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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3388/85
of18November1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
tobaccosfallingwithinsubheadingex24.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
Yugoslavia (1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,tothestatisticsforimportsfromYugoslaviaovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,Whereas,inthiscase,however,neitherCommunitynor
nationalstatisticsareavailableandnoreliableestimatesof
futureimportscanbemade;whereasinthese
circumstances thequotavolumesshouldbeallocatedin
initialshares,takingintoaccountdemandforthese
productsonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle23oftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslaviaontradeandtrade
cooperation (J)providesthattobaccoofthe'Prilep'type,
fallingwithinsubheadingex24.01BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginandcomingfrom
YugoslaviaandspecifiedinanAgreementintheformofan
exchangeoflettersof11July1980shallbeimportedinto
theCommunityatarateofcustomsdutyof7%witha
minimumamountof13ECUper100kilogramsanda
maximumof45ECUper100kilogramswithinthelimits
ofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof1500tonnes;
whereasthetobaccomustbeaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforiginandauthenticity ;whereasthetariffquotain
questionshouldbeopenedfor1986;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotaamountshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquota
shouldunderthecircumstances befixedat74Vuofthe
quotavolume;
Whereas,intheabsenceofaProtocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen:WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneach
ofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereasinordertoreflectasaccurately
aspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreferenceWhereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
(!)OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare

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unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986aCommunity
tariffquotaof1500tonnesshallbeopenedinthe
CommunityofTenfortobaccoofthe'Prilep'type,falling
withinsubheadingex24.01BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia .
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyapplicabletothisproductshallbe
suspendedatarateof7%advaloremwithaminimum
amountof13ECUper100kilogramsandamaximumof
45ECUper100kilograms.
3.Suchgoods,whenimported,shallbeaccompaniedbya
certificateofauthenticityissuedbythecompetentYugoslav
authority,conformingwiththemodelannexedtothis
Regulation .Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto1100tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1986,
shallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than1October1986,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Benelux 5
Denmark 5
Germany 600
Greece 5
France 5
Ireland 5
Italy 470
UnitedKingdom 5
2.Thesecondinstalmentamountingto400tonnesshall
constitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMember
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.

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notifytheamountofthebalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH


BILAG-ANHANG-ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ -ANNEX-ANNEXE-ALLEGATO -BIJLAGE
1Exporter(name,fulladdress,country)
Exportateur (nom,adressecomplète ,pays)2No ORIGINAL
3Quotayear
Annéecontingentaire4Countryofdestination
Paysdedestination
5Consignee(name,fulladdress,country)
Destinataire (nom,adressecomplète ,pays)6Issuingauthority
Organismeémetteur
BPlaceanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement —Moyendetransport7
CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
CERTIFICAT D'AUTHENTICITÉ
Tobacco—Tabac
'Prllep'
(CCTsubheadingex24.01B)
(Sous-position duTOC:ex24.01B)
9Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages
Marquesetnuméros—Nombreetnaturedescolis10Netweight
(kg)
Poidsnet
(kg)
11Netweight(kg)(inwords)
Poidsnet(kg)(enlettres)
12CERTIFICATE BYTHEISSUINGAUTHORITY—VISADEL'ORGANISME ÉMETTEUR
Iherebycertifythatthetobaccodescribedinthiscertificateis'PrileptobaccowithinthemeaningoftheAgreement .
Jecertifiequeletabacdécritdanscecertificatestletabac«Prilep»ausensdel'accord.
Place
LieuDate
Date
(Stampandsignature)
(Cachetetsignature)