COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2605/93 of 21 September 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain melons originating in Israel (1993 to 1994)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2605/93 of 21 September 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain melons originating in Israel (1993 to 1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 1 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (1) provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota for the import into the Community of 9 500 tonnes  of melons, falling within CN code ex 0807 10 90, originating in Israel (from 1 November to 31 May);
Whereas the volume of this tariff quota must be increased by 5 % each year, as from 1 January 1992 by application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92 of 29 June 1992 amending the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain agricultural  products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia (2);
Whereas, the Community tariff quotas in question should therefore be opened for the period 1 November 1993 to 31 May 1994;
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all Member States until the quotas  are exhausted;
Whereas the decision for the opening, in the execution of its international obligations, of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to  authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in  particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up 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 these quotas may be carried  out by any of its members,