No L 372/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12.91 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3912/91 " of 19 December 1991 opening and providing for the administration of Commumty tariff quotas for certam agricultural products originating in Israel (1992) 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 Articles 1 and 2 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel () provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for the import into the Community of: — 17 000 tonnes of new pdtatoes, falling within CN code ex 0701 90 51 (1 January to 31 March), — 11 200 tonnes of onions, fresh or chilled, falling within CN codes 0703 10 11, 0703 10 19 and ex 0709 90 90 (15 February to 15 May), — 3100 tonnes of carrofs, falling within CN code ex 0706 10 00 (1 January to 31 March), — 10 800 tonnes of celery sticks, falling within CN code ex 0709 40 00 (1 January to 30 April), — 7 400 tonnes of sweet peppers and peppers, falling within CN code 0709 60 10, — 6400 tonnes of fresh lemons, falling w1thm CN code‘ 0805 30 10, — 7 800 tonnes of watermelons, falling within CN code 0807 10 10 (1 April to 15 June), — 2200 tonnes of fresh strawberries, falling within CN code 0810 10 90 (1 January to 31 March), — 5900 wonnes of oranges, finely ground, falling within CN code ex 0812 90 20, — 2 800 tonnes of peéled tomatoes, falling within CN code 2002 10 10, -—— 150 tonnes of apricot pulp, falling within CN code ex 2008 50 91, — 82 700 tonnes of orange juice, falling within CN codes 2009 11 11, 2009 1119, 2009 11 91, 2009 11 99, (1) OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36. 2009 19 11, 2009 19 19, 2009 19 91 and 2009 19 99, of which not more than 20 000 tonnes may be imported in packing of a capacity of two litres or less, — 8500 tonnes of tomato juice, falling within CN codes 2009 50 10 and 2009 50 90, originating in Israel; Whereas for the period 1 November to 31 December 1991, the rate of customs duty applied to fresh strawberries from . Israel is lower than the rate applied to those from Spain and Portugal; whereas the quota should therefore be opened for the period 1 January to 31 March 1992; whereas to take account of the seasonal nature of imports of this product, the volume of this quota should be set at the average traditional level of imports for the period concerned, namely 1 505 _ tonnes; Whereas within the limits of this tariff quotas, customs duties are to be phased out according to the same timetables and at the same rates as laid down in Articles 74, 243 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal; Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council " Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain’s and Portugal’s trade with Israel (2); whereas the Community tariff quotas in questnon should therefore be opened for 1992; Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2573/90 of 5 September 1990 totally suspending certain customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten to imports from Spain and Portugal (3), the said duties are, as concerns the products referred to in Annex II to the Treaty, totally suspended once they reach a level of 2% or less; whereas the same rate of duty should be applied to imports of the same products originating in Israel; Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to provide for effective Community management of the quotas, so that the Member States may draw against the quotas such quantities as they (2) O] No L 396, 31.12. 1987, p. 1. (3) O] No L 243, 6. 9. 1990, p. 19.