30.5.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory )
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1489/87
of26May1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
tomatoes,cucumbersandauberginesfallingwithinheadingNoex07.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands(1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,price;whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedinto
Portugal,thequotadutiesapplicablearetobecalculated
onthebasisoftherelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession;whereas,whenthesaidproductsarereleased
forfreecirculationintheremainderofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theyqualifyforthe
progressivereductionofcustomsdutiesaccordingtothe
sametimetableandunderthesameconditionsasthose
providedforinArticle75oftheActofAccession,provided
thatthereferencepricesarecompliedwith;whereas,to
qualifyforthetariffquota,theproductsinquestionhave
tocomplywithcertainmarkingandlabellingconditions
designedtoprovetheirorigin;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No4044/86(3),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No914/87(4),theCouncilhas
openedfortheperiod1Januaryto31May1987the
annualtariffquotasasprovidedforintheabovementioned
ProtocolNo2;whereasthetariffquotasinquestionshould
thereforebeopenedfor1987,whiletakingintoaccounton
theonehandtheamendmenttothequotavolumelaid
downfortomatoes,andontheotherhandthenecessityto
provideforthedeductionofquantitiesimportedduring
thefirstfivemonthsof1987underRegulation (EEC)
No4044/86fromthequotavolumesopenedbythis
Regulation;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted application
oftherateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotas
havebeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunitynatureofthequotascan
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectas
accuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirementsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbyreferencetothestatisticsforimportsoftheHavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal(J),andinparticularArticle4ofProtocolNo2
annexedthereto,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasaccordingtoArticle4ofProtocolNo2annexed
totheActofAccession,tomatoes,cucumbers,and
auberginesfallingwithinheadingex07.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
qualifyontheimportintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Communityforreduceddutiesinthelimitsofannual
Communitytariffquotas;whereas,thequotavolumes
amountto:
—165645tonnesfortomatoesfallingwithinsubheading
07.01MoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
—28663tonnesforcucumbersfallingwithinsubheading
07.01PIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
—3819tonnesforauberginesfallingwithinsubheading
07.01TIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
WhereasunderArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1391/87of18May1987concerningcertainadjustments
tothearrangementsappliedtotheCanaryIslands(2),the
quotavolumelaiddownfortomatoeshasbeenincreasedto
173000tonnes;
Whereas,whenthesaidproductsareimportedintothat
partofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ,theyqualifyforexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesandarenotsubjecttocompliancewiththereference
HOJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.23.
(2)OJNoL133,22.5.1987,p.5.(3)OJNoL377,31.12.1986,p.8.
(4)OJNoL89,1.1.1987,p.4.

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productsconcernedoriginatingintheCanaryIslandsover
arepresentative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,importsintoeachoftheMemberStateswereas
follows:
(tonnes)
—07.01M—
tomatoes—07.01PI—
cucumbers—07.01TII—
auberginesMemberStates
1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985
50379
70
300956131
35
2449.6567
51
26013515
86
3131347
1082702
104
averageof
16858averageof
217averageof
445Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom75188
3605
37302
15430
7770
21
900636000
1987
2492
5
345
2
112252352
57
1295
174
454
1425773
24
90748582
39
1007017
2
169428
6
1893043
122637
1501
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommissionandthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotaamountshavebeen
usedupandtoinformMemberStatesthereof;Whereasinthelastthreeyearstheproductsinquestion
wereimportedregularlyonlybycertainMemberStatesand
notatalloronlyoccasionallybytheotherMemberStates;
whereas,underthesecircumstances ,inthefirstphase,
initialsharesshouldbeallocatedtothegenuineimporting
MemberStatesandtheotherMemberStatesshouldbe
guaranteedaccesstothebenefitofthetariffquotaswhen
importsactuallytakeplaceinthelatter;whereasthese
arrangementsforallocationwillequallyensuretheuniform
applicationoftheCommonCustomstariff;Whereas,if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMemberState,
itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothecorresponding reserveto
preventapartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers; Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,each
quotashouldbedividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirst
beingsharedamongcertainMemberStatesandthesecond
constitutingareservetocoverthesubsequentrequirements
oftheseMemberStateswheretheyhaveuseduptheir
initialsharesandanyadditionalrequirementswhichmight
ariseintheotherMemberStates;Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,
Whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMemberStatea
certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshould,underthecircumstances ,be
fixedatabout80%ofeachofthequotavolumes;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachmemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendArticle1
1.(a)Until31December1987,thedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffapplicableontheimportintothe
Communityforthefollowingproductsshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsof
Communitytariffquotasasfollows:

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OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volumes
(tonnes)Quotaduties
09.0418 07.01MTomatoes,originatingintheCanaryIslands 173000—From1Juneto31October:
14,4%,subjecttoaminimum
of2,8ECUper100kgnet
—From1Novemberto
31December :
8,8%,subjecttoaminimum
of1,6ECUper100kgnet
09.0420 07.01PICucumbers,originatingintheCanaryIslands 28663—From1Juneto31October:
16%
—From1Novemberto
31December :
12,8%
09.0422 07.01TIIAubergines,originatingintheCanaryIslands 381912,8%
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbedivided
intotwoinstalments .(b)Wherethesaidproductsareimportedintothatpart
ofSpainwhichisincludedinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity,theyshallqualifyforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesandarenotsubjectto
compliancewiththereferenceprice.
(c)Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,the
PortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedaccordingtotherelevantprovisionsof
theActofAccessionandtheRegulationsrelating
thereto.2.Afirstinstalmentofeachtariffquotashallbeallocated
amongcertainMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1987
shallamounttothequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)tomatoesofsubheading07.01M:
41470tonnes,
2000tonnes,
17208tonnes,
720tonnes,
74780tonnes;Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
UnitedKingdom2.Onimport,thesaidproductsshall,intheeventofany
countervailing durybeingappliedunderRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1351/86(2),benefitfroma
reductionof4%ofthatduty.(b)cucumbersofsubheading07.01PI:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Spain
UnitedKingdom8640tonnes,
50tonnes,
210tonnes,
190tonnes,
14020tonnes;
(c)Auberginesofsubheading07.01TII:
Benelux
Germany
Spain
France
UnitedKingdom1520tonnes,
75tonnes,
350tonnes,
65tonnes,
1040tonnes.3.(a)Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsapplicable
asregardsqualitystandards,productscoveredby
thisRegulationcannotqualifyunderthetariff
quotasunless,whentheyarepresentedtothe
authoritiesresponsiblefortheimportformalitiesfor
thepurposesofreleaseintofreecirculationinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity,theyare
presentedinpackagingwhichbearsthewords
'CanaryIslands',ortheequivalentthereofin
anotherofficialCommunitylanguage,inaclearly
visibleandperfectlylegibleform.
(b)Thethirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1035/72,shallnot
applytoproductscoveredbythisRegulation .3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,i.e.
—36822tonnesfortomatoesofsubheading07.01M,
—5553tonnesforcucumbersofsubheading07.01PI,
and
—769tonnesforauberginesofsubheading07.01TII
shallconstitutethecorresponding Communityreserve.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.

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4.Thequantitieschargedagainstthesharesallocatedto
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No4044/86ordrawnbythoseStates
fromtheCommunityreservesconstitutedunderArticle2
(3)ofthisRegulationshallbedeductedfromthesharesand
reservesprovidedforinthisArticle.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatthisquantitymaynotbe
used.
5.Ifanimporternotifiestheimminentimportofthe
productinquestionintotheotherMemberStatesand
requeststhebenefitofthequota,theMemberState
concernedshallinformtheCommission anddrawan
amountcorresponding totheserequirementstotheextent
thattheavailablebalanceofthereservesopermits.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionnotlater
than1October1987ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
inquestionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againstthetariffquotaandofanyquantityoftheinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(2),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothecorresponding reservewhere
Article5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountineachreserveafterquantitieshave
beenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5. 2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyreserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasurenecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1987.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .

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TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshares
shallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportscharged
againstsharesundertheconditionsprovidedforin
paragraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DEKEERSMAEKER