Council Regulation (EEC) No 2246/89 of 24 July 1989 opening and providing for the administration of a Communiy tariff quota for Chinese cabbages originating in the Canary Islands (1989)

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2246/89
of 24 July 1989
opening and providing for the administration of a Communiy tariff quota for Chinese cabbages originating in the Canary Islands (1989)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87 of 18 May 1987 concerning certain adjustments to the arrangements applied to the Canary Islands (1), and in particular Articles 6 and 10 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87 provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota for imports into the Community of 100 tonnes of Chinese cabbages falling within CN code ex 0704 90 90, for the period 1 November to 31 December, originating in the Canary Islands;
Whereas, where the said product is imported into that part of Spain which is included in the customs territory of the Community, it qualifies for exemption from customs duties; whereas, where the said product is imported into Portugal, the quota duties applicable are to be calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act of Accession; whereas, where the said product is released for free circulation in the remainder of the customs territory of the Community, it qualifies for the progressive reduction of customs duties according to the same timetable and under the same conditions as those provided for in Article 75 of the Accession; whereas, to qualify for the tariff quotas, the product in question has to comply with certain marking and labelling conditions designed to prove its origin;
Whereas equal and continuos access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas, however, it should not be allocated among the Member States without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volumes of such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure mentioned in Article 3; whereas this method of administration requires close co-operation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quota is used and inform the Member States accordingly;
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 operation concerning the administration of the drawings made by that economic union, may be carried out by any one of its members,