10.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1230/77
of9June1977
concerningtheallocationofaCommunityquotaofwineoffreshgrapes,
intendedtobefortifiedfordistillation ,originatinginAlgeria(1977/78)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereas,provisionshouldconsequently bemadefor
allocatingthetotalquotaintoshareswhichtake
accountofthecapacityofthemarketsoftheMember
Statestoabsorbthesaidwines;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountintheseconditions
oftheuncertaintyintrendsinimportsintothe
MemberStatesoftheproductconcerned,thequota
shouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ;thefirsttobe
allocatedamongalltheMemberStatesandthesecond
toformareserveintendedtocoveranysubsequent
requirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialshares;
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeachMember
Statewheneachofitsadditionalshareshasbeen
almostusedup,andsoonasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;Havingregardtothe.TreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1516/76of24June1976onimportsofwineoffresh
grapes,intendedtobefortifiedfordistillation,origi­
natinginAlgeria('),andinparticularArticle3(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1516/76laysdown
that,pursuanttotheCooperationAgreementandthe
InterimAgreement(2)signedon26April1976bythe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople's
DemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,winesoffreshgrapes,
intendedforfortifying,fallingwithinsubheadings
22.05CIexb)andCIIexb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginAlgeria,maybe
importedintotheCommunitywithatariffconcession
consistingofan80%reductioninthecustomsduties
andwithinthelimitsofaCommunityquotasubject
toobservanceofaspecialprice;whereastheannual
quotais500000hectolitresperyearforfouryears
fromtheentryintoforceoftheInterimAgreement ;
whereasthesecondannualCommunityquotashould
beallocatedfortheperiodbetween1July1977to30
June1978;
Whereas,inordertofollowascloselyaspossiblethe
actualdevelopment ofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationmustbeeffectedinpropor­
tiontoMemberStates'requirements ,calculatedon
thebasisofthestatisticsonimportsofthesaid
productsfromAlgeriaduringarepresentative period
andalsoonthebasisoftheeconomicprospectsfor
thetariffperiodunderconsideration ;
Whereas,however,inthiscase,therearenoCommu­
nityornationalstatisticsforthewinesinquestion;Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnittothereservesoastopreventapart
ofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnionanymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,(■)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.29.
(*)OJNoL141,28.5.1976,p.2.

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Article2 HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
The500000hectolitresquotaopenedforwineof
freshgrapesintendedforfortifying,originatingin
Algeria,undertheconditionslaiddownbyRegulation
(EEC)No1516/76,shallbeallocatedasfollows
amongtheMemberStatesfortheperiodfrom1July
1977to30June1978:1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberStatesinitial
shareasfixedinArticle 1isusedforfortifyingaspart
ofitsinitialshare,thatMemberStateshallforthwith
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare
whichmayamounttothetotalquantitiesactually
usedforfortifying,totheextentthatthereserveso.
permits.
2.Othersharesmaybedrawninaccordancewith
thesameconditionsuntilthereserveisusedup.
3.MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1April1978,theunusedshareoftheir
quota.Thereserveshallbeusedinaccordancewith
paragraph2.(inhectolitres)
Benelux 30000
Denmark 1250
Germany 115000
France 100000
Ireland 1250
Italy 100000
.UnitedKingdom 7500Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Theremaining145000hectolitresshallconstitutethe
reserve .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9June1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN