NoL383/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4100/87
of22December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforacertainformof
polyvinylpyrrolidone fallingwithincodeex39059000ofthecombinednomenclature
coverrequirements whichcannotbedeterminedwith
sufficientaccuracy,itshouldnotbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobedetermined;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasproduction intheCommunity of
polyvinylpyrrolidone intendedforuseinthepharmaceutical
industryandfallingwithinsubheadingex39059000ofthe
combinednomenclature iscurrentlyunabletomeetthe
specificrequirements oftheuserindustriesinthe
Community ;whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesof
productsofthistypecurrentlydependtoaconsiderable
extentonimportsfromthirdcountries;whereasthemost
urgentCommunityrequirementsfortheproductsinquestion
shouldbemetimmediatelyonthemostfavourableterms;
whereasazero-dutyCommunitytariffshouldthereforebe
openedwithinthelimitofanappropriatevolumeforaperiod
from1Januaryto31December1988;whereas,inordernot
toupsetthebalanceofthemarketforthisproduct,the
volumeoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldbesetata
provisionallevelof70tonnes;whereasthesettingofthe
quotavolumeatthisleveldoesnotruleoutanadjustment
duringtheyear;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtheratelaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductinquestionintoalltheMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,however,sincethequotaistoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2731 ex39059000Polyvinylpyrrolidone ,presentedinpowderform,the
particlesofwhicharelessthan38micrometresand
whichhasasolubilityinwaterat25°Coflessthan,or
equalto,1,5%byweightandwhichisintendedforthe
pharmaceutical industry 70 0
WithinthelimitofthistariffquotatheKingdomofSpainand
thePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal.
2.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandappliesto
takeadvantageofthequota,theMemberStateconcerned
shallinformtheCommission anddrawanamountcorresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph2shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.
4.TherelevantCommunityprovisionshallbeappliedin
ordertomonitortheuseoftheproductfortheprescribed
specificpurpose.

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Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle1(2)enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuchtime
astheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumesopermits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareentered
withthecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM