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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
■ COM(77)428final.
Brussels,12September1977
Commission Communication totheCouncil
'containingaproposalforaCouncilregulation(EEC)/v
onthetreatmentapplicabletoimports
intotheCommunityofpreparedandpreservedsardines
originatinginMoroccoandTunisia .
. Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC) "
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforpreparedorpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsub­
heading16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorocco
.V .(1978) .
Proposalfora
COUNCIL'REGULATION(EEC)
opening',allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforpreparedorpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading
16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginTunisia(1978)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCa(77)428final

Commission Communication totheCouncil
containing aproposal foraCouncil regulation (EEC)
onthetreatment applicable toimports
into theCommunity ofprepared andpreserved sardines
originating in .liorocca andTunisia
■.n TheCooperation Agreements oigned on26April 1976 "between the
Community andMoroooo andon25April 1976between theCommunity ..and
Tunisia providn ,inArticles 19and18respectively ,that prepared and
preserved sardines originating inthecountries inquestion maybe
imported into theCommunity free ofoustoms duties subject toobservance
oftheminimum prioes fixed intheAgreements (orforwhose fixing
arrangements aremadetherein ).The'periods during whioh thistreatment ^
applies aretobedetermined byexchanges ofletters between the
Contracting Parties ,whiohalso setouttheteohnical rules ofapplication .
TheInterim Agreements ourrently inforce between theCommunity and
Moroooo andbetween theCommunity andTunisia repeat these provisions
insofar asneoessary .
» %.
2. Theexchanges ofletters have notyettaken place .
Byletters dated 1Maroh 1976 ,theheads oftheMoroccan andTunisian
delegations each stated that their respective delegations hadaooepted
thetreatments defined intheAgreements forprepared andpreserved
sardines -inparticular ,theobservance ofminimum prices -subjeot to
thoextension ofthis system ofminimum prioes totheother traditional
suppliers oftheCommunity *,They went ontosaythat until this had
been done ,thepresent arrangements should be.maintained
InHisreply ,thohead ofthe !i3Cdelegation stated that he
would transmit the delegations' letters totheappropriate Community
authorities and would recommend that decisions betaken toaccomodate
their points ofconcern
3oc.S/524/76(MA3)(TO3),Annex IV.
lotu'siy Spain *

-2- VI/2938/77-E
Followingtheseletters "betweenthedelegations,theCommission
submitted ,totheCouncilaproposalformaintaining,onatransitional
basispendingtheoonclusionoftheexchangesoflettersprovidedfor
underthe1976Agreements,thearrangements appliedbeforethese
Agreementsenteredintoforce.Onthisbasis,theCounciladopted
Regulation(EEC)No1522/76of24June1976onimportsofpreparedand
preservedsardinesoriginatinginM.oroocoandRegulation(E3C)No1509/76
of24Jane1976onimportsofthesameproductsoriginatinginTunisia
TheseRegulations havesincebeenextendedintwostagesuntil
31December1977(seeRegulation(EEC)No126/77of18January1977and
Regulation(EEC)No1178/77of17May1977).
Thearrangements inquestionprovidefortarifftreatmentwhich
variesfromoneMemberStatetoanother(seeAnnexl).Thistreatment
cannotbeextendedbeyondthatdate,sinceitiaincompatible withthe,
principlesofthecustomsunionandtherulesofth6'commoncommercial
policy.
!•Inordertoavoidanybreakincontinuity,shouldthearrange­
mentsprovidedforintheAgreementsnotbeappliedfrom1January1978,
itisnecessarytoadoptcommonimportarrangements forthenineManber
\
States,whichwilltakeaccountofthevariousinterestinvolved
(particularlytraditionaltradeflows)andreplacethenationalarrange­
mentsappliedhitherto.
Tothisend,andpendingtheconclusionoftheexchangpsof
lettersprovidedforintheAgreementsbetweentheEECandMoroccoand
Tunisiarespectively ,theCommissionpropocestotheCouncilthatfrom
1January1978'theCommunityapplythefollowingtreatmenttoimports
ofpreparedandpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04D
oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorooooandTunisia:

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(a)theopeningofannualCommunitytariffquotas,freeofcustoms
duties,tocovertheproportionoftheseproductsthatiscurrently
importedduty-freeintocertainMemberStatesj•
(b)anannualCommunitytariffquota,subjecttoareduceddutyof60%
ofthatshownintheCommonCustomsTariff,toooverimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromMoroccoonwhichdifferentdutiesare
currentlylevied. v
Thevolvuneofthesequotas,calculatedfortheperiodfrom
1January1978to31December1978.onthebasisofimportsintothe
Communityoverthelastthreeyears(seeAnnexII),willbeasfollowsi
Morocco:14,000tfreeofcustomsduties
6,000tatadutyof10$
Tunisia «i100tfreeofcustomsdiitie's
Thesequotaswillbevaliduntiltheconclusionofthe
exchangesoflettersprovidedforintheAgreementsoruntiltheentry
intoforoeofCommunityimportarrangementsforpreparedandpreserved
sardinesoruntil31December .1978,whicheveristheearliest.

vx/assa/n-»
ANMEXI
Treatmentcurrentlyappliedtoimportsofprepared
andpreservedirdinecfa:;vr"ShsubLdading16,04Dof
theCommonCustomsTariffanaoriginatinginMoroccoandTunisia
ImportsfromMorocco
Importing
countryTreatment
Benelux
Franoe
Italy
F»R«G·
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedkingdomDuty-free ■.„■*·
Duty-free ί
1 2-50%tariffreductiononaquotaof900t
-75$tariffreductiononamixedquotaofpreserved
2sardinesandpreservedtunnyof2,800t
50iotariffreduction1onamixedquotaofpreserved
2sardinesandpreservedtunnyof2,850t
40fire/lqj
9£
10#
1CCTdutyratem25#
ΛthesequotasmayTieinoreasedbyupto30/»-p*a·
ImportsfromTunisia
Importing
countryTreatment
Benelux
Prance
Italy '
F«R«G»
Denmark j.'
Ireland
UnitedKingdomDuty-free
Duty-free -
50%tariffreductiononamixedquota1ofpreserved
osardinesandpreservedtunnyof5OOt
50fotariffreductiononamixedquota,ofpreserved
. 2sardinesandpreservedtunnyof1,000t
40fire/kg
9f*.
10io
1CCTdutyrate-25^»
2Thesequotasmay"beincreasedbyupto30fop.a·.

VÏ/S9W77-S
ANNEXII
IMPORTSOFPREPARED ANDPRESERVED SARDINES
ORIGINATING INMOROCCOANDTUNISIA
(int)
1 EXPORTINGCOUNTRIES
IMPORTING
COUNTRY MOROCCO TUNISIA
19741975197601974197519760
1«Benelux 2,3221,7132,1072,047mm
2·Prance 14,5018,66010,43811,20036331428
3.Italy .68822337316 - --
4.P.R.G. 2|642lt640j4,3412,874- ■--
5·Denmark 53545855•M---
6«Ireland n»a·777978*η.a.---
7«UnitedKingdom3,0893,193
¡i,5332,605 - - -
TOTALEEC"9"23,295I
15,560 !18,59319,17536331428
ofwhioh:1
1+2 16,62310,373 !
Ì12,54513,24736331428
ofwhicht
3to7t.6,4725,1Ö71
.!6,o*85,928..-·''m•
n.a.inotavailaisle
*6:averageovertwoyears

On1977"theCouncildecidedtoopenCommunitytariffquotasforprepar-d
orpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16,04DoftheCommonCustone
TariffandoriginatinginMorooooandTunisia.Thesetariffquotaswillapplyfv*
1January1976untiltheconclusionoftheexchangesoflettersprovidedforin
Article19oftheCooperationAgreementbetweentheCommunityandMorocco ,
andinArticle16oftheCooperation AgreementbetweentheCommunityandTunisi3
oruntilsuchtimeasCommunityarrangementsforimportsoftheproductsin
questionareapplied,oruntil31December1976fwhicheveristheearliest.
* i
Thequotavolumesandthedutiestobeappliedareasfollows:.
\
'.t
-Morocco:quotaof14000tonnesfreeofcustomsduty,
quotaof6000tonnesat-adutyrateof10
-Tunisia:quotaof100tonnesfreeofcustomsduty.
Thetariffquotasinquestionshouldthertfbrebeopened,thatbeingthe
«•
objeotoftheproposalannexedhereto.
Theproposalsforregulations openingthestariffquotasprovide-asis
customary-forthedivisionofeachofthequotavolumesintotwoinstalments ,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMemberStatesasquotashares,'thesecond
* ••
beingheldasareserve.
1 *i •
Theallocationofthevolumeofthefirstinstalmentofthequotashouldbe
basedontherulesgenerallyapplied.Theseinvolvecalculating eachMember
State'stotalimportsoverthelastthreeyearsasaproportionoftotal
Communityimportsduringthe6ameperiodandapplying,foreachMemberState
thepercentages thusobtainedtothevolumeofthefirstinstalment.
t
Theformofadministration tobeapplied.byallMemberStatesisthe"grey-hound
system".

ANNEXIProposalfer
COUNCÏLREOULAHÏON(EEC)KO,,/LT
of ,,
openingallocation?an^providingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotas,forpreparedorpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading
16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginMorocco(197&)
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomioCommunity,andin.
particularArticles43and113thereof,
' .«
1 ' v
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament*,
Whereason•••••••1977theCouncildecidedtoopentwoCommunitytariffquotas
forpreparedorpreservedsardiresfallingwithinsubheading16.04Dofthe
CommonCustoms "tariffandoriginatinginMorocco;whereas -therespectivequota
volumesanddutiesarefixedat14000tonnesfreeofdutyand6000tonesat
adutyrateof10jSjwhereasthesetariffquotasaretoapplyfrom1January1976
untiltheconclusionoftheexchangeoflettersprovidedforinArtiole19ofthe
Cooperation AgreementbetweentheCommunityandMorocco,or'untilsuchtimeas
Communityarrangements forimportsoftheproductsinquestionareapplied,or
until31December1978,whicheveristheearliestjwhereastheseCommunitytariff
quotasshouldthereforebeopened;
X0JNo

Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensurelorall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabevementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
ellimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
StatesuntiLjthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccuratelytheactual
development o5themarketinthe,productsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyPreferencebothto
thestatisticsofeachState'simportsfromMorocco
overarepresentative periodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby-
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesofrheimportsintorheCommunityfrom
Moroccooftheproductsconcerned:
f?+.at«βW4J9715197g
Benelux 10.011.011.3
Benmark 0.20,3j0.3
Germapy 11-310.6123.3
Prance 62.2,55.7 156.1
Ireland 0.1'0.50.5
Italy 3.01.40.2
United .
Kingdom1
13.2^20.56.3
•'·
Whereas,inviewofthesefactors&ndoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximatelyatthefollowing
percentages :
Benelux 10.7
Denmark 0.3
Germany 15·0
Prance 56.4
Ireland 0.4
Italy 1.6
United
Kingdom 13.6

Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalmer.fs,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;wherras,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances,maybe&0%of
eachofthequotaamounts:
Whereastheinitia!quotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,anyMemberStatehavingusedupalmost
thewholeofanyoneofitsinitialquotasharesshould
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthecorres­
pondingreserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStatewheneachofitsadditions;quotashares
isaimcsier,t;*»lyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereservea»\w<s;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalquotasharesmustbeavaiiaoieforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisme".hodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthe
quotaamountsareusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspec»eddateinth«quotaperiod,a
nsideib!eb/?.n:e:roneoftheinitialquoitf'"tares
rclat.isinoneocOtherMemberStateitsessntial
thatthatMemberStatepaysalargeamountofitjack
intothereserve,inordertoavoidapartoioneor
otheroftheCommunityquotasremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKi-igdo.-nofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtfciGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,ailtransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesgrantedtotheabo"er»n*n-
tionedeconomicunionmayt>ecarriedoatbyanyof
itsrrtembers,

AOTJSK 'I
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
; J
Article 1
Prom 1January 1976 until theconclusion oftheexchange ofletters referred to
inArticle 19oftheCooperation Agreement "between theCommunity andMorocco ,
oruntil suoh time asCommunity import arrangements areapplied,' oruntil
31December 1976 -.,whichever istheearliest ,aduty-free Community tariff quota
• ' sà 'of14000tonnes shall beopened forimports into theCommunity o^prepared
orpreserved sardines falling within subheading 16.04 DoftheCommon Customs
Tariff andoriginating inMorooco .
• «
Prom 1January 1976 until theconclusion oftheexchange ofletters
referred toinArticle 19oftheCooperation Agreement between theCommunity
andMorocco ,oruntil such time asCommunity import arrangements areapplied ,
oruntil 31Demcember 1976 ,whichever istheearliest ,a*Community tariff quota
of6000tonnes ataduty rate of10%shall beopened forImports into
theCommunity ofprepared orpreserved sardine falling within subheading 16.04 D
ofthe GoranonCustoms Tariff andoriginating inMorocco *

-5-ΑΙ;:·~Χι
Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddovninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinsl3lmem».eBpec-tj.VQ
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeshared
amongtheMemberStates;thefshareswhich,subiect
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil"theendoftheperiod ,
specifiedinArticle1,shallbeas
followst p,^h4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisany
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Art.1(1).
tonnesArt1(2)
tonnes
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1200
16ÖO
6450lg
1520.515
15
720
2Ö00
20
δο
650
Total11200.· 4&00
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,2600
oraiesand1200tonnes
constitutethereserve.respectively,shallEachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil"theendof"th.®period
specifiedinArticle1*.
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October197$,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on1.5September19&,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearereasonstobelievethat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto15September
1978inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotasand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharesthatisbeingreturnedtoeachreserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2)or90%or
moreofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormore®fthesecondsharedri
byaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1
todrawathirdshareequalto7-S%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,
totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeen
exhausted,90%ormoreoftherhirdsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberState
shallproceedinthemannerspecifiedinparagraphI.
todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeappliedu^tilthereserveis
exhausted. 'Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October197t)
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachreserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupany"reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemade,withoutinterruption ,againsttheiraccu­
mulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirtermoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtochem.

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3.*aeMemberStaresshallchargeimportsofthe
•aidgoodsagainst*thairsharestsandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
Thee*tenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedondiebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommissions requestMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactu­
allychargedagainsttheirshares.
..*
Artide9
0
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop-
eratexloselyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulationareobserved..
Article10
Thi|Regulationshallenterintoforceon1January
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

mu xi
Proposai for
COUNCIL :JSGULATION (EEC)No /77
i
of
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration ofa
Community tariff quota forprepared orpreserved sardines falling
within subheading 16.04 DoftheCommon Customs Tariff andori­
ginating inTunisia (197& ) <
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community ,
andinparticular Artioles 43and113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^,
*
Whereas on theCouncil decided toopen a-Community tariff quota
forprepared orpreserved sardines falling within subheading 16.04 £ofthe
Common Customs Tariff andoriginating inTunisia }whereas this quota isfor
aquantity of100tonnes free ofduty }whereas this tariff quota istoapply
from 1January 197& until theconclusion oftheexchange ofletters .provided
\forinArticle 16oftheCooperation Agreement between theCommunity andTunisia
oruntil such time asCommunity arrangements forimports oftheproducts in
question areapplied ,oruntil 31Deoember 197& ,whichever istheearliest }
'Whereas this Community tariff quota should therefore beopened }
OJNo

Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoal:
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothequotaanduninterruptedappli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallim­
portsoftheproductinquestioninroallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheaboveprinciplestheCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
thetariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereas,
toreflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentof
themarkerintheproductsinquestion,suchallo­
cationshouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsof
theMemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothtothe
statisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTunisiaover,
representativereferenceperiodandtotheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich-sta­
tisticsareavailable,,thecorresponding importsof
eachMemberStarerepresentthefollowingpercent­
agesasagainsttheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Tunisiaoftheproductsconcerned }
MemberStates 197419751976
Bénélux ---
Denmark ---
Germany -––
«ΤΜίοβ 100100100
(-36t)(-33t)(-14t)
Xrèland ---
Italy -'--
UnitedKingdom ---
Whereasthesedatacannotbeconsideredasrepresen­
tativetoserveasabasisforallocationofthequota
volumeamongtheMemberStates;whereasitis
difficulttoestimateimportsbyMemberStatesfor.
1978becauseoftheabsenceofanypatterninpre­
viousyears;whereastoallocatethequotavolumeon
•fairbasis,theinitialquotasharesmaybefixed
approximatelyatthefollowingpercentages:
Bénélux *10
Denmark \
Germany 15
France• 50
Ireland 3
Italy 4
UnitedKingdom 15-•
Λ\

Whreas,totakeaccountoffi-*ureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesfortheproductscon­
cerned,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldas
areserveintendedtocoveratalaterdatetherequire­
mentsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshare;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersofeachMember
State,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunitytariff
quotacouldbefixedat80%ofthequotavolumes;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupsooneror
later;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportant
thatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmostall
ofitsinitialshareshoulddrawasupplementary
sharefromthereserve;whereasrhismustbedone
byeachMemberStateifeachofitssupplementary
sharesisalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereaseachinitialandsupplemen­
tarysharemustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontofollowtheextenttowhichthetariffquotas
haveibeenusedupandinformtheMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,acon­
siderablequantityoftheinitialshareremainsinany
MemberState,itisessentialthatthatStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereserveinorder
toavoidpartoftheCommunityquotaremainingun­
usedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincedieKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotashare;allocatedto
thateconomicunionmaycarriedoutbyanyofits
members,

r,
*ê '■?
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Artìole1
i
t
Prom1January1976untiltheconclusionoftheexchangeoflettersreferredto
inArticle16oftheCooperationAgreementbetweentheCommunityandTunisia,
oruntilsuchtimeasCommunityimportarrangements areapplied,oruntil31
December1976,whicheveristheearliest,aduty-freeCommunitytariffquota
of100tonnesshallbeopenedforimportsintotheCommunityofpreparedor
preservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariff
«r*
andoriginatinginTunisia. V
Article2 <
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArtiole1shallbedividedintotwoinstal­
ments. .
«»Afirstinstalment,amountingto®0tonnes
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,.
shallbeallocatedamongtheMfcmberStates;the
chares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
jv.theendoftheperiodspecifiedinAr*
.'J".tiole1,shallbeas.'followsi
Bénélux 6tonnes
Denmark 2tonnes
Germany 12tonnes
France 40tonnes
*Ireland 2tonnes
Italy 4tonnes
UnitedKingdom12"to*111®8
3.Thesecondinstalmentof20tonnesshall
constitutethereserve. '
Article3
,1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberStare'sinitial
shareaslaiddowninArticle2(2),or.90%ofthat
•harelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
whereArticle5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,
tthatMemberSrateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission,drawasecondshareinthequota
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptodie
nextunit,whereappropriate,totheextentthatthe
.amountinthereserveallows.
2.If,a/rcritsinitialshaichasbeenexhausted,90%
6rmoreofrhesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Sratehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,drawathirdshareequalto7*5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberSrateshall,inaccord­
ancewithrhesameconditions,drawa/ourthshare
equaltorhethird.

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Tliisprocessshailbeappliedur*'ltherescueis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding dieprovisionsofparagraphs 1
to3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmallersharesthan-
thosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethatthesesharesmightnotfeeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftrheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil.theendofthepe­
riod.specifiedinArticle1.
ArticleS
\
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
19/6,returntochereservetheunusedporrionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15Septemberi9~6,is
inexcessof2C%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbe­
lievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatessiiall,not'laterthan1October
19/6,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimports
oftheproductsconcernedeffectedundertheCom­
munityquotauptoandincluding15September197&,
andwhereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharesthat:heyarereturningtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionchallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbycheMemberStatesinaccordancewirh
Articles2and3andshailinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshalJ,notlaterdian5Octo<ber197&,
notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesMpthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftorheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
chargesmayhemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidproductsestablishedincheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofche
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhensuch
goodsareenteredforhomeusetindercoverofa
deciarationthatrheyhave'beenmadeavailablefor
consumption .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesihaHbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,Mem­
berStatesshallinformitofimportsactuallycharged
againstrheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
\9~fc.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitseaitiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FartheCouncil
ThePresident