No L.359/8 Official jéurna»l of the European Communities 28. 12. 88. COUNéIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4078/88 of 19 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in:Israel (1988/89) THE COUNCIL dF 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 Article 2 of the Additional Protocol to the- Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (') provides that fresh cut flowers and flower buds, fallmg within the CN codes appearing in Article 1, originating in that country, may be imported into the Community at reduced rates of customs duty- within the limits-of an annual Commumty tariff quota for 17 000 tonnes; Whereas, within these limits of that quota, Common Customs Tariff duties are to be abolished progressively over the same periods and in accordance with the same timetables as laid down in Articles 75 and 243 of the Act of Accession of Spain-and Portugal; whereas, for the period 1 December 1988 to 31 October 1989, the quota ‘duties are to be equal to 62,5 % of the basic duties from 1 December to 31 December 1988 and to 50 % of the basic duties from 1 January to 31 October 1989 ;. Whereas, within the limits of this tariff quota, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are to apply duties calculated in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down the arrangements for Spain’s and Portugal’s trade with Israel and amending Regulations (EEC) No. 449/86 and (EEC) No 2573/87(); whereas the tariff quota in question should therefore be opened for the period from 1 December 1988 to 31 October 1989 amounting, by virtue of the pro rata temporis clause, to 15,583 tonnes for the period in question ; A Whereas large-flowered and. small flowered roses and unifloral and multifloral carnations are only covered by these quotas subject to the conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December () OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36. () OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. 1987 establishing .conditions. for the. application - of preferential customs - duties on . imports - of certain floricultural products originating- in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (%) ; whereas these favourable. tariff arrangements apply only to imports in respect of which certain price conditions are observed ; whereas, in addition, Israel has undertaken to respect the traditional division of - trade flows between roses and carnations; Whereas 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 products in question into all- the Member States until the quota is exhausted ; whereas it is appropriate not to provide for allocation among Member States, without pre]udxce 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, all transactions concerning the “administration of quota shares collected by that economic union may be carried out by any of its members; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 1 December 1988 to 31 October 1989 the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below, originating in Istael, shall be suspended at the level and within the limits of the " Commuriity tariff quota in respect of each product; () OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.