'3.3.93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 51/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 477/93 of 25 February 1993 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, and in the territory of the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3953/92 of 21 December 1992 concerning the arrangements appli- cable to the import of products originating in the Repu- blics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and in the territory of the former Yugoslavian Republic of Mace- donia (") provides for the opening of Community tariff quotas for imports into the Community of : — 300 tonnes of garlic falling within CN code ex 0703 20 00, for the period 1 February to 31 May, — 1 200 tonnes of sweet peppers falling within CN code 0709 60 10, — 1300 tonnes of frozen peas falling within CN code 0710 21 00, — 3000 tonnes of sweet cherries, clear-fleshed of a diameter not exceeding 18,9 millimetres, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products falling within CN code ex 2008 60 39, — 545000 hectolitres of certain wine of fresh grapes falling within Chapter 22 of the combined nomencla- ture, — 5420 hectolitres of plum spirit marketed under the name of ‘Sljivovica’, falling within CN code ex 2208 90 33, and — 1500 tonnes of tobacco of the ‘Prilep’ type, falling within CN code ex 2401 10 60 or ex 2401 20 60, as defined in an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters of 11 July 1980, () OJ No L 406, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. originating in the republics or territory to which this Regulation refers; Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties will be brought down to the level stipulated in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3953/92; Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, the Portuguese Republic should apply the duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 4150/87 of 21 December 1987 amending Regulations (EEC) No 449/86 and (EEC) No 2573/87 (3 ; Whereas plum spirit and tobacco of the ‘Prilep’ type must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity ; Whereas importation into the Community of the wines in question is subject to compliance with the free-at-frontier reference price ; whereas the said wines qualify for these tariff quotas only if Article 54 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (%); Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure 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, 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 (» OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 388/90 (O] No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 9).