Council Regulation (EEC) No 655/89 of 13 March 1989 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for fish-liver oils and aniline (1989)

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 655/89
of 13 March 1989
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for fish-liver oils and aniline (1989)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Community supplies of fish-liver oils and aniline currently depend on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend partially or totally the customs duties for the products in question, within Community tariff quotas of an appropriate volume; whereas in order not to jeopardize the fishery development prospects in respect of these products in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open these duty-free quotas for the period until 30 June or until 31 December as appropriate according to the sensitivity of different products on the Community market;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas, in the present case, they should not be allocated 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 a procedure to be determined; whereas this method of 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 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 levied by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,