Council Regulation (EEC) No 831/93 of 5 April 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for beer made from malt originating in Malta (1993)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 831/93 of 5 April 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for beer made from malt originating in Malta (1993)
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta (1) provides, in an exchange of letters annexed to the said Protocol, that beer made from malt falling within CN code 2203  00, originating in Malta, may be imported into the Community free of duty within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 5 000 hectolitres; whereas the tariff quota in question should therefore be opened for the period from 1 January to 31  December 1993;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all the Member States until the quota is  exhausted;
Whereas, the decision for the opening of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community in the execution of its international obligations; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to  authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method af 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 used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, 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 may be carried out by any one of  its members,