Commission Regulation (EEC) No 560/85 of 4 March 1985 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh or chilled tomatoes, falling within subheading ex 07.01 M I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories (1985)

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 560/85
of 4 March 1985
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh or chilled tomatoes, falling within subheading ex 07.01 M I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories (1985)
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, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the opening by the Community of a Community tariff quota of 2 000 tonnes of fresh or chilled tomatoes, falling within subheading ex 07.01 M I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the countries in question; whereas the quota period runs from 15 November to 30 April; whereas the customs duty applicable to the quota is set at 4,4 %, with a minimum charge of 0,8 ECU per 100 kilograms net weight; whereas this Regulation comes into effect on 1 March 1985; whereas, therefore, the pro rata temporis clause is applicable for the establishment of the volume of the quota;
Whereas, accordingly a Community tariff quota of 727 tonnes should be opened for the period 1 March to 30 April 1985;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States, until the quota has been used up; whereas, however, since the period of application of the quota is very short, it seems possible to avoid allocating it among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, in the conditions and according to the procedure specified in Article 1 (2); whereas this method of management requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission; whereas 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, any operation relating to the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,