12. 7. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 186/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2026/91 of 8 July 1991 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for a certain form of manganese (1991) 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 propbsal from the Commission, Whereas production in the Community of a certain form of manganese will remain in the course of 1991 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 consid- erable extent to 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 zero duty Community tariff quota should therefore be opened within the limits of an appropriate volume for the period from 1 July up to 31 December 1991, taking account of the need not to disturb the market for such products nor the starting out of Community production ; 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 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 ngdom 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 drawn by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  From 1 July up to 31 December 1991, the customs duty applicable to import into the Community of the product listed below shall be suspended at the level and within the limit of the Community tariff quota shown quota has been used up; . below: ‘ Amount Order No CN code Description of quota QUOt; duty (in tonnes) ) 09.2821 ex 81110011 | Electrolytic manganese of a purity by weight of 99,7 % or more, for the manufacture of non-ferrous alloys () 1750 0 (a) Taric code: 8111 00 11720. () Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Commumty provisions.