31973R3592

31 . 12. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 365 /43

REGULATION (EEC) No 3592/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 28 December 1973

on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes falling within subheading No 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff (1974), in im­ mediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , France 436 metric tons

Ireland 385 metric tons Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Italy 80 metric tons Article 28 thereof; United Kingdom 6 021 metric tons

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand-Duchy Having regard to the Opinion of the European of Luxembourg are jointly represented by the Parliament; Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the administration of the quotas allocated to that Whereas a Community tariff quota for dried grapes Economic Union may be carried out by one of its in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or members, less, falling within subheading No 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, should be opened from 1 January 1974 at a duty of 1-2% ; whereas the volume of this quota might be 10 616 metric tons ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, as regards the product in question, Article 39 of the Act of Accession (*) requires that new Article 1 Member States make an initial movement towards alignment of their customs duties on 1 January 1974; 1 . For the period from 1 January to 31 December whereas the import needs of the Member States 1974, a Community tariff quota of 10 616 metric tons during the quota period must be covered from this shall be opened in the Community for imports from date under the Community tariff quota in question; third countries of dried grapes falling within whereas the duties to be applied by these Member subheading No 08.04 B I of the Common Customs States within the said tariff quota shall be calculated Tariff, in immediate containers of a net capacity of in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act 15 kg or less. of Accession ;

2. Within this tariff quota, the Common Customs Whereas, in view of the comparatively low volume of Tariff duty shall be suspended at the level of .1*2 % . the quota compared with the needs of the Community, a system based on a single allocation among Member States should be provided, without 3 . New Member States shall, within the said tariff derogating from the Community nature of the tariff quota, apply duties calculated in accordance with the quota ; relevant provisions of the Act of Accession.

Whereas, in accordance with the needs forecast by each Member State, the shares may be determined as Article 2 follows : Benelux 450 metric tons The tariff quota mentioned in Article 1 shall be divided among the Member States as follows : Denmark 437 metric tons Benelux 450 metric tons Germany 2 807 metric tons Denmark 437 metric tons

(*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 . Germany 2 807 metric tons

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France 436 metric toils Article 4

Ireland 385 metric tons Member States shall inform the Commission at Italy 80 metric tons regular intervals of imports actually charged against their share. United Kingdom 6 021 metric tons

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Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that importers of the said goods closely in order to ensure that the provisions of this established in their territory have free access to the Regulation are observed. share allocated to them .

Article 6 2 . The extent to which a Member State has used up its share shall be determined on the basis of the imports of the product concerned entered for home This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January use . 1974 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1973 .

For the Council

The President Ove GULDBERG