Council Regulation (EEC) No 1685/88 of 13 June 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Communiy tariff quota for certain frozen fillets of hake

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1685/88
of 13 June 1988
opening and providing for the administration of a Communiy tariff quota for certain frozen fillets of hake
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, under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic on the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), approved by Decision 88/45/EEC (1), the Community has undertaken to open for the period 1 July to 31 December of each year a Comunity tariff quota at a duty of 10 % for 5 000 tonnes of frozen fillets of hake (Merluccius spp.) falling within code 0304 20 57 of the combined nomenclature and presented in the form of industrial blocks with bones ('standard'); whereas use of this tariff quota is subject to compliance with the reference price; whereas the tariff quota in question should therefore be opened for the period 1 July to 31 December 1988;
Whereas equal and continuous 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 products in question into all Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas, however, since the quota is to cover requirements which cannot be determined with sufficient accuracy, it should not be allocated among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, under conditions and according to a procedure to be determined; 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 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 share allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,