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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
!
COM(78)354final
Brussels.20July1978
Draftfora
.COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
Ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotafordriedgrapesinimmediatecontainersof|anetcapacityof
15Kilogramsorless,fallingwithinsubheading08.04B1ofthe
\ CommonCustomsTariff(1979)
(submittedtotheCounciltoytheCommission)
COM(78)354final

EXPI.A?fATOPY hT.i'OKANDUH
,\
•ThedraftBcgulation annexedheretoconcornatheerrraeinnec
Communitytariffquotatobeoponedfor1979inrespectof
driedgrapesinimmediatecontainersofanetcapacityof'.
15kgorleesfallingwithinsubheading Ho08.01*BIoftho
CommonCustomsTariff.
I
Provisionwas'firstmadefor_euchquotainthotradeagrecoont
concludedbotwoontheCommunityandIran.Since,however,
thatacrcesBcntexpiredon30November1973andwaonotronov/ed,.
theCommunityconoidcroditdesirablesince1974toopenanautonomous
tariffquotaonthotermsandconditionsfixodforthatagreement•
Atthoconsultation meetingheldinApril1978,thedelegationsof
theMemberStatespronouncedthemoolvesinfavourofthoopeningfor
thoyear1979ofanautonomoustariffquotaatadutyof1.2%ofwhioh
theamountshould,toavoidthopreliminary agreementofthoCouncil
ofAssociationprovidedforbythoAssociationCounoildooioionN®l/75
onthoallocationofthoprovisionsofparagraph3ofProtoool N®10
oftheEEC-GroeoeAssociationAgreement,belimitodto15i»ofaotual
Communityimportsin1973,oomingfrorathirdoountriosnotassociated
f• 'withtheCommunitynorlinkedwithitbyapreferential agreement *
« •
SincetheCommunitytariffquotainquestionisrelativelysmall
comparedwithtotalimportsintotheCommunityandsinceall
theMemberStateswillundoubtedly exhaustthoirsharesrapidly,
adivisionofthoquotaintosharesallocateddefinitivelyto
eachMemberStatewouldnotappeartocompromisethoCommunity
natureofthequota*Thissolutionhasbeenadoptodinsimilar
situationsinthepast*
t*
Thecharestoboallocatedonthisbasis,totheMemberStates,
andthoirrespectivetotal1973importsfromnon-associated
thirdcountries,'areshowninthe'followingtable:•

2
(innotriotons)
Total1973importa Quotanliaro
Bénélux
Denmark
Gormany
Franco
Irolnnd .
Italy
UnitedKingdom5275
2236
15567
3811
1868
205
26859791
335
2335
572
280
31
4029
55821 β373

ν
i
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onilicopening,allocationnm|administrationofar,immunity qi,„Mf„r
gupes111iintiic«li.iiocontainersofanettMp.ii.ityof15KUograaterless,fallInsvlthlastiMtadlf*
OS.O'III1oftheCommonCustom*Tariff(1979)"
tiir.councii .ortiiiìf.uuoi'i-ancommuniiirs,
IlavingrtltotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanI'A-iiiioniicCoinmiiniiy,andinparticular
Article28thereof.
)lavingregardtothefromtheCommission,
WhereasaConmniniiytariffquot.ifordriedgrapes111
laiediatecontainersofanotcapacityof15KHograas
orless,fallingwithinsubheading (IS.O-j.0|ofthe
CommonCustomsl.irill,shouldbeopenetlfor1979,
atadulyofl-2V»;whereasthevolumeofthisquota
shouldhelimnedto15%ofCommunityimportsin
I!>73fromthirdcountriesnotassociatedwith,the
Communitynor^linkedtoithyapreferential'
•i|;rccmciit;wheieas,onthisIt.isis,thevolumeofthe
quotaisfixedatli.173tonnes:
whereas,inviewofthecomparatively lowvolume.
ofthequotacomparedwiththeneedsofthe
Community,asystemforitstiiili/ationbasedon
»singleallocationamongMemberStatesshouldbe
provided,withoutderogatingfromtheCommunity
natureofthetariffquota;whereas,inaccordance
withtheneedsforecastbyeachMemberState,the
sharesmaybedeterminedassetoutinArticle2;
Wlic,wis,sincetheKingdomofIlclgiom,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsaniltheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgarcunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheUcnclitxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthequotasallocatedtothat1-cnnoimcUnionmayliecaifk'JoutI*)*any
oneofitsmembers,
,IIASAnOMTI)TinsKIl.'Ul.ATiON :
! 1
I >
Anide1
1.OuringiIn*period1Januaryto31DeermSer
1979aCommunityuiiffquotaofK373tonnes
sli.illbeopenedtordriedgrainsinimme<iitc
containersofanetcapacityof15Kllograasorlessfalllitf
withinsubheading0S.04UIofliteCommonCustoms
Tariff. •
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theCommon
CustomsIariffdutyshallbesuspendedatthelevel---
of1-2%.
Ankle2
\
ThetariffquotasetoutinArticle1shallbedivided*
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:
Bénélux
Dcnm.irk
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomIntonnes
791
335
2335•
572
280.
31
4029:
Article3
'!•MemberStatesahalllakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatimportersoftlicproductsin
questionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtothem.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateliasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe

-2-
,importsofihoproductsinquestionenteredwiththe
t'Uftioin*iHitliuritk'ftforhometmc,
Article4ArtitleS
Mi'mlvrSliHi'iinn<ltheC<tmml»»ioiiMullcoopt'rAlf
closelytoensurethaithis((epilationi*complied
with.
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforce
_on1January1979.
ThisKcjiiilntionshallbebindinginit*entiretynnddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
OoneaiBrussols,
FortheCouncil
ThePrcfUcnt
ν

1.Budgetlineconcerned:Ch.12Art.120
2.Legalbasis:Art.28 *
3.^TitleofthetariffmeasuresProposalforaregulation(EEC)ofthe
Councilontheopening,allocation andadministration ofa1979Community
tariffquotafordrivugrapesfallingwithinsubheading No08.04BI
oftheCommonCustomsTariffinimmediatecontainersofanetcapacity
of15kgorless v
4.Objectives :
QuotalimitedtothevolumelaiddowninCouncilofAssociation EEC-Greece
Decision No1/75.
5.Methodofcalculation :
-NoofCCT :08.04BI
-Quotavolume:8,373tonnes-Quotadutyrate:1,2%
-DutyrateCCT:4% \
.'\
6.Lossofreceipts:130.000UEA