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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)239 final
Brussels,13May1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforportwines,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.05of
theCommonCustomsTariff,andoriginating inPortugal (1981/82)
;<
.-V\
Γ-
C/
^.*Proposalfora. ■
■>,-n *.
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
;---v
tariffquotasforMadeirawines,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.05of
theCommonCustomsTariff,andoriginating ;inPortugal(1981/82)
Proposalfora
.COUNCILREGULATION (EEC).
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforSetubalmuscatelwines,fallingwithinheadingNo
ex22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,andoriginating inPortugal
(1981/82)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)239final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Article9oftheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreementof1972
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortuguese
RepublicandtheProtocoleconsequenttotheaccessionofGreece,
providefortheopeningofCommunitytariffquotasforthewines
listedbelow:
Cof'imon
TariffCustoms
headingDescription ofgoodsAnnual
volumeRateof
réduction
ex22.05CIIIa)
ex22.05CIVa)
ex22.05CIIIb)
ex22.05CIVb>
ex22.05CIIIa)
ex22.05CIVa)
ex22.05CIIIb)
ex22.05CIVb)
ex22.05CIIIa)
ex22.05CIVa)
ex22.05CIIIb)
ex22.05CIVb)Portwines 100hO0hi
–incontainers holding
twolitresorless
Portwines .2.60000hi
-incontainers holding
morethantwolitres.
Madeirawines 40i0hi
-incontainers holding
twolitresorless
Madeirawines 14500hi
-incontainers holding
morethantwolitres
Setubalmuscatelwines 2000hi
win'containers holding
twolitresorless
Setubalmuscatelwines 1000hi
-incontainers holding
morethantwolitres60%
50%
60%
50X
60%
50X

-2-
Nevertheless ,theDeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
onArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocolreservestherighttothe
Communityfrom1stJuly1981toincrease,inthelightofthepattern
oftradeflows,thetariffquotaforPortwinesincontainersholding
2litersorlessbyaquantityequaltotheamountnotutilizedinthe
tariffquotaforPortwinesincontainersholdingmorethan2liters
openedfortheprecedingperiod;theglobalvolumehastobeheld
unchangedat360.LK)0hi.
Thetariffquotaof280.000hiforPortwinesincontainersholdingmore
than2litersopenedfortheperiodfrom1stJuly1979to30June1980
wasusedtotheextentof241.859hi.Itmaybeestimatedthatthe
tariffquotaof260.000hiforthesamewinesopenedfortheperiod
from1stJuly1980to30june1981willbeutilizedtonotmorethan
about240.000hi.Undertheseconditions,itseemsadvisibletofixthe
quotaforPortwinesincontainersholdingtwolitersorlessat
120.400hifortheperiodfrom1July1981to30June1982andto
reducethequotaforPortwinesincontainersholdingmorethantwo
litersto240.000hi.
Thesewinesaresubjecttoprovisionrelatingtothecommon
oraanization ofthemarketinwine.
I
2.InordertomeettheCommunitysobligations toPortugalfrom
1.7.1981regulations havetobeadoptedprovidingforthe
opening,allocation andadministration oftheseCommunity
tariffquotas.
3.TheRegulationprovide,inthenormalway,thateachofthe
volumesshallbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstof
whichistobeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareserve.

Theallocation ofthefirstinstalment isusuallybasedon
statistics forthethreeprecedingyearsandonforecastsfor
theperiodinquestion.IntheabsenceofspecificCommunity
statisticsforthesewinestheinitialquotashavebeencalcu­
latedonthebasisofthemostrecentstatisticsforPortuguese
exportsfrom1978to1980.thePortuguesestatistics canin
factbeconsidered togivearoughpictureofCommunityimports
inthewinesinquestion.
Owingtothespecialcharacteristics ofthetradeinthese
wines,whichalsodifferbetweenMemberStates,theregulation,
exceptionally ,doesnotestablish auniformmethodof/
administration .
Annex:3proposalsforRegulations oftheCouncil

IMPORTS OFWINES ORIGINATING INPORTUGAL
(based onPortuguese statistics )
-Port Wines
incontainers ^ 2litres incontainers ^2lur&s
1978 1979 •1980 1978 1979
Benelux 32.763 43.705 54.844 52.596 62.592 69.144
Denma rk 9.187 9.676 10.835 14.704 18.342 '16.988
Germany 18.360 24.396 17.601 18.530 20.244 16.687
Greece 14 14 250- - -
France 81 .499 140.535 151 .618 124.212 114.019 103 .124
Ireland 678 590 841 101 6-
Italy 27.109 35.532 31.054- - -
United Kingdom 22.873 28.608 25.467 67.871 79 .252 65.390
CEE 192.469 283.042 292.510 278.014 294.455 271 „333
-Vins deMadère
Benelux 186 244 275 4.372 4.811 2.779
Denmark 97 79 34 3.135 3.237 2.586
Germany141 40 63 6.324 6.113 5.775
Greece- - - - - -
France 47 55 44 16.458 18.204 11.004
Ireland- 11 5 8 17 9
Italy 134 115 55- - -
United Kingdom 69 105 127 3.296 3.497 2.743
CEE 674 649 603 33.593 35 .879 24.896
-Vins Moscatel deSetubal
Benelux 5 13 46
Denma rk- -3 4!
Germany 15 10- -
Greece- - - - - - I
France '5 4 9I
Ireland- - -
I
Italy- - -
j
United Kingdom 15 20 49- - - I
i
CEE 40 50 108!

AnnexA-1
Proposalofa
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
o(
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforportwines,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.0SoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal(1981/81)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113 4
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocol(')
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublic(2)assupplemented
bytheProtocolannexedtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
CommunityandtheRepublicofPortugalconsequenttothe
accessionofGreecetotheCommunity hereinafterreferredtoas
theProtocol,provides
thatcustomsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunity
ofcertainwinesoriginatinginPortugalshallbere­
duced:
a)by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05C
IIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,uptoatotalannualtariffquotaof,
100400hectolitres,
b)by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
portwinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05C
IIIb)1andex22.05CIVb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,uptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
260000hectolitres ;
WhereastheDeclaration bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityon
(4)Article9oftheSupplementary Protocol reservestheright
totheCommunitytoincrease,asfrom1July1981,thevolumeofthe
tariffquotareferredtoundera)insofarasthetariffquotareferred
tounderb)hasnotbeenexhaustedcompletelyduringthepreceding
period-thetotalvolumeremainingat360^0hi;whereasduringthe
(1)0JN°L348,31.12.1979,p.44
(2)0JN°L301,31.12.1972,p.165
(3)0JN°L
(4)0JN°L348,31.12.1979,p.61

AnnexA-2
year1980/81aquantityofabout20000hiofPortwinesreferredto
underb)hasnotbeenexhausted;whereasonthebasisofthedevelopment
oftheimportations ofthewinesinquestionduringthetwoLast
quotaperiods,itisnecessary tofixthetariffquotasfor
thesewinesatrespectively 120.4-00hiand240.000hiforthe
periodfrom1July1981t.o30June1982;
WhereasPortugalhasgivenanassurancethatthe
priceforwinesoriginatinginitsterritorywillnotbe
lowerthanthereferencepricelessthecustomsduties
actuallycharged;whereas,asaresultthereof,the
winescoveredbythosetariffquotasshouldbetreated
inthesamemanneraswinesgrantedpreferential
tariffconcessions,providedthefree-at-frontierrefer­
encepriceisobserved;whereassuchwinesbenefit
fromthetariffconcessionsonlyiftheprovisionsofArticle18ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No337/79(1)
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)n°3456/80arerespected;
whereasthoseprovisionsapplytoimportsunderthosequotas;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotascanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossible
thetruetrendofthemarket .intheproducts •
concerned,suchallocationshouldbeinproportionto
therequirements oftheMember-States,assessedby
referencetothestatisticsofeachState'simportsfrom
Portugaloverarepresentative referenceperiodand
alsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiod
concerned ;
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofportwinesonthemarkets;
whereas,however,Portuguesestatisticsforexportsof
theseproductstotheCommunityduringthepast
threeyearscanbeconsideredtoreflectapproximately
thesituationofCommunityimports;whereas,onthis
basis,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
MemberStatesforthepastthreeyearsrepresentthe
followingpercentagesoftheimportsintotheCommu­
nityfromPortugaloftheproductsconcerned :
(1)0JN°L54,5.3.1979,p.1
(2)0JN°L360,22.12.1980,p.18

AnnexA-3
„^. 197819791980Portwines:
-incontainers holding ,.
twoLitresorless:
Bénélux 17.0-15.4 >18.7
Denmark 4.83.53.7
Germany 9.5 8.6■6.1
Greece ---
France 42.349.7 .51.8
Ireland 0.4'0.20.3
Italy '14.112.510.6
UnitedKingdom 11.910.18.7
1978
-incontainers holding
morethantwolitres:
Benelux 18.9
Denmark 5.3
Germany 6.7
Greece ■-
France -44.6
Ireland 0.1
Italy –
UnitedKingdom 24.41979 1980
I
21.325.5 t
6.26.3 f
6.96.2
,38.738.0
26.724.0
Whereas,inviewofthesedataandtheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages :
MemberStatesPortwinesincontainers'
holding:
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux 17.1 21.8
Denmark 3.9 5.9
Germany *7.9 6.6
Greece 0.1 0.1
France 48.5 40.3
Ireland 0.3 0.1
Italy 12.2 0.1
UnitedKingdom 10.0 25.2
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
for.theproductsconcernedinthevariousMember
States,eachofthequotaamountsshouldbedivided
into1twoinstalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertogiveimpor­
tersineachMemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,
thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotasshould,
underthepresentcircumstances,befixedataround»
80%ofeachofthequotaamounts;

WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity ,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused
upitsinitialquotasharesshoulddrawanadditional
quotasharefromthecorresponding reserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwhen
eachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedupand
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalquotasharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission andthe
lattermust,inparticular,beinapositiontomonitor
theextenttowhichthequotavolumeshavebeenused
upandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofoneoftheinitialshares
remainsunusedinoneorotherMemberStateitis
essentialthatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignif­
icantproportiontothereserve,topreventapartof
anyCommunityquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingto
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artule1
1.From1July1981to30June198ZCommunity
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginating
inPortugalwithinthelimitssetoutbelow:
(ht)
c;cr
headingNoDescriptionQuota
amounî
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIÏIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)I1Portwines
1Portwines120ΛΟ0
240.000
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attheratessetoutbelow:

Annex A-5
(ECU/hl)
ccr
headingNo S:C«ofduty ,
ex22.05CIIIa)1 6S
ex22.05CIVa)1 . 70
ex22.05CIIIb)I 6*6
ex22.05CIVb)1 7-2
Within the limits ofthese tariff quotas ,Greece shall apply duties
calculated inaccordance with therelevant provisions inthe1979
Act ofAccession and the Protocol .
/ I
I
3.Thewinesshallbenefitfromthesetariffquotas
onlyifArticle18(3)and(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
337/79arerespected.
Article2
1.EachofthetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1
shallbedividedintotwoparts.,
2.(a)Thefirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;therespective
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevalid
until30June1982,shallbeasfollows:
m
Portwinesundersubheadings :
MemberScatesex22.05CIIIa)1ex22.05CIIIb)1
and and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIVb)1
Benelux 16.450 41.800
Denmark 3.750 11.330
Germany 7.600 12.670
Greece ΑΟΌ 200
France 46.640 77.270
Ireland 1 '300 200
Italy 11.740 200
Unitød9.620Kingdom48.330
Total 96.200 192.000
b.The second instalment ofeach quota ,namely 24.Zo0anc
48.000 hectolitres respectively ,shall constitute the
corresponding reserve .

Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheMemberState's
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(2),Orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto1.5%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaid
downinparagraph I,drawathirdshareequalto
7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessary
tothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thatthesemightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commission ofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil30June1982;.
ArticU5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthaniApril19X1,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15March198.2.,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatit
mightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1April198i
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsconcernedimportedupto15March1982.
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandof
anyquantitiesoftheinitiilsharesreturnedtoeach
reserve .

AnnexA-7
Artide6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,,informeach
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshavebeen
usedup.
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5April198^
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountineachreserve
afterquantitieshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5. ,
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andtothisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsconcernedestablishedintheirterri­
toryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductsconcernedoriginatingin
Portugalasandwhenthegoodsareenteredwith
customsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .Article8
AttheCommission srequestMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactu­
allychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
iscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1984
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AnnexB-1
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No/&1
of c
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforMadeirawines,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocol(')
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublic(J)andasSupplemented by
theProtocolannexe-JtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofPortugalconsequent
•totheaccessionofGreecetotheCommunity (3),hereinafter
referredtoastheFrotccol,providesthatcustomsdutieson
importsint;otheCommunityofcertainwinesoriginating
inPortugalshallbereduced:
–by60%inthecaseoftheHutiesapplicableto
Madeirawinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05
CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,uptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
40yShectolitres ,
–by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Madeirawinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex22.05
Cillb)1andex22.05CIVb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,uptoatotalannualtariffquotaof
14,500hectolitres ;
WhereasPortugalhasgivenanassurancethatthe
priceforwinesoriginatinginitsterritorywillnotbe
lowerthanthereferencepriceiessshecustomsduties
actuallycharged;whereas,asaresultthereof,the
winescoveredbythosetariffquotasshovJJbetreated
inthesamemanneraswinesgranteJpreferential
tariffconcessions,providedthefree-at-fro'ntierrefer­
encepriceisobserved;whereassuchwinesbenefit
fromthetariffconcessionsonlyiftheprovisionsofArticle18ofCouncilRegulation (EEC);\'o337/79(4),aslastamendedby
Requlation (EEC)No3456/80,arerespected;whereatthoseprovisions
applytoimportsundertheseQuotas;
(1)0JN°L348,31.12.1979,p.44
(2)0JN°L301,31.12.1972,p.165
(3)0JN°L
(4)0JN°L54,5.3.1979,p.1
(5)0JN°L360,22.12.1980.o.18

Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotascanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossible
thetruetrendofthemarketintheproducts
concerned,suchallocationshouldbeinproportionto
therequirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedby
referencetothestatisticsofeachState'simportsfrom
Portugaloverarepresentativereferenceperiodand
alsototheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiod
concerned:
WhereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofMadeirawinesonthe
markets;whereas,however,Portuguesestatisticsfor
exportsoftheseproductstotheCommunityduring
thepastthreeyearscanbeconsideredtoreflect
approximatelythesituationofCommunityimports;
whereas,onthisbasis,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesforthepastthreeyears
representthefollowingpercentagesoftheimports
intotheCommunityfromPortugaloftheproducts
concerned :
197819791980
Madeirawines:
–incontainersholding
twolitresorless:
Benelux 27.637.545.9
Denmark 14.412.25.7
Germany 20.96.210.0
Greece 0.00.00.0
France 7.08.57.3
Ireland ~0.0 1.70.1
Italy 19.917.79.2
United-Kingdom 10.216.221.3
incontainers holding
worethantwolitres:
Benelux 13.013.411.2
'Denmark 9.010.4
Germany 18.8 ,17.023.2
Greece -- - -
France 49.150.844.2
Ireland - - -
Italy- - '-
United-Kingdom 9.89.711.0

Whereas,inviewofthesedataandthe-estimates
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages : -
MemberStates··Madeirawin«incontainers '
holding:
twolitres
orless.morethin
twolitres
Benelux 36.612.7
Denmark 10.9 9.5
.Germany 12.619.3
Greece 0.1..0.1
France 7.648.1
Ireland ,0.90.1
'Italy 15.7 ■0.1'
Urn"ted'
Kingdom *'15,6'10.1
Whereas,inordertotakeintoir<ountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinihevariousMember
States,thequotavolumesshould'xdividedintotwo
instalments ,thefirstbeingshareuamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstituting areservetocoverat
alaterdatetherequirements oftheMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheir1initialquotashares;
whereas,inordertogiveimpertersineachMember
Stateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalment
oftheCommunity quotasshould,underthepresent
circumstances ,befixedat90%ofeachofthequota
volumes;
Whereas -theMemberStates'initialshatesmaybe
usedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotake
thisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakinconti­
nuity,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
corresponding reserve;wiicrca*thismustbedoneby
eachMemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostusedup,and.repeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallowswhereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheenaoiihequota
period;whereasthis.methodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission ,andthelattermustbeinaposition
tomonitortheextenttowhkhthequotavolumes
havebeenusedupandtoinformMemberStates
thereof;

AnnexB-4
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofaninitialshareremainsunused
inanyMemberStateitisessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reserve,topreventapartofanyCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingto
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleJ
I.From1July19ftfto30June1982^Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginating
inPortugalwihinthelimitssetoutbelow.
(hl)
CCT
headingNoDescriptionQuota
■amount
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)11Madeirawines40SU
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)11Madeirafeines
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffduties'onwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshall<besuspended
attheratessetoutbelow:
(F.ai/hi)
CCT
headingNoRateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)Γ 65
ex22.05CIVa)1 7-0'
ex22.05CIIIb)1 6-6
ex22.05CIVb)1 7-2
V
Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,Greeceshallapply
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
inthe1979ActofAccessionandtheProtocol.

3.Thewinesshallbenefitfromthesetariffquotas
onlyifArticle18(J)and(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3.57/79isrespected.
Artùle2
1.ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeshared
amongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil30June
1985Lshallbeasfollows:
(ht)
Madeirawinesundersubheadings :
MemberStaresex220ΐCIIIa)1
and
ex22.0SCIVa)Iex22.05CIIIb)1
and
ex220»CIVb)1
Benelux · 1310 1660
Denmark 390 1250
Germany 450 2520
Greece 10 20.
France 2706290
Ireland 40 20
Italy 570 20
United
Κingdom560 1320
TotaI360013100
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,and
1*>•#)hectolitresrespectively ,shallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberStates
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
'Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto15%otits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaid
downinparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto
7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessary
tothenextunit.

3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs I,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thattheymightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil30June1981.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1April1982.,suchunusedportionoftheir
initialshareas,on15March1982-,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatit
mightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1AprilAQ&Z.j
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsconcernedimportedupto15March
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandof
anyquantitiesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereserveshavebeen
usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5April/Hinformthe
MemberStatesoftheamountineachreserveafterthe
returnofquantitiespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupanyreserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.

AnnexB-7
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechangedwithoutinterruption ,againsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoltheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsconcernedestablishedintheirterri­
toryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductsconcernedoriginatingin
Portugalandenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
.4rlHle8
AttheCommission srequestMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactu­
allychargedagainstth.-irshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
iscompliedwith
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
ThisRegulationshallbebsndrnginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AnnexC-1
Proposalofa
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforSetubalmuscatelwines,fallingwithinheadingNoex22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginPortugal(1981/82)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocol(')
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic *'
CommunityandthePoifjgueseRepublic(2)assupplemented
bytheProtocolannexedtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofPortugalconsequentto
theaccessionofGreecetotheCommunity (3),hereinafter referredto
astheProtocol,providesthatcustomsdutiesonimportsinto
theCommunityofcertainwinesoriginating inPortugalshallbe
reduced :
–by60%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Setubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithinsubheadings
e*22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,uptoatotalannual
tariffquotaof2000hectolitres,
–by50%inthecaseofthedutiesapplicableto
Setubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithinsubheadings
ex22.05CIIIb)1andex22.05CIVb)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,uptoatotalannual '
tanffquotaof1000hectolitres;
WhereasPortugalhasgivenanassurancethatthe '
priceforwinesoriginatinginitsterritorywillnotbe
lowerthanthereferencepricelessthecustomsduties
actuallycharged;whereas,asaresultthereof,the
winescoveredbythosetariffquotasshouldbetreated
inthesamemanneraswinesgrantedpreferential
tariffconcessions,providedthefree-at-frontierrefer­
encepriceisobserved;whereassuchwinesbenefit
fromthetariffconcessionsonlyiftheprovisionsofArticle18ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No337/79(4),aslastamendedby
(EEC)n°3456/80(5),arerespected;whereasthoseprovisionsapply'
toimportsunderthosequotas;
(1)0JN°L348,31.12.1979,p.44
(2)0JN°L301,31.12.1972,p.165
(3)0JN°L
(4)0JN°L54,5.3.1979,p.1
(5)0JN°L360,22.12.1980,p.18

AnnexC-2
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovementioned quotasanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthesequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotashavebeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotascanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereasinordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethe
truetrendofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsofeachStaee'simportsfromPortugal
overarepresentative referenceperiodandalsotothe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
whereasavailableCommunitystatisticsgivenoinfor­
mationonthesituationofSetubalmuscatelwineson
themarkets;whereas,however,Portuguesestatistics
forexportsoftheseproductstotheCommunity
duringthepastthreeyearscanbeconsideredto
reflectapproximately thesituationofCommunity
imports;whereas,onthisbasis,thecorresponding
importsbyeachoftheMemberStatesforthepast
threeyearsrepresentthefollowingpercentagesofthe
importsintotheCommunityfromPortugalofthe
productsconcerned :
197819791980
Setubalmuscatelwines:
-incontainersholdingtwo
litresorless:
Bénélux 132643
Denmark 6 4
Germany 3720
Greece
France 13 88
Ireland -
Italy ~
UnitedKingdom 374045
incontainersholdingmore
thantwolitres:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Franee
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom19791980

whereas,inviewofihesefactorsandtheestimate*
submittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquote
sharesmaybefixedapproximatelyatthefollowing
percentages :
V
MemberSutesSetúbalinuscttrlwinesin
containersholding:
twolitres
orlessmorethan
twolitres
Benelux 32 .19
Denmark 3-5
Germany 1219
Greece 1 5
France 9.19
Ireland 1 5
Italy 1 9
UnitedKingdom 41 19
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthevariousMember
States,eachofthequotavolumesshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingsharedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondconstitutingareserve
tocoveratalaterdaterequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereas,inordertogiveimportersineachMember
Stateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalment
oftheCommunityquotashould,underthepresent
circumstances ,befixedat50%ofeachofthequota
volumes;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybe
usedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotake
thisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakinconti­
nuity,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialquotasharesshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserve ,allows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministra­
tionrequiresclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission,andthelattermustbein
apositiontomonitortheextenttowhichthequota
volumeshavebeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesthereof:

AnnexC-4
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofaninitialshareremainsunused
inanyMemberStateitisessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reservetopreventapartofanyCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingto
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1July1981to30June198*-,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginating
inPortugalandwithinthelimitssetoutbelow:
(ht)
CCT
headingNoDescriptionQuota
amount
ex22.05CIIIa)1Setúbalmuscatel
12000ex22.05CIVa)! wines
ex22.05CIIIb)1Setúbalmuscatel
1I000ex22.05CIVb)1wines
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attheratessetoutbelow:
(ECU/ht)
CCT
headingNoRateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)16-5
ex22.05CIVa)17-0
ex22.05CIIIb)1 66
ex22.05CIVb)I 7-2,
WithintheLimitsofthesetariffquotas,Greeceshallapply
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
inthe1979ActofAccessionandtheProtocol.

3.Thewinesshallbenefitfromthesetariffquotas
onlyifArticle18(3)and(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
337/79isrespected.
Article2
1.ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;therespective
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
30June198*2-,shallbeasfollows:
(M)
"
Setúbalmuscatelwinesundersubheadings :
'MemberStatesex22.05C111a)1ex22.05CIIIb)1
and and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIVb)1
Benelux 320..95
Denmark 30 25
Germany 120 95
Greece 10 25
France 90 95
Ireland 10 25
Italy 10 45
UnitedKingdom 410 ·95
Total 1000 500
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,I000and
500hectolitresrespectively,shallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheMemberStatesinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(2),orofthatshare
minustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,that
MemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaid
downinparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto
7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessary
tothenextunit.

3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph I,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisused
up.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thatthesemightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commission ofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil30June1981
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1April1981,suchunusedportionoftheir
initialshareas,on15March1981,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatitmay
notbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1April19SI,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15March198&
andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasandof
anyquantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturnedtoeach
reserve.
Articit6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
April1982.oftheamountofeachreserveafterquanti­
tieshavebeenreturnedpursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andtothisendshallindicatetheamountthereofto
theMemberStatewhichmaH-ssuchlastdrawing.

AnnexC-7
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquotas. ,
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterri­
toryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
oftheproductsinquestionoriginatinginPortugal
andenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecircu­
lation.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommissiontheMemberStates
shallinformitofimportsoftheproductsconcerned
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Artille9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
iscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July198^-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident