Council Regulation (EEC) No 1255/90 of 7 May 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain quality wines and sparkling wines, originating in Austria

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1255/90
of 7 May 1990
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain quality wines and sparkling wines, originating in Austria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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, in accordance with the Agreement with Austria regarding reciprocal creation of tariff quotas for certain quality wines, the Community is committed to suspending in full the customs duties applicable to quality wines and sparkling wines, originating in Austria, which conform to the wine and viticulture law of 1985 of the Republic of Austria, presented in containers not exceeding two litres, within the limits of annual tariff quotas of 85 000 and 2 000 hectolitres respectively; whereas this Agreement also provides that the quota period is from 1 July of each year to 30 June of the next year and whereas the duties applicable in Spain and Portugal are equal to those applied by Member States with respect to the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas it is necessary therefore to open for the period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991 the Community tariff quotas in question at the amounts provided for in the Agreement;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to allow all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of these tariff quotas while offering the Member States the opportunity 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 being 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, all transactions concerning, in particular, the administration of quota shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,