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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
apricotpulpfallingwithincodeNoex20085091ofthecombinednomenclatureand
originatinginMorocco(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,importsfromMoroccooverarepresentativereferenceperiod
andalsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodin
question;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsofeachMemberStatewereasfollows:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
(tonnes)
WhereastheCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco0),
signedon27April1976providesfortheopeningbythe
CommunityofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof8250
tonnesofapricotpulpfallingwithincodeNoex20085091
ofthecombinednomenclatureandoriginatinginMorocco;
whereasthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothequotaareequal
to70%ofthecustomsdutiesactuallyappliedto
non-membercountries;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
inquestionshouldthereforebeopenedfor1988;MemberState 1984 1985 1986
Benelux 149399240
Denmark — — —
Germany— —120
Greece — — —
France 771566365131
Ireland — — —
Italy— — —
UnitedKingdom— — — Whereas,sinceaprotocolasprovidedforinArticles179and
366oftheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugaldoesnot
exist,theCommunitymusttakethemeasuresreferredtoin
Articles180and367ofthatAct;whereasthetariffmeasure
concernedwill,therefore,applytotheCommunityas
constitutedon31December1985;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyears,theproductsinquestion
wereimportedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,initial
sharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimportingMember
StatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbeguaranteed
accesstothetariffquotaswhenimportsintothoseStatesof
theproductsconcernedarenotified;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillalsoensuretheuniformlevy
oftheapplicableduties;WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoodswhich
meetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
theNomenclature ofGoodsfortheExternalTradeStatistics
oftheCommunityandStatisticsofTradebetweenMember
States;whereas,fromthedategivenabove,thecombined
nomenclature shouldbeusedforthedescriptionofthe
productscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequota
amountshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirements
ofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMember
Stateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstpartofthe
Communityquotashouldunderthecircumstances befixed
at38%ofthequotavolume;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
ratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongtheMember
States;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossible
thetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsofthe
MemberStates,calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforWhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers,Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismust
bedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission,andthelattermustbeinapositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandto
informtheMemberStatesthereof; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustomsduty
applicableintheCommunity ,asconstitutedon31December
1985toimportsofthefollowingproductsshallbesuspended
atthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofaCommunity
tariffquotaasshownbelow:Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereservetopreventapartofanytariffquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbe
usedinothers;
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionAmountofquota
(tonnes)Quotaduty
(%)
09.1105 2008 Fruits,nutsandotherediblepartsofplants,otherwise
preparedorpreserved,whetherornotcontainingadded
sugarorothersweeteningmatterorspirit,notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded:
200850 —Apricots: \ l
I ——Notcontainingaddedspirit: l
———Notcontainingaddedsugar,inimmediate
packingsofanetcontent: I
ex20085091————Of4,5kgormore: l
—Apricotpulp 8250 10,6
Article2 Article3
1.Thefirstpart,amountingto3135tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates;thequotashares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December
1988,shallbeasfollows:1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatsharelessany
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto
15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.Benelux
Germany
France(tonnes)
120
20
2995
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare.2.Thesecondpart,amountingto5115tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve.
3.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
appliestotakeadvantageofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommissionanddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1988.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1988,suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshares
as,on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than1October1988,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1988andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMemberStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1988,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM