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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM( 8 3)  403 final
Brussels, k July 1983
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration  
of a Community tariff quota for certain wines having a  
registered designation of origin, falling within subheading  
ex 22.05 C of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
Tunisia (1983/8*0
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) JK)3 final

EXPLANATORY M EM ORANDUM
1. A rticle  20 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Eco-- 
nomic Community and the Republic of Tunisia
A
provides for the
opening of an annual Community t a r i f f  quota of 50000 hi for the duty- 
free importation into the Community of certain wines having a  re- 
gistered designation of o rig in  fa llin g  w ithin subheading ex 22.05 C  
of the C C T  o rig in atin g  in Tunisia. These wines must be put up in con­
tainers holding two l i t r e s o r  less.
Accordingly th is  t a r i f f  quota has to be opened.
2. The Regulation makes provision -  as i t  is usual - for the d ivisio n  of 
the quota volume into two instalments, the f ir s t  of which is alloca­
ted by shares amongst a ll Member States, while the second constitutes a
-  reserve.
The allo catio n  of the f ir s t  instalment is usually on the s ta tis tic a l 
data of the last three years and estimates fo r the period in question.
In th is case, however, neither Community not national s ta tis tic a l data 
s p lit up by the types of the wines into question are available and no 
-estimates can be put forward. In these circumstances in it ia l shares 
should be established fo r taking into account the p o s s ib ilitie s  of con- 
•  sumption of these wines in each of the Member States.
.3. It is proposed that the proposal fo r a  Council Regulation opening the 
Community t a r i f f  quota described above should be approved.

Proposal for a
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC)
o p en in g , a llo ca tin g  and p ro v id in g  for the a d m in istra tio n  o f a C o m m u n ity  tariff  
q u ota for certain  w in es h avin g a registered  d e sig n a tio n  o f o rig in , fa llin g  w ith in  
su b h ea d in g  ex 22.05 C o f the C o m m o n  C u sto m s T ariff an d  o r ig in a tin g  in
T u n isia  (1983/84)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 20 of the Cooperation Agreement 
between the European Economic Community and the 
Republic of Tunisia (‘ ) stipulates that certain wines 
having a registered designation of origin, falling within 
subheading ex 22.05 C of the Common Customs 
Tariff and originating in Tunisia, specified in the 
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters of 16 
October 1978 (2 ), and produced from the 1977 and 
subsequent harvests, shall be imported into the 
Community free of customs duties within the limits of 
an annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 hecto­
litres ; whereas these wines must be put in containers 
holding two litres or lessj^
C^These wines must be accompanied by a certi­
ficate of designation of origin in accordance with the 
model given in Annex D to the Agreement in ques­
tion ;  whereas the Community tariff quota in question 
should therefore be opened for the period 1  November 
1983 t0 3 1  October 198^;
Whereas the wines in question are subject to compli­
ance with the free-at-frontier reference price ; whereas 
the wines in question shall benefit from this tariff 
quota on condition that Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 337/79 ( ■ ’), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
M ° 3082/82(4), is complied with ;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure equal 
and uninterrupted access for all Community importers 
to the abovementioned quota, and uninterrupted
(') OJ No L  265, 27. 9. 1978, p. 2.
(2 ) OJ No L  296, 21. 10. 1978, p. 2.
(3 ) OJ No L  54 5. 3. 1979, p. 1 .
O OJ No L  3 2 4 X 5 , 12. 1982,p. 1 .application of the rates laid down for this quota to all 
imports of the products concerned into the Member 
States until the quota has been used up ; whereas a 
system of using a Community tariff quota, based on 
allocation among the Member States, appears likely to 
comply with the Community nature of the said quota 
having regard to the above principles ; whereas, in 
order to reflect most accurately the actual development 
of the market in the products in question, such alloca­
tion should be in proportion to the requirements of 
the Member States, assessed by reference both to the 
statistics relating to imports of the said products from 
Tunisia over a representative reference period and to 
the economic outlook for the quota period concerned ;
Whc eas in this case, however, neither Community 
nor i tional statistics showing the breakdown for each 
of the vpes of wines in question are available and no 
reliabk estimates of future imports can be made;  
whereas i these circumstances the quota volumes 
should b allocated in initial shares, taking into 
account den.and for these wines on the markets of the 
various Member States ;
Whereas, to take into account import trends for the 
products concerned in the various Member States, the 
quota amount should be divided into two instalments, 
the first being allocated among the Member States and 
the second held as a reserve intended to cover at a 
later date the requirements of Member States who have 
used up their initial share; whereas, in order to 
guarantee some degree of security to importers in each 
Member State, the first instalment of the Community 
quota should be fixed at a level which could, in the 
present circumstances, be 50 % of the quota volume ;
Whereas the initial shares of the Member States may 
not be used up at the same rate ; whereas, in order to 
take this into account and avoid disruption, any 
Member State which has used up almost all its initial 
share should draw a supplementary share from the 
reserve ; whereas this should be done by each Member 
State each time one of its supplementary shares is 
almost used up, and so on as many times as the 
reserve allows ;  whereas the initial and supplementary 
shares should be valid until the end of the quota 
period ; whereas this form of administration requires

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close collaboration between the Member States and the 
Commission, and the Commission must be in a posi­
tion to follow the extent to which the quota volume 
has been used up and inform the Member States 
thereof ;
Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a 
Member State has a considerable quantity of the initial 
share left over, it is essential that it should return a 
significant proportion thereof to the reserve, to prevent 
a part of the Community quota remaining unused in 
one Member State when it could be used in others ;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of 
Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented 
by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions 
concerning the administration of the shares allocated 
to that economic union may be carried out by any one 
of its members,
H A S ADOPTED TH IS. REGULATION :
Article 1
1 . From 1  November 1983 to 31 October 1984, a 
Community tariff quota of 50 000 hectolitres shall be 
opened for the products indicated below and origina­
ting in Tunisia :
c c r
heading Description
No
22.05 Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with
fermentation arrested by the addition of
alcohol :
C. O ther:
— wines entitled to one of the folio-
wing designations of origin :
Coteaux de Tebourba, Sidi-Salem,
Kelibia, Thibar, Mornag, grand cru
Mornag of an actual alcoholic
strength of 15 % vol or less and in
containers holding two litres or less
2. Within the tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 , 
the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to these 
wines shall be totally suspended.
Wulim iln  lin in ', ot ihese t.irill quoins, tlie  H ellenic 
K  rj u  i! 11  i s  si,. i l l  upi’ l y  duties c.ik u l.lte ri III ,k s o ill, like w ith 
the relev .tu t provisions in  the 1^79 A ct of A ccession and 
Regulation l.LC) No 1080 /83(1) .
3. Wines produced from the 1977 and subsequent 
harvests shall be accorded the benefit of the tariff 
quota referred to in paragraph 1.
4. The wines in question are subject to compliance 
with the free-at-frontier reference price.The wines in question shall benefit from this tariff 
quota on condition that the provisions of Article 18 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 are complied with.
5. Each of these wines, when imported, shall be 
accompanied by a certificate of designation of origin, 
issued by the relevant Tunisian authority, in accor­
dance with the model annexed to thi- Regulation and 
certifying in box 16 that these wines have been 
produced from the 1977 and subsequent harvests.
Article 2
1. The tariff quota laid down in Article 1  shall be 
divided into two instalments.
2. A first instalment of the quota shall be allocated 
among the Member States ; the shares, which subject 
to Article 5 shall be valid up to 31 October 1984, shall 
be as follows :
(hectolitres)
Benelux * 4 500
Denmark 2 500
Germany 5 000
Greece 800
France 5 000
Ireland 1 000
Italy 2 000
United Kingdom 4 200
3. The second instalment of the quota, amounting 
to 25 000 hectolitres, shall constitute the reserve.
Article 3
1 . If 90 % or more of one of a Member State’s 
initial share, as specified in Article 2 (2), or of that 
share less the portion returned to the reserve where 
Article 5 has been applied, has been used up, that 
Member State shall, without delay, by notifying the 
Commission, draw a second share equal to 15 % of its 
initial share, rounded up where necessary to the next 
whole number, in so far as the amount in the reserve 
allows.
2. If, after its initial share has been used up, 90 % 
or more of the second share drawn by a Member State 
has been used up, that Member State shall, in accor­
dance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, 
draw a third share equal to 7-5 % of its initial share, 
rounded up where necessary to the next whole 
number, in so far as the amount in the reserve allows.
3. If, after its second share has been used up, 90 % 
or more of the third share drawn by a Member State 
has been used up, that Member State shall, in accor­
dance with paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to 
the third.
This process shall continue to apply until the reserves 
are used up.
(1) 0J N° L  120, 6.5.1983, p. 1.

4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member 
States may draw smaller shares than those fixed in 
these paragraphs if there is reason to believe that those 
fixed might not be used up. They shall inform the 
Commission of their reasons for applying this para­
graph.
Article 4
The additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall 
be valid until 31 October 1984.
Article 5
Member States shall return to the reserve, not later 
than 1  September \9fy the unused portion of their 
initial share which, on 15 August 1984 ,is in excess of 
20 % of the initial amount. They may return a greater 
portion if there are grounds for believing that such 
portion might not be used in full.
Member States shall notify the Commission, not later 
than 1  September 1984,of the total imports of the 
products concerned effected under the Community 
quotas up to and including 15 August 1984 and, where 
appropriate, the proportion of their initial share that 
they are returning to the reserve.
Article 6
I
The Commission shall keep account of the shares 
opened by Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 
and shall inform each State of the extent to which the 
reserve has been used up as soon as it has been noti­
fied.
The Commission shall notify the Member States, not 
later than 5 September 1984, of the state of the reserve 
after the return of shares pursuant to Article 5.The Commission shall ensure that the drawing which 
uses up the reserve is limited to the balance available 
and, to this end, shall specify the amount thereof to 
the Member State making the final drawing.
Article 7
1. Member States shall take all measures necessary 
to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to 
Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may 
be charged without interruption against their aggregate 
shares in the Community quota.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the 
products concerned have free access to the shares allo­
cated to them.
3. Member States shall charge imports of the said 
goods against their shares as and when the goods are 
entered for free circulation.
4. The extent to which a Member State has used up 
its shares shall be determined on the basis of the 
imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
Article 8
At thi request of the Commission, Member States 
shall ii > rm  it of imports actually charged against 
their shit s.
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission, shall colla­
borate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is 
observed.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  November
1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President

ANNEX
1  j »L..ruJ I- Eksportør -  Ausführer - Exporter - Exporta­
teur - Esportatore - Exporteur _ Έ ξ α γ ω γ έ α ς :
4 V-JI J— M o d t a g e r  - Empfänger - Consignée - 
Destinataire -  Destinatario - 'Geadresseerde -  Παραλή - 
πτης:
6. _ Transportmiddel -  Beförderungsmittel
- Means of transport -  Moyen de transport - Mezzo di 
trasporto - Vervoermiddel- Μεταφορικό μέσο·
- Losnmgssted - Entladungsort -  Place 
of unloading - Lieu de déchargement - Luogo di sbarco - 
Plaats van lossmg _ τόπος έκφορτώσεως.2 - Nummer - Nummer -
Number Numéro - Numero - 
Nummer - Αριθμός0 0 0 0 0
3. (Name of authority guaranteeing the 
designation of origin)
5 4*_L £> ^ I J là J
C E R TIF IK A T  FOR OPRINDELSESBETEGNELSE  
B E S C H E IN IG U N G  DER U R S P R U N G S B E ZE IC H N U N G  
C E R TIFIC A TE OF D E S IG N A T IO N  OF O R IG IN  
C E R TIF IC A T  D ’A PPELLA TIO N  D 'O R IG IN E  
C E R TIFIC A TO  D I D E N O M IN A Z IO N E  D I O R IG IN E  
C E R TIF IC A A T  V A N  B E N A M IN G  V A N  O O RSPRO NG  
ΠΙΣΤΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟ ΟΝΟΜΑΣΙΑΣ ΠΡΟΕΑΕΥΣΕΠΣ
7  (Designation of origin)
Mærker og numre, kollienes antal og art
Zeichen und Nummern, Anzahl und Art der Packstücke
Marks and numbers, number and kind of packages
Marques et numéros, nombre et nature des colis
Marca e numero, quantità e natura dei colli
Merken en nummers, aantal en soort der colli
Σήματα καί άριθμοί, άριθμός καί είδος των δεμάτωνίογ u j> J I
Bruttovægt 
Rohgewicht 
Gross weight 
Poids brut 
Peso lordo 
Brutogewicht 
Μεικτό βάρος1 1O
Liter
Liter
Litres
Litres
Litri
Liter
Λίτρα
12. (‘ -»jjJfcJL)
Liter (voluit).- Liter (i bogstaver) 
Λίτρα (δλογράφως):Liter (in Buchstaben) - Litres (in words) - Litres (en lettres) - Litri (in letterei
13.4_L~/aJ I - Påtegning fra udstedende organ -  Bescheinigung der erteilenden Stelle - Certificate of the
issuinq authority - Visa de l'organisme émetteur -’ Visto dell'c
θεώρηοη έκδίδοντος όργανισμοΟ:
14. vi)ι I à L, - Toldstedets attest -  Sichtvermerk der 
Zollstelie -  Customs stamp - Visa de la douane - Visto della 
dogana -  Visum van de douane -  θεώρηση τελωνείουl'organismo emittente - Visum van de instantie van afgifte-
(Oversættelse se nr. 15 — Übersetzung siehe Nr. 15 — see 
the translation under No 15 — Voir traduction au n° 15 — 
Vedi traduzione al n. 15 — Zie voor vertaling nr. 15 — Βλέ­
πε μετάφραση στόν άριθ. 15)

15. Det bekræftes, at vinen, der er nævnt i dette certifikat, er fremstillet i .............  området og ifølge tunesisk lovgivning
er 
berettiget til oprindelsesbetegnelsen : » ............................ «.
Alk
ohol tilsat denne vin er alkohol fremstillet af vin.
Wir bestätigen, daß der in dieser Bescheinigung bezeichnete Wein im Bezirk .............  gewonnen wurde und ihm
na
ch tunesischem Gesetz die Ursprungsbezeichnung .............................. " zuerkannt wird.
De
r diesem Wein zugefügte Alkohol ist aus Wein gewonnener Alkohol.
We hereby certify that the wine described in this certificate is wine produced within the wine district o f .............
an
d is considered by Tunisian legislation as entitled to the designation of origin ' ............................ '.
Th
e alcohol added to this wine is alcohol of vinous origin.
Nous certifions que le vin décrit dans ce certificat a été produit dans la zone d e .............  et est reconnu, suivant la
loi 
tunisienne, comme ayant droit à la dénomination d'origine « ............................ » .
L'alcool ajou
té à ce vin est de l'alcool d'origine vinique.
Si certifica che il vino descritto nel presente certificato è un vino prodotto nella zona d i .............  ed è riconosciuto,
seco
ndo la legge tunisina, come avente diritto alla denominazione di origine « ............................ » .
L'alcole aggiunto 
a questo vino è alcole di origine vinica.
Wij verklaren dat de in dit certificaat omschreven wijn is vervaardigd in het wijndistrict van .............  en dat volgens
de
 Tunesische wetgeving de benaming van oorsprong „ ............................" erkend wordt.
De aan deze wijn toegevoegde alcohol is alcohol, uit wijn gewonnen.
Π ι σ τ ο π ο ι ο ύ μ ε  ό τ ι  ό  ο ί ν ο ς  ò π ε ρ ι γ ρ α φ ό μ ε ν ο ς  σ ’ α ύ τ ό  τ ό  π ι σ τ ο π ο ι η τ ι κ ό  π α ρ ή χ θ η  σ τ ή  ζ ώ ν η .............  κ α ί  Α ν α γ ν ω ρ ί ζ ε τ α ι ,
σ ύ
μ φ ω ν α  μ έ  τ ή  ν ο μ ο θ ε σ ί α  τ η ς  Τ υ ν η σ ί α ς ,  ό τ ι  δ ι κ α ι ο ύ τ α ι  τ η ς  ό ν ο μ α σ ί α ς  π ρ ο ε λ ε ύ σ ε ω ς  « ....................... ».
Ή  
Α λ κ ο ό λ η  π ο ύ  £ χει π ρ ο σ τ ε θ ε ί  σ ’ α ύ τ ό ν  τ ό ν  ο ί ν ο  ε ί ν α ι  ο ί ν ι κ η ς  π ρ ο ε λ ε ύ σ ε ω ς .
16. (’ )
àj I  «ü I  I  o  L  lg  11  a#  UJI è k »  ‘ i
[') Rubrik forbeholdt eksportlandets andre angivelser.
[') Diese Nummer ist weiteren Angaben des Ausfuhrlandes Vorbehalten.  
[') Space reserved for additional details given in thè exporting country.
I') Case réservée pour d'autres indications du pays exportateur.
’) Spazio riservato per altre indicazioni del paese esportatore.
[’) Ruimte bestemd voor andere gegevens van het land van uitvoer.
;') Χώρος πού προορίζεται γιά άλλες ένδείξεις της χώρας έξαγωγης.