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Draftofa
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforsweetcherries,marinatedinalcohol
andintendedforthemanufacture ofchocolateproducts,falling
withinsubheading ex20.06BIe)2bb)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(82)683final
)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.FollowingarequestbytheGermanFederalRepublic,theCommissionhas
examinedthequestionofopening,onanautonomousbasisandforthe
period1July1982to30June1983,aCommunitytariffquotaforcher­
riesofsmalldiametermarinatedinalcohol,intendedforthemanufacture
ofchocolates.ThisquestionhasbeenraisedintheEconomicQuestions
Group,onseveraloccasions.
Duringthesediscussions,itbecameapparentthat:
a)thereexistsacertainlevelofproductionofsuchcherriesinthe
Community,thevolumeofwhichcannotcurrentlybeascertained,
however,onaccountoftheseasonalnatureoftheharvest,theun­
certaintyofclimaticconditionsatthetimethefruitisforming,
andthespecialcharacteristics relatingtocherrieswithinthe
requirements laiddown(smalldiameter,smallstone,clearflesh,
sweet,hardandnotcompletelyripe);
b)thecontactsmadebetweenproducersandconsumersduringthefirst
monthshavecoveredonlypartoftheuserindustrieswhoseregular
suppliesstilldepend,toasignificant degree,onimportations from
thirdcountries,andinparticular fromYugoslavia;
e)eventhoughthecherriesareintendedforuseinwhatarecalled
"luxury"productsthefirmforwhomthesuspensionofdutiesis
requested,isestablished inapooreconomyarea,wherethereare
majorproblemsonthemaintenance andcreationofemployment;
d)Communityimportrequirements fromthirdcountriescouldreach
3,700tonnesfortheperiodcovering 1July1982to30June1983,
accordingtotheestimatesgivenbytheMemberStates;
e)uncertainty concerningthepossibility ofsuppliesbyCommunity
producersandconcerningtheactualrequirements oftheuser
industries,togetherwiththeeconomicjustifications putforward,
ledtheCouncilinitsregulation (EEC)n°1644/82of21June1982(1),
toopenatariffquotalimitedtotheperiod1Julyto31December1982,
withareducedrateofduty(10%)andforamodestquantity

(1500tonnes),capableofensuringtheparalleldevelopment of
Communityoutputandthesupplyingofuserindustriesunder
favourable conditions .
Theproblemofopeningsuchaquotaforthefirsthalfof1983was
examinedduringameetingoftheEconomicTariffQuestionsGroup
on10September1982.Theconclusionreachedwasthat,takinginto
accountthesmallamountofexperienceacquiredsincetheopening
ofthisquotaon1July1982,itwasimpossibletodecipherthetrend
ofdevelopments ortoprovidemorepreciseeconomicdata.Itwas
thereforeagreedtorenewthetariffmeasureforthefirsthalfof
1983underthesameconditions,andtore-examinethequestioninthe
springwithaviewtoanewtariffmeasurewhichwouldenterinto
forceon1July1983.

Draftofa
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforsweetcherries,marinatedinalcoholandintendedforthemanufacture
ofchocolateproducts,fallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIe)2bb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,thequota;whereas,tocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendinthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereastheproductionofsweetcherries,marinated
inalcoholandintendedforthemanufacture ofchoco­
lateproducts,iscurrentlyinsufficientintheCommu­
nitytomeettherequirements oftheuserindustriesin
theCommunity ;whereas,consequently ,Community
suppliesofproductsofthistypedependtoaconside­
rableextentonimportsfromthirdcountries;whereas
itisintheCommunity'sinteresttopartiallysuspend
theCommonCustomsTariffdutyfortheproductsin
question,withinaCommunitytariffquotaofan
appropriatevolume;whereasinordernottobring
intoquestionthedevelopment prospectsofthis
productionintheCommunitywhileensuringan
adequatesupplytosatisfyuserindustries,itisadvi­
sabletolimitthebenefitsoftariffquotassolelyto
productswhichmeetcertaincriteriaastopresentation
anduse,toopenthequotafortheperiod1January
30June1983andtofixthevolumeofthisquotaat
alevelof1500tonnes,corresponding totheneedsfor
importsfromthirdcountriesduringthatperiod,and
tofixthequotadutyat10%;Whereas,however,sincethequotaisanautonomous
Communitytariffquotaintendedtocoverimport
needsarisingintheCommunity ,thequotavolume
may,forexperimentalpurposes,beallocatedonthe
basisoftheestimatedtemporaryimportneedsfrom
thirdcountriesofeachoftheMemberStates;whereas
thesearrangements forallocationwillalsoensurethe
uniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountofpossibleimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
betweencertainMemberStatesandthesecondheldas
areservetomeetsubsequentrequirements ofMember
Stateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,
togiveimportersoftheMemberStatessomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheofthetariffquotashouldbe
fixedatarelativelyhighlevel,whichinthiscasecould
be1446tonnes;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureofWhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferentrates;whereas,toavoiddisrup­
tionofsuppliesonthisaccount,anyMemberState
whichhasalmostentirelyusedupitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmost
entirelyusedup,aMemberStateshoulddrawafurther
share,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserveallows;

whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshouldbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichlattermustbeinapositiontokeepaccountof
theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupandto
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsi­
derablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcer­
ningtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artide1/June1983
1.From1Januaryto30/""theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonsweetcherries,marinatedin
alcohol,ofadiameternotexceeding18-9mm,stoned,
intendedforthemanufactureofchocolateproducts('),
fallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIe)2bb),shall
besuspendedatalevelof10%withintheframework
ofaCommunitytariffquotaof1500tonnes.
2.Withinthelimitsofthetariffquota,Greeceshall
applycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsinthe1979ActofAccession.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof1446tonnesofthisCommu­
nitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongcertain
MemberStates;theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle5,
shallbevaliduntil30June1983,shallbeas
follows:
(tonnes)
Benelux 5
Denmark 5
Germany 1155
Greece 90
France 1
Ireland 5
Italy 180'
UnitedKingdom 5
Thesecondtrancheof54tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
(l)Checkscntheirprescribedend-useshallbecarriedout
pursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommis­
sion,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitial
share,hasused90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,inthe
mannerandtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,
drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecond
share,hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byit,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,inthemanner
andtotheextentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespeci­
fiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil30June1983.
Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan15|V|ay
1983,returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on1|V|ay1983,isinexcess
of20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatit
maynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan15May
198JnotifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesof
theproductsinquestionimportedupto1May
1983andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtothe
reserve.

Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasthenotifications reachit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan20May1983,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinthereserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.'
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andto
thisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggregate
sharesoftheCommunitytariffquota.
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethattheproductslistedinparagraph 1of
Article1benefitingfromthetariffquotainquestion
areputtotheprescribedend-use.3.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestion have
freeaccesstothesharesallottedtothem.
4.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productinquestionagainsttheirsharesastheproduct
isenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecircula­
tion.
5.TheextenttowhichMemberStateshaveusedup
theirsharesshallbedetermined onthebasisof
importschargedagainstthemundertheconditionsset
outinparagraph4.
Article8
AttheCommission srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Ariicc10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident