which a Member State has used up its shares shall be determined on the basis of the imports of the products concerned originating in Sweden and entered with customs authorities for free circulation.
Article 8
At the Commission's request, the Member States shall inform it of imports of the products concerned actually charged against their shares.
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation is applicable from 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 1986.
For the Council
The President
A. CLARK // // //
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WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES, EACH QUOTA SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS, THE FIRST BEING SHARED AMONG CERTAIN MEMBER STATES AND THE SECOND CONSTITUTING A RESERVE TO COVER THE SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENTS OF THESE MEMBER STATES WHERE THEY HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL SHARES AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH MIGHT ARISE IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES; WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO GIVE IMPORTERS IN EACH MEMBER STATE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF SECURITY, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO FIX THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTAS AT A LEVEL WHICH, IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, COULD BE 60 % AND 80 % RESPECTIVELY OF EACH OF THE QUOTA VOLUME;
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 ITS INITIAL QUOTA SHARES SHOULD 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 USED UP, AND REPEATED AS MANY TIMES AS THE RESERVE ALLOWS; WHEREAS THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL SHARES 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 LATTER MUST BE IN A POSITION TO MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED UP AND TO INFORM MEMBER STATES THEREOF;
WHEREAS, IF AT A GIVEN DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD, A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY REMAINS UNUSED IN ANY MEMBER STATE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE SHOULD RETURN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION TO THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE TO PREVENT A PART OF ANY TARIFF 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