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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1437/78
of26June1978
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
freshtablegrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex08.04AIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Wherasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallim­
portsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMemberStates
untilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,havingre­
gardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneedsof
theMemberStates,assessedbyreferencetoboththe
statisticsofeachState'simportsofthesaidproducts
fromCyprusoverarepresentative periodandthe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,however,neitherCommunitynornational
statisticsshowingthebreakdownfortheproductsin
questionareavailableandnoreliableestimatesoffu­
tureimportscanbemade;whereas,inthesecircum­
stances,thequotavolumesshouldbeallocatedininitial
shares,takingintoaccountdemandfortheseproducts
onthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
WhereasaProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsre­
latingtotradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Cypruswassignedon11May1978;whereasthisPro­
tocolistoenterintoforceon1July1978;whereas
Article2ofthisProtocolprovidesfortheopeningofa
Communitytariffquotaof7500tonnesoffreshtable
grapesfallingwithinsubheadingsex08.04Ala)andb)
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,
atratesofcustomsdutyequalto40%ofthecustoms
dutyintheCommonCustomsTariff,fortheperiod8
Juneto10August1978;whereastheproratatemporis
clauseisapplicable;whereas,however,aspartofthe
tariffmeasurestakenautonomously bytheCommunity
andanticipatingtheprovisionsofthisProtocol,the
Community,byRegulation (EEC)No781/78(2),has
openedatariffquotaof500tonnesinsteadof2500
tonnes,thatis,avolumewhichwouldbetheresultof
applicationoftheproratatemporisclause;whereas,in
thesecircumstances ,aCommunitytariffquotaof7000
tonnesshouldbeopenedfortheperiod1Julyto10
August1978;
Whereastheseproductsare,forthegreaterpart,im­
portedintotheCommunityduringthebeginningofthe
latterhalfoftheyearduetoparticularreasonsinherent
intheirmethodofproductionanddistribution ;
whereas,consequently ,thequotaopenedbyRegulation
(EEC)No781/78fortheperiod8to30June1978has
notbeenentirelyusedup;whereasitisnecessaryto
providefortheremainderleftoverfromthisperiodto
betakenintoconsiderationtobeusedduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthisRegulation;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareservein­
tendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedetermined
atalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe
approximately 93%ofthequotaamount;
WherastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybe
usedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethis
factintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,itis
importantthatanyMemberStatehavingusedup
almostthewholeofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits(*)Opiniondeliveredon16June1978(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
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additionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andre­
peatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailableforuse
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmustin
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountisusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerningthead­
ministrationofsharesallocatedtothateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Julyto10August1978theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesfortheproductslistedbelow,originating
inCyprus,shallbepartiallysuspendedatthelevels
shownbelow,withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariff
quotaof7000tonnes: i
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate
ofduty
08.04Grapes,freshordried:
A.fresh:
I.Tablegrapes:
exa)From1Novemberto14July:
—From1Julyto14July 7-2%
exb)From15Julyto31October:
—From15Julyto10August 8-8%
Article2 ofthesharesdrawnfromthereserveconstituted,pur­
suanttotheabovementioned Regulation,existingon30
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1June1978.
shallbedividedintotwotranches.
2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto6504tonnes,shall
besharedamongtheMemberStates;theproportions
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
10August1978,shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,wherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom200tonnes
200tonnes
200tonnes
2tonnes
200tonnes
2tonnes
5700tonnes
3.Thesecondtranche,amountingto496tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve,towhichanyremaindersofthe
constitutedreserveandthesharesdrawntherefromby
theMemberStates,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
781/78,existingon30June1978,shallbeadded.
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallnotifytheCom­
mission,notlaterthan15July1978,ofanyremainders2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
mannerspecifiedinparagraph1,todrawathirdshare
equalto7-5%oftisinitialshare,roundeduptothe
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TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethat,whenadditionalsharesaredrawnpur­
suanttoArticle3,itispossibleforchargestobemade
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph-3.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
sameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,2
and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereis
reasontobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommission ofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil10August1978.
Article5
MemberStatesshg.llreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1August1978,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on25July1978,isinexcessof20%oftheini­
tialamount.Theymayreturnalargerportionifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbe
usedinfull.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan1August1978,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthepro­
ductsconcernedeffectedupto25July1978inclusive,
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand,where
appropriate,theproportionofitsinitialsharethatis
beingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextentto
whichthereservehasbeenusedassoonatitreceives
thenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5August1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserveafter
thereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN