3.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL310/9
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2671/77
of28November 1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforSetubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithinheadingNoex22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal(1978)
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofSetubalmuscatelwineson
themarkets;whereas,however,Portuguesestatistics
forexportsoftheseproductstotheCommunity
duringthepastthreeyearscanbeconsideredto
reflectapproximately thesituationofCommunity
imports;whereasonthisbasisthecorresponding
importsbyeachoftheMemberStatesforthepast
threeyearsrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityfromPortugalofthe
productsconcerned :
197419751976
Setúbalmuscatelwines:
—inreceptaclescontainingtwo
litresorless:
—Benelux 30 — —
—Denmark —2083
—Germany 5080 —
—France — — —
—Ireland — — —
—Italy 20 —17
—UnitedKingdom— — —
—inreceptaclescontainingmore
thantwolitres:
—Benelux 70 — —
—Denmark — — —
—Germany— — —
—France — — —
—Ireland — — —
—Italy— — —
—UnitedKingdom 30 — —THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(l),
WhereasArticle4ofProtocol8totheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
PortugueseRepublic(2),asamendedbytheInterim
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandthePortugueseRepublic(3),providesthat
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityof
certainwinesoriginatinginPortugal,shallbe
reduced:
—by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Setubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithinsubheadings
ex22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariff
quotaof1000hi,and
—by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Setubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithinsubheadings
ex22.05CIIIb)1andex22.05CIVb)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffuptoatotalannualtariff
quotaof2000hi;
whereasthesewineswillremainsubjecttotheprovi­
sionsgoverningthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothto
thestatisticsofeachState'simportsfromPortugal
overarepresentative periodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Setúbalmuscatelwinesin
receptaclescontaining :
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux 20 20
Denmark 5 5
Germany 20 20
France 20 20
Ireland 5 5
Italy 10 10
UnitedKingdom 20 20(')OJNoC241,10.10.1977,p.46.
(2)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.165.
(3).OJNoL266,29.9.1976,p.2.

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CCTheadingNo Description Quotaamount
1000hiex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.0.5CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1Setubal
muscatel
wines
Setubal
muscatel2000hi
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attherateslistedbelow:
CCTheadingNo Rateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)1 5-4u.a./hl
ex22.05ÇIVa)1 5-8u.a./hl
ex22.05CIIIb)1 5-5u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVb)1 6Όu.a./hlWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe90%of
eachofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,anyMemberStatehavingusedupalmost
thewholeofanyoneofitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthecorres­
pondingreserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditionalquotashares
isalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalquotasharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountsareusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceofoneoftheinitialquotashares
remainsinoneorotherMemberStateitisessential
thatthatMemberStatepaysalargeamountofitback
intothereserve,inordertoavoidapartofoneor
otheroftheCommunityquotasremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments . \
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeshared
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1978
shallconsistofthefollowingamounts:
(beclolilrts)
Setúbalmuscatelwines
undersubheadings :
ex22.05CIIIa)1ex22.05CIIIb)I
and and
ex22.05CIVa)Iex22.05CIVb)I
Benelux 180 360
Denmark 45 90
Germany 180 360
France 180 360
Ireland 45 90
Italy 90 180
UnitedKingdom 180 360
Total 900 1800
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,100and
200hectolitresrespectively ,shallconstitutethe
reserve.
Artic/e3
1.If90%ormore,ofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)or90%orArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,Commu­
nitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsorigi­
natinginPortugal,withinthelimitslistedbelow:

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachreserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.moreofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1
todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,
todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisany
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemade,withoutinterruption ,againsttheiraccu­
mulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoriginatinginPortugalasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1978.Article8
AttheCommission'srequestMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactu­
allychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationareobserved.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearereasonstobelievethat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto1.5September
1978inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotasand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtoeachreserve.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Januar
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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