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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4172/87
of21December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
liqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22042135,ex22042139,ex22042935,
ex22042939,ex22042149,ex22042949,ex22042159,ex22042959ofthe
combinednomenclatureandoriginatinginCyprus(1988)
basedontheInternational Convention onthe
HarmonizedCommodityDescriptionandCoding
System;whereasthisRegulationmusttakeaccountof
thatfactbyindicatingthecombinednomenclaturecodes
and,whereappropriate,theTariccodenumberswithin
whichthesaidproductsfall;
Whereasqualificationforthistariffquotamustbe
dependentonthewinesbeingdesignatedasliqueur
winesintheVIIdocumentorVI2extractprovided
forbyRegulation(EEC)No3590/85(3);
Whereasthefree-at-frontier referencepricemustbe
compliedwithforthewineinquestion;whereas,in
orderthatsuchwinemayqualifyforthistariffquota,
Article18ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3992/87(5),mustbe
compliedwith;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersandthe
rateslaiddownforthequotashouldbeappliedconsis­
tentlytoallimportsoftheproductsinquestionintoall
theMemberStatesuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,
inthelightoftheseprinciples,allocationofthetariff
quotaamongtheMemberStateswouldseemtopreserve
theCommunitynatureofthequota;whereasinorderto
correspondascloselyaspossibletotherealtrendofthe
marketfortheproductinquestiontheallocationshould
reflecttherequirementsoftheMemberStatesbasedon
statisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsfromCyprus
duringarepresentativereferenceperiodandonthe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,however,therearenoCommunityornational
statisticsconcerningthewineinquestionandnoreliable
forecastofimportscanbemade;whereasunderthese
circumstances itseemsappropriatetodividethevolume
intoinitialquotasharesallowingforthecapacityofthe
marketsofthedifferentMemberStatestoabsorbthe
wineinquestion;
Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsofthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoparts,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAgreementestablishinganAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofCyprus,supplementedbytheProtocollaying
downtheconditionsandproceduresfortheimplemen­
tationofthesecondstageoftheAgreement .and
adaptingcertainprovisionsthereof(*),providesforthe
openingofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
150000hectolitresforcertainliqueurwinesfalling
withinsubheadings ex22042135,ex22042139,
ex22042935,ex22042939,ex22042149,ex2204
2949,ex22042159orex22042959ofthecombined
nomenclature ,originatinginCyprus;
Whereasthisvolumeissubjecttoanannualincreaseof
5%fromtheentryintoforceoftheProtocol,andwill
therefore,pursuanttoArticle18oftheProtocolin
question,be157500hectolitresin1988;whereas,within
thelimitsofthetariffquota,customsdutiesaretobe
abolishedprogressivelyaccordingtothetimetablesand
undertheconditionsaslaiddowninArticles5and16of
thesaidProtocol;whereas,however,theProtocoltothe
AssociationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusconsequenton
theaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthe
PortugueseRepublictotheCommunity(2)stipulatesthat
theKingdomofSpainshallapply,fromthedateitenters
intoforce,adutyreducingthegapbetweentherateof
thebasicdutyandthatofthepreferentialduty,whilethe
PortugueseRepublicshalldeferapplicationofthepref­
erentialarrangementsfortheproductsinquestionuntil
thestartofthesecondstage;
Whereas,therefore,thisCommunitytariffquotashould
beopenedfor1988;
Whereasfromthedateonwhichthesaidquotais
opened,thenomenclatureusedintheCommonCustoms
Tariffwillbereplacedbythecombinednomenclature
OOJNoL393,31.12.1987,p.2.
(2)OJNoL393,31.12.1987,p.37.(J)OJNoL343,20.12.1985,p.20.
OOJNoL84,16.3.1987,p.1.
OOJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.20.

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thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesand
thesecondheldasareservetocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshare;whereas,toaffordimportersineach
MemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,anappropriate
levelforthefirstpartoftheCommunityquotawould,in
thepresentcircumstances ,be67%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybe
usedupatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidany
breakinthecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,it
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
almostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthecorrespondingreserve;whereaseachtime
itsadditionalshareisalmostusedupaMemberState
shoulddrawafurthershareandsoonasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustbeabletomonitorthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly;Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthattheMemberState
concernedshouldreturnasignificantproportionthereof
tothecorrespondingreserveinordertopreventpartof
theCommunitytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningtheadminis­
trationofthequotasharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunity,withthe
exceptionofPortugal,ofthefollowingproductsorig­
inatinginCyprusshallbesuspendedatthelevel
indicatedandwithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariff
quotaasshownbelow:
Order
NoCNcodeDescriptionVolumeofquota
(hi)Quotaduty
Wineoffreshgrapes,includingfortifiedwines;grape
mustotherthanthatofheadingNo2009:
-Otherwine;grapemustwithfermentationprevented
orarrestedbytheadditionofalcohol:li
I —Incontainersholding2litresorless:lll.IOther: '
Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding13%volbutnotexceeding15%vol:
Other: 157500
09.1417 ex22042135
ex22042139White
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholic
strengthof15%vol
Other:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholic
strengthof15%volv5ECU/hl:
from1January
to29February
4,5ECU/hl:
from1March
to31December
ex22042149Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding15%butnotexceeding18%vol:
Other:
—Liqueurwines:
Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding18%volbutnotexceeding22%volI
6,1ECU/hl:
From1January
to29February
5,5ECU/hl:
From1March
to31December
ex22042159 Other:
—Liqueurwines6,9ECU/hl:
From1January
to29February
6,2ECU/hl:
From1March
to31December

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Order
NoCNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(hi)Quotaduty
ex22042935
ex22042939
ex22042949—Other:
Other:
Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding13%volbutnotexceeding15%vol:
White
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholic
strengthof15%vol
Other:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholic
strengthof15%vol
Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding15%volbutnotexceeding18%vol
Other:
—Liqueurwines3,9ECU/hl:
From1January
to29February
3,5ECU/hl:
From1March
to31December
5ECU/hl:
From1January
to29February
4,5ECU/hl:
From1March
to31December
ex22042959Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
exceeding18%volbutnotexceeding22%vol:
Other:
—Liquerwines6,9ECU/hl:
From1January
to29February
6,2ECU/hl:
From1March
to31December
2.Toqualifyforthistariffquota,thewinesmustbe
designatedasliqueurwinesintheVIIdocumentor
V12extractprovidedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
3590/85.
3.Thewineinquestionshallbesubjecttothefree-at­
frontierreferenceprice.Inorderthatsuchwinemay
qualifyforthistariffquota,Article54ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87mustbeadheredto.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoparts.
2.Aninitialpartof105525hectolitresshallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;subjecttoArticle5,
thefollowingquotasharesshallbevaliduntil31
December1988:Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatshare
lessanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission
andtotheextentthatthereservesopermits,drawa
secondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upwherenecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshare
aswell,itshallforthwith,usingtheprocedureprovided
forinparagraph1andtotheextentthatthereserveso
permits,drawathirdshareequalto7,5%oftheinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,
itshall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthose
specifiedinthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethattheymightnotbeusedinfull.Member
StatesshallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph .(hectolitres)
Benelux 115
Denmark 60
Germany1890
Greece20
Spain20
France 20
Ireland 60
Italy20
UnitedKingdom103320
3.Thesecondpartofthequota,amountingto51975
hectolitres,shallconstitutethereserve.

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Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.
Article5
By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmust
returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhich,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%
oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportion
ifthereisreasontobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatestMemberStatesmust
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsconcernedimportedonorbefore15September
1988andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharethattheyarereturning
tothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawn
byMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall
informeachMemberStateottheextenttowhichthe
reservehasbeenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5
October1988ofthestateofthereservefollowingany
returnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothis
endshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthefinaldrawing.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinter­
ruptionagainsttheiraccumulated sharesofthe
Communitytariffquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
ofthegoodsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauth­
oritiesforfreecirculation .
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactualiychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER