Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 283/92 of 3 February 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cod and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, salted or in brine, originating in Norway ( 1992 )

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 283/92  of 3 February 1992  opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cod and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, salted or in brine, originating in Norway (1992)
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 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 Kingdom of Norway was concluded on 14 May 1973; whereas, following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community, an Agreement in the form of  exchanges of letters was concluded and approved by Decision 86/557/EEC (1);
Whereas the latter Agreement provides for the opening, on a date to be fixed by common accord, of Community tariff quotas at reduced or zero duty for cod and fish of the species Boreogadus saida originating in Norway; whereas the tariff quotas in  question should therefore be opened for the period agreed from 1 April to 31 December 1992;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the said quotas should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all the Member States until the  quotas are exhausted;
Whereas, the necessary measures should be taken to ensure that these tariff quotas are administered efficiently and on a Community basis, so that Member States have the option of drawing the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports recorded,  from the quota volumes; whereas, this method of administration calls for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
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 concerning the administration of the quotas may by carried out  by any one of its members,