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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4078/87
of18December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
frozencod(Gadusmorhua)filletsfallingwithincodeex03042029ofthecombined
nomenclature (1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,MemberStates 198419851986
Benelux 1,290,851,81
Denmark 2,352,248,60
Germany 9,2316,354,22
Greece 0,410,770,82
Spain 000,06
France 17,3413,1616,04
Ireland 000
Italy 6,885,933,04
Portugal •0,0100,11
UnitedKingdom 62,4960,7065,30HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCommunityhasundertakentoopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaat8%dutyfor10000tonnesof
frozenfilletsofcodoftheGadusmorhuaspecies;whereas
thetariffquotaconcernedshouldbeopenedon1January
1988andallocatedamongtheMemberStates;Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecasts
forthisproductfor1988,theinitialpercentagesharesof
thequotavolumecanbeexpressedapproximately as
follows:
Benelux 0,48
Denmark 3,35
Germany 23,90
Greece 0,08
Spain 0,08
France 23,90
Ireland 0,08
Italy 7,97
Portugal 0,32
UnitedKingdom 39,84WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andtheNomenclature ofGoodsfortheExternalTrade
StatisticsoftheCommunityandStatisticsofTrade
betweenMemberStates;whereas,inordertoaccomodate
specificCommunitymeasures,thisnomenclaturehasbeen
expandedintoanintegratedtariffoftheEuropean
Communities (TARIC);whereas,witheffectfromthedate
givenabove,thecombinednomenclatureand,where
appropriate,theTARICcodenumbers,shouldbeusedfor
thedescriptionoftheproductscoveredbythis
Regulation; Whereas,toallowforimporttrendsfortheproducts
concerned,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
parts,thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStates
andthesecondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshare;whereas,togiveimporterssomedegree
ofcertainty,thefirstpartoftheCommunityquotashould
besetatahighlevel,whichinthiscasecouldbe
approximately 63%ofthequotavolume;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallCommunityimportersandtheratelaid
downforthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoall
importsuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas,inthelightof
theseprinciples,allocationofthetariffquotaamongthe
MemberStateswouldseemtopreservetheCommunity
natureofthequota;whereas,inordertocorrespondas
closelyaspossibletotheactualdevelopmentofthemarket,
theallocationshouldreflecttherequirementsofthe
MemberStatesbasedonstatisticsofimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentativereferenceperiodandthe
economicoutlookforthequotayearinquestion;Whereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakinthecontinuityof
suppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbeprovidedthatany
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas,
eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmostusedup,aMember
Stateshoulddrawafurthershareandsoonasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministation callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommissionWhereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichcomplete
statisticsareavailable,thecorrespondingimportsintoeach
oftheMemberStatesrepresentedthefollowingpercentages
oftotalimportsoftheproductinquestion:

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EconomicUnion,alltransactions concerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :andthelattermustbeabletomonitortheextenttowhich
thequotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthattheMemberState
concernedreturnasignificantproportionthereoftothe
reserve,inordertopreventpartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbe
usedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxArticle1
From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
Order
NoCombined
nomenclature
codeDescriptionQuota
voluijie
(tonnes)Rateof
duty
(%)
09.0011 ex03042029Frozencodfillets(Gadusmorhua)10000 8
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionslaid
downbythe1985ActofAccession.
Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpart,amountingto6275tonnes,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;thequotashares
shall,subjecttoArticle5,bevalidfrom1Januaryto
31December1988andshallbeasfollows:shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommissionandtothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,drawasecondshare,
equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,wherenecessaryrounded
uptothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofthesecondshareaswell,
thatMemberStateshallforthwith,usingtheprocedure
providedforinparagraph1,drawathirdshare,equalto
5%ofitsinitialshareroundedup,shouldtheoccasion
arise,tothenearestunitabove.
3.If,ateritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,itshall,
usingtheprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecified
inthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymaynotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinform
theCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.
Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1988return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialshare(tonnes)
Benelux 30
Denmark 210
Germany1500
Greece 5
Spain5
France 1500
Ireland 5
Italy 500
Portugal 20
UnitedKingdom 2500
3.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto3725
tonnesshallconstitutethereserve.
Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatsharelessany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,it

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Article3arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforthecirculation .
4.TheextendtowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.which,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1988,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin
questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1988,
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandofany
portionoftheirinitalsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenused
up.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1988,informtheMember
Stateoftheamountstillinreservefollowinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuanttoArticle9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM