22.11. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 314/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3585/88 of 8 November 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for concentrated pear juice originating in Austria (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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria was concluded on 22 July 1972; whereas following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was concluded with that country and adopted by Decision 86/555/EEC (1); Whereas the said Agreement provides in particular for the opening of a 2 000-hectolitre Community tariff quota at a reduced rate of duty for concentrated pear juice originating in Austria; whereas, therefore, the tariff quota in question should be opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 1989; . ., Whereas it is necessary in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quota and the consistent application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the product concerned ‘into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, however, since the quota is to cover requirements which cannot be determined with sufficient accuracy, it should not be allocated among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, under conditions "and according to a procedure to be determined; whereas this method of management 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 thereof; 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 shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  From 1 January to 31 December 1989 the duty applicable to imports of the following products shall be suspended at the level and within the limits of a Community tariff quota as shown herewith: Amount of tariff Order No CN code Description quota Rat(e; o£/ c}uty {in hl) n Yo 09.0801 2009 80 11 Concentrated pear juice, originating in Austria 2 000 30 + AGR 2009 80 19 possibly applicable Within the limits of this tariff quota the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions laid down by the Act of Accession. The Protocol on the definition of the concept of orig- inating products and on methods of administrative co- operation, annexed to the Agreement between the (*) OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, p. 57. European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, shall apply. / 2. If imports of the product covered by this tariff quota are made, or are foreseen within a maximum of 14 calendar days, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements to the extent that the available balance of the quota so permits. ‘