13. §. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 125/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1393/86 of 6 May 1986 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain cod and fillets of cod falling within subheadings ex 03.02 A I b) and 03.02 A II a) of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Norway THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway was concluded on 14 May 1973; whereas, following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community, a supplementary protocol is to be signed in the near future; whereas, pending the entry into force of this protocol, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 573/86 ('), laid down the trade arrangements for certain fishery products with Norway consequent upon these accessions ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 573/86 provides for the opening, to run from 1 March 1986, of Community tariff quotas at a reduced rate of duty or duty-free for certain cod and fillets of cod originating in Norway; whereas therefore the 'tariff quotas in question should be opened for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986 ; whereas, in the absence of a pro rata temporis clause, the proposed annual quota volumes should be opened for the period under consideration ; Whereas equal and continuous access to the quotas should be ensured for all importers and the rates for the said quotas should be applied without interruption to all imports until the quotas are used up; whereas, in the light of the priciples outlined above, a Community tariff quota system based on an allocation between the Member States would seem to preserve the Community nature of the quotas; whereas, to reflect as closely as possible the () OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 110. actual development of the market in the products in question, the allocation should be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States, calculated both from statistics of imports from Norway during a representative reference period and according to the economic outlook for the quota year in question; Whereas, during the last two years for which statistics are available, average imports into each of the Member States were as follows : (in tonnes) ex03.02A1b)| ex0302A1b)} 03.02A1la) (NIMEXE NIMEXE (NIMEXE code code code 03.02-12) 03.02-13) 03.02-22) Benelux 455 1 0 Denmark 3 540 42 Germany 586 1 8 Spain 0 839 20 Greece 365 190 0 France 3684 1271 : 44 Ireland 0 0 0 Italy 4956 2112 4 670 Portugal 9727 5034 0 United Kingdom 3 8 0 19779 9 996 4785 Whereas, during the last two years under consideration, the products in question were imported only by certain Member States and not at all by the other Member States ; whereas, under these circumstances, initial shares should be allocated to the importing Member States and the other Member States should be guaranteed access to the benefit of the tariff quotas upon imports into those States of the products concerned being notified ; whereas these arrangements for allocation will equally ensure the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff ;