29.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL82/3
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No592/78
of20March1978
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforcertainwineshavingaregistereddesignationoforigin,fallingwithin
subheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMorocco
(1978/79)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Morocco(2)signedon27April1976stipulatesin
Article14thatcertainwineshavingaregistereddesig­
nationoforigin,fallingwithinsubheadingex22.05C
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
Morocco,shallbeimportedintotheCommunityfree
ofcustomsdutieswithinthelimitsofanannual
Community tariffquotaof50000hectolitres ;
whereasthesewinesmustbeputupincontainers
holdingtwolitresorless;whereas,however,the
Communityhasdeclareditselfwillingtoapplythe
abovementioned provisionsfortheperiod1978/79
andforavolumenotexceeding10000hectolitresto
wineexportedinbulk;whereaswinesinbulkmust
beputupinaccordancewithspecificrequirements ;
Whereastheimportpriceforthewinesmustatany
givenmomentbenotlessthantheCommunityrefer­
encepricesforthem;whereasthesewinesmustbe
accompanied byacertificateofdesignationoforigin
inaccordancewiththemodelgiveninAnnexDto
theAgreementinquestion;
Whereas,onthebasisofanAgreementintheformof
anexchangeoflettersprovidedforinArticle14of
theInterimAgreementandsignedon12March
1977(3),thetariffreductionshallapplyfrom1April
1977;whereastheCommunitytariffquotainques­
tionshouldthereforebeopenedforasecondperiod
from1April1978to31March1979;whereasthe
saidAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
providesthatthewinesinbulkmaybetransported
onlyincontainersofacapacitynotexceeding25
hectolitres ;whereas,however,temporarilyandforatransitionalperiodthesewinesmustbeabletobe
transportedincontainersofacapacitynotexceeding
200hectolitres ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2506/75of29
September1975layingdownspecialrulesforthe
importationofproductsinthewine-growing sector
originatingincertainthirdcountries(4)introducedthe
ideaofafree-at-frontier referenceprice,beingthe
referencepricelesscustomsdutiesactuallylevied;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
anduninterrupted accessforallCommunityimporters
totheabovementioned quotas,anduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintothe
MemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirements oftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsrelatingto
importsofthesaidproductsfromMoroccoovera
representative referenceperiodandtheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownforeach
ofthetypesofwinesinquestionareavailableandno
reliableestimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesewinesonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStates;
Whereas,totakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,
eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments ,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserve
intendedtocoveratalaterdatetherequirements of
MemberStateswhohaveuseduptheirinitialshare;
whereas,inordertoguaranteesomedegreeofsecurity
toimportersineachMemberState,thefirstinstal­(')OJNoC63,13.3.1978,p.43.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1976,p.98.
(3)OJNoL65,11.3.1977,p.2. (4)OJNoL256,2.10.1975,p.2.

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initialsharesleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftotherelevant
reserve,topreventapartofoneorotherofthe
CommunityquotasremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,mentoftheCommunityquotasshouldbefixedata
levelwhichcould,inthepresentcircumstances ,be
50%ofeachofthequotavolumes;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
notbeusedupatthesamerate;whereas,inorderto
takethisintoaccountandtoavoiddisruption,any
MemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostallofoneof
itsinitialsharesshoulddrawasupplementary share
fromtherelevantreserve;whereasthisshouldbe
donebyeachMemberStateeachtimeoneofits
supplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andsoonas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesshouldbevaliduntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadminis­
trationrequiresclosecollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andtheCommis­
sionmustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentto
whichthequotavolumeshavebeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
MemberStatehasaconsiderablequantityofoneofitsHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1April1978to31March1979,
Communitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforthe
followingproductsoriginatinginMoroccowithinthe
limitssetoutbelow:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedby
theadditionofalcohol :
C.Other:
—Winesentitledtooneofthefollowingdesignationsof
origin:
BERKANE ,SAIS,BENIM'TIR,GUERROUANE ,
ZEMMOUR ,ZENNATA ,
ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding15°:
—incontainersholdingtwolitresorless
—incontainersholdingmorethantwolitres40000hi
10000hi
2.WithinthesetariffquotastheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesapplicabletothesewinesshallbetotally
suspended .
3.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthese
tariffquotasonconditionthatthepricesonimport
intotheCommunityarenotatanytimelessthanthe
free-at-frontier referencepricesreferredtoinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2506/75andsubsequenttextswhich
applytosuchprices.
4.Wineincontainersholdingmorethantwolitres
mustbeputupinaccordancewiththefollowing
requirements :
(a)thecontainersmustbesuitablefortransporting
wineandbeusedsolelyforthatpurpose;(b)thecontainersmustbecompletelyfilled;
(c)themeansofclosingthecontainersmustbesuch
thattheycannotbetamperedwithandmust
ensurethattheycannotbethesubjectofopera­
tionsduringtransportation orstorageotherthan
thosecarriedoutunderthesupervisionofthe
authorities ofeitherMoroccoortheMember
States;
(d)eachcontainermustbelabelledinsuchawayas
topermitidentification ofthequalitywineit
contains;
(e)thewineinquestionmaybetransportedonlyin
containersofacapacitynotexceeding200hecto­
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5.Eachofthesewines,whenimported,shallbe
accompaniedbyacertificateofdesignationoforigin,
issuedbytherelevantMoroccanauthority,inaccor­
dancewiththemodelannexedtothisRegulation .byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserves
areusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedin
theseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinform
theCommission oftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph .Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidupto31March
1979,shallbeasfollows:
(inhectolitres)Article4
EachadditionalsharedrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31March1979.
MemberStatesWineshavingaregistereddesignation
oforiginincontainersholding:
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom3330
2000
4000
4000
1340
2000
3330840
500
1000
1000
320
500
840
Total 20000 5000Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1February1979,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15January1979,isinexcess
of20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmightnotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1February1979,ofthetotalimportsofthe
productsconcernedeffectedundertheCommunity
quotasuptoandincluding15January1979and,
whereappropriate ,theproportionofeachoftheir
initialsharesthattheyarereturningtoeachofthe
reserves .3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,amounting
to20000and5000hectolitresrespectively ,shall
constitutethecorresponding reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState's
initialshares,asspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthat
sharelesstheportionreturnedtotherelevantreserve
whereArticle5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshall,withoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto15%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextwholenumber,insofarastheamountinthe
reserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
usedup,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
wholenumber,insofarastheamountinthereserve
allows.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnArticle6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
andshallinformeachStateoftheextenttowhichthe
reservehasbeenusedupassoonasithasbeennoti­
fied.
TheCommissionshallnotifytheMemberStates,not
laterthan5February1979,ofthestateofeachreserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatthedrawingwhich
usesupareserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable,
andtothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggre­
gatesharesintheCommunityquotas.

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Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcolla­
boratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved .2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importsoriginatinginMoroccoandenteredforhome
use.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20March1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.HEINESEN

ANNEX
-Nummer-Nummer- 1.-Eksportør-Ausführer-Exporter-Exporta 2.
teur-Esportatore-Exporteur :Number-Numéro-Numero-
Nummer00000
3.(Nameofauthorityguaranteeing thedesignation
oforigin)
4. -Modtager-Empfänger-Consignee-
Destinataire-Destinatario-Geadresseerde :
5.
CERTIFIKAT FOROPRINDELSESBETEGNELSE
BESCHEINIGUNG DERURSPRUNGSBEZEICHNUNG
CERTIFICATE OFDESIGNATION OFORIGIN
CERTIFICAT D'APPELLATION D'ORIGINE
CERTIFICATO DIDENOMINAZIONE DIORIGINE
CERTIFICAAT VANBENAMING VANOORSPRONG -Transportmiddel -Beförderungsmittel 6.
-Meansoftransport-Moyendetransport-Mezzodi
trasporto-Vervoermiddel :
7.(Designationoforigin)
8. -Losningssted-Entladungsort-Place
ofunloading-Lieudedéchargement-Luogodisbarco-
Plaatsvanlossing:
9. 10. 11.
Mærkerognumre,kollienesantalogart
ZeichenundNummern ,AnzahlundArtderPackstücke
Marksandnumbers,numberandkindofpackages
Marquesetnuméros,nombreetnaturedescolis
Marcaenumero,quantitàenaturadeicolli
Merkenennummers ,aantalensoortdercolliBruttovægt
Rohgewicht
Grossweight
Poidsbrut
Pesolordo
BrutogewichtLiter
Liter
Litres
Litres
Litri
Liter
12. -Liter(ibogstaver )-Liter(inBuchstaben )-Litres(inwords)-Litres(enlettres)-Litri(inlettere)-
Liter(voluit):
13. -Påtegningfraudstedendeorgan-Bescheinigung dererteilendenStelle-Certificateofthe
issuingauthority-visadeiorganismeémetteur-vistodellorganismoemittente-Visumvandeinstantievanafgifte:
14. -Toldstedetsattest-Sichtvermerk der
Zollstelle-Customsstamp-Visadeladouane-Vistodella
dogana-Visumvandedouane(Oversættelse senr.15-Über­
setzungsieheNr.15-seethetranslationunderNo15-
Voirtraductionaun°15-Veditraduzionealn.15-Zievoor
vertalingnr.15)

Detbekræftes,atvinen,derernævntidettecertifikat,er'fremstillet iområdetogifølgemarokkansklovgivninger
berettigettiloprindelsesbetegnelsen :» «.
Alkoholtilsatdennevineralkoholfremstilletafvin. ,
Wirbestätigen,daßderindieserBescheinigung bezeichneteWeinimBezirk gewonnenwurdeundihmnach
marokkanischem GesetzdieUrsprungsbezeichnung „ "zuerkanntwird.
DerdiesemWeinzugefügteAlkoholistausWeingewonnenerAlkohol.
Weherebycertifythatthewinedescribedinthiscertificateiswineproducedwithinthewinedistrictofandis
consideredbyMoroccanlegislationasentitledtothedesignationoforigin' '.
Thealcoholaddedtothiswineisalcoholofvinousorigin.
Nouscertifionsquelevindécritdanscecertificataétéproduitdanslazonedeetestreconnu,suivantlaloi
marocaine ,commeayantdroitàladénomination d'origine« ».
L'alcoolajoutéàcevinestdel'alcoold'originevinique.
Sicertificacheilvinodescrittonelpresentecertificatoèunvinoprodottonellazonadiedericonosciuto ,secondo
laleggemarocchinacomeaventedirittoalladenominazione diorigine« ».
L'alcoleaggiuntoaquestovinoèalcoledioriginevinica.
Wijverklarendatdeinditcertificaatomschreven wijnisvervaardigd inhetwijndistrictvan endatvolgens
deMarokkaanse wetgevingdebenamingvanoorsprong „ "erkendwordt.
Deaandezewijntoegevoegde alcoholisalcohol,uitwijngewonnen .
16.(')
(«)Rubrikforbeholdteksportlandets andreangivelser .
(1)DieseNummeristweiterenAngabendesAusfuhrlandes vorbehalten
(<)Spacereservedforadditionaldetailsgivenintheexportingcountry.
(')Caseréservéepourd'autresindicationsdupaysexportateur .
0)Spazioriservatoperaltreindicazionidelpaeseesportatore .
(I)Ruimtebestemdvooranderegegevensvanhetland/anuitvoer.