No L 302/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.12. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3363/93 of 8 December 1993 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul- tural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (!, extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (3, and in parti- cular Article 27 thereof, Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the opening by the Community of quotas for imports of the following: — 2 006 tonnes of tomatoes, other than cherry tomatoes falling within CN code ex 0702 00 10, for the period 15 November to 30 April, — 2000 tonnes of cherry tomatoes, falling within CN code ex 0702 00 10, for the penod 15 November to 30 April, — 200 tonnes of fresh figs falling within CN code ex 0804 20 10, for the penod 1 November to 30 April, : ‘ — 1 500 tonnes of fresh strawberries falling within CN code ex 0810 10 90, for the penod 1 November to 28 February ; 1 Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties have been phased out progressively : — during the same periods and in accordance with the ‘same timetables provided for in Atticles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, concer- ning the tariff quotas for chilled tomatoes, fresh figs and strawberries, — by 60 % of the said duties concerning the tariff quota in relation to tomatoes other than cherry tomatoes and that these maximal reduction rates have been applied from the moment of entry into force of the present Regulation ; : JNo 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure that all Community importers enjoy equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quotas and that the rates laid down for those quotas should apply consistently to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3025/93 of 28 October 1993 opening and providing for the adminis- tration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States °) was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities; whereas the publication of that Regulation took place, by administrative error, without certain normal rules prior to its adoption by the Commis- sion being respected ; whereas that Regulation should be repealed and replaced from 1 November 1993 by the present Regulation ; 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 the quotas may be carried out by any of its members ; - Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, - HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States shall be suspended at the levels indicated and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas as shown below: ) OJ No L 270, 30. 10. 1993, p. 68.