LITRES :
BENELUX * 23,7 * 39,9 * 32,8
DENMARK * 5,2 * 5,0 * 3,8
GERMANY * 8,8 * 4,6 * 8,8
GREECE * - * - * -
FRANCE * 38,5 * 32,8 * 31,6
IRELAND * 0,1 * - * -
ITALY * - * - * -
UNITED KINGDOM * 23,7 * 17,7 * 23,0
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE DATA AND THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , INITIAL QUOTA SHARES MAY BE FIXED APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES :
MEMBER STATES * PORT WINES IN CONTAINERS HOLDING :
* TWO LITRES OR LESS * MORE THAN TWO LITRES
BENELUX * 21,8 * 32,2
DENMARK * 4,3 * 4,7
GERMANY * 6,3 * 7,3
GREECE * 0,1 * 0,1
FRANCE * 50,6 * 34,3
IRELAND * 0,8 * 0,1
ITALY * 7,5 * 0,1
UNITED KINGDOM * 8,6 * 21,2
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , EACH OF THE QUOTA AMOUNTS SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST INSTALMENT BEING ALLOCATED AMONG 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 QUOTAS SHOULD , UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES , BE FIXED AT AROUND 95 % OF EACH OF THE QUOTA AMOUNTS ;
WHEREAS THE INITIAL QUOTA SHARES OF THE MEMBER STATES 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 ITS INITIAL QUOTA SHARE SHOULD DRAW AN ADDITIONAL QUOTA SHARE FROM THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE ; WHEREAS THIS MUST BE DONE BY EACH MEMBER STATE AS AND WHEN EACH OF ITS ADDITIONAL SHARES IS ALMOST USED UP AND REPEATED AS MANY TIMES AS THE RESERVE ALLOWS ; WHEREAS , THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL QUOTA SHARES MUST BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION AND THE LATTER MUST , IN PARTICULAR , BE IN A POSITION TO MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA VOLUMES HAVE BEEN USED UP AND TO INFORM THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS IF , AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF ONE OF THE INITIAL SHARES REMAINS UNUSED IN ONE OR OTHER MEMBER STATE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION TO THE RESERVE TO PREVENT A PART OF ANY 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 OPERATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE