IS OBSERVED ; WHEREAS SUCH WINES BENEFIT FROM THE TARIFF CONCESSIONS ONLY IF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 18 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1595/83 ( 5 ) ; ARE OBSERVED ;
WHEREAS THOSE PROVISIONS APPLY TO IMPORTS UNDER THAT QUOTA ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATES LAID DOWN FOR THAT QUOTA TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTA HAS BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , SUCH ALLOCATION SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE STATISTICS OF IMPORTS OF THE SAID PRODUCTS FROM SPAIN OVER A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS AVAILABLE COMMUNITY STATISTICS GIVE NO INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION OF WINES FROM JUMILLA , PRIORATO , RIOJA AND VALDEPENAS WINES ON THE MARKETS ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , SPANISH STATISTICS FOR EXPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS CAN BE CONSIDERED TO REFLECT APPROXIMATELY THE SITUATION OF COMMUNITY IMPORTS ; WHEREAS , ON THIS BASIS , THE CORRESPONDING IMPORTS BY EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM SPAIN OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED :
MEMBER STATES * 1980 * 1981 * 1982
BENELUX * 26,9 * 27,2 * 27,7
DENMARK * 14,4 * 13,8 * 24,2
GERMANY * 19,2 * 21,2 * 15,7
GREECE * - * 0,1 * 0,1
FRANCE * 13,8 * 11,8 * 10,3
IRELAND * 1,3 * 0,8 * 1,0
ITALY * 0,6 * 0,4 * 0,5
UNITED KINGDOM * 23,8 * 24,7 * 20,5
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS AND OF THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , INITIAL QUOTA SHARES MAY BE FIXED APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES :
BENELUX : 27,45
DENMARK : 19,20
GERMANY : 17,90
GREECE : 0,02
FRANCE : 11,19
IRELAND : 0,37
ITALY : 0,45
UNITED KINGDOM : 23,42
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , THE QUOTA VOLUME SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST BEING SHARED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES , AND THE SECOND FORMING A RESERVE INTENDED TO COVER AT A LATER DATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL QUOTA SHARES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO GIVE IMPORTERS IN EACH MEMBER STATE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF SECURITY , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTA SHOULD