MUST BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , AND THE COMMISSION MUST BE IN A POSITION TO MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA VOLUMES HAVE BEEN USED UP AND INFORM THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF :
WHEREAS IF , AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF AN INITIAL SHARE REMAINS UNUSED IN ANY MEMBER STATE , IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATES SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION TO THE RESERVE TO PREVENT A PART OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTA FROM REMAINING UNUSED IN ONE MEMBER STATE WHEN IT COULD BE USED IN OTHERS ;
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 RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUOTA SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 TO 30 JUNE 1980 , COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS SHALL BE OPENED FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL , WITHIN THE LIMITS SET OUT BELOW :
** ( HL ) *
CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*QUOTA AMOUNT*
EX 22.05 C III A ) 1*PORT WINES*52 500*
EX 22.05 C IV A ) 1*PORT WINES*52 500*
EX 22.05 C III B ) 1*PORT WINES*420 000*
EX 22.05 C IV B ) 1*PORT WINES*420 000*
2 . THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON WINES IMPORTED WITHIN THESE TARIFF QUOTAS SHALL BE SUSPENDED AT THE RATES SET OUT BELOW :
* ( U.A./HL ) *
CCT HEADING NO*RATE OF DUTY*
EX 22.05 C III A ) 1*5,4*
EX 22.05 C IV A ) 1*5,8*
EX 22.05 C III B ) 1*5,5*
EX 22.05 C IV B ) 1*6,0*
3 . THE ADMISSION OF THESE WINES UNDER THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONDITIONAL UPON OBSERVANCE OF THE REFERENCE PRICE APPLICABLE TO THEM .
4 . THE WINES IN QUESTION SHALL BENEFIT FROM THESE TARIFF QUOTAS ON CONDITION THAT THE PRICES ON IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY ARE NOT AT ANY TIME LESS THAN THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE THERETO , AS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2506/75 , AND IN SUBSEQUENT INSTRUMENTS .
ARTICLE 2
1 . EACH OF THE TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS .
( A ) THE FIRST PART OF EACH QUOTA , NAMELY 17 500 AND 140 000 HECTOLITRES RESPECTIVELY , SHALL BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; THE RESPECTIVE SHARES , WHICH SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 5 SHALL BE VALID UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 , SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :
* ( HL ) *
MEMBER STATES*PORT WINES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS : *
*EX 22.05 C III A ) 1 AND EX 22.05 C IV A ) 1*EX 22.05