Council Regulation (EEC) No 3905/92 of 17 December 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fruits and fruit juices

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3905/92 of 17 December 1992 opening and providing for the  administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fruits and fruit juices
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 pursuant to the Agreement with the United States of America on the Mediterranean  preferences, citrus and pasta, the Community has undertaken to suspend provisionally and in part  the customs duties applicable to certain fruits and fruit juices within the limits of Community  tariff quotas of appropriate volumes and of varying duration; whereas in order to ensure the  balance of reciprocal concessions provided for in the Agreement, the Commission may, by means of a  Regulation, suspend the application of the tariff measures in question;
Whereas the use of these tariff quotas is, however, conditional on presentation to the Community  customs authorities of a certificate of authenticity issued by the competent authorities of the  country of origin certifying that the products comply with the specific characteristics laid down;
Whereas Community tariff quotas for sweet oranges of high quality, citrus hybrids known as  'Minneolas` and certain types of frozen concentrated orange juice should therefore be opened for  all or part of 1993;
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas  and the duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the  products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted;
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient administration of the tariff  quotas at Community level by providing for Member States to draw against the quota volumes such  quantities as they may need to cover actual imports as recorded; whereas this method of  administration requires close cooperation between Member States and the Commission;
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 quantities drawn by that economic union may be carried out by any  one of its members,