No L 124/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 5. 90 - COUNCIL REGULATION: (EEC) No 1256/90 of 7 May 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and chemical products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establiéhing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas production in the Community of certain agricul- tural and chemical products is currently unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community ; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type currently depend to a conside- rable extent on imports from third countries ; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favou- rable terms ; whereas zero duty Community - tariff quotas should- therefore be opened within the limits of appro- - priate volumes for a period up to 30 June 1991 and 31 December 1990 respectively ; whereas, in order not to upset the balance of the markets for these products, the volume of certain of these Community tariff quotas should be set at provisional levels which cover immediate requirements ; whereas the setting of the quota volumes at this level does not rule- out an adjustment during the year; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and -uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica- tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the. quotas have been used up; Whereas it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of these tariff quotas while offering the Member States the oppor- tunity to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities 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 quotas are 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 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 1990 to 30 June 1991, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the product listed below shall be suspended at the level and within the limits of the Community tariff quota indi- cated : mount Order No CN codes Description :; ::ota Quot:; duty @ (in tonnes) (%) 09.2701 ex 03019200 _( Eels (Anguilla spp.), live, fresh, chilled or frozen; intended for ex 03026600 | processing by curing or skinning enterprises or for use in the ex 0303 76 00 | industrial ‘manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 (1) 5000 0 (a) Taric codes: 0301 9200°10, 0302 66 00°10, 0303 76 00°10. () Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. . 2.  From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 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 show below :