NoL327/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.12.85
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3390/85
of18November1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforliqueur
winesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
Cyprus(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereas,intheabsenceofaProtocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted application
oftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromCyprusoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodconcerned;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement
establishing anAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandCyprus(!)cametoanendon
31December1980;whereastoavoidinterruptionofits
traderelationswiththatcountry,theCommunityhasmade
applicablefor1984theprovisionsoftheabovementioned
ProtocolinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3700/83of
22December1983layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradewithCyprus(2);
Whereas,pendingthedefinitionofarrangementsapplicable
beyond31December1984,itisnecessarytoextend
provisionally for1986thearrangements whichthe
CommunityappliescurrentlytotradewithCyprusonthe
basisoftheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol;
Whereastheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol
providesfortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof250000hectolitresofliqueurwines,falling
withinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustoms
TariffandoriginatinginCyprus,atratesofcustomsduty
equalto30%oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas
thisCommunitytariffquotashouldbeopenedforthe
period1Januaryto31December1986;
WhereasentryundertheaboveCommunitytariffquota
mustbeconditionalonthewinesbeingdescribedas
'liqueurwines'intheV.1.1documentprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No2115/76(3);
Whereasthewinesinquestionaresubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice;whereas,inorder
thatsuchwinesmaybenefitfromthistariffquota,
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2342/84(s),mustbe
compliedwith;Whereas,however,neitherCommunitynornational
statisticsshowingthebreakdownfortheproductsin
questionareavailableandnoreliableestimatesoffuture
importscanbemade;whereas,inthesecircumstances ,the
quotashouldbeallocatedininitialsharesonthebasisof
thelikelydemandfortheseproductsonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotashould,underpresent
circumstances ,befixedat85%ofquotavolume;
(')OJNoL172,28.6.1978,p.2.
(2)OJNoL369,30.12.1983,p.1.
(3)OJNoL237,28.8.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.
(5)OJNoL217,14.8.1984,p.6.WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould

2.Theadmissionofthesewinesunderthetariffquota
shallbeconditionalontheirbeingdescribedintheV.l.l
documentprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No2115/76
as'liqueurwines'.
3.Thewinesinquestionshallbesubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice.Inorderthatsuch
winesshallbenefitfromthistariffquotaArticle18of
Regulation (EEC)No337/79mustbecompliedwith.Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto212060hectolitres,
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1986shallbeasfollows:6.12.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL327/19
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachof
itsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatethereof;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986,Common
CustomsTariffduties,onimportintotheCommunityof
Ten,inrespectofthefollowingproductsoriginatingin
Cyprusshallbesuspendedatthelevelsshownbelowwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof250000
hectolitres :Whereas,itatagivendateinthequotaperiodasubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itis
essentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereserve,topreventapartofany
CommunityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty
22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol:
C.Other:
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding13%volbut
notexceeding15%vol,incontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
of15%vol
exb)Morethantwolitres:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
of15%vol
III.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding15%volbut
notexceeding18%vol,incontainersh61ding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
—Liqueurwines
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
—Liqueurwines
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding18%volbut
notexceeding22%vol,incontainersholding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
—Liqueurwines
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
—Liqueurwines5.0ECUperhi
3,9ECUperhi
6.1ECUperhi
5,0ECUperhi
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(hectolitres)aregroupdsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan1October1986,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1986
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
quantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Benelux 2000
Denmark 2000
Germany 4000
Greece 20
France 20
Ireland 2000
Italy 20
UnitedKingdom 202000
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto37940
hectolitres,shallconstitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedpursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallindicatetheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatewhichmakessuchlastdrawing.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,
hasbeenusedup,thentotheextentpermittedbythe
amountofthereservethatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto
15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedbytheamount
ofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsunitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasJ^een
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph .Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3.
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
productsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forfreecirculation .
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986. Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1986,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.TheymayreturnalargerquantityifthereArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH