NoL140/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.5.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1491/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus),onionsandsweetpeppers,fallingwithinheadingNo
ex07.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,territoryoftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession;whereas,
toqualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsinquestion
havetocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabelling
conditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2annexed
totheActofAccession,beans,onionsandsweetpeppers
fallingwithinheadingNoex07.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
qualifyonimportintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Communityforreduceddutieswithinthelimitsofannual
Communitytariffquotaamountingto:
—1219tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)of
subheading07.01FIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,
—5348tonnesforonionsofsubheadingex07.01H
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
—16605tonnesforsweetpeppersofsubheading07.01S
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No4046/86(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No914/87(4),theCouncil
hasopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31May1987the
annualtariffquotasasprovidedforintheabovementioned
ProtocolNo2;whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshould
beopenedforthewholeof1987,whiletakingintoaccount
ontheonehandtheamendmenttothequotavolumeslaid
downforbeansandonions,andontheotherhandthe
necessitytoprovideforthedeductionofquantities
importedduringthefirstfivemonthsof1987under
Regulation (EEC)No4046/86fromthequotavolumes
openedbythisRegulation;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;WhereasunderArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1391/87of18May1987concerningcertain
adjustmentstothearrangementsappliedtotheCanary
Islands(2),thequotavolumeslaiddownforbeansand
onionshavebeenincreased(respectively )to1300and
8000tonnes;
Whereaswherethesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity,theyqualifyforexemptionofcustoms
duties;whereas,wherethesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftheprovisionsbelongingtotheActof
Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustomsWhereas,duringthelastthreeyearstorwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:
(>)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.
(2)OJNoL133,22.5.1987,p.5.(3)OJNoL377,31.12.1986,p.8.
(4)OJNoL89,1.4.1987,p.4.

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(intonnes)
—07.01FII—
beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)—07.01H—
onions—07.01S
sweetpeppers MemberStates
1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece418
14338
18720
2
6231
241000
61
5667781
34
4438716
6
42613054
1086
5758
Spainaverageof
723627averageof
448814026averageof
279151
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom 116309458 13345
10678
1
613730
685146
7284
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereonlyimportedregularlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen
importstakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofoneofthesharesremainsunusedin
oneoranotherMemberState,itisessentialthatthat
MemberStateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
corresponding reservetopreventapartofoneoranother
tariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers; Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotasshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministrationArticle1
1.Until31December1987,thecustomsdutiesapplicable
ontheimportintotheCommunityforthefollowing
productsshallbesuspendedatthelevelsandwithinthe
limitsoftariffquotasasfollows:

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Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuotavolumes
(tonnes)Quotaduties
09.0424 07.01F11Beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus),originatingin
theCanaryIslands 1300—From1April
to30June:
10,6%subject
toaminimum
of1,6ECU
per100kgnet
—From1Julyto
30September :
13,9%subject
toaminimumof
1,6ECUper
100kgnet
—From1October
to31December :
10,6%subject
toaminimumof
1,6ECUper
100kgnet
09:0426 ex07.01HOnions,originatingintheCanaryIslands 8000 9,8%
09.0428 07.01SSweetpeppers,originatingintheCanary
Islands 16605 5,1%
2.(a)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsduties.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
(b)WithinthelimitsofthesequotasthePortuguese
Republicshallapplycustomsdutiescalculated
accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeshared
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallamounttothequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)fallingwithin
subheading07.01FII:
Benelux 260tonnes,
Germany 15tonnes,
Spain 661tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 120tonnes;
(b)onionsfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01H:
Benelux 370tonnes,
Germany 200tonnes,
Spain 6247tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 115tonnes;
(c)sweetpeppersfallingwithinsubheading07.01S:
Benelux 6920tonnes,
Denmark 50tonnes,
Germany 600tonnes,
Spain 240tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 5470tonnes.3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotas
unless,whentheyarepresentedtotheauthorities
responsiblefortheimportformalitiesforthe
purposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Theprovisionsofthethirdandfourth
subparagraphs ofArticle9ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72of18May1972onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinfruitand
vegetables(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1351/86(2),shallnotapplytoproducts
coveredbythisRegulation .
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota:
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.—244tonnesforbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)falling
withinsubheading07.01FII,

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Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31March1987.—1068tonnesforonionsfallingwithinsubheading
ex07.01H,and
—3325tonnesforsweetpeppersfallingwithin
subheading07.01S
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareason15September1987isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.4.Thequantitieschargedagainstthesharesallocatedto
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle2(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No4046/86ordrawnbythose
StatesfromtheCommunityreservesconstitutedunder
Article2(3)ofthisRegulationshallbedeductedfromthe
sharesandreservesprovidedforinthisArticle.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1987,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.5.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhere
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .

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4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedagainstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER