thereto.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,
whentheyarepresentedtotheauthoritiesresponsiblefor
theimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'Canary
Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectly
legibleform.
3.Thequantitiesimportedunderthetariffquotas
referredtoinparagraph1shallbededucedfromtheannual
quotavolumeamountsadoptedunderthedefinitivetariff
regimewhichwillcomeintoforceon1April1987.2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwpinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich
shallbevaliduntil31March1987shallamounttothe
quantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)newpotatoesofsubheading07.01AII:4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Benelux
Denmark
Spain
UnitedKingdom25tonnes,
85tonnes,
660tonnes,
4540tonnes,
(b)avocadosofsubheading08.01D:
Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
UnitedKongdom10tonnes,
5tonnes,
1085tonnes,
80tonnes,
470tonnes.Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31March1987.
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.
respectively :
—1332tonnesfornewpotatoesofsubheading07.01
All,
and
—410tonnesforavocadosofsubheading08.01D,
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesandItshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
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notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedagainstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.
Article7
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstotheshares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States./
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW