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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forJerezwinesfallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingmSpain(1977)
invineproducts;whereasinclusionintheCom­
munitytaniffquotashouldbesubjecttoproduction
ofmovementcertificateA.E.Iandacertificateof
designationoforiginasprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No1120/75(3),endorsedbytheSpanish
customsauthorities :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotas
toallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanbe
respectedbyallocatingdieCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketintheproductsconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsof
eachState'simportsofthesaidproductsfromSpain
overarepresentative periodandtheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(1),
WhereasonthesigningoftheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain(2)at
Luxembourg on29June1970,theCommunity
undertooktograntpreferentialtariffarrangements
forimportsintotheCommunityofcertainwines
originatinginSpain,inparticularJerezwines;
whereas:
—a60%reductionintheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletoJerezwines,originatingin
Spain,andimportedincontainersholdingtwo
litresorlessshouldbegrantedfor1977upto
aCommunitytariffquotaof40000hectolitres,
and
—a50%reductionintheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletoJerezwines,originatingin
Spain,andimportedincontainersholdingmore
thantwolitresshouldbegrantedfor1977upto
aCommunitytariffquotaof210000hectolitres;
WhereastheCommunitytariffquotasinquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear1977;
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingthecommonorganizationofthemarketWhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgiveno
informationonthesituationofJerezwinesonthe
markets;whereas,however,Spanishstatisticsfor
exportsoftheseproductstotheCommunityduring
thelastfewyearscanbeconsideredtoreflect
approximately thesituationofCommunityimports;
whereasonthisbasisthecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
(*)OJNoC272,17.11.1976,p.7.
(*)OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2. (8)OJNoL111,30.4.1975,p.19.

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Jerezwines:
—incontainersholding
twolitresorless:
—Germany 14-619-319-0
—Benelux 77-372-378-3
—France- 0-90-60-5
—Italy 7-27-82-2
—incontainersholding
morethantwolitres:
—Germany 9-28-76-8
—Benelux 90-691-193-0
—France 0-10-20-1
—Italy 0-10-00-1WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreak
incontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialquota
shareshoulddrawanadditionalquotasharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initial,andadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thismethodofadministration calls(forclosecoopera­
tionbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommission,
whichmust,inparticularbeabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand'in­
formMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofthe
estimatessubmittedbycertainMemberStates,initial
quotasharesmaybefixedapproximately atthe
followingpercentages :
Jerezwinesincontainers
holding:Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsanditheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BendluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,twolitres morethan
orless twolitres
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy17-2 7-8
75-6 92-0
0-9 0-1
6-3 0-1
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecondfor­
mingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,
underpresentcircumstances ,maybe80%ofeachof
thequotaamounts;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthe
followingJerezwinesoriginatinginSpainshallbe
partiallysuspendedatthelevelsorwithinthelimits
oftheCommunitytariffquotasindicatedforeachof
them:
CCTheadingNoDescriptionRate
(inu.a./hl)Quota
volume
(inhi)
ex22.05CIIIa)1WinesfromJerez 5-4}40000 ex22.05CIVa)1WinesfromJerez 5-8
ex22.05CIIIb)1WinesfromJerez 5-5J210000 ex22.05CIVb)1WinesfromJerez 6-0

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2.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'andon
methodsofadministrativecooperation,annexedtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,shallbeapplicable.
3.TheinclusionofthesewinesintheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinparagraph1
shallbeconditionaluponproductionofamovementcertificateA.E.1andacertificate
ofdesignationoforiginasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No1120/75,endorsed
bytheSpanishauthorities.
Article2
1.ThequotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedividedintotwoinstalments.
2.AfirstinstalmentshallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December1977,shallbeasfollows;
(tnhectolitres)
Jerezwinesundersubheadings :
■ex22.05CIIIa)1
and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIIIb)1
and
ex22.05CIVb)1
Germany 5500 13100
Benelux 24200 154560
France 300 170
Italy 2000 170
Total 32000 168000
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,thatis8000
and42000hectolitresrespectively,shaillconstitute
thereserve.
Article3appropriate,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththesame
conditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding the.provisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobdlievethatthosesharesmight
notbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionof
thereasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied
hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,ibynotifyingtheCommissfion,todraw
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceedinthemannerspecified
inparagraph1todrawathirdshareequalto7*5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhereArticle4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
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Article5
TheMemiberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhidi,on15September1977,is
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbe­
lievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantities
ofthesaidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15
September1977,andchargedagainsttheappropriate
Communitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesofthe
initiailsharereturnedtothereserve.drawpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheirac­
cumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
thesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article6
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.TheCommission shall!keepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivestihenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved.
Article7Article10
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesareThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS