4.2 93 Official _]oﬁmal of the European Communities No L 27/5 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 223/93 of 1 February 1993 opening and providing for the administration of Comrhunity tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Israel (1993) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 Articles 1 and 2 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Commumty and the State of Israel (!) provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for the import into the Community of : — 17 000 tonnes of new potatoes, falling with CN code ex 0701 90 51 (1 January to 31 March), — 11 200 tonnes of onions, fresh or chilled, falling with CN codes 0703 10 11, 0703 10 19 and ex 0709 90 90 (15 February to 15 May), — 3100 tonnes of carrots, falling with CN code ex 0706 1000 (1 January to 31 March), -— 10 800 tonnes of celery sticks, falling with CN code ex 0709 40 00 (1 January to 30 April), — 7400 tonnes of sweet peppers and peppers, falling with CN code 0709 60 10, — 6400 tonnes of lemons, fallmg with CN code 0805 30 10, — 7800 tonnes of watermelons, falling with CN code 0807 1010 (1 April to 15 June), — 2200 tonnes of fresh strawberries, falling with CN code 0810 1090 (1 January to 31 March), — 5900 tonnes of oranges, finely ground, falling with CN code ex 081290 20, — 2800 tonnes of peeled tomatoes, falling with CN code ex 200210 10, — 150 tonnes of apricot pulp, falling with CN code 2008 50 91, — 82700 tonnes of orange juice, falling with CN codes 2009 1111, 20091119, 20091191, 20091199, 2009 19 11, 2009 19 19, 2009 19 91 and 2009 19 99, of which not more than 20 000 tonnes may be imported in packing of a capacity of two litres or less, — 8 500 tonnes of tomato juice, falling with CN codes 2009 50 10 and 2009 50 90, originating in Israel ; Whereas, however, the volumes of the tariff quotas must be increased by 3 or 5% each year, as from 1 January 1992 and whereas the customs duties applicable in the Community, as constituted on 31 December 1985, are being eliminated in two equal steps on 1 January 1992 () OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36. and 1 January 1993, by application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92 of 29 June 1992 amending the arran- gements for the import into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in . Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria-and Tunisa (3 ; Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain’s and Portugal’s trade with Israel (%) ; whereas the Community tariff quotas in question should therefore be opened for 1993; 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 applica- tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States unul the quotas have been used up; 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 effici- ency 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 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 accor- dingly ; 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 adminis- tration of these quotas may be carried out by any of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below originating in Israel shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below : () OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 9. () OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1.