30.5.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/19
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1493/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainliveplantsfallingwithinsubheadingsex06.01A,06.02AIIandex06.02Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,toreflectasaccurately
aspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketoftheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStatescalculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsoriginating
intheCanaryIslandsoverarepresentativeperiodandalso
totheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunity ,oftheproductsconcerned,
originatingintheCanaryIslands:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(J),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4ofProtocol2annexedto
theActofAccession,certainliveplantsfallingwithin
subheadingsex06.01A,06.02AIIandex06.02Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheCanary
Islands,maybeimportedintotheCommunitywithinthe
limitsofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof3446tonnes
atreducedduties;
WhereasunderArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1391/87of18May1987concerningcertain
adjustmentstothearrangements appliedtotheCanary
Islands(2),thequotavolumelaiddownhadbeenincreased
to4700tonnes;
Whereasfor1987thedutiestobeappliedwithinthelimits
ofthetariffquotaareequalto75%ofthedutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereas,however,whenthe
productsinquestionareimportedintothatpartofSpain
whichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Communitytheyshallqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereas,whentheproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablemustbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheprovisionsreferredtointheActof
Accession;whereas,tobenefitfromthetariffquota,the
productsinquestionmustcomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No4048/86(3)asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No914/87(4)theCouncilhas
openedfortheperiod1Januaryto31May1987the
annualtariffquotaprovidedforintheabovementioned
Protocol2;whereasthetariffquotainquestionshould
thereforebeopenedforthewholeof1987,whiletaking
intoaccountontheonehandtheamendmenttothequota
volumelaiddown,andontheotherhandthenecessityto
provideforthedeductionofquantitiesimportedduringthe
firstfivemonthsof1987underRegulation (EEC)No
4048/86fromthequotavolumeopenedbythis
Regulation;MemberStates 1983 1984 1985
Benelux 8,610,73,2
Denmark 0,30,10,1
Germany 4,24,54,9
Greece — — —
Spain 78,577,286,6
France 0,40,40,6
Ireland — — —
Italy 0,71,70,7
Portugal— —3,9
UnitedKingdom 7,35,4
Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,andofmarketforecasts
fortheproductsinquestion,theinitialquotasharesmayin
afirstphasebefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Benelux 6,50
Denmark 0,08
Germany 2,34
Greece 0,08
Spain 84,53
France 0,27
Ireland 0,08
Italy 1,06
Portugal 0,08
UnitedKingdom 4,98
(])OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.
(2)OJNoL133,22.5.1987,p.25.
(3)OJNoL377,31.12.19-86,p.24. Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the (4)OJNoL89,1.4.1987,p.4.

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MemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereserve,topreventa
partofanyCommunityquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofthoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotashouldunderpresent
circumstances befixedatabout80%ofthequota;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
anadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Until31December1987thecustomsdutiesapplicable
ontheimportintotheCommunityforthefollowing
products,originatingintheCanaryIslands,shallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaof4700tonnesasfollows:Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofaninitialshareremainsunusedina
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionNIMEXE­
CodeRateofduty
09.0430 06.01
06.01-19 6%
06.02
06.02-19 6%
06.02-61
06.02-659,7%
9,7%Bulbs,tubers,tuberousrootscormsandrhizomes,dormant,ingrowthorin
flower:
exA.Dormant :
—Otherthanhyacinths,narcissi,tulipsandgladioli
Otherliveplants,includingtrees,shrubs,bushes,roots,cuttingsandslips:
A.Unrootedcuttingsandslips:
II.Other
exD.Other:
—Roses(allthespeciesRosa),neitherbuddednorgrafted:
—Withstockofadiameterof10mmorless
—Other
—Otherthanmycelium(spawnofmushroomsandotheredible
fungi),rhododendrons ,azaleas,vegetableandstrawberryplants:
—Outdoorplants:
—Trees,shrubsandbushesotherthanfruittreesandbushes
andforesttrees:
—Rootedcuttingsandgrowingplants
—Other
—Other:
—Perennialplants
—Other
—Indoorplants:
—Rootedcuttingsandgrowingplants,excludingcacti
—Otherthanfloweringplantswithbudsofflowers,
excludingcacti06.02-81
06.02-83
06.02-92
06.02-93
06.02-94
06.02-999,7%
9,7%
9,7%
9,7%
9,7%
9,7%

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hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedbythe
amountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.Theproductsqualify,however,withinthelimitsofthis
tariffquotaforexemptionfromcustomsdutieswhenthey
areimportedintothatpartofSpainwhichisincludedin
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotathePortuguese
Republicappliescustomsdutiescalculatedaccordingtothe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccessionandthe
Regulationsrelatingthereto.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotaunless,
whentheyarepresentedtotheauthoritiesresponsiblefor
theimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'Canary
Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectly
legibleform.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
sameconditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthese
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto3756tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December
1987,shallbeasfollows:
Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1987.(tonnes)
Benelux 244
Denmark 3
Germany 88
Greece 3
Spain 3175
France 10
Ireland 3
Italy 40
Portugal 3
UnitedKingdom 187Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhich,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%
oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantitiesoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondinstalmentof944tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
3.Thequantitieschargedagainstthesharesallocatedto
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No4048/86ordrawnbythoseStates
fromtheCommunityreserveconstitutedunderArticle2(3)
ofthisRegulationshallbedeductedfromthesharesand
fromthereserveprovidedforinthisArticle.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,

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4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedpursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatewhichmakessuchlastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurecompliancewiththis
Regulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER