28. 4. 90: Official Journal of the European Communities No L 108/7. "COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1054/90 of 25 April 1990 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous Community tariff quota for gas oil of low sulphur content 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 gasoil is currently insufficient ; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of a product of this type currently depends to a considerable extent on.imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the product in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms ; whereas a-duty-free-Commu- nity tariff quota should therefore be opened within the limits of a volume of 3 500 000 tonnes for the period 1 May to 31 December 1990 ; Whereas it is in the Community’s interests that the gas oil consumed should have a sulphur content as low as possible. In particular, with a view to protecting the envi- ronment ; whereas, as a result, it would seem appropriate to limit the benefit of the said tariff quota-to gas oil of a sulphur content not exceeding 0,2 % by weight; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quota and to ensure the uninterrupted applica- tion of the rate laid down for the quota to all imports of the product concerned into all Member States until the quota -has been used up; Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures - to ensure efficient Community administration of- this tariff quota while offering the Member States the opportu- nity to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quan- tities 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 quota is used up 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 ‘admi- nistration of the quantities draw by that economic union may be carried out by -any one of its' members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 1 May to 31 December 1990, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below : ) Amount of Quota Order No CN code | Description "uota duty @ (tonnes) (%) 09.2783 ex 27100069 | Gas oil of a sulphur content not exceeding 0,2 % by weight 3 500‘000 0 (a)-Taric code : 271000 69 * 10 2.  Within the limits of this tariff quota, the Kingdom Article 3 of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with.the relevant provi- sions of the 1985 Act of Accession. 3. Imports. of the product in question which are eligible for exemption from customs duty under other preferential arrangements shall not be chargeable to the tariff quota. Article 2 The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that it is managed effi- ciently. 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 quota volume. ~ Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.