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of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainliveplantsfallingwithinsubheadingsex06.01A,06.02AIIandex06.02Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(*),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,theabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,toreflectasaccurately
aspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketoftheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStatescalculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsoriginating
intheCanaryIslandsoverarepresentativeperiodandalso
totheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheTreatyandtheactsoftheInstitutionsofthe
EuropeanCommunities applytotheCanaryIslands
accordingtotheconditionsprovidedforinArticle25of
theActofAccessionandinProtocolNo2annexedtothe
saidAct;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunity ,oftheproductsconcerned,
originatingintheCanaryIslands:
MemberStates 198319841985
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom8,6
0,3
4.2
78,5
0,4
0,7
7.310,7
01
4,5
77,2
0,4
1,7
5,43,2
0,1
4,9
86,6
0,6
0,7
3,9Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4ofProtocolNo2annexed
totheActofAccession,certainliveplantsfallingwithin
subheadingsex06.01A,06.02AIIandex06.02Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheCanary
Islands,maybeimportedintotheCommunitywithinthe
limitsofaCommunitytariffquotaatreducedduties;
whereasthequotavolumeamountsto3446tonnes;
whereasfor1987thedutiestobeappliedwithinthelimits
ofthetariffquotaareequalto75%ofthedutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereas,however,whenthe
productsinquestionareimportedintothatpartofSpain
whichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Communitytheyshallqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereas,whentheproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablemustbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheprovisionsreferredtointheActof
Accession;whereas,tobenefitfromthetariffquota,the
productsinquestionmustcomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;
whereas,thisCommunitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfor
1987,withthevalidityofthisRegulationbeinglimited,
however,totheperiod1Januaryto31March1987,which
precedestheentryintoforceofthedefinitivetariffregime
tobeadoptedinthisfield;whereas,therefore,provision
shouldbemadeforthequantitiesimportedunderthis
Regulationtobedeductedfromthequotavolumeamounts
adoptedunderthedefinitiveregime;Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,andofmarketforecasts
fortheproductsinquestion,theinitialquotasharesmayin
afirstphasebefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom8,9,
0,1,
3,2,
0,1,
78,9,
0,4,
0,1,
1,4,
0,1,
6,8.Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
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Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofthoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimportersin
eachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
instalmentoftheCommunityquotashouldunderpresent
circumstances befixedat80%ofthequota;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddraw
anadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;Article1
1.From1Januaryto31March1987onimportintothe
Communitythecustomsdutiesapplicableforthefollowing
productsoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaof3446tonnesasfollows:
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeRateofduty
09.0429 06.01Bulbs,tubers,tuberousrootscorms,crownsandrhizomes,dormant,in
growthorinflower:
exA.Dormant:l—Otherthanhyacinths,narcissi,tulipsandgladioli 06.02-19 6%
06.02Otherliveplants,includingtrees,shrubs,bushes,roots,cuttingsandslips:
A.Unrootedcuttingsandslips:IlII.Other 06.02-19 6%l exD.Other:l l —Roses(allthespeciesRosa),neitherbuddednorgrafted:ll \—Withstockofadiameterof10mmorless 06.02-61 9,7% \—Other 06.02-65 9,7%I—Otherthanmycelium (spawnofmushroomsandotheredible
fungi),rhododendrons ,azaleas,vegetableandstrawberryplants:I\ —Outdoorplants:\I—Trees,shrubsandbushesotherthanfruittreesandbushes
andforesttrees:II —Rootedcuttingsandgrowingplants 06.0^-81 9,7%I—Other 06.02-83 9,7%
—Other:l
—Perennialplants 06.02-92 9,7%
—Other 06.02-93 9,7%
—Indoorplants:\
—Rootedcuttingsandgrowingplants,excludingcacti 06.02-94 9,7%\—Otherthanfloweringplantswithbudsorflowers,
excludingcacti 06.02-99 9,7%

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2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
sameconditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthese
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Theproductsqualify,however,withinthelimitsofthis
tariffquotaforexemptionfromcustomsdutieswhenthey
areimportedintothatpartofSpainwhichisincludedin
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotathePortuguese
Republicappliescustomsdutiescalculatedaccordingtothe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccessionandthe
Regulationsrelatingthereto.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotaunless,
whentheyarepresentedtotheauthoritiesresponsiblefor
theimportformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'Canary
Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectly
legibleform.
Thequantitiesimportedunderthetariffquotasreferredto
inparagraph1shallbedeductedfromtheannualquota
volumeamountsadoptedunderthedefinitivetariffregime
whichwillcomeintoforceon1April1987.Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31March1987.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto2750tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares
whichshallbevaliduntil31March1987shallbeas
follows:Article5
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.(tonnes)
244,
3,
88,
3,
2172,
10,
3,
40,
3,
187.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom
2.Thesecondinstalmentof696tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1)hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
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4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article7
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.Article8
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurecompliancewiththis
Regulation.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW