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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)543final
Brussels,-frothOctober1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
aCommunitytariffquotafordriedfigs,fallingwithin
subheadingex08.03BoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginSpain(1981)
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
aCommunitytariffquotafordriedgrapes,fallingwithin
subheading08.04BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginSpain(1981)
>VX
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
ν/S/'
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CCtë(80)543final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanCommunityandSpainprovidesforthe
openingofCommunitytariffquotasfortheimportationintotheCommunity
ofth»followingproducts,originating inSpain,atthequotaduties
specifiedbelow:
CCTHeadingN°Product AnnualVolume QuotaDuty
ex08.03BCertaindriedfigs 200t-30XoftheCCTduty
08.04BICertaindriedgrapes 1700t Exempt
2.From1July1977thequotavolumefordriedgrapeshasbeenincreased
1900tonnes.
/ '.
3.TheRegulationsprovide,intheusualway,forthesplittingupofthe
tariffvolumesintotwoparts,thefirstofwhichwillbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasquotasharesandthesecondwillbekept
asareserve.
4.Theallocationofthefirstpartsofthequotashasbeenundertaken
accordingtotherulesgenerallyappliedhitherto.
5.TheproposedRegulationprovideforasinglemethodofadministration
tobeappliedbyallMemberStatesnamelythe"asandwhen"method.
Annexes:2proposalsfor,regulationsoftheCouncil.

■Thetariffquotaconcernedmightbemodifiedinthecontextofthe
presentnegotiations withthecontracting countryinviewofthe
conclusionofanAdaptationProtocoltotheabovementioned Agreement.
Awaitingtheresults,theproposedRegulationpermittherespectof
theengagementscontracted bytheCommunity.
AlsoitispossiblethattheCommissionmodifytheproposalduringthe
procedure,ifnecessary,toadaptittotheAdaptationProtocol.

.PROPOSAL FORA t,AM'ANNEXA.
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)Nt/80
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
driedfigs,fallingwithinsubheadingex08.03BoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatinginSpain(198^)
,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, -
whereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpainC1)wasconcLUded
on20JiLy1970;whereastheCommunityhas
engageditself/toopenanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof200tonnesofdriedfigsfallingwithin/TinderthisAarpem^nt -subheadingex08.03BoftheCommonCustomsTariff, Uer10159emenl
originatinginSpainandimportedinimmediate
packingsofanetcapacityof15kilogramsorless;
whereasthedutytobeappliedunderthequotahas
beenfixedat30%oftheCommonCustomsTariff
iduty;v/hereasthisCommunity x
tariffquotashouldbeopenedfor1981; ..
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature
ofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethe
truetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedby
referencetothestatisticsforimportsfromSpainovera
representativereferenceperiodandalsototheeconomic•
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
(1)OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2.

Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics
areavailable,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesof
thaimpart*intoth<fctamHWRlfy ffMiViSpainnf
productsconcerned:
MemberStates 197719781979
Bénélux
Denmark–8,0
Germany ~
GreeceFrance
Ireland100•96-786,0
?36,0
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStatesaswellasthe
practicalneedtoensurethattheobligationscontracted
undertheAgreementconcernedareallocatedfairly
amongtheMemberStates,initialquotasharesmaybe
fixedapproximatelyatthefollowingpercentages :
Bénélux 6,7
Denmark 6,7
Germany ^6/Zir^ece 3,3
2o;oIreland 1-'77
Italy' 3,3
UnitedKingdom 10,0
Whereas,inordvrtotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthevariousMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instal.TH-nts,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMember
State;rnrthesecondconstitutingareservetocoverata
laterdatetherequirementsoftheMemberStateswhich
haveused.uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,in
ordertogiveimportersineachMemberStateacertain
degreeofsecurity,thefirst.instalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldunderthecircumstances be
fixedat75%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeused
upatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfact

-3-ANNEXA
intoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquota
share,shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
WliereA*theInitialmidadditionalsharesmustBiValid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration requiresclosecooperationbetween
theMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthelatter
mustbeinapositiontomonitortheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereservetoprevent
apartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,2.Thesecondinstalmentof50tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sInitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedr,awnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninparagraph
1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
Article1
From1Januaryto31December1981theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectofdriedfigsfalling
withinsubheadingex08.03B,originatinginSpainand
importedinimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynot
exceeding15kilogramsshallbepartiallysuspendedat
3%withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof
200tonnes.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
theymightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
WithintheLimitsofthistariffquota,
Greecewhallapplycustomsdutiescal­
culatedinaccordancewiththerelevant
provision *intheActofAccession­
•*TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1981..
ArticleS
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto150tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,shallbe
sharedamongtheMemberStates,therespectiveshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December19?%shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
GermanyGreece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomtonnes
.10
10
,1
5
5
15TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1981,suchunusedportionoftheir
initialsharesas,on15September1981,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthis
quantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,not
laterthan1October1981,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1981

-L- ANNEXA
andchargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantity
oftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserves.2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and
3and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachState
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October1981',oftheamountinthereserveafter
quantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsany
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,notifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
prSdiifetseoneernedagainsttheirsharesasandWhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedu£its
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
'toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
TinsRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1981'.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXB
T^CTOSP)/.VCfZR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No./80
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
driedgrapes,fallingwithinsubheading08.04BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
iOfigirtâtirtjjjinSpâiii(1991)
\
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
whereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain(1)wasconcluded
on20Jutij1970;
WhereastheCommunityhasengageditselfunderthisAgreement
toopen-anannualCommunity - '_
tariffquotaof19JOtonnesofdriedgrapesfalling
withinsubheading08.04B1oftheCommonCustoms •
Tariff,originatinginSpainandimportedinimmediate
packingsofanetcapacityof15kilogramsorless;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quota.anduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature ,
ofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethe v
truetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe '
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedby
referencetothestatisticsforimportsfromSpainovera
representativereferenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
(')OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2.

-2- ANNEXB
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics
Areflvsllnllle,thee8rf»*pAndiriH irnjSQFfSbyfit(ho
MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesof
theimportsintotheCommunityfromSpainofthe
productsconcerned:
MemberStates
Bénélux,.
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1977
10
1
3
38
5
431978
4
11979
3..
1
2-
«58
3221
9
6
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquotashares
maybefixed^approximatelyatthefollowing
percentages :-v.
Bénélux
Denmark
GermanyGreecerrance
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom9,9
1,0
^'6
42.1
0,6
8,0
34.2
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcerned -inthevariousMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstitutingareservetocoverata
laterdatetherequirementsoftheMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,in
ordertj;;i'eimportersineachMemberStateacertain
degreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotamightunderthecircumstances be
fixedat80%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeused
upatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfact
intoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
quotashare,shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember

-3- ANNEXB
Stateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
usedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
bevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,and
thelattermuitbeinapositiontomonitortheextentte
whichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinform
theMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereservetoprevent
apartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarried"outByanyofits
members,Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbythSamountofthereserve,thatMelrtb»r
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thenthatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninparagraph
1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
Article1
From1Januaryto31December198-]theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectofdriedgrapesfalling
withinsubheading08.04BI,originatinginSpainand
importedinimmediatecontainersofanetcapacitynot
exceeding15kilogramsshallbeentirelysuspended
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof1900
tonnes.
WithintheLimitsofthistariffquota/
Greeceshallapplycustomsduties
calculated inaccordance withthe
relevantprovision ?intheActof
Accession-
Article2
/
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto1520tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
sharedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31
December1981,shallbeasfollows: •,4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphsif.thereisreasontobelievethat
theymightnotbeused_up.Itshallinformthe
Commissionofitsreasons -forapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1981,.
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1981,suchunusedoortionoftheir
initialshareas,on15September1981,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthis
quantitymaynotbeused.
Benelux
Denmark
•GermanyGreecerrance
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomtonnes
150
15
55
4°
10
120
520TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,not
laterthan1October19$,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1981
andchargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyquantity
oftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserves.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof380tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.

-4- ANNEXB
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
•openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and
3and,ittoonasitisnotified,shallinformeachState
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5-
October1981oftheamountinthereserveafter
quantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,notifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing. •3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhen,the
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation.
4,TheextenttawhiehaMemberStatehaiuaedupita
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.-
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatessnail
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunitytariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.Article9 _
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1981
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.O'KENNEDY

FICHEFINANCIEREDate:
1.Lignebudgétaire concernée:Chap.12art.120
2.Basejuridique :Art.113
S.Intitulédelamesuretarifaire s
Proposition d'unRègl.(CEE)duConseilportantouverture/répartition
etmodedegestiond'uncontingenttarifairecommunautaire defigues
sèches/delasous-position ex08.03Bdutarifdouaniercommun/
originaires d'Espagne(année1981).
Proposition d'unRègl.(CEE)duConseilportantouverture/répartition
etmodedegestiond'uncontingenttarifairecommunautaire deraisins
secs/delasous-position 08.04BIdutarifdouaniercommun/originaires
d'Espagne(année198'j).
4.Objectif:
Exécutiond'uneobligationcontractuelle j
(AccordCEE/Espagne),
5.Modedecalcul:
-N°duT.D.C. >îex08.03B'08.04BI
-Volumedesdontingents :200t 1.900t
-Droitsàappliquer t:3% exemption
-DroitsduT.D.C. :10% 4X
6.Pertederecettes î.
Lamêmemesuretarifaireestappliquéeen1980doncpasdepertede
recettespourl'exercice1981<115.000UCEenviron).