31976R2719

No L 313 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 11.76

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2719/76 of 25 October 1976

on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less falling within subheading 08.04 R I of the Common Customs Tariff ( 1977)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 28 thereof, Article I Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , 1 . During the period 1 January to 31 December 1977 a Community tariff quota of 8 373 metric tons shall Having regard to the opinion of the European be opened for dried grapes in immediate containers Parliament ('), of a net capacity of 15 kg or less falling within subheading 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Whereas a Community tariff quota for dried grapes Tariff. in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less , falling within subheading 08.04 B 1 of the 2. Within the limits of this tariff quota , the Common Common Customs Tariff, should be opened for 1977 Customs Tariff duty shall be suspended at the level at a duty of 1-2% ; whereas the volume of this quota of 1-2% . should be limited to 15% of Community imports in 1973 from third countries not associated with the 3 . The new Member States shall , within the said Community nor linked to it by a preferential agree­ tariff quota , apply duties calculated in accordance ment ; whereas , on this basis, the volume of the with the relevant provisions of the Act of Accession . quota is fixed at 8 373 metric tons ; whereas the duties to be applied by the new Member States within the said tariff quota should be calculated in accord­ Article 2 ance with the relevant provisions of the Act of Accession ; The tariff quota set out in Article 1 shall be divided among the Member Stares as follows : Whereas, in view of the comparatively low volume ( metric tons ) of the quota compared with the needs of the Community , a system for its utilization based on Benelux 791 a single allocation among Member States should be Denmark 335 provided, without derogating from the Community Germany 2 335 nature of the tariff quota ; whereas, in accordance with the needs forecast by each Member State, the France 572 shares may be determined as set out in Article 2 ; Ireland 280 Italy 31 Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom United Kingdom 4 029 of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by rhe Benelux Economic Union , any measure Article J concerning the administration of the quotas allocated 1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that importers of the products in question established in rheir territory have free access to the ( l ) OJ No C 2.1 9, 4. 11 . 1976, p . 37. shares allocated to them .

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2. The extent to which a Member State has used Article 5 up its share shall be determined on the basis of the imports of the products in question entered with the Member States and the Commission shall cooperate customs authorities for home use. closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with . Article 4 Article 6 At the Commission 's request, Member States shall inform it of the imports actually charged against This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Januarv their shares . 1977 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1976 .

For the Council

The President A.P.L.M.M. van der STEE