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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3718/87

of 11 December 1987

fixing, for 1988, the quotas for imports into Portugal of certain pigmeat products from third countries and certain detailed rules for the application thereof

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) No 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 thereof,

Whereas the quotas for 1987 for imports into Portugal of certain pigmeat products from third countries are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3802/86 (2); whereas Article 3 of the said Regulation lays down a minimum annual rate of progressive increase of the quotas of 10 % during the first stage; whereas this increase still reflects market needs; whereas the quotas for 1988 should be fixed;

Whereas, to ensure proper management of the quotas, the applications for import authorizations should be subject to the lodging of a security; whereas provision should also be made for the quotas to be staggered over the year;

Whereas provision should be made for Portugal to communicate information to the Commission on the application of the quotas;

Whereas this Regulation replaces Regulation (EEC) No 3802/86; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quotas for 1988 that Portugal may apply pursuant to Article 280 of the Act of Accession, to imports of certain pigmeat products from third countries, shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

The quotas shall be staggered over the year as follows:

- 40 % during the period from 1 January to 30 April 1988,

- 60 % during the period from 1 May to 31 December 1988.

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

Article 3

The minimum rate of progressive increase of the quota shall be 10 % at the beginning of each year during the first stage.

The increase shall be added to each quota and the subsequent increase shall be calculated on the basis of the total figure obtained.

Article 4

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

They shall transmit, not later than the 15th of each month, the following information on each of the products in respect of which import authorizations have been 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 5

Regulation (EEC) No 3802/86 is hereby repealed.

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 23.

(2) OJ No L 352, 13. 12. 1986, p. 28.

ANNEX

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1.2.3 // // // // CN code // Description // Quota for 1988 // // // // // // // 0103 // Live swine: // // 0103 10 00 // Pure-bred breeding animals // // // Other: // // ex 0103 91 // Weighing less than 50 kg: // // 0103 91 10 // Domestic species // // ex 0103 92 // Weighing 50 kg or more: // 22 // // Domestic species: // // 0103 92 11 // Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not less than 160 kg // // 0103 92 19 // Other // // 0203 // Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen: // // // Fresh or chilled: // // ex 0203 11 // Carcases and half-carcases: // // 0203 11 10 // Of domestic swine // // ex 0203 12 // Hams (legs), shoulders and cuts (parts) thereof, with bone in: // // // Of domestic swine: // // 0203 12 11 // Legs and parts thereof // // 0203 12 19 // Shoulders and parts thereof // // ex 0203 19 // Other: // // // Of domestic swine: // // 0203 19 11 // Fore-ends and parts thereof // // 0203 19 13 // Loins and parts thereof // // 0203 19 15 // Bellies (streaky) and parts thereof // // // Other: // // 0203 19 55 // Boneless // 4 008 // 0203 19 59 // Other // // // Frozen: // // ex 0203 21 // Carcases and half-carcases: // // 0203 21 10 // Of domestic swine // // ex 0203 22 // Hams (legs), shoulders and cuts (parts) thereof, with bone in: // // // Of domestic swine: // // 0203 22 11 // Legs and parts thereof // // 0203 22 19 // Shoulders and parts thereof // // ex 0203 29 // Other: // // // Of domestic swine: // // 0203 29 11 // Fore-ends and parts thereof // // 0203 29 13 // Loins and parts thereof // // 0203 29 15 // Bellies (streaky) and parts thereof // // // Other: // // 0203 29 55 // Boneless // // 0203 29 59 // Other // (tonnes) // // // // CN code // Description // Quota for 1988 // // // // // 0206 // Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen: // // ex 0206 30 // Of swine, fresh or chilled: // // // Other: // // // Of domestic swine: // // 0206 30 21 // Livers // // 0206 30 31 // Other // // // Of swine, frozen: // 377 // ex 0206 41 // Livers: // // // Other: // // 0206 41 91 // Of domestic swine // // ex 0206 49 // Other: // // // Other: // // 0206 49 91 // Of domestic swine // // ex 1501 00 // Lard; other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered, whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted: // // // Lard and other pig fats: // // 1501 00 19 // Other // 32 // // //