3. 3. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 60/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 542/89 of 23 February 1989 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (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 certain species of fish or fish fillets and fish meat currently depend on imports from third countries ; whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend partially the customs duties for the products in question, within Community tariff quotas of an appropriate volume; whereas, in. order not to jeopardize the development prospects of this production in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open these quotas for the period from 1 April until 31 December 1989 applying customs duties varied according to sensitivity of the 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 quantites 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 allocated to that economic union may be carriéd out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.. From 1 April until 31 December 1989, the customs duties applicable on importation to products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each product : Amount Order No CN code Description of quota Quo?/ duty . (in tonnes) - (%) 09.2722 - ex 03042099 | Fillets and fish meat of Alaska pollack . (Theragra chalco-- ex 0304 9099 | grammay), frozen, for processing (a) (b) © 21000 - 10 09.2724 ex 0304 20 57 | Fillets and fishmeat of hake (Merluccius spp.,- excluding the ex 0304:90 47 |.genus Merluccius merluccius, Merluccius Bilinearis and Merluccius carpensis), frozen for processing (a) (b) 26 000 ) 10 09.2751 ex 030420 19 | Fillets and fish meat of pike, frozen, for processing (a) (b) ex 030490 10 500 ) 5 09.2753 ex 0302 50 Cod (Gadus morbua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and ex 0302 69 35 | _fish .of the' genus . Boreogadus saida, excluding, livers, roes, . ex 0303 60 presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) ex 030379 41 40 000 3,7