Council Regulation (EEC) No 2469/78 of 16 October 1978 on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kilograms or less, falling within subheading 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff (1979)

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2469/78 of 16 October 1978 on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kilograms or less, falling within subheading 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff (1979) Official Journal L 297 , 24/10/1978 P. 0001 - 0002

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2469/78

OF 16 OCTOBER 1978

ON THE OPENING , ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR DRIED GRAPES IN IMMEDIATE CONTAINERS OF A NET CAPACITY OF 15 KILOGRAMS OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.04 B I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1979 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT REGULATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR DRIED GRAPES IN IMMEDIATE CONTAINERS OF A NET CAPACITY OF 15 KILOGRAMS OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.04 B I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SHOULD BE OPENED FOR 1979 AT A DUTY OF 1.2 % ; WHEREAS THE VOLUME OF THIS QUOTA SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 15 % OF COMMUNITY IMPORTS IN 1973 FROM THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY OR LINKED TO IT BY A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT ; WHEREAS , ON THIS BASIS , THE VOLUME OF THE QUOTA IS FIXED AT 8 373 TONNES ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE COMPARATIVELY LOW VOLUME OF THE QUOTA COMPARED WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY , A SYSTEM FOR ITS UTILIZATION BASED ON A SINGLE ALLOCATION AMONG MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE PROVIDED , WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE TARIFF QUOTA ; WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS FORECAST BY EACH MEMBER STATE , THE SHARES MAY BE DETERMINED AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 ;

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 MEASURE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUOTAS ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

1 . FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 8 373 TONNES SHALL BE OPENED FOR DRIED GRAPES IN IMMEDIATE CONTAINERS OF A NET CAPACITY OF 15 KILOGRAMS OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.04 B I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

2 . WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THIS TARIFF QUOTA , THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY SHALL BE SUSPENDED AT THE LEVEL OF 1.2 % .

Article2¶

THE TARIFF QUOTA SET OUT IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE DIVIDED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AS FOLLOWS :

// // // TONNES //

// BENELUX // 791 //

// DENMARK // 335 //

// GERMANY // 2 335 //

// FRANCE // 572 //

// IRELAND // 280 //

// ITALY // 31 //

// UNITED KINGDOM // 4 029 //

Article3¶

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTERS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ESTABLISHED IN THEIR TERRITORY HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE SHARES ALLOCATED TO THEM .

2 . THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MEMBER STATE HAS USED UP ITS SHARE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ENTERED WITH THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES FOR HOME USE .

Article4¶

AT THE COMMISSION ' S REQUEST , MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM IT OF THE IMPORTS ACTUALLY CHARGED AGAINST THEIR SHARES .

Article5¶

MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION SHALL COOPERATE CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT THIS REGULATION IS COMPLIED WITH .

Article6¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 16 OCTOBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

K . VON DOHNANYI