COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN CCMVIUNITIES 
C0M(91) 62 final 
Brussels, 26 February 1991 
Proposal for a 
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openly and providtog for the administration of Con^unity tariff quotas 
for quality wtoes produced to the specified regions of Jerez, 
Malaga, .iwm» Priorato, Kioja and Valdepefias (1991/92) 
presented by the Commission) 
BfflANATOig MEMQBANTOM 
1. According to articles 30 and 75 of the Act of Accession the duties 
applicable to imports into tfte Ocmnunlty 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 liters or less falling 
within CN codes ex2204 21 41 and ex2204 21 51, 
435 000 hi sherry in containers holding more than two liters 
falling within CN codes ex2204 29 41 and ex2204 29 51, 
22 008 hi wines from Jumilla, Priorato, RLoja and Valdepefias in 
containers holding two liters or less falling within 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 liters or less, 
falling within CN codes ex2204 21 49 and ex2204 21 59. 
The duties applicable to the wines in question shall be reduced to 25% 
of the basic duties on 1 January 1991 and to 12,5% of the basic duties 
on 1 January 1992. By deviation from Article 30 of the aboveinentioned 
act Regulation (EEC) No. 4161/87 lays down consequent on the entry into 
force of the ocmbined nomenclature, the basic duties to be adopted 
within the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 for the purpose 
of oaljoulatlng the successive reductions provided for in the Act of 
Accession of Spain and Portugal. 
These tariff measures are not applicable in Portugal because Regulation 
(KBC) 3792/85 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in 
agricultural products between Spain and Portugal provides for particular 
provisions on the subject. 
Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EBC) No 2573/90 of 5 September 1990 
totally suspending certain customs duties applicable by the Community of 
Ten to Imports from Spain and Portugal, the said duties are, as concerns 
the produots referred to in Annex II to the Treaty, totally suspended 
once they reach a level of 2% or less. It is necessary therefore to 
apply a duty equal to zero in the case where the value of the specified 
customs duties do not exceed 2% ad valorem. 
Therefore, for the period 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992, the 
abovementioned tariff quotas should be opened in the Oammunity as 
constituted on 31 December 1985 at duties calculated according to the 
provisions provided for on the subject. 
That is the purpose of the annexed proposal for Regulation. 
2. In tMs case 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 1(2) of the 
proposal for a Regulation. 
Annex: 1 proposal for Council Regulation 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of . /*l 
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 (1991/93 
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, Whereas, therefore, to establish the duties applicable on 
the imports of these wines Community tariff quotas 
should be opened for the period from I July 1991 to 30 
June 1992 for the abovementioned wines at duties as 
shown in the list in Article 1 ; 
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 : 
— 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 21 41 
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 
Valdepeflas, in containers holding two litres or less,{ 
falling within CN codes ex 2204 21 21, ex 2204 21 23, j 
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 toi 
fulfil better the requirements of the common market, a 
single overall tariff quota of 793 120 hectolitres should be 
opened ; 
Whereas these duties are reduced to 25 % of the basic 
duties on 1 January 1991 and 1012/51 of the basic duties 
on 1 January 1992; whereas, by way of derogation from 
Article 30 of the Act of Accession, 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 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 ; 
(') OJ No L 395, 31. 12. 1987, p. 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 (') 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 (J), 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; 
that it is necessary therefore to apply a duty 
equal to zero in the case where the value of the 
specified customs duties do 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 m:iy h< ( :imi <l out by any one 
of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article ! 
From 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1^92 the customs duties 
applicable on the following qualitv wmrs produced in the 
specified regions shall, in the Community as constituted 
on 31 December 1985, be partially suspended at the levels 
and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas 
indicated for each of them : 
O OJ No L 367, 31. 12. IVK5. p. 
(») OJNoL243, 6. 9. 1990, p. 19. 
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No CN codes 
(') Description R»te (ECU/hl) 
from I July 
to 31 December 19*/ 
Q) from I lanuary 
to 30 June I "«2 
0,8 
0,8 Quota 
volume 
(hectolitres) 
09.0317 ex 2204 21 41 
ex 2204 21 51 
ex 2204 29 41 
ex 2204 29 51 Sherry 1,6 
1,6 
L8 793 120 
094)310 ex 2204 21 49 
ex 2204 21 59 Wine from Malaga 2,5 
2,8 1,2 
1,4 15 000 
09.0312 ex 2204 21 21 
ex 2204 21 23 
ex 2204 21 31 
ex 2204 21 33 
ex 2204 21 49 Wine from Jumilla, Priorato, Rioja, 
Valdepeflas } 2'5 1 « 
2,9 
3,6 1,4 
1,3 > 22 008 
(') See Taric codes in Annex. 
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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 f, 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1991. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
Tie President 
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ANNEX 
Taric codes 
Order No CN code Taric code 
09.0317 ex 2204 2141 2204 2141*10 
ex 2204 21 51 2204 21 51*10 
ex 2204 29 41 2204 29 41M0 
ex 2204 29 51 2204 29 51 '10 
09.0310 ex 2204 21 49 2204 2149*12 
ex 2204 21 59 2204 21 59" 12 
09.0312 ex 220421 21 22042121*10 
ex 2204 21 23 2204 21 2.VI0 
ex 2204 21 31 2204 21 31M0 
ex 2204 21 33 2204 21 33*10 
ex 2204 21 49 2204 21.49*21 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLO 
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement 
contractuel de la Communauté. L'Impact découlant de cette concession a 
été pris en considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de 
ces contingents et M n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la 
compétitivité et l'emploi dans la Communauté. 
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