31. 10. 920 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 302/55 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3153/90 of 29 October 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products in the chemical and electronics sectors 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 activated cokes, certain liquid crystal displays and cache memory manager and controllers 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 products in question should be met immediately on the most favou- rable terms ; whereas zero duty Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened within the limits of appro- priate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1990, taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products or the start-up or development of a Community production ; 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, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of these tariff quotas while offering the Member States the oppor- tunity 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 accordingly ; 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 the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 1990, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of . the Community tariff quotas shown below : Order No CN codes @ Description Amount of quota (%) 09.2721 ex 38021000 smoke (') 09.2723 ex 8531 2090 Activated coke, for use in installations for the purification of 1 500 tonnes 0 09.2737 ex 85421191 Liquid crystal display, consisting of a layer of liquid crystals between two glass sheets or plates, with 256 000 or more dots, mounted on a printed circuit board comprising electronic components providing drive and/or control functions Cache memory manager and controller of C-MOS technology, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing whose external dimensions do not exceed 38 x 38 mm, with not more than 132 connecting pins or contact areas and bearing : — an identification marking consisting of or including the follo- wing combination of figures : 82 385 or — other identification markings relating to devices complying with the abovementioned description 21 000 pieces 155 000 pieces () Taric-codes: 38021000 * 10, 8531 2090 * 50 and 85421191 ~ 97. (') Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.