No L 244/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 10. 95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2382/95 of 11 October 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application to fruit and vegetables and to products processed from fruit and vegetables of the arrangements provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of the other part THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part (), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part (), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithu- ania, of the other part(®), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Whereas the Agreements on free trade with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania provide for a reduction of 60 % of the ad valorem duty for the importation of certain fruit and vegetables and certain products processed from fruit and vegetables within certain quantity limits; Whereas the Agreements provide that the said reduction will take effect from 1 January 1995; Whereas the quotas provided for in those Agreements relate to a period of several years, whereas, therefore, in the interests of rationalizing implementation of the measures concerned, the provisions relating to the tariff quotas for fruit and vegetables should be grouped together in a single regulation, applicable for 1995, 1996 and o L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 1. o L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 2. J N J N ] No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 3. subsequent years in respect of Estonia, Latvia and Lithu- ania ; Whereas the decision to open Community tariff quotas should be taken by the Community in execution of its international obligations in the case of the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation ; whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure that all Community importers have equal continuous access to the said quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas apply continuously to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of the common administration of the quotas, there is no reason why the Member States should not be authorized 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 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 the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables and for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 From 1 January 1995, fruit and vegetables and products processed from fruit and vegetables which are imported into the Community under the Agreements with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall qualify for an ad valorem duty reduction of 60 % within the limits of the tariff quotas shown in the said Annex. Article 2 1. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure efficient administration thereof. 2.  Where an importer presents products covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferen- tial arrangements, and the declaration is accepted by the