Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/92 of 23 October 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (1992/1993)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3061/92  of 23 October 1992  opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (1992/1993)
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States  (1), extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas Articles 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provide for the opening by the Community of quotas for imports of the following:
- 2 000 tonnes of tomatoes, other than cherry tomatoes falling within CN codes ex 0702 00 10, for the period 15 November to 30 April,
- 2 000 tonnes of cherry tomatoes, falling within CN code ex 0702 00 10, for the period 15 November to 30 April,
- 200 tonnes of fresh figs falling within CN code ex 0804 20 10, for the period 1 November to 30 April,
- 1 500 tonnes of fresh strawberries falling within CN code ex 0810 10 90, for the period 1 November to 28 February;
Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties are phased out progressively;
- during the same periods and in accordance with the same timetables provided for in Articles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, concerning the tariff quotas for chilled tomatoes, fresh figs and, strawberries,
- by 60 % of the said duties concerning the tariff quota in relation to tomatoes other than cherry tomatoes and that these maximal reduction rates shall be applied from the moment of entry into force of the present Regulation;
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87 of 25 June 1987 concerning the application of Decision No 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the third ACP-EEC Convention consequent on the Accession of the  Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Community (3), the abovementioned tariff concession will apply in Spain and in Portugal; whereas within the limits of their tariff quotas Spain and Portugal apply customs duties calculated in  accordance with the abovementioned protocol to the third ACP-EEC Convention;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure that all Community importers enjoy equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quotas and that the rates laid down for those quotas should apply consistently to all imports of the products  concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas, in the present case, it would appear advisable not to allocate the quotas 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 procedures specified in Article 3;
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 the quotas may be carried  out by any of its members;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,