COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 637/86

of 28 February 1986

fixing the quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3797/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain agricultural products subject to the system of transition by stages (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) N° 3797/85 the initial quota for 1986 must, for the various fruits and vegetables, be between 0,1 and 0,5 % of Portugal's average annual production in the three years before accession for which statistics are available; whereas, in the light of the characteristics of Portuguese production, the initial quotas should be: 0,1 % in the case of oranges, mandarins and lemons; 0,3 % in the case of cauliflowers, onions, garlic and tomatoes; and 0,5 % in the case of table grapes, apples, pears, peaches and apricots;

Whereas to ensure proper management of the quotas, applications for import authorizations should be subject to the lodging of a security;

Whereas provision should be made for communicating information to the Commission;

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

1. The initial quotas which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 280 of the Act of Accession, apply in

respect of fresh fruit and vegetables imported from third countries shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. These quotas shall be reduced by one-sixth for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986.

3. The quotas shall, for each product, apply during the periods specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Portuguese authorities shall issue import authorizations in such a way as to ensure a fair allocation of the available quantity between the applicants.

Applications for import authorizations shall be subject to the lodging of a security to be released, under the conditions defined by the Portuguese authorities, after the goods have been effectively imported.

Article 3

1. The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the Commission the measures which they adopt for the application of Article 2.

2. They shall transmit, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information on import authorizations issued in the preceding month:

- the quantities covered by the import authorizations issued, by country of provenance,

- the quantities imported, by country of provenance.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ N° L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 23.

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