Council Regulation (EEC) No 4236/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines and sparkling wines, originating in Austria

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4236/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain 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 to the Commission,
Whereas in accordance with the Agreement with Austria regarding reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain quality wines, the Community is committed to fully suspend the customs duties applicable to quality wines and sparkling wines,  originating in Austria complying with the 1985 Wine Law 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 for entry into force of these measures on 1 January 1989 for a period covering the first half of 1989 at volumes corresponding to 50 % of annual amounts, the duties applicable in Spain and Portugal in connection with those quotas being equal to  those applied by Member States with respect to the Community as composed at 31 December 1985; whereas it is necessary therefore to open for the period 1 January to 30 June 1989 the Community tariff quotas in question at the amounts of 42 500 and 1 000  hectolitres respectively;
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 necessary not to allocate the quotas among the Member States but to allow them to draw against the quota volumes such  quantities as they may need under the conditions and according to a procedure to be specified; 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 the administration of shares levied by that  economic union may be carried out by any of its members,