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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, COM(78)375 final .
Brussels ,27July 1978
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofCommunity tariff quotas forport wines ,falling
within heading ex22.05 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
andoriginating inPortugal (1979/80)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding for theadministration
ofCommunity tariff quotas forMadeira wines ,falling
within heading ex22.05 of "theCommon Customs Tariff ,
andoriginating inPortugal (1979/80)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofCommunity tariff quotas forSetubal muscatel wines v
falling within heading ex22.05 of "theCommon Customs
Tariff ,andoriginating inPortugal (1979/80)
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
C0M(78 )375final .

Article AofProtocol No8totheAgreement of1972 between the
European Economic Community andthePortuguese .Republic asamended by
Article 9oftheInterim Agreement of1976 ,provides fortheopening
ofCommunity tariff quotas forthewines listed below :
onCustoms
ffheading
2.05 CIII a)1
2.05 CIVa)1
2.05 CIII b)1
2.05 CIVb)1
2.05 CIII a)1
2.05 CIVa)1Description ofgoodsAnnual
Tota l
Volume
Port wines 35000 hi
-incontainers holding
two litres orless
Port wihes 280 000 hl
incontainers holding
more than two litres
Madeira wines
-incontainers holding
two litres orless1500 hlRate of
reduct ion
60%
50%
60%
2.05 CIII b)1
2.05 CIVb)1Madeira wines
-incontainers holding
more than two litres14500 hl 50%
2.05 CIII a)1
2.05 CIVa)1Setubal muscatel wines
-incontainers holding
two litres orless1000 hl 60%
2.05 CIII b)1
2.05 CIVb)1Setubal muscatel wines
-incontainers holding
more than two litres2000 hl 50%
Those wines will remain subject toprovision relating to
tho oommon organization ofthe market inwino .
2,Inorder tomost theCommunity' aobligations toPortugal from 1.1.1979
regulations have tobeadopted providing fortheopening /allocation and
administration ofCommunity tariff quotas .
«■•/•••

Uptoandincluding1978,thesetariffquotasopenedbytheCommunity
havebeenvalidforaperiodofonecalendaryear.Owingtocertain
characteristic featuresinherentintheproductionandmarketingof
^thesewines,however,thebulkoftheCommunity'simportsoccurfrom
OctobertoFebruary,andsettingtheexpirydateat31Decemberhas
madeitextremelydifficulttoutilizethequot;/oproperly.Inorder,
toresolvethisproblemitisproposedthattheexpirydatenowbeset
at30Juneofeachyearfrom30June1980,andthereafter.Thenext
quotawillthereforerunfor18months,andthequotavolumeswillbe
150%ofthequantities indicatedabove.
TheopinionofthecompetentPortugheseauthorities wr.Vsought,and
theyalsofavouran18monthtransitional period..
Thisissubjectoftheannexedproposals.
3.TheRegulations provide,inthenormalway,thateachofthevolumes
shall,bedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstofwhich'istobe
allocated amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasarpser"° -
Theallocationofthefirstinstalmentisusuallybasedonstatistics
forthethreeprecedingyearsandonforecastsfortheperiodin
question.IntheabsenceofspecificCommunitystatisticsforthese
winestheinitialquotashave.beencalculated onthebasisofthe
mostrecentstatisticsforPortuguese exportsfrom1975to197"?).
ThePortuguesestatistics caninfactbeconsidered togivearough
pictureofCommunityimportsofthewinesinquestion.
4.Owingtothespecialcharacteristics ofthetradeinthesewines,
whichalsodifferbetweenMemberStates,theregulation,exceptionefLy ,
doesnotestablish auniformmethodofadministration .
ANNEXES:3proposalsforRegulations oftheCouncil.

ESPL,ANAT£RY,.WEMgRANDUM
1.-Article 4ofProtocol No8totheAgreement of1972 between tne
European Economic Community andthePortuguese Republic asamended by
Article 9oftheInterim Agreement of1976 ,provides fortheopening
ofCommunity tariff quotas forthewines listed below :
onCustoms
ffbeading Description ofgoodsAnnual
Totra l
VolumeRate of
reduct ion
mt
.t '2.05 Cni a)1 Port wines ■ 35000 hl 60%
?i 2.05r*UIVa)1 -incontainers holding
two litres orless
2.05 CIII b)1 Port wines 280 000 h^ 50%
i»!2.05 CIVb)1 incontainers holding
more than two litres
e:2.05 CIII a)1 Madei rawines 1500 hl . 60%
e 2.05 CIVa)1 -incontainers holding
two litres orless
e.~2.05 CIII b)1 .Madeira wines 14500 hl 50%
ei 2.05 CIVb)1 . -incontainers holding
more than two litres
e:2.05 CIII a)1 Setubal muscatel .wines '1000 hl •60%
e)2.05 CIVa)1 -incontainers holding
two litres orless
■01 /2.05 CIII b)1 Setubal muscatel .wines 2000 hl 50%
it 2.05 CIVb)1 -incontainers holding
more than two litres
Those wines will remain subject toprovision relating to
"the ooirunon organization ofthe market inwine .
2«Inorder tomost theCommunity *aobligations toPortugal from 1.1.1979
regulations have tobeadopted providing fortheopening /allocation and
administration ofCommunity tariff quotas ._
•■•/••

Uptoand-including1978,,thesetariffquotasopenedbytheCommunity
havebeenvalidforaperiodofonecalendaryegr.Owingtocertain
characteristic featuresinherentintheproductionandmarketingof
thesewines,however,thebulkoftheCommunity'simportsoccurfrom
OctobertoFebruary,andsettingtheexpirydateat31Decemberhas
madeitextremelydifficulttoutilizethequot«/oproperly.Inorder,
toresolvethisproblemitisproposedthattheexpirydatenowbesei
at30Juneofeachyearfrom30June1980,andthereafter.Thenext
quotawillthereforerunfor18months,andthequotavolumeswillbe
150%ofthequantities indicatedabove.
TheopinionofthecompetentPortugheseauthorities wn-sought,and
theyalsofavouran18monthtransitional period..
_Thisissubjectoftheannexedproposals.
3.TheRegulations provide,inthenormalway,thateachofthevolumes
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstofwhichistobe
aIlocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheld"asarmpr"a:-
Theallocationofthefirstinstalmentisusuallybasedonstatistics
forthethreeprecedingyearsandonforecastsfortheperiodin
question.IntheabsenceofspecificCommunitystatisticsforthese
winestheinitialquotashavebeencalculated onthebasisofthe
-mostrecentstatisticsforPortuguese exportsfrom1975to197?).
ThePortuguesestatistics caninfactbeconsidered togivea.rough
pictureofCommunityimportsofthewinesinquestion.
4.Owingtothespecialcharacteristics ofthetradeinthesewines,
whichalsodifferbetweenMemberStates,theregulation,exceptionefi.y ,
doesnotestablish auniformmethodofadministration .
ANNEXES:3proposalsforRegulations oftheCouncil.

ANNEX A
PROPOSAI :FOR A.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
s.•
opening ,allocating and providing fortheadministration ofCommunity tariff
quotas forport wines falling within heading No ex22.05 oftheCommon
Customs Tariff "originating inPortugal (197W8Q ) -
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES , ■-
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean .
"Economic Community ,and inparticular Articles 43
and 113thereof , •
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parlia -
.ment(' ),
Whereas Article 4ofProtocol 8totheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andthe J
Portuguese Republic (*),asamended bytheInterim
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Commu -.
nity and thePortuguese Republic (5),provides that
customs duties onimports into theCommunity of
certain wines originating inPortugal ,shall be ~~
reduced :
–by60%inthecase oftheduties applicable to ■
port wines falling within subheadings ex22.05 C
IIIa)1and ex22.05 CIVa)1oftheCommon
Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff quota of
35000 hl,and ,
–by50%inthecase oftheduties applicable to -
port wines falling within subheadings ex22.05 C
IIIb)1and ex22.05 CIVb)1oftheCommon
Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff quota of ' *
280000 hl; ,
Whereas ,owing tocertain characteristic features inherent inthe production
and marketing ofthe products in-quest ion ,,the expiry date "for thevalidity --
ofthetariff quotas should henceforward befixed at30June ;whereas the
tariff quotas should therefore beopened for the period 1January 1979
to30June 1980,and the volumes increased respectively to52.500 hectolitres
and 420.000 hectolitres ;whereas these wines remain subject tothe provisions
governing the common organization ofthe market inwine products ,especially a
regards observance ofthe reference price ;
(1)0J N° C
(2)0JN° L301,31.12.'1972 ,p.165
(3)0JN° L266,29.9.1976 ,p.2

Whereas CcuncU Regulation (EEC)N"2506/.7oof29September 1975 Laying
down special rules fortheimportation ofproducts inthewine-growing
sector originating incertain tnird countHesd )introouced thenotion
ofa -free-at–frontier reference price ,,being thereference price less
customs duties actually levied ;
•Whereas itisinparticular necessary toensure foralt
Community importers equal anduninterrupted access
t0theabovementioned quotas and •umntemjpted
application oftherates laiddown forthese quotas to
ailimports ofthepredicts concerned intoallMember
States until thequotas have been used up;-whereas ,
-'having regard totheabov^principles ,the
Community nature ofthequotas canberespected by
allocating theCommunity tariff quota among the
Member Stales ;whereas ,inorder toreflect as .
accurately aspossible thetruetrend ofthemarket ■ ,
intheproducts in,question ,suchallocation .should
beinproportion totherequirements oftheMember
States ,calculated byreference tothestatistics
-ofeach State 'simports ,from Portugal over a
representative reference period andalsotothe
economic outlook forthequota period concerned ;
Whereas available Community statistics givenoinfor­
mation onthesituation ofportwines onthemarkets ;
whereas ,however^Portuguese statistics forexports of
these products totheCommunity during thepast
three years canbeconsidered toreflect approximately
thesituation ofCommunity imports ;whereas onthis
basis thecorresponding imports byeach ofthe
Member States forthepastthree years represent the
following percentages oftheimports intotheCommu­
nityfrom Portugal oftheproducts concerned :
– "Î19751 1S76 '197?
Port wines : /
–inreceptacles containing tv/o
litres orless :
–Benelux–Denmark
–Germany–France–Ireland
–Italy_United Kingdomîi
15.3
29.0
0,4
16.1
14.417,8
6,2
11,0
36,0
0,2
183
10,520,0
5,6 "
9,2
35,3
0.5
16,6
11JB
inreceptacles containing more
than two litres :
N–Benelux–Denmark
–Germany–France– :Ireland
–Italy–United Kingdom13.4
5,5
10,4
30~115,7
7,0
6Λ
46,5
0,600
,23,817,1
5,2
8.6
47,0
0,1
22~Q
(1)ÛJN°L256,2.10.1S75 ,p..2

-3- ANNEXA
Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Portwinesinreceptacles
containing :
twolitres
oriessmorethan
twolitres
1
BénéluxI
.166 14-6
Denmark 5-7 6-6
Germany 14-9 8-7
France - 29-7 42-5
Ireland 0-8 0-2
Italy " ;18-6 0-1
United Kingdomj13-7j27-3
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfortheproductsconcernedin
thevariousMemberStates,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedividedintotwo\
instalments ,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecondconsti­
tutingareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirements oftheMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimporters'
ineachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotasshould,underthepresentcircumstances ,befixedat90%ofeachoftheauotq
volumes.
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;
whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,"
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharesshoulddrawan
additional sharefromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional sharesisalmost usedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalshares-mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration requires closecooperation betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,andthelattermustbeinapositiontomonitortheextentto
whichthequotavolumeshavebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates thereof ;.
I.
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantial quantityofaninitial
shareremainsunusedinanyMemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,topreventapartofany
CommunityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others. '
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands andthe
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg areunitedinandrepresented bytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthequota-sharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits^members,.

-4-ANNEX A
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.From 1January 1S7S to30Jiwie 1330,Coorau-
nity tariff quotas shall beopened forproducts origi­
nating inPortugal ,within thelimits set Out below :
CCT heading No Description Quota amount
1
ex22.05 CIlia )1'
ex22.05 CIVa)1
ex22.05 CIIIb)1 -
ex22.05 CIVb)1|Portwines
|Portwines52500 h!
"420000hl
2.The Common Customs Tariff duties onwines
imported within these tariff quotas shall besuspended
attherates set out below :
CCT heading 'No Rate ofduty
ex22.05 CIII a)1 5-4 u.a./hi
ex22.05 CIVa)1 ■ 5-8 u.a./hl .
ex22.05 CIIIb)I 5-5 u.a./hl
ex22.05CIVb)I j| 6-0u.a./hlArticle 2
1.Thetariff quota *referred toinArticlo 1shall bs
divided into two instalments . *
2.Afirstinstalment ofeach quota shall beshared
among theMember States ;the respective shares which
subject toArticle 5,shall bevalid until
30June 1980 ,shall beasfollows :
Port wines under subheadings :
ex22.05 CIIIa)|Iex22.0*CIII1>)I
and I and
|ex22.0S ÇIVa)I ex22(MCIVh)|
Bénélux 7.840 ■55200
Denmark I .2.700 | 24960
Germany 7040 32S00
France , 14030 160 600
Ireland■380 .• 760
Italy 8"7S0 330
United Kingdom I6470 |103 200
Total j.47250 378 D00
3. The admission ofthese wines under the
Community tariff quotas referred toin
paragraph 1shall beconditional upon
observance ofthe reference price
applicable tothem . .
4. The wines inquestion shall benefit
from these tariff quotas oncondition that
the prices onimport into the Community
are not atany time less than the free-
at-frontier reference prices applicable thereto ,,
asspecified inRegulation (EEC)No2506 /75
iand insubsequent instruments .

-5- ANNEXA
3.Thesecondinstalment ofeachquota,5250and42000hectolitres
respectively ,shallconstitute thereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheMemberStatesinitialsharesasspecified
inArticle2(2)or90%,orofthatshareminustheportionreturnedtothe
reservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%ormoreofthe
secondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,then,to'theextent
permitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto
7.5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%ormoreofthe
thirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordance withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
•^ -
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup..
4.Bywayof-derogation fromparagraphs 1to3,aMemberStatemay,drawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthese
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofitsreasonsforapplying •
thisparagraph. '
Article 4
Additional sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
30June1980.•

-6- ANNEX A
Article 5
The Member States shall return tothe reserve ,not later than 1April 1980 ,
such unused portion oftheir initial share as,on15March 1980,isinexcess
of 20% oftheinitial volume .They may return alarger quantity ifthere are
grounds for believing that itmight not beused .
The Member States shall ,not later than 1April 1980,notify the Commission
of ,thetotal quantities ofthe products inquestion imported upto15March 1980
and charged against the Community quotas and ofanyquantities oftheinitial
shares returned tothe reserve . 1
Article 6
The Commission shall keep anaccount ofthe shares opened bythe Member
States pursuant toArticles 2and 3andshall /assoon asitisnotified ,
inform each State ofthe extent towhich the reserve has been used up.
The Commission shall inform the Member States not later than 5"Apri I1980
ofthe amount ineach reserve after quantities have been returned pursuant to
Arti cle 5.
The Commission shall ensure that'any drawing which uses upany reserve
islimited tothe balance avai lable ,and tothis end shall' indicate the amount of
their balance tothe Member State which makes such last drawing .
Article 7
1.•The Member States shall take all measures necessary toensure that
additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3are opened insuch awaythat
imports may becharged without interruption against their accumulated shares
ofthe Community quotas . '
2. The Membe-r States shall ensure that importers oftheproducts inquestion
established intheir territory have free access tothe shares _allocated
tothem .
3. The extent towhich aMember State has used upits shares shall be
determined onthe basis of imports ofthe products inquestion originating in
Portugal and entered with the customs authorities for home use."

-7- ANNEX A
Article 8
■c*
Atthe request ofthe Commission ,the Member States shall inform itofimports
ofthe products concerned actually charged against their shares .
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely inorder
toensure compliance with this Regulation .
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1January 1979 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

ANNEXB
PROPOSAL FukA
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating and providing fortheadministration ofCommunity tariff
quotas forMadeira wines falling within heading Noex22.05 oftheCommon
Customs Tariff originating inPortugal ,(1979 /80)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,and inparticular Articles 43
and 1131thereof , .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
;Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parlia­
ment ('), , .
Whereas Article 4ofProtocol 8totheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andthe ~
Portuguese Republic (2),asamended bytheInterim
•Agreement between theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity and the Portuguese Republic (3),provides that
customs duties onimports into theCommunity of
certain wines .originating inPortugal ,shall be ,
reduced :
–by60%inthecase oftheduties applicable to
'Madeira wines falling within subheadings ex22.05 .
CIIIa)1and ex22.05 CIVa)1oftheCommon
Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff quota of
1500 hl,and
–by50%inthecase oftheduties applicable to
Madeira wines falling within subheadings ex22.05
CIIIb)1and ex22.05 CIVb)1oftheCommon
Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff quota of
j'14500his ■ '-
!■:
H "•
-Whereas ,owing tocertain characteristic features inherent inthe production and-
Marketing oftheproducts in'question ,theexpiry date forthevalidity ofthe
tariff quotas should henceforward befixed at30June ;whereas thetariff quotas
should therefore beopened fortheperiod 1January 1979 to30June 1980,andthe
volume increased respectively to2250hectolitres and 21750hectolitres ;whereas
!•'these wines remain subject tothe provisions governing the common organization ofth
Tiarket inwine products ,especially asregards observance ofthe reference price ;
ii..
If
0J N° C.
0JN° L301,31.12.1972 ,p.165.
'DJ N° L266,29.9.1976 ,p.2 -

-2- ANNEX B
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)N°2506/76of29September 1975 laying down
special rules fortheimportation ofproducts inthewine-growing sector
(1)originating incertain third countries introduced thenotion ofafree-at -
frontier reference price ,being thereference price less customs duties actually
levied ;
Whereas itisinparticular necessary toensure forall
Community importers equal anduninterrupted access
tothe ■abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted
application oftherates laiddown forthese quotas to
allimports oftheproducts concerned into allMember
States until thequotas have been used up;whereas .
having regard tothe above principles ,the
Community nature ofthequotas canberespected by
allocating theCommunity tariff quota among the
Member States ;whereas inorder toreflect as
accurately aspossible thetrue trend ofthe -market
intheproducts inquestion ,such allocation should
beinproportion -totherequirements ofthe Member
States ;calculated byreference tothestatistics ,
ofeach State 'simports from -Portugal over a 1
representative reference period andalso tothe
•• economic outlook forthequota period concerned ;
Whereas available Community statistics give noinfor­
mation onthe situation ofMadeira "wines o;:the ~ i .•<
markets ;whereas ,however ,Portuguese statistics for
exports ofthese products totheCommunity during
the past three years can beconsidered toreflect
approximately thesituation ofCommunity imports ;
whereas onthis basis thecorresponding imports by
each oftheMember States forthepast three years
represent the following percentages oftheimports
into theCommunity from Portugal oftheproducts
concerned :
!
i1975 1S76 1S77
Madeira wines :
–inreceptacles containing two
litres orless :
–Benelux–Denmark–Germany–France–Ireland–Italy
:–United Kingdom
–inreceptacles containing more
than two litres :
–>Benelux–Denmark
–Germany–France–Ireland
–Italy–United Kingdom!
28.7
3tø ,
2.5
i?i
10.0
13.6
10.6
21.4
46.7
7.714.2
2M
35.1
2:8
S.5
12.4
14,8
17.5
43,4°;i
11JB21.9
20.3'li
M
13.4
14.5
10.7
21.0
41.7 ,.
12Tl
,1)0JH°L256,2.10.1S;75 ,p.2

ANNEX B
Whereas ,inview ofthese data and theestimates
submitted bycertain Member States ,initial quota
shares may befixed approximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Madeira wines inreceptacles
containing :
two titres
';orless •more than
two litres
Bénélux 1■;18-4 I 14-0
Denmark■22-9 16-5
Germany . 13-1 19-1
France 3-6 40-8
Ireland I M 01
Italy 25-8 01
United Kingdom j 15-1 |9-4
Whereas ,inorder totake into account import trends for the products concerned
inthe various Member States ,the quota volumes should bedivided into two
instalments ,thefirst being shared among the Member States and the second cons­
tituting areserve tocover atalater date the requirements ofthe Member States
which have used uptheir initial quota shares ;whereas ,inorder togive importers
ineach Member State acertain degree ofsecurity ,thefirst instalment ofthe
Community quotas should ,under the present circumstances ,befixed at90% of.each
ofthe 1quota volumes ;
Whereas the Member States'initial shares may beused upatdifferent times ~;
whereas ,inorder totake this fact into account and avoid any break incontinuity ,
any Member State which has almost used upitsinitial share should draw anadditional
share from the corresponding reserve ;whereas this must bedone byeach Member
State asand when each ofits additional shares isalmost . used up,and
repeated asmany times asthe reserve allows ;whereas theinitial and additional
shares must bevalid until the end ofthe quota period ;whereas this method of
administration requires close cooperation between Member States and the Commission , ;
and the latter must beinaposition tomonitor the extent towhich
volumes have been used upandtoinform Member States thereof ;
Whereas if,atagiven date inthequota period ,asubstantial quantity ofan
initial share remains unused inany Member State itisessential that that Member
State should return asignificant proportion tothereserve ,toprevent apart of
any Community quota from remaining unused inone Member State when itcould beused
inothers ;

-4- ANNEX B
Whereas /since the Kingdom ofBelgium ,the Kingdom ofthe Netherlands and the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united inand represented bythe Benelux
Economic Union ,any operation relating tothe administration ofthe quota f
shares allocated tothat Economic Union may becarried out byany .of
its members ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.From IJanuary 1979 to30June 1980,Commu­
nitytariff quotas shall beopened forproducts origi­
nating inPortugal ,within thelimits Set Out below :
cor
heading NoDescription Quota amount
ex22.05 CIIIa)1
ex22.05 CIVa)1"|Madeira wines2250 hl
ex22.05 CIIIb)l
ex22.05 CIVb)1|Madeira wines 21750 hl
2.The Common Customs Tariff duties onwines
imported within these tariff quotas shall besuspended
atthe rates set out below :
CCT heading No Rate ofducy
ex22.05 CIIIa) '5-4 u.a./hl
ex22.05 CIVa)1 5-8u.a./hl
ex22.05 CIIIb)1 5-5u.a./hl
ex22.05 CIVb)I6-0u.a./hl
3. Theadmission ofthese wines under the Community tariff quotas referred to
inparagraph 1shall beconditional upon observance ofthereference price
applicable tothem : .• •
4. The wines' inquestion shall benefit from these tariff quotas oncondition
that theprices onimport I'into "the Community are not atany time less than the
free-at-frontier reference prices applicable thereto ,asspecified inRegulation
(EEC)No2506 /75and insubsequent .instruments .

ANNEX B
Article 2
1.Thetariff quotas referred toinArticle 1shall be
divided into two instalments .
2.Afirst instalment ofeach quota s^hall heshared
among theMember States ;therespective shares which,subject
toArticle 5,shall bevalid until 30June 1980shall
beasfollows :
(hectolitres )
Madeira wines under subheadings :
ex22.05 CII!a)I
and
ex22.05 CIVa)1ex22.05 CIIIb)I
and
ex22.05 CIVb)I
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy ...
United Kingdom
Total375
460
265
.75
25
520
305
20252,740
3230
3740
79no
,20
20
1840
14560
3.Thesecond instalment ofeach quota ,225
2170 hectolitres respectively ,shall constitute the
reserve .
Article 3
If90%ormore ofoneofaMember State 'sinitial shares asspecified in^
Article 2(2),orofthat share minus theportion returned tothereserve :
where Article 5isapplied ,hasbeen used up,then,totheextent permitted
by,theamount ofthereserve ,that Member State shall forthwith ,bynot"i.fy-p»2
theCommission ,draw asecond share equal to^Hf/fofitsinitial share ,roundec
upwhere necessary tothe next unit .
If,after oneofitsinitial shares hasbeen used up,90%ormore ofthe
second share drawn by-aMember State hasbeen used up,then,totheextent
permitted bytheamount ofthereserve ,that Member State shall,inaccordance .
with theconditions laid down inparagraph 1,draw athird share equal to7.5% of
itsinitial share ,rounded upwhere necessary tothenext unit .

-6- ANNEX B
3.If,after one ofits second shares has been used up,90% ormore ofthe
third share drawn byaMember State has been used up,that Member State
shall ,inaccordance with the conditions laid down inparagraph 1,draw a
fourth share equal tothethird .
This process shall continue until the reserve isused up..
4.Byway ofderogation from paragraph 1to3,aMember State may draw shares
smaller than those fixed inthose paragraphs ifthere isreason tobelieve
j
that they might not beused up.Itshall inform the Commission ofits
reasons for applying this paragraph . ^
Article 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall bevalid until 30June 1980
Article 5 .
The Member States shall return tothe reserve ,not later than 1April 198.0,
such unused portion oftheir initial share as,on15March 1980 ,isin
excess of20% oftheinitial volume .They may return alarger quantity if
there are grounds forbelieving that itmight not beused .
The Member States shall ,not later than 1April 1980,notify the Commission
ofthetotal imports ofthe products inquestion imported upto15March 1980
and charged against the Community quotas and of^any quantities oftheinitial
shares returned tothe reserve .
Article 6
The Commission ^sha 11keep anaccount ofthe shares opened bythe Member States
pursuant toArticles 2and 3andshall ,assoon asitisnotified ,
inform each State ofthe extent towhich the reserve has been used up.
Itshall inform the Member States ,,not later than 5April 1980,ofthe .
amount ineach reserve after quantities have been returned pursuant to .
Article 5.

-7- ANNEX B
The Commission shall ensure any drawing which uses upany reserve isLimited to
the balance avai lable,and iothis end shall indicate the amount ofthat balance
Member State which makes such last drawing .
Article 7
1.The Member States shall take ,all measures necessary toensure that additional
shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3,are -opened insuch awaythat imports may be
charged ,without interruption against their accumulated shares ofthe Community
quotas . .
2.The Member States shall ensure that importers ofthe products inquestion
established intheir territory have free access tothe shares allocated tothem .
3.The extent towhich aMember State has used upits shares shall bedetermined
onthebasis ofimports oftheproducts inquestion originating inPortugal
and entered with the customs authorities for home use.
Article 8
Atthe request ofthe Commission ,the Member States shall inform itofimports of
the products concerned actually charged against their shares .
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely inorder toensure
compliance with this Regulation .
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1January 1979..
: ' • -#4*
This Regulatipn shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

ANNEX C
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
*
opening ,allocating and providing fortheadministration ofCommunity tariff '
quotas forSetubal muscatel wines falling within heading No ex22.05 ofthe
Common Customs Tariff originating inPortugal (1979 /80)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN .
COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,and inparticular Articles 43
and 113thereof , -
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parlia -.
ment ('),
Whereas Article 4ofProtocol 8totheAgreement
.between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Portuguese Republic (J),asamended bytheInterim
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity and the Portuguese Republic (3),provides that
customs duties onimports into theCommunity of .
certain wines originating inPortugal ,shall be
reduced : -
–by60%inthecase oftheduties applicable to
Setubal muscatel wines falling within subheadings
^ex22.05 CIIIa)1and ex22.05 CIVa)1ofthe
Common Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff
quota of 1000 hi,and
–by50% inthecase oftheduties applicable to
Setubal muscatel wines falling within subheadings
ex22.05 CIIIb)1and ex22D5 CIVb)1ofthe
Common Customs Tariff uptoatotal annual tariff
quota of2000 hi;
Whereas owing tocertain characteristic features inherent inthe production
and marketing ofthe products inquestion ,the expiry date for thevalidity
ofthetariff quotas should henceforward befixed at30June ;whereas the
tariff quotas should therefore be 'opened for the period 1January 1979
to30June 1980,and the volumes increased respectively to1.500 hectolitres
and 3000hectolitres ;whereas these wines remain subject tothe provisions
governing the common organization ofthe market inwine products ,especially
asregards observance ofthe reference price ;
(1)0J N° C
(2)0JN° L301,31.12.1972 ,p.165
(3)0JN° I266,29.9.1976 ,p.2

-2-ANNEX C
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)N°2506/76of29September 1975
laying down special rules fortheimportation ofproducts inthe
wine-growing sector originating incertain third countries
introduced thenotion ofafree-at-frentier reference price ,being
thereference price less customs duties actually levied ;
Whereas itisinparticular necessary toensure forall
Community importers equal anduninterrupted access
tothe abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted
application oftherates laiddown forthese quotas to
allimports oftheproducts concerned into allMember
States until thequotas have been used up;whereas ,
having regard totheabove principles ,the
Community nature ofthequotas canberespected by
allocating the Community tariff quota among the
Member States ;whereas ,inorder toreflect as
accurately aspossible thetrue trend ofthemarket
intheproducts inquestion such allocation should
beinproportion totherequirements ofthe Member
States ,calculated byreference tothestatistics ,
ofeach State 'simports from Portugal over a
representative reference period andalso tothe
economic outlook forthequota period concerned ;
Whereas available Community statistics give noinfor­
mation onthesituation ofSetubal muscatel wines on
themarkets ;whereas ,however ,Portuguese statistics
forexports ofthese products tothe Community
during the past three years can beconsidered to
reflect approximately the situation ofCommunity
imports ;whereas onthis basis the corresponding
imports byeach oftheMember States forthepast
three years represent thefollowing percentage ^ofthe
imports into theCommunity from Portugal ofthe
products concerned :
lS75j1976 1S77
Setubal muscatel wines :
–in receptacles containing two
litres orless : ]
–Bénélux- 6
–Denmark 20 83 6–Germany 80 - -
–France - - a–Ireland i - '-
–Italy 17 -–United Kingdom 60
–inreceptacles containing more'
than two litres : I
.–Bénélux I -
– 1Denmark I -
–Germany- -
–France - - -
–Ireland - -
–Italy I - -
–United Kingdom | |m j
(1)OJN°L256,2.10.1975 .p.2

-3- ANNEX C
Whereas ,inview ofthese data and the estimates
submitted bycertain Member States ,initial quota
shares may befixed approximately atthefollowing
percentages :
Sctubal muscatel wines in
receptacles containing :
two litres
orlessmore than
two litres
Bénélux 20 20
Denmark 5 . 5
Germany 20 20
France 20 20
Ireland . ■ 5 S
Italy / 10 10 .
United Kingdom j|-20 .■| 20
Whereas ,inorder totake into account import trends for the products
concerned inthe various Member States ,each ofthe quota volumes should
bedivided into two instalments ,thefirst being shared among the Member
States and the second constituting areserve tocover atalater date
requirements ofMember States which have used uptheir initial quota
shares whereas ,inorder to "give importers ineach Member State a
certain degree ofsecurity ,thefirst instalment ofthe "Community quota
should ,under the present circumstances ,befixed at90% ofeach ofthe
quota volumes ;
Whereas the Member States ?initial shares may beused upatdifferent
times ;whereas ,inorder totake this fact into account and avoid any
break incontinuity ,any Member State which has almost used upitsinitial
quota shares should draw anadditional share from the corresponding reserv.e
whereas this must bedone byeach flember State asand when each ofits
additional shares isalmost used up,and repeated asmany times
asthe reserve allows ;whereas theinitial and additional shares must' be
valid until the end ofthe quota period ;whereas this method ofadministra­
tion requires close cooperation between Member States and the Commission ,
andthe latter must beinaposition tomonitor theextent to*which the
quota volumes have been used upand toinform the Member States thereof ;

-4-ANNEX C
Whereas if,atagiven date inthequota period ,asubstantial quantity ofan
initial share remains unused inanyMember State itisessential that that Member ,
State should return asignificant proportion tothereserve toprevent ,a
part ofany Community quota from remaining unused inone Member State
when itcould beused inothers ; >
Whereas ,since the Kingdom ofBelgium ,the Kingdom oftheNetherlands and
the Grand Duchy pfLuxembourg areunited inandrepresented bythe
Benelux Economic Union,anyoperation relating totheadministration ofthe j
quota shares allocated tothat Economic Union may becarried out byanyofits
members ,
: ■ ^ !
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .
Article 1
1.From IJanuary 1979 to30June 1S80,Commu­
nitytariff' quotas shall beopened forproducts origi­
nating inPortugal ,within thelimits set OUt below :
OCT heading No Description Quota amount
ex
ex22.05 CIIIa)i
22.0.5 CIVa)I\Setubal
>muscatel
)wines;1500hl ;
ex
ex22.05 CIIIb)1
22.05 CIVb)1)Setubal
/muscatel
)wines3000hl
2.The Common Customs Tariff duties onwines
imported within these tariff quotas shall besuspended
atthe rates set out below :
OCT heading No Rate ofduty
ex22.05 CIIIa)1 5-4u.aVhl
ex22.05 CIVa)1• 5-8 u.a./hl
ex22.05 CIIIb)t ,5-5u.a./hl
ex22.05 CIVb )t Ij 6-0u.a./hl..

-5- ANNEX C
The admission ofthese wines under the Community tariff quota referred
toinparagraph 1shall be'conditional upon observance ofthe refe­
rence price applicable tothem . -
The wines inquestion shall benefit from these tariff quotas on
condition that the prices onimport into the Community are not .
atany time less than the free-at-frontier reference prices applicable
thereto ,asspecified inRegulation (EEC)No2506 /75and insubsequent
instruments .
Article 2
1.The tariff quotas referred toinArticle 1shall be
divided into twoinstalments .. j
i  
2.Afirstinstalment ,ofeach quota shall beallocated
among theMember States ;therespective shares which ,subject
toArticle 5,shall bevalid until 30June 1£80,.shall be
asfollows : -..
(hectolitres )
Sctubal muscatel wines
under subheading *:
Iex22.05 CIHa)I ^Iex22.05 C111b)l
and ![ and
!jex22.05 CIVa)I !jex22.05 CIVb)I
Bcnelux I 270 I-540
Denmark •■63 ■- ■135
Germany j 270 - 540 .
France J 270 540
Ireland 67 135
Italy 135 270
•United Kingdom|: 270. |[ 540
Total 1350 2700
3.The second instalment ofeach quota ,,JU
300 hectolitres respectively ,shall constitute the
reserve .

-6-
Article 3
/ • '
1.If90%ormoreoftheMemberState'sinitialshareasspecifiedin
Article2(2),orofthatshareminustheportionreturnedtothe
reservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission/drawasecondshare
equalto15%ofit'sinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessaryto
thenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,then,to
theextentpermitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordance withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,
drawathirdshareequalto7.5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,90%ormoreof
thethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordance withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,
.drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogation fromparagraphs 1,2and3,aMemberStatemay
drawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin-thoseparagraphsifthereis
-reasontobelievethatthesemightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commission ofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
Additional sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticleJshallbevaliduntil
30June1980. '

-7- ANNEX C
Article 5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1April'1980,
suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshareas,on15'March1980,as'in'
excessof20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquantityif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatitmaynot"beused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1April1980,notifytheCommission
ofthetotalquantities oftheproductsinquestionimDortedupto15.March
1980andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandofanyquantitiesofthe
initialsharesreturnedtoeachreserve.
^ ·
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles 2and3andshall,assoonasitis
notified,informeachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.f
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterth$n.5April1980,ofthe
amountofeachreserveafterquantities havebeenreturnedpursuantto
Article 5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupthereserve
islimitedtothebalanceavailable andtothisendshallindicatethe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakessuchlastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethat
additional sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuch
awaythatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption againsttheir
i
accumulated sharesoftheCommunityquotas.~ -
/
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersoftheproductsinquestion
established intheirterritory havefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothem. ,

-8- ANNEX C
3.The extent towhich aMember State has used upits shares shall be
determined onthe basis ofimports ofthe products inquestion
originating inPortugal and entered with the customs authorities .,
for home use . .
Article 8
Atthe "request ofthe Commi ssion ,J:he Member States shall inform itof
imports ofthe products concerned actually charged against their shares .
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely inorder
toensure compliance with this Regulation .
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1January 1979 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inall Member States .
f . '
Done atBrussels , Forthe Council
The President
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