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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3386/85
of18November1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforprepared
orpreservedsardines,fallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginMorocco(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsfrom
Moroccooverarepresentative referenceperiodandalsoto
theeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCooperation Agreementbetweenthe
CommunityandMorocco(')>supplemented byCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3511/81of3December1981laying
downthearrangementsapplicabletotradebetweenGreece
andMorocco(2),providesthatpreparedandpreserved
sardines,fallingwithinsubheading16.04Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorocco,may
beimportedintotheCommunityfreeofduty;whereasthe
detailedarrangementsmustbefixedbyanexchangeof
lettersbetweentheCommunityandMorocco;whereas,
sincethisexchangeoflettershasnotyettakenplace,itis
advisabletorenewuntil31December1986the
Communityarrangements whichwereappliedin1985;
whereasitisadvisabletoopentwoCommunitytariff
quotasforimportationsintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestion,oneduty-freetariffquotaof
14000tonnesandtheotherof6000tonnesatarateof
dutyof10%;whereasthesetariffquotasaretoapplyfrom
1January1986untileithertheconclusionoftheexchange
oflettersprovidedforinArticle19oftheCooperation
AgreementbetweentheCommunityandMoroccooruntil
suchtimeasCommunityarrangementsforimportsofthe
productsinquestionareapplied,butuntil31December
1986atthelatest;
Whereas,sinceaProtocolasprovidedforinArticles179
and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugaldoes
notexist,theCommunitymustadoptthemeasuresreferred
toinArticles180and367ofthatAct;whereasthetariff
measureconcernedwill,therefore,applytothe
CommunityofTen;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsintoeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityfromMoroccoofthe
productsconcerned :
MemberStates 1982 1983 1984
Benelux 10,277,274,30
Denmark 0,350,000,00
Germany 11,6415,6218,80
Greece 0,511,021,60
France 64,6457,0057,60
Ireland 0,000,000,50
Italy 0,040,761,50
UnitedKingdom 12,5518,3315,70
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStatesinitialsharesmaybe
fixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :(»)OJNoL264,27.9.1978,p.2.
(2)OJNoL358,3.12.1981,p.1.

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Benelux 6,5
Denmark 0,1
Germany 15,3
Greece 1,5
France 56,2
Ireland 1,9
Italy 0,8
UnitedKingdom 17,7CooperationAgreementbetweentheCommunityand
Morocco,untilsuchtimeasCommunityimport
arrangements areappliedoruntil31December1986
whichevershallbetheearliest,aduty-freeCommunity
tariffquotaof14000tonnesshallbeopenedforimport
intotheCommunityofTenofpreparedorpreserved
sardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorocco.
2.From1January1986untileithertheconclusionofthe
exchangeoflettersreferredtoinArticle19ofthe
CooperationAgreeementbetweentheCommunityand
MoroccooruntilsuchtimeasCommunityimport
arrangementsareappliedbutuntil31December1986at
thelatest,aCommunityofTentariffquotaof
6000tonnesatadutyrateof10%shallbeopenedfor
importsintotheCommunityofpreparedorpreserved
sardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorocco.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbesharedamong
theMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,subjectto
Article5,shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiodspecified
inArticle1shallbeasfollows:
ftonnes)Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat75%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,MemberStates Article1(1)Article1(2)
Benelux 680 230
Denmark 30 5
Germany1600 535
Greece 160 50
France 5890 1960
Ireland 200 70
Italy 80 30
UnitedKingdom1860 620
10500 3500
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.3500and
2500tonnesrespectively,shallconstitutecorresponding
reserves .
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.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1January1986untiltheconclusionofthe
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beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph .
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntiltheendoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle1.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1986suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1986isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986,oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsof
theproductsconcernedoriginatinginMoroccoandentered
withcustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH