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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
cod,dried,saltedorinbrine,fallingwithinsubheading03.02AIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginNorway(1987)
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotasshould
beensuredforallimportersandtheratesforthesaid
quotasshouldbeappliedwithoutinterruptiontoall
importsuntilthequotasareusedup;whereas,inthelight
oftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,aCommunitytariffquota
systembasedonanallocationbetweentheMemberStates
wouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthe
quotas;whereas,toreflectascloselyaspossibletheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,the
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsof
theMemberStates,calculatedbothfromstatisticsof
importsfromNorwayduringarepresentative reference
periodandaccordingtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotayearinquestion;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofNorwaywasconcluded
on14May1973;
Whereastheaforementioned agreementprovidesin
particularfortheopening,onadatetobearrangedby
commonaccord,ofCommunitytariffquotasatareduced
rateofdutyorduty-freeforcodoriginatinginNorway;
whereas,therefore,thetariffquotasinquestionshouldbe
openedin1987fortheperioduponwhichitwasagreed,
namely1Aprilto31December1987;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsfromNorwayintoeachoftheMember
Stateshavedevelopedasfollows:
(intonnes)Iex03.02AIb)
(NIMEXEcode03.02-11)ex03.02A1b)
(NIMEXEcode03.02-12)ex03.02AIb)
(NIMEXEcode03.02-13)Iaverage
1983—19841985 1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985*
Benelux 89 80 469 441 372 0 1 2
Denmark 2 0 2 5 3761 319 3
Germany 59 49 628 543 473 1 2 0
Greece 44 26 508 223 417 231 148 336
Spain 0 0 0 0 0819 858 430
France 47 36 3551 3816 3573 1498 1044 666
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 4087 4457 4632 5280 4231 2415 1808 2159
Portugal 0 0624013230 6217 5034 5143 4235
UnitedKingdom 20 35 5 2 6 0 16 0I4348 4683 16035235401529210759 9339 7831
Whereas,duringtheyearsunderconsideration ,the
productsinquestionwereimportedonlybycertain
MemberStatesandnotatallbytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,initialsharesshould
beallocatedtotheimportingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefit
ofthetariffquotasuponimportsintothoseStatesofthe
productsconcernedbeingnotified;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;

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Whereasintakingintoaccountthesefactors,initial
percentagesharesinthequotavolumescanbeset
approximately asfollows:
(intonnes)
ex03.02
AIb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-11)ex03.02
Alb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-12)ex03.02
AIb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-13)
Benelux 2,05 2,34 0,01,
Denmark 0,05 0,02 3,88
Germany 1,36 3,00 0,01
Greece 1,01 2,09 2,56
Spain— —7,54
France 1,0819,94 11,49
Ireland — — —
Italy 93,99 25,78 22,85
Portugal—46,81 51,60
UnitedKingdom 0,46 0,02 0,06shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofanyCommunitytariffquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbe
usedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,itisappropriatetofixthefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasatalevelwhich,inthecircumstances ,
couldbeabout85%respectivelyofeachofthequota
volumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
StatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesArticle1
1.From1Aprilto31December1987theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonthefollowingproducts,
originatinginNorway,shallbesuspendedattheleveland
withinthelimitsoftheCommunitytariffquotasshown
herewith:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(tonnes)Rateof
duty
(%)
03.02 Fish,dried,saltedorinbrine;smokedfish,whetherornot
cookedbeforeorduringthesmokingprocess:
A.Dried,saltedorinbrine
I.Whole,headlessorinpieces:
exb)Cod(Gadusmorhua,Boreogadussaida,
Gadusogac)
09.0703 —Driedandsalted 13250 0
09.0705 —Wet,saltedorinbrine 10000 0
09.0707 —Driedandunsalted 3900 0
Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplydutiesof
5,1%and0%respectively .2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallnotbenefit
fromthequotasreferredtoinparagraph1unlessthe
free-at-frontier price,whichisdeterminedbytheMember

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StatesaccordingtoArticle21ofRegulation (EEC)No
3796/81,isatleastequaltothereferencepriceifsucha
pricehasbeenfixedbytheCommunityfortheproductsor
thecategoriesofproductsunderconsideration .
3.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandonmethodsofadministrative
cooperation,annexedtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway,shallbeapplicable.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thentotheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawa
secondshareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStatesshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntileachofthereservesisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2,and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;theshareswhich,subjectto
Article5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,shallbeas
follows:
(intones)
ex03.02
Alb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-11)ex03.02
Alb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-12)ex03.02
AIb)
(NIMEXE
code
03.02-13)
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom68
2
45
33
36
3101
15263
2
338
235
2243
2900
5266
31
330
1
218
641
977
1942
4385
5I3300 11250 8500Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,being
respectively600,2000and1500tonnes,shallconstitute
thecorresponding reserve.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintoaMemberStatethatdoesnot
participateintheinitialallocationandifsuchimporter
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
that1October1987,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhereArticleArticle6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3

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and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsof
theproductsconcernedoriginatinginNorwayandentered
withcustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1987.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle
3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW