COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC89) 391 final 
Brussels, 27 July 1989 
Proposal for a 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff 
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quotas for dried figs and certain dried grapes coming from 
Spain (1990) 
(presented by the Commission) 
XBXAMKW MBCRANDQK 
1. Articles 30 and 75 of the Act of Accession provide for the phasing-out 
of customs duties on Imports lato the Community as constituted on 
31 nsosmber 1960 of agricultural products coming from Spain. This 
aflpllftfl inter alia to the gistoss duties to be levied under the 
following Oasaunlty tariff quotas for produots produced in Spain: 
(i) 900 tonnes of dried figs falling within GV oode ex 0604 90 90; and 
(il) 1 900 tonnes of dried grapes falling within CH oode 0606 20 11, 
0606 90 19, ex 0606 20 91 or ex 0606 20 99 
coming from Spain. 
2. Ob 1 January 1990 the duties in question are reduced to37,5Xof the 
basio duties. 
Council Regulation (SBC) Ho 4161/87 of 22 December 1987 laid down, 
ocosequent on the entry Into force of the Qcmhlnert Nomenclature, the 
basio duties to be adopted within the Community as constituted on 
31 TVrwrihftr 1960 for the purpose of calmlatlTtg the successive 
reductions provided for In the Aot of Aoooooion of Spain and Portugal. 
These tariff Beasures do not apply to Portugal since Regulation (SBC) Hô 
3792/80 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural 
produots between Spain and Portugal InrilurtaB special provisions on this 
subject. * 
The above mentioned tariff quotas should therefore be opened In the 
OoBflunity as constituted on 31 December 1966 for the period 1 January to 
31 Pf^f^T 1990; the customs duties applicable should be oalonlaftert In 
accordance with the appropriate provisions as in the Act of Accession 
of Spain and Portugal. 
3. The proposai for a Regulation does not provide for 
them to be allocated among the Member States: the latter mil drew 
quantities from the leseuve to oover their needs under the prooedure 
as set out in Article 3 of the proposed Regulation. 
it is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) .../89 
of lé December 1988 
and providing for die administration of Community tariff quotas for dried figs and 
certain dried grapes coming from Spain (1990) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to die Treaty establishing the European 
Economie Communsty, 
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 customs duties applicable to imports into the 
Cotnmunity as constituted on 31 December 1985 of the 
following products coming from Spain are to be phased out 
within the limits of Community tariff quotas of 200 tonnes of 
dried figs falling within CN code ex 0804 20 90 and 1 900 
tonnes of certain dried grapes falling with CN code 
0806 2011,0806 20 19, ex 0806 20 91 or ex 0806 20 99; 
whereat on 1 January 1990 die duties in question are to be 
reduced to 37,5 X°f A* °**»c duties; whereas the said basic 
duties are those laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 
4161 /87 of 22 December 1987 laying down, consequent on 
the entry into force of the combined nomenclature, the basic 
duties to be adopted within the Community as constituted at 
31 December 1985 for the purpose of calculating the 
successive reductions provided for in the Act of Accession of 
Spain and Portugal ( ' ); whereas the said tariff quotas should *• * 
therefore be opened for 1990; Whereas all Community importers should be masmi equal 
and continous access to the said quotas and taastajp am» laid 
down for the quotas should be applied cosmwmcty to all 
imports of the products in question into all Mamfecr States 
until the quota is exhausted; 
whereas, it is appropriate to take the 
necessary measures to ensure efficient 
Community administration of this tariff 
quota while offering the Member States the 
opportunity to draw from the quota volume 
the necessary quantities corresponding to 
actual imports; whereas this method of 
administration requires close cooperation 
between the Member States and the 
Commission; 
Whereas since Belgium, the Netherlands aad 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, any operation concerning the 
administration of the quota, 
may be carried out by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
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 (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
222/ 88 ('), lays down special arrangements for imports into 
Portugal of the products in question coming from Spain; 
whereas the Community tariff quotas should therefore apply 
only to the Community as constituted at 31 December 
1985; Article 1 
From 1 January to 31 December 1990 the customs duties 
applicable to imports into the Community as constituted at 
31 December 1985 of the following products coming from 
Spain shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and 
within the limits of Community tariff quotas as shown 
below: 
Soul 
No 
09.0301 
09.0303 CNcwk 
ex 0104 20 90 
0*062011 
08062019 
ex 0806 20 91 
ex 0806 20 99 Dried figs in immediate containers of a net capacity not 
Dried frapes in immediate containers of a net capacity not 
exceeding 15 kg Volume of tariff quota 
(tonna) 
200 
1900 last of dory 
1,1 
Ave 
(») OJ No L 395,31.12.1987, p. 1. 
(«) OJ No L 367, 31.12.1985, p. 7. 
(») OJNoL21,1.2.19ft, p. 1. 
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Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take all appropriate 
administrative measures in order to ensure effective 
administration thereof. States shall be informed by the Commission 
accordance with the same procedures. 
Article 4 in 
Article } 
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of 
entry into free calculation, including a request for 
preferential benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation and if that 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 
quota amount 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of 
acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted 
to the Commission without delay. 
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 
the Member Sûtes 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 Each Member State shall ensure that 
importers of the product concerned have 
equal and continuous access to the quota 
for such time as the residual balance 
of the quota volume so permits. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 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 Ct This Regulation shall enter into force on January 1990, 
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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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
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 
il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi dans 
la Communauté. 
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