NoL375/1931.12.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4023/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainpreparedorconservedfish,originatinginNorway,fallingwithinsubheading16.04GII
oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1987)
Whereas,duringtheyearsunderconsideration ,theproducts
inquestionwereimportedonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatallbytheotherMemberStates;whereas,underthese
circumstances ,initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothe
importingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquota
uponimportsintothoseStatesoftheproductsconcerned
beingnotified;whereasthesearrangementsforallocation
willequallyensuretheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,takingaccountofthesefactors,theinitial
percentagesharesinthequotavolumecanbeset
approximately asfollows:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofNorwaywasconcludedon
14May1973;
Whereastheaforesaidagreementinparticularprovidesfor
theopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaatareducedrateof
dutyforcertainpreparedorconservedfisheryproducts
originatinginNorway;whereasthereforethetariffquota
inquestionshouldbeopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto
31December1987;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallimportersandtherateoflevyforthetariff
quotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsuntilthe
quotaisusedup;whereas,inthelightoftheprinciples
outlinedabove,aCommunitytariffarrangementbasedonan
allocationbetweentheMemberStateswouldseemto
preservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;whereas,to
representascloselyaspossibletheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketinthesaidproducts,theallocationshouldfollow
proportionately therequirementsoftheMemberStates
calculatedbothfromstatisticsofimportsfromNorway
duringarepresentativereferenceperiodandaccordingtothe
economicoutlookforthetariffyearinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,imports,intonnes,intoeachoftheMemberStates
wereasfollows:Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom0,29
1,08
0,88
73,68
1,45
22,58;
(intonnes)Whereas,totakeaccountofthepossibleimporttrendsfor
theseproducts,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingallocatedbetweentheMember
Statesandthesecondheldasareservetocoverany
subsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialshare;whereastoaffordimporterssome
degreeofcertainty,thefirstinstalmentofthetariffquota
shouldbefixedatahighlevel,whichinthiscasecouldbe
80%oftheamountofthequota;
Whereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
whereas,toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccount,it
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefrorti
thereserve;whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmost
usedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawafurthershareandso
onasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
CommissionandtheCommissionmustbeinapositionto
keepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotashavebgen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthatsuchaMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothereserve,inorderto
preventapartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromremaining1983 1984 1985
Benelux 10 011
Denmark 3141 7
Germany 271522
Greece 000
Spain 00 3
France 208716901604
Ireland 000
Italy 00106
Portugal 0,00
UnitedKingdom 795500354
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthe
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonthefollowingproductoriginatingin
Norwayshallbesuspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitof
theCommunitytariffquotashownherewith:
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescriptionQuota
volume
(intonnes)Rate
ofduty
(%)
09.0711 16.04 Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviarandcaviar
substitutes :
G.Other:
exII.Other,excludingsmokedsaithe 400 10
3.Thesecondinstalmentofthequota,being80tonnes,
shallconstitutethereserve.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintoaMemberStatewhichdoesnot
participateintheinitialallocationandrequeststhebenefitof
thequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionanddrawanamountcorresponding tothese
requirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthe
reservesopermits.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplydutiesof12,9%and
25%respectively .
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallnotbenefit
fromthetariffquotareferredtoinparagraph1unlessthe
free-at-frontier-price ,whichisdeterminedbytheMember
StatesaccordingtoArticle21ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3796/81of29December1981onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2315/86(2),isatleast
equaltothereferencepriceifsuchapricehasbeenfixedby
theCommunityfortheproductorcategoriesofproducts
underconsideration .
3.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandonmethodsofadministrative
cooperation,annexedtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway,shallbeapplicable.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotalaiddowninArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofthisquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates.Therespectiveshares,which,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallbeasfollows:Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusany
proportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,it
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
share,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,equalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothenextwhole
number.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,has
used90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandtothe
extentprovidedinparagraph1,drawathirdshareequalto
5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothewhole
number.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,that
MemberStateshall,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom(intonnes)
1
3
3
236
5
72.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedin(>)OJNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.
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thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthose
specifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.AnyMemberStateapplying
thisparagraphshallinformtheCommissionofitsgrounds
forsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1987. ^notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportationsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.TheMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproduct
inquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductis
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,return
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1987isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductin
questionimporteduptoandincluding15September1987
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofany
portionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStatesshall
«informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,
assoonastheinformationreachesit,informeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1987,informtheMember
Statesoftheamountstillinreserve,followinganyreturnof
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE