24. 11. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 289/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3207/93 of 23 November 1993 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (1994) 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 African, Caribbean and Pacific States ('), extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (%), and in particular Article 27 thereof, Whereas Articles 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provide for the opening by the Community of quotas for imports of the following : — 1000 tonnes of fresh apples falling within CN code 0808 10, for the period 1 January to 31 December, and — 1000 tonnes of fresh pears falling within CN codes 0808 20 10 to 0808 20 39, for the period 1 January to 31 December, originating in the countries in question ; 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, 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 admi- nistration 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 : Amount Order No CN code Description of quota Qum.; duty (tonnes) (%) 09.1610 0808 10 10 Fresh apples, from 1 January to 31 | 4,5 December 1994 min 0,2 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 31 7 min 1,2 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 33 7 min 1,2 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 39 7 min 1,2 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 51 4 L 1000 min 1,1 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 53 4 min 1,1 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 59 4 min 1,1 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 81 3 min 0,7 ECU/100 kg/net 08081013 3 min 0,7 ECU/100 kg/net 0808 10 89 ) 3 min 0,7 ECU/100 kg/net () OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. () OF No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.