NoL197/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.7.76
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1773/76
of22July1976
concerningtheallocationofaCommunitytariffquotaofwineoffreshgrapes,
intendedtobefortifiedfordistillation,originatinginAlgeria
MemberStatesoftheproductconcerned,thequota
shouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ;thefirsttobe
allocatedamongalltheMemberStatesandthesecond
toformareserveintendedtocoveranysubsequent
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveusedup
theirinitialshares;
WhereasMemberStatesmayuseuptheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoprovideforthis
eventualityandtoavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthisshouldbedonebyeachMember
Statewheneachofitsadditionalshareshasbeen
almostusedup,andsoonasmany,timesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesshouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnittothereservesoastopreventapart
ofthequotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnionanymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1516/76of24June1976onimportsofwineoffresh
grapes,intendedtobefortifiedfordistillation,origi­
natinginAlgeria(!),andinparticularArticle3(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1516/76laysdown
that,pursuanttotheCooperationAgreementandthe
InterimAgreement(2)signedon26April1976bythe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople's
DemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,winesoffreshgrapes,
intendedforfortifying,fallingwithinsubheadings
22.05CIexb)andCIIexb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginAlgeria,maybe
importedintotheCommunitywithatariffconcession
consistingofan80%reductioninthecustomsduties
andwithinthelimitsofaCommunityquotasubject
toobservanceofaspecialprice;whereastheannual
quotais500000hectolitresperyearforfouryears
fromtheentryintoforceoftheInterimAgreement ;
whereasthefirstannualCommunityquovtashouldbe
allocatedfortheperiod1July1976to30June1977;
Whereas,inordertofollowascloselyaspossiblethe
actualdevelopmentofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationmustbeeffectedinpropor­
tiontoMemberStates'requirements ,calculatedon
thebasisofthestatisticsonimportsofthesaid
productsfromAlgeriaduringarepresentative period
andalsoonthebasisoftheeconomicprospectsfor
thetariffperiodunderconsideration ;
Whereas,however,inthiscase,therearenoCommu­
nityornationalstatisticsforthewinesinquestion;
whereas,provisionshouldconsequentlybemadefor
allocatingthetotalquotaintoshareswhichtake
accountofthecapacityofthemarketsoftheMember
Statestoabsorbthesaidwines;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountintheseconditions
oftheuncertaintyintrendsinimportsintotheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
The500000hectolitresquotaopenedforwineof
freshgrapesintendedforfortifying,originatingin
Algeria,undertheconditionslaiddownbyRegulation
(EEC)No1516/76,shallbeallocatedasfollows
amongtheMemberStatesfortheperiod1July1976
to30June1977:(»)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.29.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1976,p.2.

23.7.76 NoL197/53 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(inhectolitres)
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom30000
1250
115000
100000
1250
100000
7500bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare
whichmayamounttothetotalquantitiesactually
usedforfortifying,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits.
2.Othersharesmaybedrawninaccordancewith
thesameconditionsuntilthereserveisusedup.
3.MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1April1977,theunusedshareoftheir
quota.Thereserveshallbeusedinaccordancewith
paragraph2.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1July1976.Theremaining145000hectolitresshallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article2
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberState'sinitial
shareasfixedinArticle1isusedforfortifyingaspart
ofitsinitialshare,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL