29. 11. %94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 304/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2878/94 of 23 November 1994 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (first series 1995) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 industrial products will remain in the course of 1995 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries ; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at reduced or at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1995 taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production ; 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 the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common adminis- tration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing Member States to draw from the quota- volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports ; whereas, however, 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 From 1 January until 31 December 1995, 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 shown below : Quota End Orzder CN 1code Description Amot;r:t of duty of ° 0 quota (%) quota period 09.2703 ex 28253000 | Vanadiumoxides and hydroxides, not in the form of 13 000 tonnes 0 31.12.1995 powder, exclusively for the production of alloys (a) 09.2711 7202 41 91 | Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 6 % 400 000 tonnes 0 31.12.1995 72024199 | of carbon