21. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 110/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1023/89 of 17 April 1989 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for beer made from malt originating in: Malta (1989) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europeaﬁ Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European. Economic Community and Malta (') provides, in an Exchange of Letters annexed to the said Protocol, that beer made from malt falling within CN code 2203 00, otiginating in Malta, may be imported into the Community free of duty within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 5 000 hectolitres ; whereas the tariff quota.in question should therefore be opened for the period from 1 April to 31 December 1989 amounting, by virtue of the pro rata temporis clause included in the said Protocol, to -3 750 hectolitres,. for the period in question ; whereas in-the context of the said quota, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic will apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the said Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Malta-consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic' to the Community (3 ; ‘ Wheres equal and continuous access to the quota should. be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quota: should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all the Member States until the quota is-exhaustéd ; wheéreas it is appropriate not to provide for allocation among Member States, without prejudice to the drawing, on the tariff quota, of such quantities as they may need, under conditions and according to a procedure to be determined; 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 tariff quota is used 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, any operation concerning the adminis- tration of the quota shares levied by that economic union may be carried out by any. one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 From 1 April to 31 December 1989, the customs duty applicable to imports into the Community of beer made from malt originating in Malta shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and within- the limits of” Community- tariff quotas as shown below : Amount Order No CN code Description of quota Q“Ot(; duty (hl) (%) 09.1451- 2203 00 Beer made from malt- 3750. Exemption - () OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1989, p. 2. () OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1989, p. 11.