NoL382/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4083/87
of21December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertainoils
andfatsofmarineanimalsfallingwithincodesex15042010,ex15043019andex
15161090ofthecombinednomenclatureandoriginatinginNorway(1988)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofNorwaywasconcluded
on14May1973;whereas,followingtheaccessionof
SpainandPortugaltotheCommunity,anAgreementin
theformofanExchangeofLetterswasconcludedand
approvedbyCouncilDecision86/557/EEC(');
WhereasthesaidAgreementprovidesinparticularfor
theopeningofaCommunitytariffquotaatareduced
rateofdutyforcertainoilsandfatsofmarineanimals,
otherthanwhaleoilandspermoil,originatingin
Norway;whereas,therefore,thetariffquotainquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31
December1988;
WhereastheCommunityhasadopted,witheffectfrom
1January1988,acombinednomenclatureforgoods
whichmeetstherequirementsoftheCommonCustoms
TariffandtheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunity
andStatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates;whereas
thisnomenclaturehas,forthepurposesofencompassing
specificCommunitymeasures,beenexpandedintoan
integratedtariffoftheEuropeanCommunities (TARIC);
whereas,witheffectfromtheabovementioned date,the
combinednomenclature and,whereappropriate,theTARICcodenumbers,shouldbeusedforthe
descriptionoftheproductscoveredbythisRegulation;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccessto
thequotaandconsistentapplicationoftheratelaid
downforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahas
beenusedup;
Whereas,however,sincethequotaistocover
requirementswhichcannotbedeterminedwithsufficient
accuracy,itshouldnotbeallocatedamongtheMember
States,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
theconditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobe
determined;whereasthismethodofmanagement
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStates
andtheCommissionandthelattermustinparticularbe
abletomonitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedup
andinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministrationofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988,thecustoms
dutyapplicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductsshall
besuspendedatthelevelandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownherewith:
Order
NoCNcode DescriptionAmountoftariff
quota(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.0701 ex15042010
ex15043019
ex15161090Oilsandfatsofmarineanimals,otherthanwhaleoil
andspermoil,inpackingsofanetcapacityofmore
than1kgoriginatinginNorway1000 8,5
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplyduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionslaid
down,bythe1985ActofAccession.2.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandonmethodsofadministrative
cooperation,annexedtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norwayshallbeapplicable.
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3.Ifanimporternotifiesartimminentimportationof
theproductinquestioninaMemberStateandappliesto
usethequota,theMemberStateconcernedshallinform
theCommissionanddrawanamountcorresponding to
itsrequirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalance
ofthereservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph3shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(3)
arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersof
theproductconcernedhaveaccesstothequotaforsuch
timeastheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumeso
permits.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthegoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedup
shallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcol­
laboratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER