No L 149/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 6. 91 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1602/91 of 10 June 1991 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain eels ‘ 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 production in the Community of the product covered by this Regulation is currently unable to meet the specific requirements of the user .industries in the Community ; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type currently depend to a conside- rable extent on imports from third countries ; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the product in question should be met immediately on the most favou- rable terms ; whereas a zero duty Community tariff quota should therefore be opened within the limit of an appro- priate volume for a period up to 30 June 1992 ; whereas, in order not to upset the balance of the market for this product, the volume of this Community tariff quota should be set at a provisional level which covers imme- diate requirements ; whereas the setting of the quota at this level does not rule out an adjustment during the year ; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quota and to ensure the uninterrupted applica- tion of the rate laid down for the quota to all imports of the product concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; Whereas it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of this tariff quota, while offering Member States the opportunity to draw from the quota volume the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports ; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation bétween Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quota is 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 the quantities drawn by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992, the customs duty applicable to import into the Community of the product listed below shall be suspended at the level and within the limits of the Community tariff quota indicated. N codes Order No ¢ (a) Description :fn:;:::;; Quot; duty (in tonnes) (%) 09.2701 ex 03019200 | Eels (Anguilla spp.), live, fresh, chilled or frozen, intended for ex 0302 66 00 | processing by curing or skinning enterprises or for use in the ex 03037600 | industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 (') 5000 0 (a) Taric codes: 0301 9200°10, 0302 66 00°10, 0303 76 00°10. (") Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 2.  Within the limits of this tariff quota, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provi- sions of the 1985 Act of Accession. Article 2 The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that it is managed effi- ciently. ~ Article 3 Where an importer presents a product covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran- gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho- rities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi- rements from the appropriate quota volume.