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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)441 final .
Brussels ,12September 1978
\
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ^
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forwines offresh grapes
falling within subheading ex22.05 Cofthe
Common Customs Tariff ,originating inCyprus (1979 )
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forliqueur wines falling
within subheading ex22.05 CoftheCommon
Customs Tariff ,originating inCyprus (1979 )
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
C0M(78 )441final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
.rticles5and6ofthesupplementaryProtocollayingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingto.tradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenthe
EECandCyprus,tobeannexedtotheAgreementEEC/Cyprusof1973,
providefor;theopeningofannualCommunitytariffquotasforthe'
wineslistedbeloworiginatinginCyprus•
* 1
a)Wineoffreshgrapes,otherthanliqueurwines,subheading
/'ex22.05CoftheCCT,10,000hiatdutyratesof3UA/hl'
and3,5UA/hl,.. •i.
b)Liqueurwines,subheadingex22.05CoftheCCT,250000hi
;atdutyratesof3,3UA/hl,4,2UA/hl,5,1UA/hland5,7UA/hl.
'Thesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisionsgoverningthecommon
organizationofthemarketinwineproducts,especiallyasregards
observanceofthereferenceprice.
Consequently,theCommunitytariffquotasshownaboveshouldbe
openedfortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December1979.
.TheseRegulationsprovideforthesplittingupofthetariff
volumesintotwoparts,ofwhichthefirstwill'beallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasquotashareandthesecondwillbe
keptasareserve. .
IntheabsenceofCommunitystatistics,foraperiodsufficiently
representative ,theinitialquotashareshavebeencalculated on
thebasisofthepossibledemandonthemarketsofthevarious
MemberStatesandonthebasisofforecastsmadebysomeofthem.
Becausebftheinherentparticularities inthetradeinwineswhich,
additionally,aredifferentfromoneMemberStatetoanother,the
provisionsoftheRegulationforwines,exceptionnaUy,donotlay,
downacommonmethodofadministration tobeappliedbyallMember
States.- '.
Thisisthesubjectofthetwoannexedproposals.

ANNEXA
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
*
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
winesoffreshgrapesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus(1979)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , .,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof, •.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
Whereasarticle5ofthesupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheRepublicof
(2)..,.. .,«Cyprus providesfortheopenjngofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
10.000hectolitres ofcertainwinesoffreshgrapes,,incontainersholding
twolitresorless,fallingwithinsubheading ex22.05CoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originating inCyprus,atratesofcustomsdutyequalto
25%ofthecustomsdutyinCommonCustomsTariff;whereasitisnecessary
toopenth'ijCommunitytariffquotafortheyear1979;
/'Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions governingtheCommon
organization ofthemarketinwineproducts,especially as.regardsobser­
vanceofthereferenceprice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°2506/75of29September 1975laying
downspecialrulesfortheimportation ofproductsinthewine-growing
sectororiginating incertainthirdcountries introduced thenotion
ofafree-at-frontierreferenceprice,beingthereferencepriceless
customsdutiesactuallylevied;
(1)0J.N°L
(2)0JN°L172of28.6.1978,p.2
(3)OJN°L256,2.10.1975,p.2

Whereas it,isinparticular necessary toensure forallCommunity :'-
importers equal anduninterrupted access totheabovementione.d
quota anduninterrupted application oftherates laid down for -
that quota toall^-imports ,ofthep'roducts concerned -into ,all '-■■■
Member' State ?until thequota hasbeen used up;.whereas^' having
.: • .• • •y'
regard totheabove principles ,theCommunity nature ofthequotci
canberespected -byallocating' theCommunity tariff quota a'mong
theMember States ;whereas ,inorder toreflect asaccurately '*
aspossible thetrue trend ofthemarket inthe -products inques-■
tion ,such aIlocat ionshould bein,proportion tothe -requirements ■.
of -theMember States >calculated byreference tothe ,statistics
fprimports oftheproducts inquestion from Cyprus over arepre -
sentatiye reference period andalso totheeconomic outlook for
thequota period concerned v
Whereas ,however ,neither Community nornational ^statistics .
showing thebreakdown foreach ofthetypes ofwine inquestion
areavailable andnoreliable estimates offuture ,imports canbe
made ;whereas ^inthese circumstances ,the -quota .should beallo­
cated ininitial shares -onthe basis ofthe likety demand ,forthese
wines onthemarkets ofthe various Member States ,;
Whereas ,inorder totakeinto account import trends fortheproducts
concerned inthevarious Member States ,the ,quota volume should be
divided into twoinstalments ^thefirst being shared among theMember
States andthesecond constituting 'areserve "tocover at.alater date
Ν ,/
therequirements o.fMember .States which -have used' uptheir initial
quota shares ;whereas ,in>order togive importers ineach Member -
State acertain degree ofsecurity ,#hefirst instalment ofthe
Community quota should ,under thepresent circumstances ,befixed
at86%ofthe quota volume ;
"Whereas thfeMember States 'initial shares maybeused upatdifferent
times ;whereas ,.inorder ,totak6 this fact into account andavoid
anybreak incontinuity ,any -Member State ,which hasalmost used up •
itsinitial shared should dr^w anadditional share from thereserve ;

""3" ANNEXA
whereasthi:smustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
*
additional sharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes'asthe
'' - ' „'
reserveallowswhereastheinitialand additional sharesmustbe
•validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration -requires -closecooperation betweenMemberStatesand
theCommission,andthelattermustbe.inapositiontomonitorthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand,toinformthe
MemberStatesthereof; •.
- " * 4
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequota -period,asubstantial quantity
ofaninitialshareremainsunusedinanyMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant proportion to'the
reserve,topreventapartofanyCommunityquotafromremainingunused ,
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
m
■--- '' . - H '''
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands ,
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg areunitedinandrepresented bythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ,
ofthequotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers, -
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :

ANNEX A
Article î
!F->w1Januaryto31Oscs^er1979,theCoreon
'.usioijisTariffdutiesforthefollowing provlui"
o.'igii-U'inj;inCyprusshallbepartiallysuspended atth-:
levelsshow.",be!.--nwithinthelimitsofaCommunity
tariffquotaof^0000heciolhrss :
ccr
heading
NoDescriptionRate
ofduty
22.05 Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentation arretredbythe
additionofakoliol :
C.Other :
,I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding 13°,in.con­
tainersholding :
.exa)Twolitresorless:s
–Wineoffreshgrapes3u.a/hl
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding 13°butnot
exceeding 15°,incontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless: j
–Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwines
3-5u.a./hl
iofanactualalcoholicstrengthof15°
2.TheadmissionofthesewinesunderthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeconditional uponobservance ofthe
referencepriceapplicable tothem.
3.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthesetariff
quotasonconditionthatthepricesonimportintothe
Community arenotatanytimelessthanthefree-at-
frontierreferencepricesapplicable thereof,as
specifiedin(EEC)N°2506/75andinsubsequent
.instruments .
Article2
1.TheCommuning tariffquotareferredtoin
Article 1shallbedividedintotwoinstalments *
2.Thefirstinstalment,amountingto8600hectolitres ,
shallbeallocated amongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December1S79,shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 280hl
'Denmark 280M
Germany 280
France / og™
Ireland 600
Italy 60hl
UnitedKingdom 7.000^1
3.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto1.MjOhectolitres ^
shallconstitute thereserve.

~3"• ANNEXA
,Artiele3 (
. ' "4
If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareasspecifiedin
Article2(2),or90%ofthatshareminustheportionreturned
tothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then
totheextentpermitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,draw'asecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessary
tothenextuntt.
If,afteroneofitsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%orrtiore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,then
totheextentpermitted bytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
i ' >
Stateshall,in.accordance withtheconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto7.5%ofitsinitialshare,
rounded,upwherenecessarytothenextunit.- 1
If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormoreofthe
thirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewilhtheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawafourthshareequaxltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveis,usedwp.
* ■."*v "
Bywayofderogation fromparagraph 1to3,aMemberStatemay
drawsharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsif
thereisreasontobelievethatthosemightnotbeusedup.
Itshallinformthe.Commissionofitsreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph. - *

ANNEXA
.• I
' .* .'
Article A
-> % •*
*
•Additional sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe-valid'untiIthe'
endoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle .1. .■'-
.•■ '' 4
*'"'"h
Article5 0
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlatv/than1October
1979,suctiunusedportionoftheirinitialsharegs,on15September1979,
isinexcessof20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalargerquan­
tityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeused.■
ν\
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October -1979,notify "theCommis­
sionofthetotalquantities oftheproductsinquestionupto15Septembe
1979andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota,andof,anyquantities ,ofthe
initialsharesreturnedtothereserve ■ ■
,Artiele6
_ *.*>
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,as*soonasit'isnotified,
informeachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenused
, • * ,- :*•'•
up. ^ '
-'' V/;-'•,'. .'• ';.
Itshall.informtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October1979,ofthe
amountinthereserveafterquantities havebeenreturnedpursuantto
Article5./ - . ..x
\ ' .» A
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupthereserve,
islimitedtothebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallindicate
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakessuchlastdrawing.-

Article7 ■.
-M -
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensure
thatadditional sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3.areopened
'.insuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulated sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStates .sha11:ensurethatimportersoftheproducts
inquestionestablished intheirterritory havefreeaccessto
thesharesallocated tothem.
- '- * ' ••
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductsinquestion
on|heirsharesasandwhentheproducts .areenteredwiththe
customsauthorities forhomeuse.
4.Theextenttowhich-aMember,Statehasusedupitsshareshall
•»
bedetermined onthebasisoftheimpoftschargedinaccordance
withparagraph 3.
Article8*•
AttherequestoftheCommission,theMemberStatesshallinformit
ofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares. >
Ar'ticle9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselyinorder
toensurecompliance withthisRegulation.' !
.1v-, Artide10
' .* ~ " *-' *
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1979.
' " < ~
7-ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety -
anddirectlyapplicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil,■».
m • , •
-' ThePresident

ANNEXB
PROPOSAL rOR ■'
COUNCILREGULATION ,'F-r.O
( "•
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaConwinvy tariffquotafor
liqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CofthrOr,wonCustomsTariff,.
originatinginCyprus(1979)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
t
,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof,' .-
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
Whereasarticle6pftheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
(2)CyprusprovidesfortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
250000hectolitres ofliqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheading ex22.05C
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating inCyprus,atratesofcustoms
dutyequalto30%ofthecustomsdutyintheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas
itisnecessarytoopenthisCommunitytariffquota
fortheyear1979;
4k
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions governingthecommon
organization ofthemarketinwineproducts,espcially asregardsobservance
ofthereferenceprice;whereasentryundertheaboveCommunitytariffquota
mustbeconditional onthewinesbeingdescribed as"liqueurwines"inthe
V.I.1documentprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)N°2115/76;
>,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°2506/75of29September 1975layingdown
specialrulesfortheimportation of.productsinthewine-growing sector
originatingincertainthirdcountries introducedthenotionofafree-
at-frontier referenceprice,,beingthereferencepricelesscustomsduties"
actuallylevied;
(1)'0JN0
(2)0JN°L172of28.6.1978,p.2
3)OJnoL237of28.8.1976,p.1
-0JN°L256of2.10.1975,p.2

Whereasitisinparticular necessarytoensureforallCommunityimporters
equalanduninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsof,th£
products ,concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthe^quotahasbeen.used•
up;whereas,havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature
of"thequotacanberespected byallocating theCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectasaccurately as
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,such
allocation shouldbeinproportion totherequirements oftheMember
States,calculated byreferencetothestatisticsforimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromCyprusoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andalsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
- *
.-•' ■ *
Whereas,however,neitherCommunitynor,nationalstatistics showingthe
breakdownfortheproductsinquestionareavailable and'noreliable
estimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;whereas,inthesecircumstances,'
thequotashouldbeallocatedininitialsharesonthebasisofthelikely
demandfortheseproductsonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfortheproducts
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,,thequotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,the.firstbeingsharedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstituting areservetocoveratalaterdate
therequirements ofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
quotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimporters^ineachMember
Statea-certaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashould,underthepresentcircumstances ,tiefixed
at85%ofthequotavolume;
> i
- » '
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmay^>eusedupatdifferent
times;whereas,inorderto,takethiifactintoaccountandavoid
*
anybreak.incontinuity,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshare,shoulddrawanadditional sharefromthereserve
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachof-
itsadditional sharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional shares

• • ANNEX B
*
must-.be valid until the .endofthequota period ;whereas this method
• '. -N
ofadmi nistrat lonrequires close cooperation between the .Member States
andtheCommi ssion ,andthelatter must betnaposition tomonitor
theextent .towhich thequota volume hasbeen used upandtoinform
theMember .States thereof ; ■ . '
• ' *Whereas if/"atagiven date inthequota period ,asubstantial quantity
ofaninitial share remains unused in"anyMember State ....itisessential
that that Member State should return asignificant proportion tothe .
reserve ,toprevent apart ofanyCommunity quota from remaining unused
-y- # .
inoneMember State when itcould beused inothers ;
.. > . . \ •
: \ *\. ; ;
Whereas ,since the -Kingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands
andthe Grarid Duchy of .Luxembourg areunited in .ar.drepresented bythe
Benelux -Economic Union ,anyoperation relating totheadministration
ofthequota shares ^allocated tothat ecbnomic union maybecarried out
byany ofitsmembers , , •' *
L ' - ^
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

-4 ANNEX B
%
Article1
1From1Januaryto31December1S79,theCo*_.n
CustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthefollowing
productsoriginating -inCyprusshallbepartiallysus­
pendedatthelevelsshownbelowwithinthelimitsofa
Community tariffquotaof250Kffl.hectolitres;
CCT •,- ' Ritt
hendmg .Description ofdut*'No 7
/Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentation arrestedbythe
additionofalcohol :
C.Other:
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding 13°but*iotex­
ceeding15°,incontainers holding :
*'exa)Twolitresorless:
-–Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrength
of15"
exb)Morethantwolitres:.
–Liqueurwinesofanactualalcoholicstrength
- of15° ■'.
IllOfanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding 15°butnotex­
ceeding18°,incontainers holding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
.–Liqueurwines
,.b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other: ,
–Liqueurwines '
* - '''
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding 18sbutnotex­
■ceeding22°,incontainers holding:
a)Twolitresorless: -..
'ex2.Other: •
–Liqueurwines
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
–Liqueurwines4-2u.a./hr
3*3u.a./hl
5*1u.a./hl
4-2u.a./hl
5-7u.a./hl
5-7u.a./hr

2.TucentryofthesewinesUIK)._rrbcU.,iffquotashall
beconditional ontheirbeingdcr,cnhxlintheV.i.1
documentprovidedforinR^v^not .;F.EC)No
2115/76^s'liqueurwines'.
3.Theadmissionofthesewir.esundsrthl;..Cj-isuriit-.
tariffquotashailbeconditional upor-observance the
referencepriceapplicabletothonu
4.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfrom.histariff
quotaonconditionthatthepricesonimport ,-he
Community arenotanytimelessth^.nthehe,-r:.o
tierreferenceo/icsapplicable thsreof,assps-'tflp;.
inRegulation (EEC)N°2506/75andinsuoseque;v ;
instruments .» -
Article2
1.TneCommunity tariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Thefirstinstalment,Amountingto213040hectolit-es
shallbeallocated amongtheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December1879,shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 3.000hl
Denmark 3000M
Germany r3.000hi
France 20hl
Ireland 4.000hi
Italy 20hi
UnitedKingdom ^00000^1
3.Thesecondinstalment,amounting to36G63hecto®
litres,shallconstitute tharssarva.

- -6- .* ANNEX B
- Article 3
If90%ormore ofaMember State' s,initi alshare asspecified
inArticle 2(2), -or90% ofthat share minus theportion
returned tothe reserve where ArticLe 5isapplied ,hasbeen
used up,then totheextent permitted bytheamount ofthe .
reserve ,that Member State shall forthwith ,bynotifying
the Commission ,draw asecond share equal to15%ofitsinitial
share ,rounded upwhere necessary tothe next unit .
%
If,after one ofits initial share hasbeen used up,90%or
more ofthe ^econd share drawn byaMember State hasbeen
used up,then ,totheextent permitted bytheamount ofthe
» »
reserve ,that Member State shall ,inaccordance with the
conditions laid down inparagraph 1,draw athird share equal
to'7-5% ofits initial share ,,rounded upwhere necessary to
the next unit . ~ r
y '^ • • '
If,after itssecond share hasbeen used up,90%ormore or
the third share drawn byaMember State hasbeen used up,that
Member State shal i,-in'accordance -with the conditions laid
down inparagraph 1,draw afourth share equdl tothethird .
This process shall continue until the reserve isused up.
Byway ofderogation from paragraphs 1to3,aMember State -
maydraw ,shares smaller than those fixed inthose paragraphs'
ifthere isreason tobelieve that those might not beused up.
it-shall inform theCommission ofitsreasons forapplying
i . .'
this paragraph .

m7- ■' ' ••ANNIX
Artide 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall be'valid until­
_theendoftheperiod specified inArticle 1.
,- Article 5 . -- '
'■* .> "'' "
.v » v -
TheMember States shall return tothereserve ,not later than
1October 1979 ,such unused portion oftheir initial share as,
on15September 1979 ,isinexcess of20%of.the initial volume .
They mayreturn alarger quantity *ifthene aregrounds forbelie­
ving that itmay not beused . ,■
TheMember States shall ,not later than TOctober 1979 ,notify
theCommission of .thetotal quantities oftheproducts inquestion
upto,15September 1979 and charged against theCommunity quota ,
andofanyquantities ofthe initial shares returned tothereserve
Article 6
TheCommission shall keep anaccount oftheshares opened bythe
Member States pursuant toArticles 2and3andshall ,assoon as
itisnotified ,inform each Member State ,ofthe *extent towhich
thereserve hasbeen used up. -• /,
Itshall inform theMember States ,notlater than 5October 1979 ,
oftheamount inthereserve after quantities h^ve been returned
pursuant toArt.icle 5.
- f \
TheCommission shall ensure that anydrawing which uses upthe
reserve islimited tothebalance available ,andtothis endshall
indicate theamount thereof totheMember State which makes such
last drawing . ' .'

-8- ANNEX B
Article 7
1=TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures necessary toensure
thatadditional sharesdrawnpursuant toArticle 3areopened ,
insuchawaythatimports maybechargedwithout -interruption
-against -theiraccumulated shares .oftheCommunity quota..
2.TheMembe/*Statesshallensurethatimporters oftheproducts
inquestion established intheirterritory have,freeaccessto
thesharesallocated tothem. '
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts inquestion
ontheirsharesasandwhentheproducts areenteredwiththe
customsauthorities forhomeus6. *'
4..'TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshall •
■bedetermined onthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph 3. > •, 'r>
ArticleC
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStatesshallinformit
ofimportsoftheproducts concerned actually chargedagainsttheir
shares.
^ .Article 9 ■
■•* -• •'• .•. % *
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcooperate closelyinorder
toensurecompliance withthi,sRegulation ." •J;.
Article10- - -*. s
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1January 1979.
ThisRegulation shalI-bebindinginitsentirety
anddirectly .applicable inallMemberStates!
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