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 STATE'S 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 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 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 IS LEFT OVER 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 THE COMMUNITY QUOTAS 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 , THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE SHERRIES MENTIONED BELOW ORIGINATING IN SPAIN SHALL BE PARTIALLY SUSPENDED AT THE LEVELS AND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS INDICATED FOR EACH OF THEM :
CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*RATE ( U.A./HL ) *QUOTA VOLUME ( HL ) *
EX 22.05 C III A ) 1*SHERRY*5,4*162 000*
EX 22.05 C IV A ) 1*SHERRY*5,8*162 000*
EX 22.05 C III B ) 1*SHERRY*5,5*1 027 000*
EX 22.05 C IV B ) 1*SHERRY*6,0*1 027 000*
2 . THE PROTOCOL ON THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AND ON METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION , ANNEXED TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND SPAIN , SHALL BE APPLICABLE .
3 . SHERRY ENTERING THE GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY ON OR AFTER 1 MAY 1978 MUST , IN ORDER TO BENEFIT FROM THESE TARIFF QUOTAS , RESPECT THE REFERENCE PRICES 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