4.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL120/5
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No924/78
of2May1978
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
sherry,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,onthesigningoftheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain(')on
29June1970,theCommunityundertooktogrant
preferentialtariffarrangements forimportsintothe
CommunityofcertainwinesoriginatinginSpain,in
particularsherry;whereas,inordertosatisfythis
undertaking ,theCommunityhasopenedeachyear
twotariffquotas,namely:
—40000hectolitresatadutyrateof40%ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffduties,forsherryin
containersholdingtwolitresorless,fallingwithin
subheadingsex22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIV
a)1andoriginatinginSpain,
—210000hectolitresatadutyrateof50%ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffduties,forsherryin
containersholdingmorethantwolitres,falling
withinsubheadingsex22.05CIIIb)1andex
22.05CIVb)1andoriginatinginSpain;
Whereasthesepreferentialtariffarrangements were
laiddownonlyforimportsoftheseproductsintothe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted;whereas,undertheActofAccession,importa­
tionoftheseproductsintothethreenewMember
StatesaresubjecttoCommonCustomsTariffduties
witheffectfrom1July1977;whereastheimport
arrangements fortheseproductsshouldbeuniform
throughouttheCommunity ;whereas,therefore,the
aforementioned annualquotasshouldbeincreasedto
108000and685000hectolitresrespectively ;whereas
byreasonofspecialcircumstances theCommunity
hasalreadyopenedCommunitytariffquotasbyRegu­
lations(EEC)No3012/770and(EEC)No532/78(3)
forthetotalvolumesof36000and228340hecto­
litresrespectivelyfortheperiod1Januaryto30April
1978;
Whereastariffquotasshouldthusbeopenedforthe
saidwinesof72000and456660hectolitresrespec­
tivelyfortheperiod1Mayto31December1978;Whereas,forparticularreasonsinherentinthe
methodofproductionanddistributionoftheproduct
concerned,theimportofthesewinesintotheCommu­
nityisforthegreaterpartcarriedoutinthelast
monthsofeachyear;whereasasaconsequencethe
volumeofthequotasopenedfortheperiod1January
to30April1978havenotbeenabletobeusedup
completely ;whereas,bywayofexception,itisneces­
sarytoprovidefortheresidualamountsleftoverfrom
thisperiodtobetakenintoconsideration sothatthey
canbeusedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthisRegu­
lation;
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine;whereasinclusionintheCommunitytariff
quotashouldbesubjecttoproductionofmovement
certificateA.E.Iandacertificateofdesignationof
originasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
1120/75(4);
Whereassherrieswhichenterthegeographicterritory
oftheCommunityfrom1May1978mustrespectthe
referencepricesapplicabletothemandalsotheprovi­
sionsofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2506/75of29
September1975layingdownspecialrulesforthe
importationofproductsinthewine-growing sectoi
originatingincertainthirdcountries(5)whichintro­
ducedtheideaofafree-at-frontier referenceprice,
beingthereferencepricelesscustomsdutiesactually
levied;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotastc
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMembei
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas ,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfromSpainovera
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfoi
thequotaperiodconcerned ;
(')OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2.
(2)OJNoL355,31.12.1977,p.27. (4)OJNoL111,30.4.1975,p.19.
(5)OJNoL256,2.10.1975,p.2. (3)OJNoL74,16.3.1978,p.1.

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WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofsherryonthemarkets;
whereas,however,Spanishstatisticsforexportsof
theseproductstotheCommunityduringthepastfew
yearscanbeconsideredtoreflectapproximately the
situationofCommunityimports;whereas,onthis
basis,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesduringthepastthreeyearsrepresent
thefollowingpercentagesoftheimportsintothe
CommunityfromSpainoftheproductsconcerned :
197419751976
Sherry:
—incontainersholdingtwolitresor
less:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
—incontainersholdingmorethan
twolitres:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom45.5
3.7
121
0.4
2.8
4.9
30.6
25.7
3.2
2.4
01
10
00
67.649.5
5.2
120
0.3
1.3
14
30.3
39.9
2-9
2-9
01
0.7
00
53.562.5
5-7
13.4
0.3
10
1.2
158
35-3
51
34
0.1
0.9
0.0
55.2States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirements oftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybeabout
90%ofeachofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofoneofitsinitial
quotasharesshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyusedupand
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavail­
ableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommis­
sion,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasifataspecifieddateinthequotaperioda
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserveinordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Sherryincontainersholding:
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom53.61
505
13.20
0.31
2-06
2.11
23-6633.46
3-83
2-99
0.03
0-78
0.01
58.90HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Mayuntil31December1978,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthesher­
riesmentionedbeloworiginatinginSpainshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsorwithinthelimitsofthe
Communitytariffquotasindicatedforeachofthem:Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
CCT
headingNoDescriptionRate
(inu.a./hl)Quotavolume
(inhi)
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1Sherry
Sherry5-4
5.872000
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1Sherry
Sherry5-5
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2.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'andonmethodsofadministra­
tivecooperationannexedtotheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpainshall
beapplicable .
3.TheinclusionofsherryintheCommunitytariff
quotasreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbeconditional
uponproductionofamovementcertificateA.E.1and
acertificateofdesignationoforiginasprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No1120/75andendorsedbythe
Spanishcustomsauthorities .
Sherryenteringthegeographicterritoryofthe
Communityfrom1May1978mustinaddition,in
ordertobenefitfromthesetariffquotas,observethe
referencepricesapplicabletothemandalsopricesnot
lessthanthefree-at-frontier referencepricesreferred
toinRegulation (EEC)No2506/75andsubsequent
textswhichareapplicabletothem.
Article2
1.ThequotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;therespective
shares,whichshallbevaliduntil31December1978,
shallbeasfollows:thecorresponding reserve.Anypartofthereservesset
upbyArticle2ofRegulations (EEC)No3012/77and
(EEC)No532/78remainingon30April1978shall
beaddedthereto,irrespectiveofArticle5.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMember
Stateshallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinpara­
graph1todrawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappro­
priate.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommission ofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1978.Sherryhillingwithinsubheadings :
ex22.05CII!a)1
and
ex22.0'iCIVa)1ex22.0SCIIIb)1
and
ex22.05CIVb)1
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom34740
3270
8560
200
1330
1370
15330137520
15740
12290
120
3210
40
242080
Total 64800 411000Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan15November1978,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on1November1978,isin
excessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnalargerportioniftherearereasonsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan15November
1978,notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto1November
1978inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportionofits
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.3.Thesharesfixedinparagraph2shallbe
increasedbyanypartofthesharesallocatedbyRegu­
lations(EEC)No3012/77and(EEC)No532/78
remainingon30April1978.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionnotlater
than15May1978ofanypartofthesharesallocated
tothemundertheabovementioned Regulations
remainingon30April1978.
4.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,thatis
7200and45660hectolitresrespectively ,shallform

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan20November
1978,informtheMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
AYticle7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.3.TheextenttowhichMemberStateshaveused
uptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductsinquestionenteredforhome
use.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1May1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2May1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN