23. 6. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 163/5 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1722/87 of 16 June 1987 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products 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 draft Regulation presented by the Commission, Whereas Community supplies of cod, saithe, haddock, fresh or frozen, whole or in fillets, cod and fillets of cod, salted or dried, squid of the Illex spp. and Todarodes sagittatus species, shrimps and prawns of the Pandalus borealis species and certain molluscs and fillets of pike currently depend, to a significant degree, on imports from third countries ; whereas it is in the Community’s interest to suspend partially or totally the Common Customs Tariff duty for the products in question, within Commu- nity 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 quotas for the period until 31 December 1987 ; 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 until the quotas have been used up ; whereas, however, since the quotas are to cover requirements which cannot be deter- mined with sufficient accuracy, they should not be allo- cated 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 management 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, all transactions concerning the admi- nistration of shares allocated to that ecnomic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. Until 31 December 1987, the Common Customs Tariff duty for the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each product: CCT Amount of Rate of | 7 Order No heading Description tariff quota duty No (tonnes) (%) 03.01 Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen : A. Freshwater fish : | IV. Other: ex b) Other: 09.2751 — Flesh and fillets of pike, frozen, intended for processing () 820 0 B. Saltwater fish : I. Whole, headless or in pieces : 09.2753 ex h) Cod (Gadus morhua, Boreogadus saida, Gadus ogac), intended for processing (') 57 000 3,7 09.2755 ex ij) Saithe (Pollachius virens), intended for processing (') 5000 3,7 09.2757 ex k) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), intended for proces- - sing (*) 8 000 3,7 () A check shall be made by applying the relevant Community provisions to ensure that the products are used for the specific purpose indicated.