000 HECTOLITRES OF PORT WINES REFERRED TO UNDER ( B ) HAS NOT BEEN EXHAUSTED ; WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPORTATIONS OF THE WINES IN QUESTION DURING THE TWO LAST QUOTA PERIODS , IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX THE TARIFF QUOTAS FOR THESE WINES AT RESPECTIVELY 165 400 HECTOLITRES AND 195 000 HECTOLITRES FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1984 TO 30 JUNE 1985 ;
WHEREAS PORTUGAL HAS GIVEN AN ASSURANCE THAT THE PRICE FOR WINES ORIGINATING IN ITS TERRITORY WILL NOT BE LOWER THAN THE REFERENCE PRICE LESS THE CUSTOMS DUTIES ACTUALLY CHARGED ; WHEREAS , AS A RESULT THEREOF , THE WINES COVERED BY THOSE TARIFF QUOTAS SHOULD BE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS WINES GRANTED PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CONCESSIONS , PROVIDED THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE IS OBSERVED ; WHEREAS SUCH WINES BENEFIT FROM THE TARIFF CONCESSIONS ONLY IF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 18 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ( 5 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1595/83 ( 6 ) , ARE RESPECTED ; WHEREAS THOSE PROVISIONS APPLY TO IMPORTS UNDER THOSE QUOTAS ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTAS AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATES LAID DOWN FOR THESE QUOTAS TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTAS HAVE BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTAS CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE TRUE TREND OF THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , SUCH ALLOCATION SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , ASSESSED BY REFERENCE TO THE STATISTICS OF EACH STATE'S IMPORTS FROM PORTUGAL 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 PORT WINES ON THE MARKETS ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , PORTUGUESE STATISTICS FOR EXPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PAST THREE 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 FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM PORTUGAL OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED :
* 1981 * 1982 * 1983
PORT WINES :
- IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS :
BENELUX * 19,9 * 22,6 * 22,7
DENMARK * 4,1 * 4,2 * 4,5
GERMANY * 6,8 * 5,7 * 6,4
GREECE * 0,1 * - * -
FRANCE * 51,0 * 50,4 * 50,8
IRELAND * 0,6 * 1,1 * 0,8
ITALY * 10,2 * 7,4 * 5,5
UNITED KINGDOM * 7,3 * 8,6 * 9,3
- IN CONTAINERS HOLDING MORE THAN TWO