ALLOCATING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL TREND OF THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , SUCH ALLOCATION SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE STATISTICS OF EACH STATE'S IMPORTS OF THE SAID PRODUCTS FROM SPAIN OVER A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS AVAILABLE COMMUNITY STATISTICS GIVE NO INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION OF MALAGA WINES 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 ;
MEMBER STATES*1978*1979*1980*
BENELUX*29,37*31,58*28,4*
DENMARK* - * - * - *
GERMANY*49,65*49,27*41,9*
GREECE* - * - * - *
FRANCE*2,80*5,82*9,3*
IRELAND* - * - * - *
ITALY*15,38*9,82*13,4*
UNITED KINGDOM*2,80*3,51*7,0*
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 :
- BENELUX : 29,9
- DENMARK : 0,1
- GERMANY : 46,7
- GREECE : 0,1
- FRANCE : 6,1
- IRELAND : 0,1
- ITALY : 12,5
- UNITED KINGDOM : 4,5
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , THE QUOTA VOLUME 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 QUOTA SHOULD , UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES , BE FIXED AT 80 % 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 SHARE MUST DRAW AN ADDITIONAL SHARE FROM THE 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 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 COMMISSION MUST BE IN A POSITION TO MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA VOLUME HAS BEEN USED UP