NoL382/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4089/87
of22December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforsweet,
clear-fleshedcherries,marinatedinalcohol,fallingwithincodeex20086039ofthe
combinednomenclatureandintendedforthemanufactureofchocolateproducts(1988)
Communities (TARIC);whereas,witheffectfromthat
date,thecombinednomenclature and,whereappro­
priate,theTARICcodenumbers,shouldbeusedforthe
descriptionoftheproductscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoallowall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
thequotaandtoensureuninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthequotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotahasbeenusedup;whereas,inthepresentcase,it
seemsadvisablenottoallocatethisquotaamongthe
MemberStatesbuttoallowthemtodrawagainstthe
quotavolumesuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
theconditionsandaccordingtotheprocedurespecified
inArticle1(2);whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStates
andtheCommissionandthelattermust,inparticular,be
abletomonitortherateatwhichthequotaisbeingused
upandinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithin,andjointlyrepresented
by,theBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministrationofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCommunityproductionofsweet,clear-fleshed
cherriesmarinatedinalcoholandintendedforthe
manufactureofconfectionery (inparticularchocolate
products)iscurrentlyinsufficienttomeetthe
requirementsoftheuserindustriesintheCommunity;
whereastheCommunitydependstoaconsiderable
extentonimportsfromthirdcountriesforitssuppliesof
productsofthistype;whereasitisintheCommunity's
interesttosuspendpartiallythecustomsdutyforthe
productsinquestion,withinaCommunitytariffquotaof
anappropriatevolume;whereas,inordernottointerfere
withtheprospectsfordevelopingproductioninthe
Communityandatthesametimeensureanadequate
supplytosatisfyuserindustries,itisadvisablethatthe
tariffquotashouldcoveronlyproductswhichmeet
certaincriteriarelatingtouse,toopenthequotaforthe
period1Januaryto31December1988,andtosetthe
volumeat3000tonnes,thisbeingthequantityitis
necessarytoimportfromthirdcountriesduringthat
period,andtosetthequotadutyat10%;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom1
January1988,acombinednomenclature forgoods
whichmeetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandthenomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternal
tradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftrade
betweenMemberStates;whereas,inordertoaccom­
modatespecificCommunityrules,thisnomenclaturehas
beenexpandedintoanintegratedtariffoftheEuropeanHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustoms
dutiesapplicabletoimportsoftheproductsspecified
belowshallbesuspendedatthelevelindicatedand
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaasfollows:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(0/0)
09.2713 ex20086039Sweet,clear-fleshedcherries,marinatedinalcohol,of
adiameternotexceeding18,9mm,stoned,intended
forthemanufactureofchocolateproducts(')3000 10
(')Checksontheirprescribedend-useshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.

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Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugal
shallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsinthe1985ActofAccession.
2.Ifanimporterindicatesthatheisabouttoimport
theproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandapplies
tousethequota,theMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommission anddrawanamountcorre­
spondingtoitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethattheydrawfromthequotainaccordance
withArticle1(2)insuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersof
theproductconcernedhaveaccesstothequotasolong
astheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumesopermits.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproduct
concernedagainsttheamountstheyhavedrawnasand
whenthegoodsareenteredforfreecirculation.
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedup
shallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM