Council Regulation (EEC) No 3584/88 of 8 November 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for table cherries, excluding Morello cherries, originating in Switzerland (1989)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3584/88 of 8 November 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for table cherries, excluding Morello cherries, originating in Switzerland (1989)
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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation was concluded on 22 July 1972; whereas, following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was  concluded and approved by Council Decision 86/559/EEC (1);
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota at zero duty for table cherries, excluding Morello cherries, originating in Switzerland; whereas, therefore, the tariff quota in question  should be opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 1989;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rate laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all the 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 Memer 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 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, any operation concerning the administration of the quota shares allocated to  that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,