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openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforboysenberries ,
preservedbyfreezing,notcontainingaddedsugar,intendedforanyformofprocessingexceptforthe
manufactureofjamentirelyfromboysenberries ,fallingwithinsubheadingex08119090ofthe
combinednomenclature (1988)
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle1(2);
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotashareallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCommunitycurrentlydependsonimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforitssuppliesofboysenberries ;whereasitis
intheCommunity'sinteresttosuspendpartiallythe
CommonCustomsTariffdutyontheproductsinquestion
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaofan
appropriatevolume;whereasinordernottoharmthe
prospectsforincreasingfruitproductionwithinthe
Communitywhileatthesametimemakingadequatesupplies
availabletouserindustries,thetariffquotashouldbelimited
to1500tonnesandopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31
December1988atadutyof15%;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,however,thequotashouldnot
inthiscasebeallocatedamongtheMemberStates,without
prejudicetothedrawingagainstthequotavolumeofsuch
quantitiesastheymayneed,undertheconditionsandHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2729 ex08119090Boysenberries ,preservedbyfreezing,notcontaining
addedsugar,intendedforanyformofprocessing
exceptforthemanufactureofjamentirelyfrom
boysenberries 1500 15
takeadvantageofthequota,theMemberStateconcerned
shallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthequotasopermits.
2.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph1shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplyduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionofthe
ActofAccession .
3.Checksthattheproductsareusedfortheprescribed
specificpurposeshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththe
relevantCommunityprovisions .
Article2
1.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandappliestoArticle3
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle2(1)enable

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importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuchtime
astheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumesopermits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproduct
concernedagainsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.Article4
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductconcernedactually
chargedagainstthequota.
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM