21. §5. 88 - Official Journal of the Europein Communities No L 128/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1378/88 v of 3 May 1988 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Communtty tariff quotas for new potatoes and fresh table grapes originating in Cyprus (1988) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus, as supplemented by the Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the said Agreement and adaptmg certain provisions thereof (), provides for the opening of annual Community tariff quotas of 60 000 tonnes for new potatoes falling within CN code 0701 90 59 and for 7 500 tonnes for fresh table grapes falling within CN codes ex 08061015 and ex 0806 10 19, ongmatmg in Cyprus ; whereas, under Article 18 of the Protocol in question, these volumes are subject to gradual increases from the entry into force of the Protocol, and will therefore be 65000 tonnes and 8 100 tonnes respectively in 1988 ; whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas the customs duties applicable are to be abolished progressively according to the same timetables and under the same conditions as laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the said Protocol ; Whereas, however, the Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Repubtic to the Community (% lays down that those two Member States will postpone, until 31 December 1989 and 31 December 1990 respectively, implementation of the preferential arrangements for the products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables () as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 00/88 () ; whereas, consequently, the tariff quota for fresh table grapes applies only to the Community as constituted ) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2. OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 37. () O No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 33. on 31 December 1985, whilst that for new potatoes' applies to the Community of Twelve ; ‘Whereas the Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened for the period 16 May to 30 June 1988 for new potatoes and for the period 8 June to 4 August 1988 for fresh table grapes; Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for these quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up ; whereas, having regard to the above principles, the Community nature of the quotas can be respected by allocating the Community tariff quotas among the Member States ; whereas, in order to reflect as - accurately as possible the true trend of the market in the products in question, such allocation should be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States, calculated by reference to the statistics for imports from Cyprus over a representative reference period and also to the economic outlook for the quota periods in question ; ‘Whereas, during the last three years for which statistics - are available, imports of new potatoes into each of the Member States were as follows : (in tonnes) Member States 1984 1985 1986 Benelux 4714 1861 3999 Denmark — — 1 Germany 3071 1932 4120 Greece —_ — —_ Spain —_— —_ —_ France —_ —_— — Ireland 630 854 92 Italy — — — Portugal — — — United Klngdom 68 524 63 846 64496 -