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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
driedgrapesfallingwithinsubheadingNo08.04BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginCyprus(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsfrom
Cyprusoverarepresentative referenceperiodandalsoto
theeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importintotheCommunityfromCyprusoftheproductsin
question:
MemberState 1982 1983 1984
Benelux 102865
Denmark 1 1 —
Germany 15 —19
Greece — — —
France 11 7 —
Ireland — — —
Italy— — —
UnitedKingdom 636416HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandCyprus(*)cametoanendon
31December1980;
Whereastoavoidinterruptionofitstraderelationswith
thatcountry,theCommunityhasmadeapplicablefor1984
theprovisionsoftheabovementioned ProtocolinCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3700/83of22December1983
layingdownthearrangements applicabletotradewith
Cyprus(2);
Whereas,pendingthedefinitionofarrangementsapplicable
beyond31December1984,itisnecessarytoextend
provisionally for1986thearrangements whichthe
CommunityappliescurrentlytotradewithCyprusonthe
basisoftheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol;
Whereastheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol
providesfortheopeningofanannualduty-free
Communitytariffquotaof500tonnesofcertaindried
grapesfallingwithinsubheading08.04BIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginCyprus;whereasthis
Communitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfortheperiod
1Januaryto31December1986;
Whereas,intheabsenceofaProtocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted application
oftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotaWhereas,inviewofthesefactorsofmarketforecastsfor
theproductsinquestionandinparticularoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquotashares
maybefixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom28,0
1,3
2,5
0,5
3,7
1,3
0,7
52,0
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotaamountshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedupHOJNoL172,28.6.1978,p.2.
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Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom153
5
10
2
15
5
3
207
3.Thesecondinstalmentof100tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquota
shouldunderthecircumstances befixedat80%ofthe
quotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmay.beusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2)or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedbytheamount
ofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitalshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
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3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article1
From1Januaryto31December1986theCommon
CustomsTariffduty,onimportintotheCommunityof
Ten,fordriedgrapes,inimmediatecontainersofanet
capacityof15kilogramsorless,fallingwithinsubheading
08.04BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating
inCyprusshallbetotallysuspendedwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaof500tonnes.Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentamountingto400tonnesshallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1986shallbeasfollows:Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
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aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation . Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMember
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article7
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH