30.5.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/23
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1494/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
freshtablegrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex08.04AIa)2oftheCommonCustoms
TariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,withcertainmarkingandlabellingconditionsdesignedto
provetheirorigin;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted application
oftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,however,sincethequotaisto
coverrequirements whichcannotbedeterminedwith
sufficientaccuracy,itseemspossibletoavoidallocatingit
amongtheMemberStates,withoutprejudicetothe
drawingagainstthequotavolumeofsuchquantitiesas
theymayneed,underconditionsandaccordingtoa
proceduretobespecified;whereasthismethodof
management requiresclosecooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandthelattermustin
particularbeabletomonitortherateatwhichthequotais
usedupandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactions concerningthe
administration ofsharesallocatedtothateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1391/87
of18May1987concerningcertainadjustmentstothe
arrangements appliedtotheCanaryIslands^),andin
particularArticles5and10thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasunderArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1391/87,freshtablegrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex
08.04AIa)2oftheCommonCustomstariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslandsshallqualifyduringthe
period1Januaryto31Marchofeachyearonimportinto
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunityforreducedduties
withinthelimitofaCommunitytariffquotaof100
tonnes;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesandarenotsubjecttocompliancewiththereference
price;whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionofSpainandPortugal;whereas,whenthesaid
productsarereleasedforfreecirculationintheremainder
ofthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,theyqualifyfor
theprogressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingto
thesametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforintheActofAccessionforthesameproducts
andimportedfromthesamecountries,providedthatthe
referencepricesarecompliedwith;whereas,toqualifyfor
thetariffquota,theproductsinquestionhavetocomplyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.(a)From1Januaryuntil31March1987thedutyof
theCommonCustomstariffapplicableonthe
importintotheCommunityforthefollowing
productsshallbesuspendedatthelevelandwithin
thelimitofaCommunitytariffquotaasfollows:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(tonnes)Quotaduty
09.0435 ex08.04 Grapes,freshordried:
A.Fresh
I.Tablegrapes:
a)from1Novemberto14July:
2.Other 100 7,2%
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Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(4)are
carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodshaveaccesstothequotasolongastheresidual
balanceofthequotavolumesopermits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareentered
forfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportschargedin
accordancewithparagraph3.(b)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity ,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesandarenotsubjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprice.
(c)Withinthelimitofthistariffquota,thePortuguese
Republicshallapplycustomsdutiescalculated
accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheRegulationsrelatingthereto.
2.Onimport,thesaidproductsshall,intheeventofany
countervailing dutybeingappliedunderRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables {l),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1351/86(2),benefitfroma
reductionof4%ofthatduty.
3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicable
asregardsqualitystandards,productscoveredby
thisRegulationcannotqualifyunderthetariff
quotaunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
authoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesfor
thepurposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Thethirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1035/72shallnot
applytoproductscoveredbythisRegulation .
4.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestioninaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding totheserequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservepermitsthis.
5.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph4shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER
(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.