Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3033/88 of 30 September 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for fresh or chilled tomatoes and strawberries originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or the overseas countries and territories (1988/89)

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3033/88
of 30 September 1988
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for fresh or chilled tomatoes and strawberries originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or the overseas countries and territories (1988/89)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Carribean and Pacific States or the overseas countries and territories (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821/87 (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 22 thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the opening by the Community for imports into the Community for the following quotas:
- 2 000 tonnes of fresh or chilled tomatoes, falling within CN code ex 0702 00 10 for the period 15 November to 30 April, and
- 1 100 tonnes of strawberries falling within CN code ex 0810 10 90 for the period 1 November to 28 February,
originating in the countries in question;
Whereas the customs duties applicable within the limit of these quotas are set at 4,4 % with a minimum duty of 0,8 ECU per 100 kilograms net weight and at 5,6 % for strawberries; whereas these Community tariff quotas should be opened for the abovementioned periods;
Whereas by virtue of the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87 of 25 June 1987 concerning the application of Decision No 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the third ACP-EEC Convention consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Community (3), Spain and Portugal shall postpone implementation of the preferential arrangements for fruit and vegetables covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/88 (5), until 31 December 1989 and 31 December 1990 respectively; whereas, consequently, the abovementioned tariff concession is not curently applicable in Spain or Portugal;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure that all Community importers enjoy equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for those quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas, in the present case, it would appear advisable not to allocate the quotas 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 the procedures specified in Article 1 (2);
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 quota shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,