27.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL170/1
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REGULATION (EEC)No1679/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18June1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forportwinesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginPortugal
Julyto31December1973andthereductionin
dutesislimitedto20%;whereasthisreduction
applies,inthecaseoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,totheCommonCustomsTariffduties
and,inthecaseofthenewMemberStates,tosuch
dutiesastheseStatesapplyatanygivenmomentto
importsfromthirdcountries;whereasthesewines
willremainsubjecttotheprovisionsgoverningthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArti­
cles43and113threof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament;
WhereasArticle4ofProtocolNo8totheAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthePortugueseRepublic(*)providesthat
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityof
certainwinesoriginatinginPortugal,shallbere­
duced:
—by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsNosex
22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,uptoatotalannual
tariffquotaof20000hi;and
—by50°/ointhecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsNosex
22.05CIIIa)2aa)andex22.05CIVa)2aa)
oftheCommonCustomsTariffuptoatotal
annualtariffquotaof285000hi;
Whereas,however,underArticle6ofProtocolNo8
andArticle59oftheActconcerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTrea­
ties(2),thefirstquotaperiodistorunonlyfrom1Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted
accesstotheabovementioned quotasanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftherateslaiddownforthese
quotastoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedinto
allMemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeenused
up;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthe
quotascanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommu­
nitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccuratelythe
actualdevelopmentofthemarketintheproducts
concerned,suchallocationshouldbeinproportion
totheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedbyrefer­
encebothtothestatisticsofeachState'simports
fromPortugaloverarepresentative periodandto
theeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodcon­
cerned;
WhereasavailableCommunity statisticsgiveno
informationonthesituationofportwinesonthe
markets;whereas,however,Portuguesestatistics
forexportsoftheseproductstotheCommunity
duringthepastfewyearscanbeconsideredto
reflectapproximately thesituationofCommunity
imports;whereasonthisbasisthecorresponding
importsbyeachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftheimportsintotheHOJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.165.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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CommunityfromPortugaloftheproductscon­
cerned:
inhectolitresPortwinesinreceptacles
containing
Twolitres
orlessMorethan
twolitres
Germany 18-6 9-6
Benelux 11-6 16-2
France 3'6-5 48-0
Italy 27-4 0-1
Ireland 0-2 1-8
UnitedKingdom 5-7 24-3196919701971
PortWines:
—inreceptaclescontainingtwo
litresorless
—Germany 19-619-416-3
—Benelux 9-910-212-8
—France 39-835-133-8
—Italy 23-627-427-5
—Denmark 3-12-42-2
—Ireland 0-00-30-2
—UnitedKingdom 3-64-97-2
—inreceptaclescontainingmore
thantwolitres
—Germany 8-49-29-4
—Benelux 15-814-815-3
—France 45-945-244-8
—Italy 0-00-00-0
—Denmark 5-76-25-5
—Ireland 1-91-71-6
—UnitedKingdom 22-3 .22-923-4Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimport
trendsfortheproductsconcernedinthedifferent
MemberStates,eachofthequotaamountsshould
bedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalment
beingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthe
secondformingareserveintendedultimatelyto
covertherequirementsoftheMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,in
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimpor­
tersineachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentof
theCommunityquotasshouldbedeterminedata
levelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe
90%ofeachofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereeas,
inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid
anybreakincontinuity,anyMemberStatehaving
usedupalmostthewholeofanyoneofitsinitial
quotasharesshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismust
bedonebyeachMemberStatewheneachofits
additionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotasharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,beable
toobservetheextenttowhichthequotaamounts
areusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartofoneorotherofthe
Communityquotasremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyWhereasimportsfromPortugalofwinesofthecate­
goriesspecifiedatpresentenjoyexemptionfrom
customsdutiesinDenmark;whereastheapplica­
tionofArticle6oftheabovementioned Protocol
No8involvesazeroduty;whereas,therefore,
thereisnoreasoninthiscasetomakeprovisionfor
theparticipation byDenmarkintheallocationof
theCommunitytariffquotasinquestion;whereas
itisneverthelessnecessarytomakeprovisionfor
thepossibilityofDenmark,inthecourseofthe
quotaperiod,effectinganacceleratedalignment
withtheCommonCustomsTariffunderArticle59
(4)oftheActofAccession;whereasthepossibility
forthisMemberStatetodrawasharefromthe
reserveifnecessaryenablesthispossibledevelop­
menttobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthe
followingpercentages :

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5,shallbevaliduntil31December1973shall
consistofthefollowingamounts:ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofsharesgrantedto
theabovementioned EconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyanyofitsmembers;inhectolitres
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Portwinesundersubheadings
ex22.05CIIIa)1
and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIIIa)2aa)
and
ex22.05CIVa)2aa)
Germany 3350 24580
Benelux 2090 41470
France 6570 122880
Italy 4930 250
Ireland 40 4610
United
Kingdom 1020 62210
Total 18000 2560001.Fortheperiodfrom1July1973to31
December1973,Communitytariffquotasshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
forproductsoriginatinginPortugal,andwithinthe
limitslistedbelow:
CCTheadingNo Description Quotavolume
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIa)2aa)
ex22.05CIVa)2aa)jPortwines
jPortwines20000hi
285000hi3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,2000
hectolitresand29000hectolitresrespectively,shall
constitutethereserve.
4.IfDenmarkeffectsanacceleratedalignment
withtheCommonCustomsTariffasregardswines
ofthecategoriesspecifiedinArticle1,itmay,if
necessary,drawanappropriatesharefromthe
reserve,totheextentthattheamountsstillavailable
inthisreservesoallow.Denmarkshalltakethe
necessarystepstoinformimportersofthispossi­
bility.2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbe
suspendedattherateslistedbelow:
Article3CCTheadingNo Rateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)1 10-8u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVa)1 11-6u.a./hl
ex22.05CIIIa)2aa) 8-8u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVa)2aa) 9-6u.a./hl
3.Thecustomsdutiestobeappliedtothese
winesbyIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallbe
suchdutiesasthoseStatesapplyatanygiven
momenttoimportsfromthirdcountries,less20%>.
4.Thesetariffquotasshallbeallocatedand
administeredasprovidedhereunder .1.If90%>ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesof
aMemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)or
90°/oormoreofthatsharelesstheamountreturned
intothereserve,wheretheprovisonsofArticle5
havebeen'applied,hasbeenexhausted,that
MemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynotify­
ingtheCommission ,todrawasecondshare
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothe
nextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshave
beenexhausted,90°/oormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceedinthemannerspecified
inparagraph1todrawathirdshareequalto7-5°/o
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunit
whereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamountin
thereserveallows.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeen
exhausted,90°/oormoreofthethirdsharedrawnArticle2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Thefirstinstalmentshallbesharedamongthe
MemberStates;theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle

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reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.byaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMember
Stateshallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinpara­
graph1,todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisany
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article7
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1973.
Article51.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossiblefor
chargestobemade,withoutinterruption ,against
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariff
quotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallguaranteetoimpor­
tersoftheproductsconcernedestablishedintheir
territoryfreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStates'shares
havebeenusedupshallberecordedonthebasisof
theimportsoriginatinginPortugalandpresented
forcustomsclearanceundercoverofdeclarations
thattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsump­
tion.If,by15November1973,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshares,itshall,notlaterthan30
November1973,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthosesharesinexcessof20°/oofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityif
therearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantity
mightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan30
November1973,notifytheCommission ofthe
totalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedup
to15November1973inclusive,andchargedagainst
theCommunityquotasand,whereappropriate,the
proportionoftheirinitialsharesthatisbeing
returnedtoeachreserve.Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproducts
concernedactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article6Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethattheprovisions
ofthisRegulationareobserved.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArti­
cles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5December
1973,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,18June1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS