commiss recommend juli french republ adjust state monopoli commerci charact match vi vi member state french text authent eec letter date april french govern inform commiss case match cct head appli import monopoli mean articl eec treati vi vi member state articl law decemb state import match exclus deleg servic exploit industriel de tabac de allumett law juli monopoli deleg société exploit industriel de tabac de allumett seita monopoli import match appli import countri longer applic import match commun ten subparagraph articl act access spain portug 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 match subject monopoli commerci charact member state franc step liber import match member state juli french govern point trade match member state year prior access commiss consid carri adjust provid articl act access restrict import match spain portug gradual remov immedi open quota increas annual ensur french monopoli complet dismantl decemb case spain decemb case portug trade match franc member state commiss believ initi level quota open franc product set percentag nation product match 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 match 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 case spain case portug million match 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 match cct head spain portug respect type present packag box book match 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 market right franc inform interest parti publish notic import journal officiel de la républiqu français possibl abovement quota obtain suppli match fall cct head spain portug brussel juli commiss peter sutherland member commiss