Council Regulation (EEC) No 3447/87 of 17 November 1987 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for concentrated pear juice falling within codes 2009 80 11 and 2009 80 19 of the Combined Nomenclature and originating in Austria (1988)

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3447/87
of 17 November 1987
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariffquota for concentrated pear juice falling within codes 2009 80 11 and 2009 80 19 of the Combined Nomenclature and originating in Austria (1988)
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 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 Republic of Austria was concluded on 22 July 1972; whereas following the accession of Spain and Porgugal to the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was concluded with that country and adopted by Decision 86/555/EEC (1);
Whereas the said Agreement provides in particular for the opening of a 2 000 hectolitres Community tariff quota at a reduced rate of duty for concentrated pear juice originating in Austria; whereas, therefore, the tariff quota in question should be opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 1988;
Whereas the Community has adopted, with effect from 1 January 1988, a Combined Nomenclature for goods which meets the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff and the Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States; whereas this Nomenclature has, for the purposes of encompassing specific Community measures, been expanded into an integrated tariff of the European Communities (TARIC); whereas, with effect from the date given above, the Combined Nomenclature and, where appropriate, the TARIC code numbers, should be used for the description of the products coverd by this Regulation;
Whereas it is necessary in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quota and the consistent application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the product concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, however, since the quota is to cover requirements which cannot be determined with sufficient accuracy, it should not be allocated among the Member 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 management 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 thereof;
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 allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,