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 QUOTAS AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL TREND 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 FOR IMPORTS OF THE SAID PRODUCT 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 SHERRY 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 DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM SPAIN OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED :
*1978*1979*1980*
SHERRY : ****
- IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS : ****
BENELUX*50,36*52,69*50,1*
DENMARK*3,44*3,16*2,7*
GERMANY*20,17*21,01*24,6*
GREECE*0,00*0,031*0,0*
FRANCE*0,31*0,26*0,3*
IRELAND*0,94*1,30*0,9*
ITALY*0,54*0,81*0,9*
UNITED KINGDOM*24,24*20,74*20,5*
- IN CONTAINERS HOLDING MORE THAN TWO LITRES : ****
BENELUX*21,54*24,63*29,9*
DENMARK*4,20*3,03*3,2*
GERMANY*2,84*3,69*1,8*
GREECE*0,00*0,00*0,0*
FRANCE*0,03*0,02*0,1*
IRELAND*0,54*0,04*0,1*
ITALY*0,00*0,00*0,0*
UNITED KINGDOM*70,85*68,59*64,9*
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 :
MEMBER STATES*SHERRY IN CONTAINERS HOLDING : *
*TWO LITRES OR LESS*MORE THAN TWO LITRES*
BENELUX*50,89*25,16*
DENMARK*3,08*3,44*
GERMANY*21,94*3,23*
GREECE*0,02*0,02*
FRANCE*0,29*0,02*
IRELAND*1,38*0,50*
ITALY*0,75*0,10*
UNITED KINGDOM*21,65*67,53*
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , EACH OF THE QUOTA VOLUMES SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST BEING SHARED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AND THE SECOND CONSTITUTING A RESERVE TO COVER AT A LATER DATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF 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 QUOTAS SHOULD , UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES , BE FIXED AT 90 % OF EACH OF THE QUOTA VOLUMES ;
WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES' INITIAL SHARES MAY BE USED UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS FACT INTO ACCOUNT AND AVOID ANY BREAK IN CONTINUITY , ANY MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS ALMOST USED UP ONE OF ITS INITIAL SHARES MUST DRAW AN ADDITIONAL SHARE FROM THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE ; WHEREAS THIS MUST BE DONE BY EACH MEMBER STATE AS AND WHEN EACH OF ITS ADDITIONAL SHARES IS ALMOST ENTIRELY USED UP , AND REPEATED AS MANY TIMES