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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforfillets
ofcod,originatinginNorway,fallingwithinsubheading03.02AIIa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(1987)
Whereas,duringtheyearsunderconsideration ,theproducts
inquestionwereimportedonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatallbytheotherMemberStates;whereas,underthese
circumstances ,initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothe
importingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquota
uponimportsintothoseStatesoftheproductsconcerned
beingnotified;whereasthesearrangementsforallocation
willequallyensuretheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,takingaccountofthesefactors,theinitial
percentagesharesinthequotavolumecanbeset
approximately asfollows:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofNorwaywasconcludedon
14May1973;
Whereastheaforesaidagreementinparticularprovidesfor
theopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaatzerodutyfor
filletsofcodoriginatinginNorway;whereasthereforethe
tariffquotainquestionshouldbeopenedfortheperiod
1Januaryto31December1987;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallimportersandtherateoflevyforthetariff
quotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsuntilthe
quotaisusedup;whereas,inthelightoftheprinciples
outlinedabove,aCommunitytariffarrangementbasedonan
allocationbetweentheMemberStateswouldseemto
preservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;whereas,to
representascloselyaspossibletheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketinthesaidproducts,theallocationshouldfollow
proportionately therequirementsoftheMemberStates
calculatedbothfromstatisticsofimportsfromNorway
duringarepresentativereferenceperiodandaccordingtothe
economicoutlookforthetariffyearinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,imports,intonnes,intoeachoftheMemberStates
wereasfollows:
(intonnes)Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Italy0,77
0,12
0,09
0,44
0,77
97,81;
Whereas,totakeaccountofthepossibleimporttrendsfor
theseproducts,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingallocatedbetweentheMember
Statesandthesecondheldasareservetocoverany
subsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialshare;whereas,toaffordimporterssome
degreeofcertainty,thefirstinstalmentofthetariffquota
shouldbefixedatahighlevel,whichinthiscasecouldbe
80%oftheamountofthequota;
Whereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereas,toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccount,it
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrom
thereserve;whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmost
usedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershareandso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
CommissionandtheCommissionmustbeinapositionto
keepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotashavebeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly;1983 1984 11985
Benelux 000
Denmark 127210
Germany 15 00
Greece 0011
Spain 1737 0
France 2958 8
Ireland 000
Italy 475145892691
Portugal 000
UnitedKingdom 000
482447562720Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthatsuchaMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserve,inorderto
preventapartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromremaining

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthe
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonthefollowingproductsoriginatingin
Norwayshallbesuspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitof
theCommunitytariffquotashownherewith:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
intonnesRate
ofduty
(%)
09.0709 03.02 Fish,dried,saltedorinbrine;smokedfish,whetheror
notcookedbeforeorduringthesmokingprocess:
A.Dried,saltedorinbrine
II.Fillets:
a)ofcod(Gadusmorhua,Boreogadussaida,
Gadusogac) 3000 0
3.Thesecondinstalmentofthequota,being600tonnes,
shallconstitutethereserve.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintoaMemberStatewhichdoesnot
participateintheinitialallocationandrequeststhebenefitof
thequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding tothese
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservesopermits.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapllydutiesof5,1%and
0%respectively .
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallnotbenefit
fromthetariffquotareferredtoinparagraph1unlessthe
free-at-frontier-price ,whichisdeterminedbytheMember
StatesaccordingtoArticle21ofRegulation{EEC)No
3796/81(*)aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2315/86(2)isatleastequaltothereferencepriceifsucha
pricehasbeenfixedbytheCommunityfortheproductor
categoriesofproductsunderconsideration .
3.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandonmethodsofadministrative
cooperation ,annexedtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway,shallbeapplicable.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotalaiddowninArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofthisquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates.Therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusany
proportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,it
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
share,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,equalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothenextwhole
number.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandtothe
extentprovidedinparagraph1,jdrawathirdshareequalto
5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothewhole
number.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.(intonnes)
18
3
2
11
18
2348Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
(MOJNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.
(2)OJNoL202,25.7.1986,p.1. Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.

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4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthose
specifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMemberStateapplying
thisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofitsgrounds
forsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1987.notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportationsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.TheMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproduct
inquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductis
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1987isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin
questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1987
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStateshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,
assoonastheinformationreachesit,informeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1987,informtheMember
Statesoftheamountstillinreserve,followinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE