1. 12. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 350/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3439/92 of 23 November 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for an agricultural and a chemical product (Fifth series 1992) 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 certain agricul- tural and chemical products will remain in the course of 1992 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries ; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1992 taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products not to the starting out or development of 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 Nethetlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the ad- ministration 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 1992, the duties applicable to imports of the following products shall be suspended at the levels and up to the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below : Quota Order No CN(lc):ode Description volume Quotoa/ duty (tonnes) (%) 09.2849 ex 0710 80 60 | Mushrooms of the species Awuricularia polytricha steamed, cut 210 0 into strips of a width of 6 mm or more but not more than 8 mm, for the manufacture of prepared meals () 09.2851 L ex 2907 1200 | O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % 6 000 0 (") See Taric codes in the Annex. (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession. Article 2 The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently. Article 3 Where an importer submits a product covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran- gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho- rities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi- rements from the appropriate quota volume.