4. 6. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 139/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1539/88 of 24 May 1988 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for apricot pulp originating in Turkey - THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eco.nomic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposals from the Commission, Whereas the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 of 22 December 1986 on import into the Community of agricultural products in Turkey (*) provides for the opening by the Community of an annual Community tariff quota of 90 tonnes at zero duty for apricot pulp originating in Turkey ; whereas such a quota has been opened for the period up to 30 June 1988 by Regulation (EEC) No 1639/87 (%) ; whereas the tariff quota in question should therefore be opened for the abovementioned volume for the period 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 119 of the Act of - Accession of Greece, the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 3555/80 of 16 December 1980 determining the arangements to be applied with regard to imports into. Greece, originating in Algeria, Israel, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia or Turkey (°) ; whereas the Council has also adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 © August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, _Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey (‘) on the other; whereas this Regulation applies therefore to the Community with the. exception of Greece; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up ; whereas, however, since the quota is to cover requirements which cannot be determined with sufficient accuracy, it should not be allocated among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume 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 quota is used up and inform the Member States thereof ; ‘ 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 administration of shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  From 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 the customs duty applicable to the following product, originating in Turkey, shall be suspended in the Community with the exception of Greece at the level and within the limit of a Community tariff quota as shown herewith : ’ Amount Order No CN code Description of quota Quo(t;; )duty (in tonnes) ° 09.0203 ex 2008 50 91 | Apricot pulp neither containing added spirit nor added sugar in - immediate packings of a net content of 4,5 kg or more 90 0 () OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1986, p. 16. () O] No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 8. () OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1.