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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No476/86
of25February1986
layingdowngeneralrulesforthemechanismforcontrollingthepricesandthequantities
ofcertainproductsintheoilsandfatssectorreleasedforconsumptioninPortugal
scheme,beallowedtocrushthoseseedsandexportthe
oilthereofunderthesameconditionsofcompetitionas
otherCommunitytraders,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
SubjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation,
thePortugueseRepublicshallapplythecontrol
mechanismreferredtoinArticle292oftheActof
Accessionuntil31December1990.
Article2
1.Themechanismforcontrollingthequantities
releasedforconsumptiononthePortuguesedomestic
marketshallconcernthefollowingproducts:
CCTheadingNo DescriptionTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle234(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle292oftheActofAcces­
sion,amechanismforcontrollingthequantitiesofcer­
tainproductsintheoilsandfatssectorwhichare
releasedforconsumption inPortugalmustbeapplied
until31December 1990inordertomaintainthose
quantitiesatalevelbasedonaverageconsumption in
1980and1983andadjustedinthelightofforeseeable
trendsinsupplyrequirements ;whereaseachyear,
therefore,thequantitiesofthoseproductswhichmay
bereleasedforconsumption inPortugalshouldbe
fixedandasupplybalancedrawnup;
Whereasasystemofquantitativerestrictionson
imports,asreferredtoinArticle292oftheAct,should
beintroducedinthecaseofproductsorgroupsof
productsforwhichthereisasupplyshortage;whereas,
however,thesaidrestrictionsshouldnotapplyto
importedproductswhicharenotintendedforthe
domesticmarketandshould,inthecontextoftheover­
allquantitytobeimportedfromthirdcountries,allow
thepreference,forwhichsomeofthosecountriesare
eligible,tobeapplied;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthePortuguesemarket
issuppliedintheeventofexceptionalcircumstances ,
provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibilityoflimiting
exportsinaccordancewithArticle292(3)oftheAct;
whereasanexport-monitoring systemshould,however,
beappliedwhenmarketconditionsarenormal;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheprice-controlreferredto
inArticle292(1)oftheAct,suitablearrangements
shouldbeprovidedfor;whereassucharrangements
couldtaketheformoffixingpricelimitsoroffsetting
thedifferencebetweenPortuguesepricesandpricesof
imports;
WhereastheaidforseedsproducedinPortugaland
exportedandcrushedintheCommunityisadjustedin
accordancewithArticle293(3)oftheAct;whereas
Portugueseoperatorsshould,viaacompensatory aid12.01B
12.02
ex15.07
B,C,D
ex15.12Oilseedsandoleaginousfruit,wholeor
broken,otherthanforsowing
Floursormealsofoilseedsoroleagi­
nousfruit,non-defatted (excluding
mustardflour)
Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,
refinedorpurified,excludingoliveoil,
intendedforhumanconsumption
Animalorvegetableoilsandfats,
whollyorpartlyhydrogenated ,orsoli­
difiedorhardenedbyanyotherprocess,
whetherornotrefined,butnotfurther
prepared,intendedforhumancon­
sumption
2.Portugalshalladoptsuitablemeasurestoensure
thatproductsfallingwithinsubheadings15.07B,Cand
DandheadingNo15.12oftheCommonCustomsTar­
iff,whichareimported,forpurposesotherthanhuman
consumption ,andarenotcoveredbythecontrol
mechanism ,areusedforthepurposestated.
Article3
Thequantitiesofvegetableoilintendedforhuman
consumptionandreleasedonthePortuguesedomestic
marketfordirectconsumption ,forconsumption inthe

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withtheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasconsti­
tutedon31December1985,withSpainandwiththird
countries .formofmargarineorforuseinthemanufactureof
otherproductsshallbedetermined,inrespectofeach
calendaryear,inaccordancewiththecriterialaiddown
inArticle292(1)oftheActofAccession .Theymaybe
revisedduringanygivenyear.
Article6
ThePortugueseRepublicshallmaketherelease,for
freecirculationinitsterritory,oftheproductslistedin
Article2subjecttothepresentationofanimportdocu­
ment.
Article7
1.ThePortugueseRepublicshallissuetheimport
documenttoanypartyconcernedwhosubmitsan
applicationtothateffect,irrespectiveoftheapplicant's
placeofbusinessintheCommunity .
2.Applicationsforimportdocumentsmustbeaccom­
paniedbysecurityinrespectoftheundertakingto
entertheproductsinquestionforconsumptionduring
theperiodofvalidityofthedocument .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitinwholeorinpartiftheproductsare
notimportedduringthatperiodorareimportedinpart
only.
3.Importdocumentsshallnotbeissuedinrespectof
aquantitygreaterthanthatstatedintheapplication .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle9,when
thetotalquantityofoilproducedusingthequantities
statedintheapplicationsreachesthelimitspecifiedin
Article4(4),thePortugueseRepublicshallsuspendthe
issuingofthedocuments .
4.Shouldspeculativemovementsbringaboutdis­
turbancesorimpairthesmoothrunningofthe
Portuguesemarket,appropriatemeasuresshallbetaken
toremedythesituation.Article4
1.AforecastsupplybalanceforthePortuguesemar­
ketshall,beforeadatetobedetermined ,bedrawnup
inrespectofeachcalendaryearinthelightof:
(a)thequantityofoilintendedforhumanconsump­
tion,asreferredtoinArticle3;
(b)thequantityofoilproducedfromseedsproduced
inPortugal.
However,thefirstforecastsupplybalanceshallbe
drawnupinrespectoftheperiodfrom1Marchto
31December1986.
2.Theforecastsupplybalancemaytakeintoaccount
traditionalimportandexportlevels,ifany.
3.Thedifferencebetweentheproductionreferredto
inparagraph 1(b)andthesupplyrequirementsreferred
toinparagraph 1(a)shallbeexpressedasanoverall
figure.
However,aseparatebalancemaybedrawnupforcer­
tainproductsorforcertainuses.
4.Ifthebalanceforaproductorgroupofproductsis
negative,themaximumannualquantitywhichmaybe
importedinaccordancewithArticles6and7shallbe
corresponding tothatbalance.
5.Theforecastsupplybalanceshallberevisedat
regularintervals,andthemaximumannualquantity
referredtoinparagraph4maybesplitup.Thisrevision
shalltakeintoaccountanyexportsmade.
6.Inthecaseofpreferentialthirdcountries,ifthe
protocolsreferredtoinArticle366oftheActofAcces­
sionor,iftherearenosuchprotocols,theautonomous
measuresadoptedpursuanttoArticle367ofthesaid
Act,provideforquantitativerestrictions,thequantities
resultingfromtheapplicationoftheprovisionsreferred
toaboveshall,inaccordancewiththearrangements for
allthirdcountriesunderthisRegulation ,bedetermined
beforethoseforotherthirdcountries .Article8
ForthepurposesofArticles7(3)and12(3),account
shallbetakenoftheoilcontentofthedifferentprod­
uctslistedinArticle2.Theoilcontentshallbefixedat
astandardrate.
Article9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(3),anyopera­
torwhoundertakestoexportwithinacertaintimelimit
aquantityoftheproductreferredtoinArticle2shall
benefit,underconditionstobeset,fromthepossibility
ofimportinganequivalentquantityoftheproduct.
Suchundertakingshallbeaccompanied byasecurity.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle11(4),anyoper­
atorwhoundertakestoexportwithinacertaintime
limitaquantityoftheproductreferredtoinArticle2
shallbenefit,underconditionstobeset,fromthepossi­Article5
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bihtyofimportinganequivalentquantityoftheprod­
uct.Suchundertakingshallbeaccompanied byasecur­
ity.Article12
Compensatory aidcoveringthedifferencebetweenthe
priceofPortugueseseedsandworldprices,lessthe
importdutychargedinPortugalonthequantityof
cakescorresponding totheuseoftheseedsinquestion
shallbegrantedinrespectofaquantityofsunflower
seedsharvestedinPortugalandusedfortheproduc­
tionofoilintendedforexport.Theamountoftheaid
shallbefixedbytheCommissionatregularintervals.
ExportsmadeunderthisArticlemaynotbenefitfrom
theprovisionsofArticle9.Article10
ThePortugueseRepublicshallnotallowproducts
listedinArticle2toleaveitsterritoryunlessanexport
documentissubmitted .
Article13
Thecontroloftheleveloftheconsumerpricesreferred
toinArticle292(1)(b)oftheActofAccessionmay,
wherenecessary,andparticularlyinthecaseof
Article9,fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle2,
include:
—thefixingofminimumormaximumpricesata
marketingstagetobedetermined,and
—theintroductionofalevyinrespectofthediffer­
encebetweenPortuguesepricesandthoseof
importedproducts.Article11
1.ThePortugueseRepublicshallissueanexport
documenttoanypersonconcernedwhosubmitsan
applicationtothateffect,irrespectiveofthatperson's
placeofbusinessintheCommunity .
2.Eachapplicationforanexportdocumentmustbe
accompanied bysecurityinrespectoftheundertaking
toexporttheproductsconcernedduringtheperiodof
validityofthedocument.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitin
wholeorinpartiftheproductsarenotexportedduring
thatperiodorareexportedinpartonly.
3.Thequantityinrespectofwhichtheexportdocu­
mentisissuedshallnotexceedthatstatedintheappli­
cation.
4.Wherenecessary,inordertoattaintheobjectives
setoutinArticle292oftheActofAccession,adeci­
sionmaybetakeninaccordancewiththeprocedure
referredtoinArticle14tolimitforacertainperiodthe
quantityofoilforwhichexportdocumentsmaybe
issued.Inthatcase,withoutprejudicetotheapplica­
tionofArticle9,Portugalshall,whentheoilobtained
fromthequantitiesoftheproductsstatedintheappli­
cationsreachesthelimitreferredtoabove,suspendthe
issuingofdocumentsuntiltheendoftheperiodin
question.
5.Thequantitiesofoilstatedinthedocumentswhich
areissuedshallbetakenintoaccountwhenthesupply
balanceisreviewedinaccordancewithArticle4(5).Article14
ThedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EECof
theCouncilof22September1966ontheestablishment
ofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(')aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3768/85(2).
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(-)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.