COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN CQMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 224 final 
Brussels, 27 May 1992 
Proposai for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Cararounity tariff quotas 
for quality wines produced in the specified régions of Jerez, 
Malaga, Jumilla, Priorato, Rioja and Valdepefias 
(2nd half of 1992) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Pursuant to articles 30 and 75 of the Act of Accession, the duties 
applicable to imports into the Community, as constituted on 31 December 
1985, of agricultural products originating in Spain shall be 
progressively abolished. Consequently, these provisions are applicable 
to duties to be levied in the framework of the following Community 
Customs quotas: 
358 120 hi sherry, in containers holding two litres or less, of CN-
codes ex2204 21 41 and ex2204 21 51, 
435 000 hi sherry, in containers holding more than two litres, of 
CN-oodes ex2204 29 41 and ex2204 29 51, 
22 008 hi wines from Jumilla, Priorato, Rioja and Valdepeftas, in 
containers holding two litres or less, of CN-codes ex2204 21 21, 
ex2204 21 23, ex2204 21 31, ex2204 21 33 and ex2204 21 49, 
and 
15 000 hi Malaga wines in containers holding two litres or less, of 
CN-codes ex2204 21 49 and ex2204 21 59. 
These quotas shall be open until 30 June 1992. 
In compliance with Article 75 (1) of the Act of Accession, the duties 
applicable to the wines in question shall be reduced to 12,5% of the 
basic duties on 1 January 1992 and to 0% of the basic duties on 1 
January 1993. By derogation from Article 30 of the abovementioned act, 
Regulation (EEC) No. 4161/87 lays down, consequent on the entry into 
force of the Combined Nomenclature, the basic duties to be adopted 
within the Ctamraunity, as constituted on 31 December 1985, for the 
purpose of calculating the successive reductions provided for in the Act 
of Accession of Spain and Portugal. 
These tariff measures are not applicable in Portugal because Regulation 
(EEC) 3792/85, laying down the arrangements applying to trade in 
agricultural products between Spain and Portugal, provide for 
particular provisions on the subject. 
Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2573/90 of 5 September 1990, 
totally suspending certain customs duties applicable by the Coramunity of 
Ten to imports from Spain and Portugal, the said duties, as concerns the 
products referred to in Annex II to the Treaty, are totally suspended, 
once they reach a level of 2% or less. It is necessary, therefore, to 
apply a duty equal to zero when the value of the specified customs 
duties does not exceed 2% ad valorem. 
Given that, from 1 January 1993, the duties in question shall be 
abolished, the quota-period should be set at six months, from 1 July to 
31 December 1992, and the abovementioned tariff quotas should be opened 
pro rata temporis, in the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, 
at duties calculated according to the provisions provided for on the 
subject. 
Such is the purpose of the annexed proposal for a Regulation. 
2. It is proposed that the whole of the quota volumes be held as Community 
reserves, to which all Member States will have access, in accordance 
with the procedure provided for in Article 3 of the proposal for a 
Regulation. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of /92 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
quality wines produced in the specified regions of Jerez, Malaga, Jumilla, 
Priorato, Rioja and Valdepenas (2nd half of 1992) V 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Articles 30 and 75 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 30 and 75 of the Act of 
Accession, the duties applicable on the import into the 
Community, as constituted on 31 December 1985, of the 
following quality wines from Spain shall be progressively 
abolished within the limits of|Community tariff quotas : 
annual 
— 358 120 hectolitres quality wines produced in the 
specified region of Jerez in containers holding two 
litres or less, falling within CN codes ex 2204 2141 
and ex 2204 21 51, 
— 435 000 hectolitres quality wines produced in the 
specified region of Jerez in containers holding more 
than two litres falling within CN codes ex 2204 29 41 
and ex 2204 29 51, 
— 15 000 hectolitres quality wines produced in the 
specified region of Malaga in containers holding two 
litres or less, falling within CN codes ex 2204 21 49 
and.ex 2204 21 59, and 
— 22 008 hectolitres quality wines produced in the 
specified regions of Jumilla, Priorato, Rioja and 
Valdepenas, in containers holding two litres or less, 
falling within CN codes ex 2204 21 21, ex 2204 21 23, 
ex 2204 21 31, ex 2204 21 33 and ex 2204 21 49; 
Whereas, however, with regard to the quality wines 
produced in the specified region of Jerez, in order to 
fulfil better the requirements of the common market, a 
single overall tariff quota should be 
opened; whereas by Regulation (EEC) n° 1516/91 (1) 
these quotasshall be open .until 3UJune 1v92; 
,. Wnereas these duties are reduced to -p 5%°' tne Dasic 
duties on 1 January 199 2 and to 0 yo of the basic 
du'ies on 1 January 1993; 
wheseaS, in consequence, the volume of the 
abovementioned quotas should be reduced, pro rata 
temporis , to cover only the period from 1 July 
to 31 December 1992; 
whereas, by way of derogation 
from Article 30 of the Act of Accession, Regulation (EEC) 
No 4161/87(2 lays down consequent on the entry into 
force of the combined nomenclature, the basic duties to 
be adopted within the Community as constituted on 31 
December 1985 for the purpose of calculating the 
successive reductions provided for in the Act of Accession 
of Spain and Portugal ; whereas, therefore, to establish the 
duties applicable on -he imports of these wines 
Community tariff quotas should be opened for the period 
from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992 for the abovemen-
tioned wines at duties as shown in the list in Article 1 ; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 
December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products between Spain and 
Portugal 3) provides for particular rules for the import 
into Portugal of the products in question coming from 
Spain; whereas, consequently, the Community tariff 
quotas are only applicable in the Community as 
constituted on 31 December 1985; 
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 
2573/90 of 5 September 1990 totally suspending certain 
customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten to 
imports from Spain and Portugal (ft, the said duties are, as 
concerns the products referred to in Annex II to the 
Treaty, totally suspended once they reach a level of 2 % 
or less; whereas it is therefore necessary to apply a duty 
equal to zero where the value of the specific customs 
duties does not exceed 2 % ad valorem; 
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quotas 
should be ensured for all Community importers and the 
rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consis­
tently to all imports of the products in question into all 
Member States until the quotas are exhausted ; whereas 
they should not be allocated among the Member States, 
without prejudice to the drawing against the quota 
volumes of such quantities as they may need, under 
conditions and according to a procedure laid down in 
Article 3 ; whereas this method of administration requires 
close cooperation between the Member States and the 
Commission ; 
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, any operation concerning the adminis­
tration of the contingents may be carried out by any one 
of its members. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
. 31 December 1992, From 1 July to the customs duties 
applicable on the following quality wines produced in the 
specified regions shall, in the Community as constituted 
on 3! December 1985, be partially suspended at the levels 
and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas 
indicated for each of them : 
r?\0} No L 367, 31. 12. 19S5. p. 7. 
(/)OJ No L 243, 6. 9. 1990, p. 19. 
(1) OJ Nb L 142, 6.6.1991, p. 
QJ 0J to L395, 31.12.1987, 4. 
1. 
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Order 
No 
09.0317 
09.0310 
09.0312 CN codes 
f ex 2204 21 41 
I ex 2204 21 51 
fex 2204 29 41 
[ex 2204 29 51 
ex 2204 21 49 
ex 2204 21 59 
ex 2204 21 21 1 
ex 2204 21 23 J 
ex 2204 21 31 
ex 2204 21 33 
ex 2204 21 49 Description 
Sherry 
Wine from Malaga 
Wine from Jumilla, Priorato, Rioja, 
Valdepenas Rate (ECU/hl) 
from 1 July to 
31 December 19$>(-) 
1 3,8 
3,8 
3,8 
0/9 
1/2 
1'4 
} 
} Quota 
volume 
(hectolitres) 
J 396 560 
{ 7 500 
I 
1,4 11 004 
1/8 J 
(') See Taric codes in Annex. 
(2) These specific customs duties are collected only when their value is greater than 2 % ad valorem. 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take all 
appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure 
effective administration thereof. 
Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of 
entry into free circulation, including a request for 
preferential benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation and if this declaration is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall 
inform the Commission and draw an amount corres­
ponding to its requirements from the corresponding 
amount. 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of 
acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted 
to the Commission without delay. the Member States concerned to the extent that the 
available balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding 
quota amount. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on 
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member 
States shall be informed by the Commission of the 
drawings made. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volumes so permits. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission by 
reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations of 
entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Tarie codes 
Order No 
09.0317 
09.0310 
09.0312 CN code 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 2204 21 41 
2204 21 51 
2204 29 41 
2204 29 51 
2204 21 49 
2204 21 59 
2204 21 21 
2204 21 23 
2204 21 31 
2204 21 ii 
2204 21 49 Taric code 
2204 21 41*10 
2204 21 51*10 
2204 29 41*10 
2204 29 51*10 
2204 21 49*12 
2204 21 59*12 
2204 21 21*10 
2204 21 23*10 
2204 21 31*10 
2204 21 33*10 
2204 21 49*21 
ISSN 0254-1475 
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