NoL380/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4119/86
of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
liqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginCyprus(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,intheabsenceofaProtocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplication
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
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandCyprus(J)cametoanendon
31December1980;whereastoavoidinterruptionofits
traderelationswiththatcountry,theCommunityhasmade
applicablefor1984theprovisionsoftheabovementioned
ProtocolinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3700/83of
22December1983layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradewithCyprus(2);
Whereas,pendingthedefinitionofarrangementsapplicable
beyond31December1984,itisnecessarytoextend
provisionally for1987thearrangements whichthe
CommunityappliescurrentlytotradewithCyprusonthe
basisoftheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol;
Whereastheabovementioned Supplementary Protocol
providesfortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof250000hectolitresofliqueurwines,falling
withinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustoms
TariffandoriginatinginCyprus,atratesofcustomsduty
equalto30%oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas
thisCommunitytariffquotashouldbeopenedforthe
period1Januaryto31December1987;
WhereasentryundertheaboveCommunitytariffquota
mustbeconditionalonthewinesbeingdescribedas
'liqueurwines'intheV.I.IdocumentortheV.I.2extract
providedforinRegulation (EEC)No3590/85(3);
Whereasthewinesinquestionaresubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice;whereas,inorder
thatsuchwinesmaybenefitfromthistariffquota,
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3805/85(5),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
instalmentoftheCommunityquotacould,underpresent
circumstances ,befixedatapproximtately 84%ofthe
quotavolume;
(»)OJNoL172,28.6.1978,p.2.
(2)OJNoL369,30.12.1983,p.1.
(3)OJNoL343,20.12.1985,p.20.WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw(4)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.
(s)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.39.

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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,anadditionalsharefromthereservewhereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatethereof;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodasubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itis
essentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereserve,topreventapartofany
CommunityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987ontheimport
intotheCommunityofTenthecustomsdutiesforthe
followingproducts,originatinginCyprus,shallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaof250000hectolitresasfollows:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
duty
09.1417 22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbytheadditionof
alcohol:
C.Other:
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding13%volbutnot
exceeding15%vol,incontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof15%
vol
exb)Morethantwolitres:
—Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof15%
vol
III.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume15%volbutnotexceeding18%
vol,incontainersholding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
—Liqueurwines
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other!
—Liqueurwines
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeexceeding 18%volbutnot
exceeding22%vol,incontainersholding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
—Liqueurwines
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
—Liqueurwines5.0ECUperhi
3,9ECUperhi
6.1ECUperhi
5,0ECUperhi
6,9ECUperhi
6,9ECUperhi
2.Theadmissionofthesewinesunderthetariffquota
shallbeconditionalontheirbeingdescribedintheV.I.I,
documentortheV.I.2extractprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No3590/85as'liqueurwines'.3.Thewinesinquestionshallbesubjecttocompliance
withthefree-at-frontier referenceprice.Inorderthatsuch
winesshallbenefitfromthistariffquotaArticle18of
Regulation (EEC)No337/79mustbecompliedwith.

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Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1987,theunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto210100hectolitres,
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1987shallbeasfollows:
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan1October1987,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1987
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
quantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(hectolitres)
2000
2000
4000
20
20
2000
20
200040
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto39900
hectolitres,shallconstitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
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
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
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
validuntil31December1987.

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Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW