NoL375/931.12.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4019/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafora
certainvarietyofpolyvinylpyrrolidone fallingwithinsubheadingex39.02CXIVa)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
requirementswhichcannotbedeterminedwithsufficient
accuracy,itseemspossibletoavoidallocatingamongthe
MemberStates,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobespecified;
whereasthismethodofmanagementrequiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration of
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofpolyvinyl­
pyrrolidoneforpharmaceutical usefallingwithin
subheadingex39.02CXIVa)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffincurrentlyinsufficienttomeettherequirementsofthe
processingindustriesintheCommunity ;whereas,
consequently ,Communitysuppliesofproductsofthistype
currentlydependtoaconsiderableextentonimportsfrom
thirdcountries;whereasthemosturgentCommunity
requirementsfortheproductinquestionshouldbemet
immediatelyonthemostfavourableterms;whereasanil
dutyCommunitytariffquotashouldthereforebeopened
withinthelimitsofanappropriateamountforaperiodfrom
1Januaryto31July1987;whereas,inordernotto
jeopardizethebalanceofthemarketforthisproduct,the
volumeoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldbefixedat
30tonnes;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,however,sincethequotaistocoverHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987thecommon
customsdutyapplicableonimportoftheproducts
mentionedbelowshallbesuspendedatthelevelandwithin
thelimitoftheCommunitytariffquotaindicatedfor
each:
OrderNoheading
CCT
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(tonnes)Quota
duty
(%>
09.1931 ex39.02CXIVa)Polyvinylpyrrolidone ,presentedinpowderform,the
particlesofwhicharelessthan38micrometresand
whichhasasolubilityinwaterat25°Coflessthanor
equalto1,5%byweight. 30 0
WithinthelimitofthistariffquotatheKingdomofSpainand
thePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionslaid
downbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal.
2.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestioninaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommissionanddrawanamountcorresponding
totheserequirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalance
ofthereservepermitsthis.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(2)are
carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodshaveaccesstothequotasolongastheresidual
balanceofthequotavolumeallowsthis.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredfor
freecirculation .

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4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE