Council Regulation (EEC) No 3197/84 of 12 November 1984 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2' -tert-pentylanthraquinone, falling within subheading ex 29.13 F of the Common Customs Tariff

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3197/84
of 12 November 1984
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2'-tert-pentylanthraquinone, falling within subheading ex 29.13 F of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas production in the Community of 2'-tert-pentylanthraquinone falling within subheading ex 29.13 F of the Common Customs Tariff is currently insufficient to meet the requirements of the processing industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type currently depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the product in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas a nil duty Community tariff quota should therefore be opened within the limits of an appropriate amount and for a six-month period; whereas, in order not to jeopardize the balance of the market for this product, the volume of the Community tariff quota should be fixed at 60 tonnes;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, however, since the period of application of the quota is very short and is to cover requirements which cannot be determined with sufficient accuracy, it seems possible to avoid allocating it among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure specified in Article 1 (2); whereas this method of management 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 quota is used up and inform the Member States thereof;
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, all transactions concerning the administration of shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,