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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4181/87
of21December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
apricotpulpfallingwithincodeNoex20085091ofthecombinednomenclatureoriginating
inIsrael(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,andalsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodin
question;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
(tonnes)
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsrael(*)providesforthe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof150tonnesofapricotpulpfallingwithincodeNo
20085091ofthecombinednomenclatureandoriginatingin
Israel;whereasthecustomsdutyapplicablewithinthistariff
quotaisequalto70%ofthecustomsdutyactuallyappliedto
non-membercountries;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
inquestionshouldthereforebeopenedfor1988;MemberState 1984 1985 1986
Benelux 15564
Denmark — — —
Germany— — —
Greece — — —
Spain— — —
France — —33
Ireland — — —
Italy— — —
Portugal— — —
UnitedKingdom— — —Whereas,intheabsenceofaprotocolasprovidedforin
Articles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasuresreferredto
inArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereasthetariff
measureinquestionthereforeappliestotheCommunityas
constitutedon31December1985;
Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestionwere
onlyimportedregularlybycertainMemberStatesandnotat
alloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;whereas,
inthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphaseinitialsharesshould
beallocatedtothegenuineimportingMemberStatesandthe
otherMemberStatesshouldbeguaranteedaccesstothetariff
quotaswhenimportsintothoseStatesarenotified;whereas
thesearrangements forallocationwillalsoensurethe
uniformlevyoftheapplicableduties;Whereas,from1January1988,thenomenclature inthe
CommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythecombined
nomenclature basedontheInternational Conventiononthe
HarmonizedCommodityDescriptionandCodingSystem;
whereasthisRegulationtakesaccountofthatfactbyusing
thecombinednomenclature codesoftheproducts
concerned;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
ratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMember
States;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossible
therealtrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsfor
importsfromTunisiaoverarepresentativereferenceperiodWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,quotas
shouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingshared
amongcertainMemberStatesandthesecondconstitutinga
reservetocoverthesubsequentrequirementsofthese
MemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheirinitialshares
andanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightariseinthe
otherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstpart
oftheCommunityquotashould,inthesecircumstances ,be
fixedat67%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers,Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthis
shouldbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwhenits
additionalshareisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustbeinapositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandto
informMemberStatesthereof; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityoftheinitialquotashareremainsunusedinany
MemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereservetopreventapart
oftheCommunitytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;Article1
From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicableintheCommunity,asconstitutedon31December
1985,tothefollowingproductsoriginatinginIsraelshallbe
suspendedatalevelandwithinthelimitsofaCommunity
tariffquotaasshownherewith:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionAmountofquota
(tonnes)Quotaduty
(%)
09.1301 2008 Fruits,nutsandotherediblepartsofplants,otherwise
preparedorpreserved,whetherornotcontainingadded
sugarorothersweeteningmatterorspirit,notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded:
200850—Apricots:
——Notcontainingaddedspirit:
———Notcontainingaddedsugar,inimmediate
packingsofanetcontent:
ex20085091————Of4,5kgormore: l
—Apricotpulp 150 11,9
Article3 Article2
1.Aninitialtrancheof100tonnesoftheCommunity
tariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1988,shallbeas
follows:
Benelux
France(tonnes)
78
221.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),ofthatshareminustheportion
returnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeenapplied,has
beenusedup,thentotheextentpermittedbytheamountof
thereservethatMemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifying
theCommission,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused
up,thentotheextentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve
thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththeconditions
laiddowninparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto7,5%
ofitsinitialshare.2.Thesecondtrancheof50tonnesshallconstitutethe
reserve.
3.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
appliestousethequota,theMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommissionanddrawanamountcorresponding
totherequirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceof
thereservesopermits.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthebalancetotheMemberStatemaking
thelastdrawing.usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosespecified
inthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionof
itsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithout
interruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthetariff
quota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1988,suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshareas,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than1October1988,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1988andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyoftheinitialsharethatthey
arereturningtothereserve.Article8
AttheCommission'srequesttheMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMemberStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER