31.12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 371/19 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4223/88 of 19 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for new potatoes . originating in Egypt (1989) THE COUNCIL OF 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 1 of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt (1) provides for the opening of Community tariff quotas for imports into the Community of 98 000 tonnes of new potatoes falling within CN code ex 0701 90 51 from 1 January to 31 March, originating in Egypt; ' Whereas; within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties are to be phased out over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for in Articles 75 and 243 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal; whereas the quota duties for 1989 are equal to 50 % of the basic duties; Whereas within the limits of the said tariff quotas the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are to apply customs duties calculated in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 -of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal, on the one hand, and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey, on the other (2); whereas Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened for new potatoes from 1 January to 31 March 1989; 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 product 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 prejudice 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, any operation concerning the administration of the quota shares levied by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  From 1 January to 31 March 1989, the customs duty applicable to imports into the Community of the following product originating in Egypt shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and within the limits of Community tariff quotas as shown below: - Volume of R fd Serial No CN code Description tariff quota ate(g ) uty (tonnes) ° 09.1705 ex 070190 51 | New potatoes, from 1 ]anuar} to 31 March 1989 98 000 7,5 2. Within the limits of the tariff quota the Kingdom of Article 3 Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply "duties calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87. Article 2 The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient administration thereof. (') OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987, p. 11. () OJ No L 250,1.9.1987, p. 1. If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into free circulation including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the tariff quota, by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs. The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of acceptance of the said declaration, must be communicated to the Commission without delay.