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of20December1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certaintypesofmanufactured tobaccofallingwithinheadingNo24.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandprocessedintheCanaryIslands(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,24.02Acigarettes
(millionitems)24.02Bcigars
(thousanditems)MemberStates
198219831984198219831984HavingregardtotheActfoAccessionofSpainand
Portugal('),andinparticularArticle2ofProtocolNo2
thereto,1276 1140468
17
onaverage19400
peryearonaverage312300
peryearBenelux
Denmark
Germany
Spain
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom208
3895HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle2ofProtocolNo2andArticle10ofProtocol
No3totheActofAccessionstipulatethat,asfrom1January
1986,manufactured tobaccofallingwithinheadingNo
24.02oftheCommonCustomsTariffandprocessedinthe
CanaryIslandsistobeexempt,inthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community,fromcustomsdutieswithinthelimitofannual
Communitytariffquotas;whereasthistariffpreferenceis
applicableonlytoproductsofwhichtherehavebeenimports
inthelastfiveyears;whereas,calculatedonthebasisofthe
saidArticle2,thequotavolumesforcigarettesfallingwithin
subheading24.02Aandcigarsfallingwithinsubheading
24.02Bamountto19400millionand332,3millionitems
respectively;whereastherearenoimportsofotherproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo24.02;whereasthetariffquotasin
questionshouldthereforebeopenedfor1986;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyears,theproductsinquestion
wereimportedonlybycertainMemberStatesandnotat
allbytheotherMemberStates;whereas,underthese
circumstances ,initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothe
importingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotas
uponimportsintothoseStatesoftheproductsconcerned
beingnotified;whereasthesearrangementsforallocation
willequallyensuretheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;Whereasrulesshouldbelaiddowntocoverthemarkingof
theproductsconcerned;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeing
sharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheirinitial
sharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogiveimporters
ineachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,itis
appropriatetofixthefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotasatalevelwhich,inthecircumstances ,couldbe95and
99%respectivelyofeachofthequotavolume;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedinallMemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyas
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsforimportsoftheproductsconcerned
processedintheCanaryIslandsoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe (>)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.

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initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandth$lattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbesharedamong
certainMemberStates;therespectiveshares,which,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1986,shallbe
asfollows: Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothecorresponding reservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers;(a)24.02A
Spain:cigarettes
18430millionitems;
(b)24.02Bcigars
Benelux:1,30millionitems
Germany:0,01millionitems
Spain:330,73millionitems
France:0,20millionitems
UnitedKingdom:0,01millionitems.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers;3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,thatis970
millionitems(24.02A)and0,05millionitems(24.02B)
respectively,shallconstitutethecorresponding reserve.
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(3)oftheTreatyofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,theinstitutionsoftheCommunities
mayadopt,beforeaccession,themeasuresreferredtoin
Article2ofProtocolNo2annexedtotheActofAccession,
suchmeasuresenteringintoforcesubjecttoandonthedate
ofentryintoforceofthesaidTreaty,4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommissionanddrawanamount
corresponding totheserequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986,duty-free
CommunitytariffquotasshallbeopenedintheCommunity
forthefollowingproductsprocessedintheCanaryIslands,
withinthelimitsindicatedbelow:
CCTheading
NoDescriptionQuotavolume
(millionitems)
24.02Manufactured tobacco;tobac­
coextractsandessences:
A.Cigarettes 19400
B.Cigars 332,3Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thentotheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2,and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin2.ProductscoveredbythisRegulationcannotqualify
underthequotasunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
authoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesforthe
purposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theyarepresentedinpackaging
bearingthewords,inclearlyvisibleandperfectlylegible
characters,'Manufactured intheCanaryIslands',ora
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Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofdie
tariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
productsconcernedprocessedintheCanaryIslandsand
enteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethattheymight
notbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1986.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
30November1986,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15November1986isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than30November1986ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15November1986and
chargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityofthe
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5December
1986oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshavebeen
returnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986,
subjecttotheentryintoforceoftheTreatyofAccessionof
SpainandPortugal.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyajiddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.STEICHEN