No L 189/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 94 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1800/94 of 18 July 1994 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for bulls, cows and heifers, other than those intended for slaughter, of certain Alpine ‘ and mountain breeds THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the European Community has undertaken within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to open an annual Community tariff quota of 5 000 head at a duty of 4 % for bulls, cows and heifers, other than those intended for slaughter of the mottled Simmental breed and the Schwyz and Fribourg breeds, and another annual Community tariff quota of 20 000 head at a duty of 6 % for cows and heifers, other than’ those intended for slaughter, of the grey, brown, yellow and mottled Simmental breed and mottled Pintzgau breed ; Whereas, in an Exchange of Letters with Austria dated 21 July 1972, the Community undertook unilaterally to increase the size of the tariff quota from 20 000 to 30 000 head and to lower the quota duty from 6% to 4 % ; whereas, subsequently, this quota was increased unilate- rally to 38 000 head ; whereas according to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Euro- pean Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning agriculture signed on 14 July 1986, which was approved by Decision 86/555/EEC ('), the volume of this tariff quota was raised to 42 600 head as from 1 July 1986 ; Whereas the imported animals should be subject to a control that they are not slaughtered for a certain period ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code () provides, in Article 82 for customs supervision of goods put into free circulation at a reduced rate of duty on account of their end-use ; whereas in view of Commu- nity accession by Austria and the new situation which will arise, the tariff quota at order No 09.0001 should be opened in two six-month tranches and the Community () OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, p. 7. () OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. should reserve itself the possibility of making the neces- sary adaptations arising from the consequences of the enlargement ; Whereas the abovementioned tariff quotas should there- fore be opened for the periods and volumes indicated in this Regulation ; Whereas it is, in particular, necessary to ensure equal and continuous access for all Community importers to the quota, and the uninterrupted application of the quota duties, to all imports of the animals in question until the quota is exhausted ; Whereas the decision for the opening, in execution of its international obligations, of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community ; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is nothing to prevent entitlement certificates being granted in such a way as to share the quota volumes in accordance with the needs expressed by importers; 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 measure concerning the adminis- tration of the quantities levied by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. For the following periods the duty applicable to the import into the Community of the animals designated hereafter shall be suspended at the level and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated below :