NoL50/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No446/86
of24February1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainfisheryproductsfallingwithinheadingNos03.01,03.03,16.04andsubheading
23.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheCanaryIslands(1986)
Whereaswhentheproductsareimportedwithinthelimits
ofthesequotastheyshallqualifyforaprogressive
reductionofcustomsdutiesinaccordancewiththesame
timetableandunderthesameconditionsasthoselaiddown
byArticle173oftheActofAccession,subjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprices;whereas,however,
whentheproductsinquestionareimportedintoPortugal,
thedutiesapplicableshallbecalculatedonthebasisofthe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession;whereasin
accordancewiththesaidprovisions,thetariffmeasures
shallnothaveeffectuntil1March1986;whereasthetariff
quotasinquestionshouldthereforebeopenedforthe
periodfrom1Marchto31December1986;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle3ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle3ofProtocolNo2andArticle10of
ProtocolNo3annexedtotheActofAccession(J)provide
thatfisheryproductsfallingwithinheadingsand
subheadings03.01,03.02,03.03,05.15A,16.04,16.05
and23.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
theCanaryIslandsorinCeutaandMelilla,shallqualify
forreduceddutieswithinthelimitsofannualCommunity
tariffquotasonimportationintothecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,excludingSpain;whereasthistariff
preferenceisonlyapplicabletoproductswhichhavebeen
importedovertheyears1982,1983and1984;whereas
thereisnopatternoftradeinthesaidproductsoriginating
inCeutaandMelillaandthusnoneedtoopenquotasfor
productsoriginatinginthoseterritories;whereasforthe
productsoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsthequota
amountscalculatedonthebasisofArticle3citedabove
amountto:
—604tonnesfortheproductsofheadingNo03.01,
excludingsubheadings03.01Ale)andd),03.01A
IV,03.01BIa)1,03.01Bib)1,03.01BIc)1and
03.01BIo)1,
—3429tonnesforproductsoftariffheading03.03,
excludingsubheadings03.03BIa)and03.03BIII,
—539tonnesforproductsofheadingNo16.04,and
—227tonnesforproductsofsubheading23.01B;
Whereastheotherproductsarenotimported;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows(intonnes):
HOJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.400and410.

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MemberStatesHeadingNo03.01
Fish,freshHeadingNo03.03
Crustaceans andmolluscsHeadingNo16.04
PreparedorpreservedfishSubheading23.01B
Floursandmealsoffish
198219831984198219831984198219831984198219831984
Benelux 47131 6 74208
Denmark — — — —I— — — — — — —
Germany 5429734 1 —6977493 — — —
Greece 27 12021593777834 —l-!— — —
France 3233229725212 —18 — — —
Ireland — — — — _ — — — — — — —
Italy 991216193435102641 — —72 —682 —
UnitedKingdom—1443 — __4 —21 — — — —
Portugal 15753118442811756269 — — — —
Community 840472501225244843552787456373 —682 —
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,WhereasoverthelastthreeyearsonlycertainMember
Stateshaveeffectedregularimportsoftheproductsin
question,whiletherehasbeennoimportationwhatsoever,
oronlysporadicimportation ,intotheotherMember
States;whereasinthesecircumstances itisadvisable,asa
firststep,toallocateinitialquotasharestothoseMember
Stateswhichactuallyimporttheproductsconcerned,while
guaranteeingtheotherMemberStatesaccesstothetariff
quotaswhenimminentimportsintothesecountriesare
recorded;whereasthismethodofallocationensuresa
uniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotas
should,underthecircumstances ,befixedat80%
respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodform1Marchuntil31December
1986Communitytariffquotasshallbeopenedinthe
CommunityexcludingSpainforthefollowingproducts,
originatingintheCanaryIslands,withinthelimitsset
outbelow:

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(intonnes)
Common
Customs
Tariff
headingNoDescription Quotavolume
ex03.01Fish,fresh(liveordead)chilledorfrozen,excludingproductsof
subheadings03.01AIc)andd),03.01AIV,03.01BIa)1,
03.01BIb)1,03.01BIc)1and03.01BIc)1 604
ex03.03Crustaceansandmolluscs,whetherinshellornot,fresh(liveor
dead),chilled,frozen,salted,inbrineordried;crustaceans,in
shell,simplyboiledinwater,excludingproductsofsubheadings
03.03BIa)and03.03BIII 3429
16.04Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviarandcaviar
substitutes 539
23.01Floursandmeals,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,
unfitforhumanconsumption ;greaves;
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs: 227
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotas,thedutiessetout
belowforeachoftheheadingsandsubheadingsshallbe
applicable :CommonCustomsTariff
headingandsubheadingNoQuotaduty
%
03.03BIb)
(cont.)II15,7
6,5
IVa)1aa) 5,2
bb) 5,2
cc) 7,0
dd) 7,0
2,3,4,5,6 7,0
b)1aa) 5,2
bb) 5,2
cc) 7,0
dd) 7,0
2 7,0
16.04A 26,2
BI 4,8
II 6,1
CI 13,1
II 17,5
D 22,7
E 21,0
F 21,8
GI 13,1
II 17,5
23.01B 1,7CommonCustomsTariff
headingandsubheadingNoQuotaduty
%
03.01AIa) 10,5
b) 1,7
II 2,6
III 7,0
BIa)2 13,1
b)2 11,3
c)2 19,2
d) 20,1
e),f) 7,0
g)1 7,0
g)2 free
h) 10,5
ij),k),1),m),n) 13,1
o)2 17,5
p),q),r),s),t),u),v),w),13,1x),y)
IIa) 15,7
b)1,2,3 13,1
4 10,5
5,6 13,1
7 15,7
8,9,10,11,12,13,13,1
14,15,16,17
C 8,7
03.03AI 10,9
II free
IIIa) 7,0
b),c) 13,1
IVa) 10,5
b),c) 15,7
V 10,5Withinthelimitofthetariffquotas,Portugalshallapply
customsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevant
provisionsoftheActofAccession.
3.Inordertobenefitfromthetariffquotas,theproducts
concernedmustcomplywiththereferencepricesapplicable
tothem.

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(c)fortheproductsofheadingNo16.04:
Benelux: 80tonnes,
Germany : 240tonnes,
Italy: 20tonnes,
Portugal: 90tonnes;
(d)fortheproductsofsubheading23.01B:
Italy: 180tonnes.4.Thefisheryproductscoveredbythisarticlemaynot
receivethebenefitofthetariffquotasunless,atthetimeof
theirpresentation ,inwhateverform,totheauthorities
responsibleforimportformalitieswithaviewtotheir
releaseforfreecirculationwithintheCommunity'scustoms
territory,theyarepresentedinpackingsbearingthe
followinginformationinaclearlyvisibleandperfectly
legibleform:
—themarking'Origin:CanaryIslands'oratranslation
thereofinanotherofficialCommunitylanguageprinted
inLatincharactersofaheightofnotlessthan
20millimetres,
—thenetweightinkilogramsofthefishcontainedinthe
packings.
Inaddition,pre-packagedfoodstuffsfallingwithinheading
No16.04mustcarry,oneachimmediatepacking,inan
easilyvisible,clearlylegibleandindelibleformthemarking
'MadeintheCanaries',oratranslationthereofinanother
officiallanguageoftheCommunity .
Thisparagraphshallapplywithoutprejudiceofthespecific
ruleslaiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No103/76
of19January1976layingdowncommonmarketing
standardsforcertainfreshorchilledfish(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3396/85(2)andby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No104/76of19January1976,
layingdowncommonmarketingstandardsforshrimpsof
thegenusCrangonspp.(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3118/85(4).3.Thesecondpartofeachtariffquota,respectively
—124tonnesfortheproductsofheadingex03.01,
—679tonnesfortheproductsofheadingex03.03,and
—109tonnesfortheproductsofheadingNo16.04,and
—47tonnesfortheproductsofsubheading23.01B,
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
Article3 Article2
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhere
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.1.ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoparts.
2.Thefirstpartofeachtariffquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;thequotashareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1986
shallbeasfollows:
(a)fortheproductsofheadingex03.01:
Benelux: 137tonnes,
Germany: 25tonnes,
France: 180tonnes,
Italy: 34tonnes,
Portugal: 89tonnes,
UnitedKingdom: 15tonnes;
(b)fortheproductsofheadingex03.03:
Greece: 520tonnes,
Italy: 2230tonnes;2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.Ifafteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.(>)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.29.
(2)OJNoL322,3.12.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.35.
(4)OJNoL297,9.11.1985,p.3.

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4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1986ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
However,Article1(4),lastsubparagraph ,shallonlyapply
from1July1986.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS