NoL377/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4047/86^
of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
freshflowersfallingwithinsubheading06.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocol2
annexedthereto,theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilbequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
saidproductsoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheTreatyandtheActsoftheInstitutionsofthe
EuropeanCommunities applytotheCanaryIslands
accordingtotheconditionsprovidedforinArticle25of
theActofAccessionandinProtocol2annexedtothe
saidAct;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsintoeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityoftheproductsinquestion
originatingintheCanaryIslands:
—Roses,carnations,orchids,gladioliand
chrysanthemums :WhereasaccordingtoArticle4ofProtocol2annexed
totheActofAccession,freshflowersfallingwithin
subheading06.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheCanaryIslands,maybeimportedintothe
CommunitywithinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas
atreducedduties;whereasthequotavolumesamountfor
roses,carnations,orchids,gladioliandchrysanthemums to
85460000piecesandfortheotherflowersto597tonnes;
whereasfor1987thedutiestobeappliedinthelimitsof
thesetariffquotasareequalto75%ofthedutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereas,however,whenthe
productsinquestionareimportedintothatpartofSpain
whichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Communitytheywillqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereas,whentheproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablemustbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheprovisionsreferredtointheActof
Accession;whereastobenefitfromthetariffquotathe
productsinquestionmustcomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionstoprovetheirorigin;whereas
theseCommunitytariffquotasshouldbeopenedfor1987,
withthevalidityofthisRegulationbeinglimited,however,
totheperiod1Januaryto31March1987,whichprecedes
theentryintoforceofthedefinitivetariffregimetobe
adoptedinthisfield;whereas,therefore,provisionshould
bemadeforthequantitiesimportedunderthisRegulation
tobedeductedfromthequotavolumeamountsadopted
underthedefinitiveregime;MemberStates 198319841985
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom6,2
36,6
43,0
3,7
0,9
9,65,9
25,2
61,5
1,1
0,4
5,934,3
46,7
1,8
1,3
15,9
—Otherflowers:
MemberStates 198319841985
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom44,2
14.0
40.1
0,6
1,125,2
7,1
66,9
0,816,5
4,8
76,7
0,5
1,3
0,2Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
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Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheforeseeable
markettrendsoftheproductsinquestion,initialsharesof
thequotavolumesmaybefixedinafirstphase
approximately atthefollowingpercentage :
MemberStatesRoses,
carnations,
orchids,gladioli
and
chrysanthemumsOther
flowersWhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom6,0
0,1
31,0
0,1
52,6
2,6
0,1
0,5
0,1
6,933
1
9
1
51
1
1
1
1
1
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31March1987onimportintothe
CommunitythedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
applicableforthefollowingproductsshallbesuspendedat
thelevelsandwithinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas
asfollows:
OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volumesQuotaduties
06.03 Cutflowersandflowerbudsofakindsuitablefor
bouquetsorforornamentalpurposes,fresh,dried,dyed,
bleached,impregnatedorotherwiseprepared,originating
intheCanaryIslands:-
09.0431exA.Fresh:
—Roses,carnations,orchids,gladioli,and
chrysanthemums85460000
pieces-12,7%
09.0433 exA.Fresh:
—Otherflowers 597tonnes -
Theproductsqualify,withinthelimitsofthesetariff
quotas,forexemptionfromcustomsdutieswhentheyare
importedintothatpartofSpainwhichisincludedinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity .
Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,Portugalshallapply
customsdutiescalculatedaccordingtotheprovisionsin
questionoftheActofAccessionandtheRegulations
relatingthereto.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythisRegulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,at
thetimeoftheirpresentationtotheautoritiesresponsible
fortheimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseinto
freecirculationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,
theyarepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofinanother
officialCommunitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleand
perfectlylegibleform.
3.Thequantitiesimportedunderthetariffquotas
referredtoinparagraph1shallbedeductedfromthe

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annualquotavolumeamountsadoptedunderthedefinitive
tariffregimewhichwillcomeintoforceon1April1987.Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.AfirstinstalmentofeachCommunitytariffquota
mentionedinArticle1shallbesharedamongtheMember
States;theshareswhichshallbevaliduntil31March1987
shallbeasfollows:Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31March1987.
MemberStates—ex06.03A—
roses,carnations,
gladioli,orchids
and
chrysanthemums
(pieces)—ex06.03A—
other
flowers
(tonnes)Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom4100000
70000
21200000
70000
35980000
1780000
70000
340000
70000
4720000158
5
43
5
244
5
5
5
5
5
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.17060000
piecesand117tonnesrespectively,shallconstitutethe
corresponding reserves.Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberstatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2)hasbeenusedup,thentothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article7
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.

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Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW