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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4185/88
of16December1988
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforcertaintypes
offruitandfruitjuices(1989)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,inthiscase,itseemsadvisable
nottoallocatethequotasamongtheMemberStatesbutto
allowthemtodrawagainstthequotavolumessuch
quantitiesastheymayneedundertheconditionsand
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle2(1);
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermust,inparticular,beableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotasarebeingusedupand
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasif,duringthequotaperiod,thetariffquotais
almosttotallyusedup,itisindispensablethatMember
Statesreturntothisquotatheentiretyofthedrawings
madewhichhavenotbeenused,inordertoavoidpartof
theCommunitytariffquotasremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithin,andjointlyrepresentedby,theBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactions concerningthe
administration ofsharesleviedbythateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyofitsmembers,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasinaccordancewiththeAgreementwiththeUnited
StatesofAmericaontheMediterranean preferences,citrus
andpasta,theCommunityundertakestosuspend
provisionallyandpartiallythecustomsdutiesapplicableto
certaintypesoffruitandfruitjuices,withinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasofappropriatevolumesandof
variableduration;whereasprovisionshouldbemadethat
theCommissioncan,inordertobeabletoensurethatthe
reciprocalconcessionsagreeduponintheAgreementare
balanced,suspendbymeansofaRegulationthe
applicationofthesetariffmeasures;
Whereasadmissionunderthesetariffquotasisconditional
onproductiontotheCommunitycustomsauthoritiesofa
certificateofauthenticityissuedbythecompetent
authoritiesofthecountryoforiginandcertifyingthatthe
productscomplywiththespecificcharacteristics laid
down;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasitisthereforepropertoopenforallorpartof
1989Communitytariffquotasforsweetorangesofhigh
quality,citrusfruithybridsknownas'Minneolas'and
certaintypesoffrozenconcentratedorangejuice;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoallowall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
thesaidquotasandtoensuretheuninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthequotastoallimportsoftheArticle1
1.Thecustomsdutiesapplicabletoimportsofthe
productslistedbelowshallbesuspendedfortheperiods,at
thelevelsandwithinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas
shownforeachproduct:
Order
NoCNcode DescriptionQuota
periodVolume
ofquota
(intonnes)Rateof
duty
(in%)
09.0025ex08051011,15,
19,41,45,49Sweetorangesofhighquality From1February
to30April198920000 10
09.0027 ex08052090Citrusfruithybridsknownas
'Minneolas'From1February
to30April198915000 2
09.0033 ex20091199Frozenconcentratedorangejuicehaving
adegreepfconcentrationofupto50°
Brix,incontainersoftwolitresorless,
excludingbloodorangeconcentrateFrom1January
to31December19891500 13

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2.Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas.Spainand
Portugalshallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsinthe1985Actof
Accession.shallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthequotasopermits.
2.WithoutprejudicetoArticle3,sharesdrawnpursuant
toparagraph1shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period.
Article3
1.Onceatleast80%ofthetariffquotaasdefinedin
Article1(1)hasbeenusedup,theCommissionshallnotify
theMemberStatesthereof.3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)sweetorangesofhighqualitymeansorangesofsimilar
varietalcharacteristics ,whicharemature,firm,
well-formed ,atleastfairlywell-coloured ,offairly
smoothtextureandarefreefromdecay,untreated
brokenskins,hardordryskins,exanthema,growth
cracks,bruises(exceptthoseincidenttoproper
handlingandpacking),andarefreefromdamage
causedbydrynessormushycondition,split,rough,
wideorprotrudingnavels,creasing,scars,oilspots,
scale,sunburn,dirtorotherforeignmatter,disease,
insectsordamagecausedbymechanicalorother
means,providedthatnotmorethan15%ofthefruit
inanylotfailstomeetthesespecificationsandincluded
inthisamount,notmorethan5%shallbeallowedfor
defectscausingseriousdamageand,includedinthis
latteramount,notmorethan0,5%maybeaffectedby
decay;
(b)citrusfruithybridsknownas'Minneolas'means
hybridsofthecitrusfruitofthevariety'Minneola'
(CitrusparadisiMacf.C.V.DuncanandCitrus
reticulatablancaC.V.Dancy);
c)frozenconcentratedorangejuicehavingadegreeof
concentrationofupto50°Brixmeansorangejuicethat
hasadensityof1.229g/cm3orlessat20°C.2.ItshallalsonotifyMemberStatesinthiscaseofthe
datefromwhichdrawingsonthetariffquotamustbemade
accordingtothefollowingprovisions:
IfanimporterpresentsinaMemberStateadeclarationof
entryintofreecirculationincludingarequestfor
preferentialbenefitforaproductcoveredbythis
Regulation,andifthisdeclarationisacceptedbythe
customsauthorities,theMemberStateconcernedshall
drawfromthetariffquota,bymeansofnotificationtothe
Commission,aquantitycorrespondingtotheseneeds.
Therequestsfordrawing,withtheindicationofthedateof
acceptanceofthesaiddeclarations,mustbecommunicated
totheCommissionwithoutdelay.
ThedrawingsaregrantedbytheCommissiononthebasis
ofthedateofacceptanceofthedeclarationofentryinto
freecirculationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMember
Stateconcerned,totheextentthattheavailablebalanceso
permits.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,it
shallreturnthemassoonaspossibletothetariffquota.
Ifthequantitiesrequestedaregreaterthantheavailable
balanceofthequota,allocationshallbemadeonaprorata
basiswithrespecttotherequests.MemberStatesshallbe
informedbytheCommissioninaccordancewiththesame
procedures.
3.WithinatimelimitlaiddownbytheCommission
startingfromthedatereferredtointhefirstsubparagraph
ofparagraph2,MemberStatesshallberequiredtoreturn
tothetariffquotaallthequantitieswhichhavenotbeen
usedonthatdate,withinthemeaningofArticle4(3)
and(4).4.Admissionunderthetariffquotasreferredtoin
paragraph1shallbesubjectto:
—thepresentation,insupportofthedeclarationofentry
forfreecirculation,ofacertificateofauthenticity
issuedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthecountryof
originlistedinAnnexIIandconformingtooneofthe
modelsinAnnexI,certifyingthattheproductsshown
onitpossessthespecificcharacteristics referredtoin
paragraph1,or
—inthecaseofconcentrated orangejuice,the
presentationtotheCommission ,beforeimportation,of
ageneralattestationinwhichthecompetentauthority
ofthecountryoforigincertifiesthatconcentrated
orangejuiceproducedinthatcountrydoesnotcontain
thejuiceofbloodoranges.TheCommissionshall
informtheMemberStatestoenablethemtonotifythe
customsdepartmentsconcerned.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle2(1)enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquotas.Article2
1.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimportsof
theproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandappliesto
takeadvantageofthequota,theMemberStateconcerned

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Article6
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotasforsuch
timeastheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumeso
permits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
concernedagainsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotashavebeenusedupshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportschargedin
accordancewithparagraph3.
ArticleS
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequotas.Article7
TheCommissionmay,bymeansofaRegulation,suspend
theapplicationofthetariffmeasuresputintoeffectbythis
Regulationshouldittranspirethatthereciprocalmeasures
providedforintheAgreementwerenolongerbeing
applied.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1988.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.GENNIMATAS

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ANEXO/—BILAGI-ANHANGI-ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I—ANNEXI—ANNEXEI-ALLEGATOI—BIJLAGEI—ANEXOI
MODELOSDECERTIFICADO
MODELLER TILCERTIFIKAT
MUSTERDERBESCHEINIGUNGEN
ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑ ΠΙΣΤΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟΥ
MODELCERTIFICATES
MODÈLESDECERTIFICAT
MODELLIDICERTIFICATO
MODELLEN VANCERTIFICAAT
MODELOSDECERTIFICADO


1Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country)2Number 00000
CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
FRESHSWEETORANGES'HIGHQUALITY'3Consignee(Name,fulladdress,country)
4Countryoforigin 5Countryofdestination
6Placeanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport 7Supplementary details
8Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages—DETAILEDDESCRIPTION OFGOODS 9Gross
weight
(kg)10Net
weight
(kg)
11CERTIFICATION BYTHECOMPETENT AUTHORITY
Iherebycertifythattheabovesweetorangesconsistoforangesofsimilarvarietalcharacteristics whicharemature,firm,well-formed,
fairlywell-coloured ,offairlysmoothtextureandarefreefromdecay,brokenskinswhicharenothealed,hardordryskins,exanthema,
growthcracks,bruises(exceptthoseincidenttoproperhandlingandpacking),andarefreefromdamagecausedbydrynessormushy
condition,split,rough,wideorprotrudingnavels,creasing,scars,oilspots,scale,sunburn,dirtorotherforeignmaterial,disease,insects
ormechanicalorothermeans,providedthatnotmorethan15%ofthefruitinanylotfailstomeetthesespecificationsand,includedin
thisamount,notmorethan5%shallbeallowedfordefectscausingseriousdamage,and,includedinthislatteramount,notmorethan
0,5%maybeaffectedbydecay.
12Competentauthority(Name,fulladdress,country)
At on
(Signature) Seal)


1Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country) 2Number 00000
CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
FRESHMINNEOLA3Consignee(Name,fulladdress,country)
4Country -oforigin 5Countryofdestination
6Placeanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport 7Supplementary details
8Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages—DETAILEDDESCRIPTION OFGOODS 9Gross
weight
(kg)10Net
weight
(kg)
11CERTIFICATION BYTHECOMPETENT AUTHORITY
IherebycertifythatthecitrusdescribedinthiscertificatearefreshcitrushybridofthevarietyMinneola(CitrusparadisiMacf.C.V.Dun­
canandCitrusreticulatabiancoC.V.DancyJ.
12Competentauthority(Name,fulladdress,country)
At on
(Signature) (Seal


1Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country) 2Number 00000
CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
CONCENTRATED ORANGEJUICE3Consignee(Name,fulladdress,country)
4Countryoforigin SCountryofdestination
6Placeanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport 7Supplementary details
8Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages—DETAILEDDESCRIPTION OFGOODS 9Gross
weight
(kg)10Net
weight
(M
11CERTIFICATION BYTHECOMPETENT AUTHORITY
1herebycertifythattheabovefrozenconcentratedorangejuicehasadensityof1,229g/cm*orlessanddoesnotcontainbloodorange
juice.
12Competentauthority(Name,fulladdress,country)
(Signature) (Seal)


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ANEXOU—BILAGII—ANHANGII—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II—ANNEXII—ANNEXEII—ALLEGATOII—BIJLAGEII—ANEXOU
Paísdeorigen
Oprindelsesland
Ursprungsland
Χώρακαταγωγής
Countryoforigin
Paysd'origine
Paesidi-origine
Landvanoorsprong
Paísde-origemAutoridadcompentente
Kompetentmyndighed
ZuständigeBehörde
Αρμόδιαυπηρεσία
Competentauthority
Autoritécompétente
Autoritàcompetente
Bevoegdeautoriteit
Autoridadecompetente
EstadosUnidos
DeForenedeStater
USA
ΗΠΑ
USA
États-Unisd'Amérique
StatiUniti
VerenigdeStaten
EstadosUnidosdaAméricaUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture
t
Cuba
Cuba
Kuba
Κούβα
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
CubaMinistèredel'Agriculture
Israel
Israel
Israel
Ισραήλ
Israel
Israel
Israele .
Israel
IsraelMinistryofAgricultureDepartmentofPlantProtectionandInspec­
tion
(Únicamenteparaloshíbridosdeagriosconocidosporelnombrede
«Minneolas»)
(udelukkendetilkrydsningerafcitrusfrugter,benævnt»Minneolas«)
(NurfürKreuzungenvonZitrusfrüchten ,bekanntunterdemNamen
„Minneolas")
(μόνογιαταυβρίδιαεσπεριδοειδών γνωστάμετηνονομασία
«Minneolas»)
(OnlyforCitrusfruitknownas'Minneolas')
(Uniquementpourleshybridesd'agrumesconnussouslenomde
«Minneolas»)
(Soloperibridid'agrumiconosciutisottoilnomedi«Minneolas»)
(Uitsluitendvoorkruisingenvancitrusvruchten diebekendstaanals
„minneola's")
(Somenteparaoscitrinoshíbridosconhecidospelonomede
«Minneolas»)
Chypre
Cypern
Zypern
Κύπρου
Cyprus
Chypre
Cipro
Cyprus
ChipreMinistryofCommerceandIndustry
ProduceInspectionService