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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4105/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotasforcertaintypes
ofmanufacturedtobaccoprocessedintheCanaryIslands(1988)
allocationshouldreflecttherequirementsoftheMember
Statesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthoseproducts
originatingintheCanaryIslandsduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandontheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;
WhereasimportsintotheMemberStatesduringthelastthree
yearsforwhichstatisticsareavailablewereasfollows:
MemberStateCigarettesfallingwithin
code24022000
oftheCN
(millionsofunits)Cigars,cherootsand
cigarillosfallingwithin
code24021000oftheCN
(millionsofunits)
198419851986198419851986
Benelux 12761300150
Denmark-||-I-l-l 4
Germany -1 56
Greece -l
Spain 187021849615723312300314200329175
France — — —208340349
Ireland -I-l-I
Italy I
PortugalI-|
UnitedKingdom— — — 52110190THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal^),andinparticularArticle2ofProtocol2
thereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle2ofProtocol2andArticle10ofProtocol3
totheActofAccessionprovidethatfrom1January1986
manufactured tobaccofallingwithinChapter24ofthe
combinednomenclaturewhichisprocessedintheCanary
Islandsistoqualify,inthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,forexemptionfromcustomsdutieswithinthe
limitsofannualCommunitytariffquotas;whereasthistariff
preferenceappliestoproductsofwhichtherehavebeen
importsinthelastfiveyears;whereas,calculatedonthebasis
oftheabovementioned Article2,thequotavolumesfor
cigarettesfallingwithincode24022000ofthecombined
nomenclature andcigars,cherootsandcigarillosfalling
withincode24021000ofthecombinednomenclature are
18170millionunitsand320,5millionunitsrespectively ;
whereastherearenoimportsofothermanufacturedtobacco
fallingwithinChapter24ofthecombinednomenclature ;
whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshouldthereforebe
openedfor1988;
Whereasfrom1January1988thenomenclatureusedinthe
CommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythecombined
nomenclature basedontheInternational Conventiononthe
HarmonizedCommodityDescriptionandCodingSystem;
whereasthisRegulationmusttakeaccountofthatfactby
indicatingthecombinednomenclaturecodesoftheproducts
concerned;
Whereasrulesshouldbelaiddownonthemarkingofthe
productsconcerned;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotasshouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotasshouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotasareexhausted;whereas,inthelightofthese
principles,allocationofthetariffquotasamongtheMember
StateswouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthe
quotas;whereasinordertocorrespondascloselyaspossible
totherealtrendofthemarketfortheproductsconcernedtheWhereasduringthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereimportedonlybycertainMemberStatesandnotatall
bytheotherMemberStates;whereasunderthese
circumstances initialsharesshouldbeallocatedonlytothe
importingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotas
whenimportsintothoseMemberStatesareannounced;
whereastheseallocationarrangements willensurethe
uniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsoftheproducts
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,eachquotavolume
shouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocated
amongcertainMemberStatesandthesecondbeingheldasa
reservetocoveranysubsequentrequirementsofthose
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialsharesand
anyrequirementswhichmightariseintheotherMember
States;whereas,toaffordimportersineachMemberState
somedegreeofcertainty,anappropriatelevelforthefirst
partoftheCommunityquotaswould,inthepresent
circumstances ,be90%and95%respectivelyofthequota
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CommunityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybeused
upatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakin
thecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
oneofitsinitialquotasharesshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthecorrespondingreserve;whereaseachtimeoneofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedupaMemberStateshould
drawafurthershareandsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereaseachoftheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
bevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandthelattermustbe
abletomonitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumeshave
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988theduties
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsindicatedandwithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasasshownbelow:Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofoneofaMemberState'sinitialsharesremains
unused,itisessentialthattheMemberStateconcerned
shouldreturnasignificantproportionthereoftothe
corresponding reserveinordertopreventpartofa
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(millionunits)Rateofduty
09.0401 24022000Cigarettes,manufactured intheCanaryIslands 18170 Free
09.0403 24021000Cigars,cherootsandcigarillosmanufactured inthe
CanaryIslands 320,5 Free
2.ProductscoveredbythisRegulationshallnotqualify
forthetariffquotasunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
customsauthoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesfor
releaseforfreecirculationinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,theyarepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthe
words'Manufactured intheCanaryIslands',orthe
equivalentthereofinanotherofficialCommunitylanguage,
inaclearlyvisibleandperfectlylegibleform.3.Thesecondpartofeachquota,1815millionunits
(code24022000ofthecombinednomenclature )and16,0
millionunits(No24021000ofthecombined
nomenclature )respectively,shallconstitutethe
corresponding reserve.
4.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductsinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
appliestotakeadvantageofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalancesopermits.Article2
1.ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpartofeachquotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;withoutprejudicetoArticle5,the
quotasharesshallbevaliduntil31December1988andshall
beasfollows:
acigarettesfallingwithincode24022000ofthe
combinednomenclature :
Spain 16355millionunits;Article3
1.IfaMemberStateshasused90%ormoreofoneofits
initialquotasharesasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthat
sharelessanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission
andtotheextentthatthereservesopermits,drawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialquotashareshasbeenusedup,
aMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareas
well,itshall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1andtotheextentthatthereservesopermits,(b)cigars,cherootsandcigarillosfallingwithincode
24021000ofthecombinednomenclature :
Benelux
Denmark
Spain
France
UnitedKingdom1,2millionunits,
0,4millionunits,
302,5millionunits,
0,3millionunits,
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ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5November
1988,ofthestateofeachofthereservesfollowinganyreturn
ofquotasharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsoneofthe
reservesdoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothis
endshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMember
Statemakingthefinaldrawing.drawathirdshareequalto5%oftheinitialshare,rounded
upwherenecessarytothenextwholenumber.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,it
shall,usingtheprocedureprovidedforinparagraph1draw
afourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosespecified
inthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1988.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariff
quotas.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirquotasharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
quotashareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
productsinquestionmanufacturedintheCanaryIslandsand
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article5
By1November1988atthelatest,theMemberStatesmust
returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialshare
which,on15October1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1November1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmust
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
concernedimportedonorbefore15October1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningtothe
corresponding reserves.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsactuallychargedagainst
theirquotashares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith. Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform
eachMemberStatesoftheextenttowhichthereserveshave
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM