12. 2. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 41/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 319/94 of 7 February 1994 providing for the determination and the administration of the variable component for certain goods originating in Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic resulting from the processing of agricultural products referred to in the Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993, laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products ('), and in particular the second paragraph -of Atticle 7, Whereas Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part(}), on trade and related matters provides for reductions in the variable components for certain goods referred to in Annex II to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Annex I to the same Protocol ; Whereas Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (*), on trade and related matters provides for reductions in the variable components for certain goods referred to in Annex II to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Annex I to the same Protocol ; Whereas Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Romania, of the other part(*), on trade and related matters provides for reductions in the variable components for certain goods referred to in Annex A to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Annex B to the same Protocol ; Whereas Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (%), on trade and related matters provides that account shall be taken of the measures adopted pursuant to Article 14 of the Interim Agreement ; whereas the said measures provide in par- () OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. () OJ No L 114, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. 3 O] No L 116, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. () OJ No L 81, 2. 4. 1993, p. 2. () O No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. ticular for a levy reduction applicable to milk powder and butter and to barley ; whereas in consequence reductions in the variable components are provided for certain goods referred to in Table I of the Annex to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Article 1 to Council Regulation (EC) No 315/94 (9; Whereas Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (), on trade and related matters provides that account shall be taken of the measures adopted pursuant to Article 14 of the Interim Agreement ; whereas the said measures provide in par- ticular for a levy reduction applicable to milk powder and butter and to barley ; whereas in consequence reductions in the variable components are provided for certain goods referred to in Table I of the Annex to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Article 1 to whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 316/94 (%; Whereas the decision for the opening of Community quotas should be taken by the Community, in the execu- tion of its international obligations, in the case of the goods listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to this Regula- tion ; whereas particular care should be taken to ensure that all Community importers have equal and continuous access to those quotas and that the charges laid down for the quotas are applied to all imports of the goods in ques- tion into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted ; whereas, to ensure the efficient common administration of these quotas, there are no obstacles to authorizing the 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 ; 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, any operation concerning the adminis- tration of these tariff measures may be carried out by any one of its members ; (%) See page 12 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 1185, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. (") See page 15 of this Official Journal.