NoL367/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.85
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3807/85
of20December1985
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfornew
potatoesandavocadosfallingwithinsubheadings07.01AIIand08.01DoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal0),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,accordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2andArticle
10ofProtocolNo3annexedtotheActofAccession,new
potatoesandavocadosfallingwithinsubheading07.01AII
and08.01DrespectivelyoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslandsqualify,onimportintothe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ,forreducedduties
withinthelimitsofannualCommunitytariffquotas;
whereasthequotavolumesamountto:
—6642tonnesfornewpotatoesfallingwithinsubheading
07.01AII,
and
—2060tonnesforavocadosfallingwithinsubheading
08.01D;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustomsduties
andarenotsubjecttocompliancewiththereferenceprice;
whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintoPortugal,
thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculatedonthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession;whereas,
whenthesaidproductsarereleasedforfreecirculationinthe
remainderofthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,they
qualifyfortheprogressivereductionofcustomsduties
accordingtothesametimetableandunderthesame
conditionsasthoseprovidedforinArticle75oftheActof
Accession;whereas,toqualifyforthetariffquota,the
productsinquestionhavetocomplywithcertainmarking
andlabellingconditionsdesignedtoprovetheirorigin;
whereas,accordingtotherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession,tariffmeasurestakeeffectonlyfrom1March
1986;whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshouldtherefore
beopenedfortheperiod1Marchto31December1986;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotashavebeen
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyas
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsin
question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsforimportsoftheproductsconcerned
originatingintheCanaryIslandsoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows(intonnes): (')OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.\ -07.01AII-
newpotatoes-08.01D-
avocadosMemberStatesl1982 1983 1984 1982 1983 1984
Benelux 38 461131613
Denmark - 93226 - - -
Germany- - 48 26
Greece - - - - - -
Spain averageof818 averageof1351
France - 23 -94112 97
Ireland - - - - - -
Italy- - - - - -
Portugal- - - - - -
UnitedKingdom 353667546728373723671

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Article4ofProtocolNo2annexedtotheActof
Accession,Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestionwere
importedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesandnotat
alloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;whereas,
underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,intitialshares
shouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimportingMemberStates
andtheotherMemberStatesshouldbeguaranteedaccessto
thebenefitofthetariffquotaswhenimportsactuallytake
placeinthelatter;whereasthesearrangementsforallocation
willequallyensuretheuniformapplicationoftheCommon
Customstariff;
Whereas,inordertotakrintoaccountimporttrendsforthe
productsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirstbeing
sharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheirinitial
sharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmightarisein
theotherMemberStates;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.(a)From1Marchto30June1986aCommunitytariff
quotaof6642tonnesshallbeopenedinthe
Communityfornewpotatoesfallingwithin
subheading07.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
TariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands.
(b)From1Marchto31December1986aCommunity
tariffquotaof2060tonnesshallbeopenedinthe
Communityforavocadosfallingwithinsubheading
08.01DoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheCanaryIslands.
2.(a)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesandarenotsubjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprice.
(b)Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,the
PortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedaccordingtotherelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccessionandtheRegulationsrelating
thereto.
(c)Wherethesaidproductsarereleasedforfree
circulationintheremainderofthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity ,thequotadutiesindicatedbelow
foreachofthetariffsubheadings shallbe
applied:Whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMemberStatea
certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshould,underthecircumstances ,be
fixedat80%respectivelyofthequotavolumes;
Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;CCTheadingNo Quotaduty
07.01AII:
—from1Marchto15May
—from16Mayto30June
08.01D13,1%
18,3%
3,5%
Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial
quantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothecorresponding reservetopreventapartof
anytariffquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberState
whenitcouldbeusedinothers;3.Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicableas
regardsqualitystandards,productscoveredbythis
Regulationcannotqualifyunderthetariffquotasunless,
whentheyarepresentedtotheauthoritiesresponsibleforthe
importformalitiesforthepurposesofreleaseintofree
circulationinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,they
arepresentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords'Canary
Islands',ortheequivalentthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage,inaclearlyvisibleandperfectlylegible
form.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(3)oftheTreatyofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,theinstitutionsoftheCommunities
mayadopt,beforeaccession,themeasuresreferredtoinArticle2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
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Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethattheymight
notbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasons
forapplyingthisparagraph .2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid:
—until30June1986fornewpotatoes,
—until31December1986foravocados,
shallamounttothequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)newpotatoesofsubheading07.01AII:
Benelux 25tonnes,
Denmark 85tonnes,
Spain 660tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 4540tonnes,
(b)avocadosofsubheading08.01D:
Benelux 10tonnes,
Germany 5tonnes,
Spain 1085tonnes,
France 80tonnes,
UnitedKingdom 470tonnes.Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperioddefinedin
Article1.
Article5
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.
respectively :
—1332tonnesfornewpotatoesofsubheading07.01
AII,
and
—410tonnesforavocadosofsubheading08.01D,
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.
4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommissionanddrawanamount
corresponding totheserequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereservenotlater
than:
—15May1986withregardtonewpotatoes,
and
—1October1986withregardtoavocados,
theunusedportionoftheirinitio!sharewhich,on1May
1986and15September1986respectively,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantity
iftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynot
beused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than15May1986and1October1986respectively,ofthe
totalquantitiesoftheproductsinquestionimportedupto
1May1986and15September1986respectivelyand
chargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityofthe
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStates'initialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecond
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopened
bytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3and,as
soonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan20May
1986and5October1986respectively,oftheamountineach
reserveafterquantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuant
toArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
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Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshallinform
itofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensureihatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
tariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsmquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
againstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986,
subjecttotheentryintoforceoftheTreatyofAccessionof
SpainandPortugal.
Itshallapplyfrom1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.STEICHEN