Council Regulation (EEC) No 4245/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Israel (1989)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4245/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Israel (1989)
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 Articles 1 and 2 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (1), provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for imports into the Community of:
- 17 000 tonnes of new potatoes falling within CN code ex 0701 90 51,
- 450 tonnes of Chinese cabbages falling within CN code ex 0704 90 90,
- 250 tonnes of Â´iceberg' lettuce falling within CN code ex 0705 11 90,
- 7 400 tonnes of sweet peppers falling within CN code 0709 60 10,
- 6 400 tonnes of fresh lemons falling within CN code 0805 30 10, and - 2 800 tonnes of peeled tomatoes falling within CN code 2002 10 00,
originating in Israel;
Whereas, within the limits of those tariff quotas, customs duties are to be dismantled over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for in Articles 75, 243 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal; whereas the quota duties for  1989 are equal to 63,6 % of the duties applicable to sweet peppers and Chinese cabbages to 60 % of the duties applicable to iceberg lettuce, to 55,6 % of the duties applicable to fresh lemons and to 50 % of the duties applicable to peeled tomatoes and new potatoes; whereas, however, Council Regulation  (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain and Portugal's trade with Israel (2) provides that those Member States are to postpone application of the preferential agreements for products in the fruit and vegetable sector covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/88 (4), until 31 December 1989 and 31 December 1990  respectively; whereas the provisions of this Regulation concerning the tariff quotas for the products of this Regulation therefore apply only to the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985; whereas the Community tariff quotas in question should  therefore be opened for 1989;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quotas should be ensured for all Community importers and the 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, however, the quotas should not in this case be allocated 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 a procedure to be  laid down; 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 levied by  that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,