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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3387/85
of18November1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
'Sljivovica'plumspiritfallingwithinsubheadingex22.09CIVa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginYugoslavia (1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inthiscase,however,neitherCommunitynor
nationalstatisticsareavailableandnoreliableestimatesof
futureimportscanbemade;whereasinthese
circumstances thequotavolumesshouldbeallocatedin
initialshares,takingintoaccountdemandforthese
productsonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotaamountshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
constituting areservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquota
shouldunderthecircumstances befixedat75%ofthe
quotavolume;WhereasArticle21oftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslaviaontradeandtrade
cooperation (J)providesthatplumspirit,marketedunder
thenameSljivovica,fallingwithinsubheadingex22.09C
IVa)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingin
YugoslaviashallbeimportedintotheCommunityat
customsdutiesof0,3ECUperhectolitreper%volumeof
alcoholplus3ECUperhectolitre,withinthelimitsofan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5420hectolitres;
whereasthesegoodsmustbeaccompanied byacertificate
ofauthenticity ;whereasthetariffquotainquestionshould
beopenedfor1986;
Whereas,intheabsenceofaProtocolsuchasthatprovided
forinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,theCommunitymusttakethemeasures
referredtoinArticles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereas
thetariffmeasureinquestionthereforeappliestothe
CommunityofTen;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted application
oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirements oftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsfrom
Yugoslaviaoverarepresentative referenceperiodandalso
totheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneach
ofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat (>)OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.

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economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :usedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
theymightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommission
ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph .Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986aCommunity
tariffquotaof5420hectolitresshallbeopenedinthe
CommifriityofTenforplumspiritmarketedunderthe
nameSljivovica,incontainersholdingtwolitresorless,
fallingwithinsubheadingex22.09CIVa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginYugoslavia .
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyapplicabletotheseproductsshallbe
suspendedat0,3ECUperhectolitreper%volumeof
alcoholplus3ECUperhectolitre.
3.Suchgoods,whenimported,shallbeaccompaniedbya
certificateofauthenticity,issuedbythecompetent
Yugoslavauthority,conformingwiththemodelannexedto
thisRegulation .Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto4060hectolitresofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1986
shallbeasfollows:
(hectoliters)Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1986,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than1October1986,ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1986andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom200
100
3735
5
5
5
5
5
2.Thesecondinstalmentamountingto1360hectolitres
shallconstitutethereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachMember
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1986,oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,
notifytheamountofthebalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormore
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Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
thetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH

BILAG-ANHANG-ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ -ANNEX-ANNEXE-ALLEGATO -BIJLAGE
2No ORIGINAL 1Exporter(name,fulladdress,country)
Exportateur (nom,adressecomplète,pays)
3Quotayear
Annéecontingentare4Countryofdestination
Paysdedestination
6Issuingauthority
Organismeémetteur 5Consignee(name,fulladdress,country)
Destinataire (nom,adressecomplète,pays)
8Placeanddateofshipment—Meansoftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement —Moyendetransport7
CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
CERTIFICATD'AUTHENTICITÉ
Plumspirit'èljivoyica'
Eau-de-viedeprunes«Sljivovica»
(CCTsubheadingex2209CIVa))
[Sous-position duTDC:ex22.09CIVa)]
9Marksandnumbers—Numberandkindofpackages
Marquesetnuméros—Nombreetnaturedescolis11Litres
Litras104bvolof
alcohol
4bvol
d'alcool
12Otovolofalcoholandlitres(inwords)
<Vbvold'alcooletlitres(enlettres)
13CERTIFICATE BYTHEISSUINGAUTHORITY—VISADEL'ORGANISME ÉMETTEUR
Iherebycertifythattheplumspirit'Sljivovica'describedinthiscertificatecorrespondswiththedefinitiongivenonthereverse.
Jecertifiequel'eau-de-viedeprunes«Sljivovica»décritedanscecertificatcorrespondàladéfinitionfigurantauverso.
Place
LieuDate
Date
(Stampandsignature)
(Cachetetsignature)

DEFINITION
Plumspiritwithanalcoholicstrengthof40%volormore,marketedunderthename
ŠLJIVOVICA ,corresponding tothespecifications laiddownintheRegulation
relatingtothequalityofspirituousbeverages,publishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
SocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviaon7October1971.
DEFINITION
Eau-de-viedeprunesayantuntitrealcoométrique égalousupérieurà40%vol,
commercialisée sousladénominationŠLJIVOVICAcorrespondant àlaspécification
reprisedanslaréglementation relativeàlaqualitédesboissonsalcooliquespubliéeau
JournalofficieldelarépubliquesocialistefédérativedeYougoslaviele7octobre1971.