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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4013/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
tobaccosfallingwithinsubheadingex24.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
Yugoslavia (1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsforimportsfromYugoslaviaovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereas,inthiscase,however,neitherCommunitynor
nationalstatisticsareavailableandnoreliableestimatesof
futureimportscanbemade;whereasinthese
circumstances thequotavolumesshouldbeallocatedin
initialshares,takingintoaccountdemandforthese
productsonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;
WhereasArticle23oftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia (J)providesthattobaccoof
the'Prilep'type,fallingwithinsubheadingex24.01Bof
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslaviaandspecifiedinanAgreementintheform
ofanexchangeoflettersof11July1980shallbeimported
intotheCommunityatarateofcustomsdutyof7%with
aminimumamountof13ECUper100kilogramsanda
maximumof45ECUper100kilogramswithinthelimits
ofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof1500tonnes;
whereasthetobaccomustbeaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforiginandauthenticity;whereasthetariffquotain
questionshouldbeopenedfor1987;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotaamountshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquota
shouldunderthecircumstances befixedat74%ofthe
quotavolume;
Whereas,sinceaProtocolasprovidedforinArticles179
and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugaldoes
notexist,theCommunitymusttakethemeasuresreferred
toinArticles180and367ofthatAct;whereasthetariff
measureconcernedwill,therefore,applytothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;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
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetopreventapartof (')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.2.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members.Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987,theCommon
TariffCustomsdutyintheCommunity,asconstitutedon
31December1985,onthefollowingproducts,shallbe
suspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:
OrderNoCCTheading
NoDescriptionAmount
oftariff
(tonnes)Tariff
quotaduty
09.1505 ex24.01B Tobaccoofthe'Prilep'typeoriginatinginandcomingfrom
Yugoslavia1500 7advalorem
witha
minimum
amountof
13ECU
per100
kilograms
andamaximum
of45ECUper
100kilograms
2.Suchgoods,whenimported,shallbeaccompaniedbya
certificateofauthenticityissuedbythecompetentYugoslav
authority,conformingwiththemodelannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto1090tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Benelux 5
Denmark 5
Germany 590
Greece 5
France 5
Ireland 5
Italy 470
UnitedKingdom 5
2.Thesecondinstalmentamountingto410tonnesshall
constitutethereserve. Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallArticle5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial

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shareas,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMember
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthebalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE


ANEXO—BILAG—ANHANG—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ —ANNEX—ANNEXE—ALLEGATO —BIJLAGE—ANEXO
1Exporter(name,fulladdress,country)
Exportateur (nom,adressecomplète,pays)2No ORIGINAL
3Quotayear
Annéecontingentaire4Countryofdestination
Paysdedestination
6Issuingauthority
Organismeémetteur 5Consignee(name,fulladdress ,country)
Destinataire (nom,adressecomplète,pays)
7
8Placeanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement —MoyendetransportCERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
CERTIFICAT D'AUTHENTICITÉ
Tobacco—Tabac
'Prllep'
(CCTsubheadingex24.01B)
(Sous-position duTDC:ex24.01B)
9Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages
Marquesetnuméros—Nombreetnaturedescolis10Netweight
(kg)
Poidsnet
(kg)
11Netweight(kg)(inwords)
Poidsnet(kg)(enlettres)
12CERTIFICATE BYTHEISSUINGAUTHORITY—VISADEL'ORGANISME ÉMETTEUR
Iherebycertifythatthetobaccodescribedinthiscertificateis'Prilep'tobaccowithinthemeaningoftheAgreement .
Jecertifiequeletabacdécritdanscecertificatestletabac-Prilep-ausensdel'accord.
Place
LieuDate
Date
(Stampandsignature)
(Cachetetsignature)