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of22December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certaintypesofmanufacturedtobaccofallingwithinheadingNo24.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandprocessedintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,productsconcernedprocessedintheCanaryIslandsovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(1),andinparticularArticle2ofProtocolNo2
thereto, Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
MemberStates24.02Acigarettes
(millionitems)24.02Bcigars
(thousanditems)
198219831984198219831984
Benelux 11404681276
Denmark-l-|
Germany— — —17— —
Greece
Spain onaverage
19400peryearonaverage
312300peryear
France-||-I|-I208
Ireland-i-l
Italy -|
Portugal |-!|-!
UnitedKingdom— — —3895WhereasArticle2ofProtocolNo2andArticle10of
ProtocolNo3totheActofAccessionstipulatethat,as
from1January1986,manufacturedtobaccofallingwithin
headingNo24.02oftheCommonCustomsTariffand
processedintheCanaryIslandsistobeexempt,inthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ,fromcustomsduties
withinthelimitofannualCommunitytariffquotas;
whereasthistariffpreferenceisapplicableonlytoproducts
ofwhichtherehavebeenimportsinthelastfiveyears;
whereas,calculatedonthebasisofthesaidArticle2,the
quotavolumesforcigarettesfallingwithinsubheading
24.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandcigarsfalling
withinsubheading24.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff
amountto19400millionand316,3millionitems
respectively ;whereastherearenoimportsofother
productsfallingwithinheadingNo24.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereasthetariffquotasinquestion
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1987;
Whereasrulesshouldbelaiddowntocoverthemarkingof
theproductsconcerned;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyears,theproductsin
questionwhereimportedonlybycertainMemberStates
andnotatallbytheotherMemberStates;whereas,under
thesecircumstances ,initialsharesshouldbeallocatedto
theimportingMemberStatesandtheotherMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariff
quotasuponimportsintothoseStatesoftheproducts
concernedbeingnotified;whereasthesearrangementsfor
allocationwillequallyensuretheuniformapplicationof
theCommonCustomsTariff;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedinallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsoftheWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;whereas,inordertogive
importersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeof
security,itisappropriatetofixthefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasatalevelwhich,inthecircumstances ,
couldbe95and99%respectivelyofeachofthequota
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preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members;Whereas,theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto3lDecember1987,theCommon
Customstariffdutiesapplicabletoimportsoftheproducts
listedbelowshallbesuspendedatthelevels,andwithinthe
limitsoftheCommunitytariffquotas,indicatedinrespect
ofeachofthem:Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
Order
NumberCommon
Customs
Tariff
HeadingNoDescriptionVolume
ofquota
(millionitems)Quota
duties
09.0401 24.02ACigarettes,manufactured intheCanaryIslands 19400 free
09.0403 24.02BCigars,manufactured intheCanaryIslands 316,3 free
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,thatis
970millionitems24.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
and3,3millionitems24.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffrespectively,shallconstitutethecorresponding
reserve .2.ProductscoveredbythisRegulationcannotqualify
underthequotasunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
authoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesforthe
purposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity ,theyarepresentedin
packagingbearingthewords,inclearlyvisibleand
perfectlylegiblecharacters,'Manufactured intheCanary
Islands',oratranslationthereofinanotherofficial
Communitylanguage.4.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productsinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments . Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhere
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thentothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbesharedamong
certainMemberStates;therespectiveshares,which,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987,
shallbeasfollows:
(a)24.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariff:cigarettes
Spain: 18430millionitems;
(b)24.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff:cigars
Benelux: 1,4millionitems
Spain: 311,0millionitems
France: 0,3millionitems
UnitedKingdom : 0,3millionitems.

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withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitalshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStat^shall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
20November1987oftheamountineachreserveafter
quantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsof
theproductsconcernedprocessedintheCanaryIslands
andchargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than15November1987,suchunusedportionoftheir
initialshareas,on1November1987isinexcessof20%
oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynot
beused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
than15November1987ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto1November1987and
chargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityofthe
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW