commiss recommend juli french republ adjust state monopoli commerci charact manufactur tobacco vi vi member state french text authent eec letter date april french govern inform commiss case manufactur tobacco fall cct head appli import monopoli mean articl eec treati vi vi member state law juli société national exploit industriel de tabac de allumett seita requir carri task previous perform servic exploit industriel de tabac de allumett pursuant law regard manufactur retail manufactur tobacco import wholesal distribut manufactur tobacco origin come countri articl law french state exclus import distribut wholesal manufactur tobacco origin come countri longer applic product member state commun subparagraph articl act access spain portug form januari progress adjust state monopoli commerci charact mean articl eec treati ensur decemb case spain decemb case portug discrimin condit good procur market exist nation member state subparagraph articl stipul member state oblig relat spain portug equival laid subparagraph member state subparagraph articl commiss make recommend relev member state commun ten manner timet adjust provid articl carri member state spain appli monopoli commerci charact manufactur tobacco articl act access lai detail rule adjust monopoli gradual open import quota januari quota volum increas made subsequ year set list appear annex french govern measur liber import manufactur tobacco member state virtual trade manufactur tobacco product franc member state year prior access statist provid french govern juli show commiss consid carri adjust provid articl act access restrict import manufactur tobacco spain portug gradual remov immedi open quota increas annual ensur french monopoli complet dismantl decemb case spain decemb case portug view low level trade manufactur tobacco franc spain commiss believ initi level quota open franc product set percentag nation product manufactur tobacco countri hold monopoli stipul articl act access member state commun ten equival oblig laid spain portug commiss consid reason base adjust french monopoli criteria appli spain pursuant articl act access annex thereto gradual adjust monopoli manufactur tobacco decid respect spain basic quota volum equival percentag depend product spain total averag product year prior access statist addit gradual annual increas quota begin year previou year quota automat increas product manufactur tobacco franc roughli combin product member state appli popul countri commiss consid initi quota franc requir open januari vi vi member state set product commiss consid quota open franc alloc spain portug basi respect level product commiss inform averag product year million cigarett spain million portug commiss opinion franc alloc quota spain portug facilit administr quota commiss consid transit period portug year longer spain reason treat member state differ reason subject posit commiss subsequ adopt light result appli recommend commiss recommend french republ pursuant subparagraph articl act access open import manufactur tobacco fall cct head spain portug respect product remain period quota equal nation product quota alloc spain portug quota increas previou year quota increas year understood decemb case spain decemb case portug quantit restrict remov quota administ transpar object discriminatori manner open oper restrict product import made subject exclus wholesal distribut right franc understood retail distribut regul object discriminatori manner inform interest parti publish notic import journal officiel de la républiqu français possibl abovement quota obtain suppli manufactur tobacco fall cct head spain portug brussel juli commiss peter sutherland member commiss