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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1434/78
of26June1978
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
winesoffreshgrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallim­
portsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMemberStates
untilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,havingre­
gardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneedsof
theMemberStates,assessedbyreferencetoboththe
statisticsofeachState'simportsofthesaidproducts
fromCyprusoverarepresentativeperiodandtheeco­
nomicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,however,neitherCommunitynornational
statisticsshowingthebreakdownforeachofthetypes
ofwineinquestionareavailableandnoreliableesti­
matesoffutureimportscanbemade;whereas,inthese
circumstances ,thequotavolumesshouldbeallocatedin
initialshares,takingintoaccountdemandforthese
winesonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
Whereasasupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCypruswas
signedon11May1978;whereasthisProtocolisto
enterintoforceon1July1978;whereasArticle5ofthis
ProtocolprovidesfortheopeningofanannualCom­
munitytariffquotaof10000hectolitresofcertain
winesoffreshgrapes,incontainersholdingtwolitresor
less,fallingwithinsubheadingex22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,atrates
ofcustomsdutyequalto25%ofthecustomsdutyin
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,atrates
temporisclauseisapplicable;whereasunderthesecir­
cumstancesitisnecessarytoopenaCommunitytariff
quotaof5000hectolitresfortheperiod1Julyto31
December1978;
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingtheCommonorganizationofthemarketin
wineproducts,especiallyasregardsobservanceofthe
referenceprice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2506/75of29
September1975layingdownspecialrulesfortheim­
portationofproductsinthewine-growing sector
originatingincertainthirdcountries(2),introducedthe
ideaofafree-at-frontier referenceprice,beingtherefer­
encepricelesscustomsdutiesactuallylevied;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedappli­Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareservein­
tendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedetermined
atalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe
86%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybe
usedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethis
factintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,itis
importantthatanyMemberStatehavingusedup
almostthewholeofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedupandre­
peatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailableforuse(x)Opiniondeliveredon16June1978(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL256,2.10.1975,p.2.

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areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerningthead­
ministrationofsharesallocatedtothateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountisusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorother-Member
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyto31December1978,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesforthefollowingproducts
originatinginCyprusshallbepartiallysuspendedatthe
levelsshownbelowwithinthelimitsofaCommunity
tariffquotaof5000hectolitres :WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate
ofduty
22.05Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol:
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding13°,incon­
tainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapes
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°butnot
exceeding15°,incontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
—Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwines
ofanactualalcoholicstrengthof15°3u.a/hl
3.5u.a./hl
Benelux 140hi
Denmark 140hi
Germany 140hi
France 40hi
Ireland 300hi
Italy 40hr
UnitedKingdom 3500hi2.TheinclusionofthesewinesinthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeconditionaluponobservanceofthe
referencepriceapplyingtothem.
3.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthesetariff
quotasonconditionthatthepricesonimportintothe
Communityarenotatanytimelessthanthefree-at­
frontierreferencepricesreferredtoinRegulation
(EEC)No2506/75andsubsequenttextswhichapplyto
suchprices.3.Thesecondtranche,amountingto700hectolitres,
shallconstitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwotranches.
2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto4300hectolitres,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;thepro­
portionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1978,shallbeasfollows:

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and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextentto
whichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasitreceives
thenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan20November
1978,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
mannerspecifiedinparagraph1,todrawathirdshare
equalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothe
nextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
.amountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ofmoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthesame
way,todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,2
and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereis
reasontobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommissionofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1978.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
15November1978,theunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhichon1November1978isinexcessof20%
oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnalargerportionif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmay
notbeusedinfull.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan15November
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
productsconcernedeffectedupto1November1978
inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
and,whereappropriate,theproportionofitsinitial
sharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethat,whenadditionalsharesaredrawnpur­
suanttoArticle3,itispossibleforchargestobemade
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsof
thegoodsinquestionenteredatcustomsforhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,Member
Statesshallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationits
observed.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN