13. 9. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 243/7 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2584/84 of 10 September 1984 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for aubergines falling within subheading ex 07.01 T II of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus (1984) 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3700/83 of 22 December 1983 laying down the arrangements ap- plicable to trade with Cyprus beyond 31 December 1983 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1833/84 (%), provides for the opening, in respect of the period 1 October to 30 November 1984, of a Commu- nity tariff quota of 300 tonnes of aubergines, falling within subheading 07.01 T II of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus, at a rate of customs duty equal to 40 % of the customs duty in the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas, therefore, the Community tariff quota in question should be opened for this period ; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted appli- cation of the rates laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, however, since the period of application of the quota is very short it seems possible to avoid allocating it among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure specified in Article 1 (2); 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 () OJ No L 369, 30. 12. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1984, p. S. concerning the administration of shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 1 October until 30 November 1984, the Common Customs Tariff duty for aubergines, falling within subheading ex 07.01 T II of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus, shall be suspended at 6,4 % within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 300 tonnes. Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 1979 Act of Accession and the Protocol to the Agree- ment establishing an association between the Euro- pean Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community. 2. If an importer notifies an imminent importation of the. product in question in a Member State and requests the benefit of the quota, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements to the extent that the available balance of the reserve permits this. 3. The shares drawn i)ursuant to paragraph 2 shall be valid until the end of the quota period. Article 2 1.  Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that their drawings pursuant to Article 1 (2) are carried out in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their accumulated shares of the Community quota. 2. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the said goods have access to the quota so long as the ‘residual balance of the quota volume allows this. 3. Member State shall charge imports of the said goods against their drawings as and when the goods are entered for free circulation.