Council Regulation (EEC) No 2188/89 of 18 July 1989 repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain grades of magnesium

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2188/89
of 18 July 1989
repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain grades of magnesium
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 (1), the Council opened for 1989 a zero-duty Community tariff quota of 320 tonnes of certain extra-pure grades of magnesium intended for use in the manufacture of raspings for the nuclear fuel industry; whereas it is appropriate to extend the benefit of that tariff quota to similar goods intended for different use, end to ajdapt the volume of the quota; whereas it is appropriate to reapeal Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 and replace it by this Regulation;
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 the Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of this tariff quota while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw from the quota volume 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 tariff 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 quota may be carried out by any one of its members,