NoL58/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No621/86
of28February1986
fixing,for1986,theinitialquotaforimportsintoSpainofmeatofdomesticrabbitsfrom
thirdcountriesandcertaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationthereof
HADADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Articlel
1.TheinitialquotathattheKingdomofSpainmay
apply,pursuanttoArticle77oftheActofAccession,to
importsofmeatofdomesticrabbitsfromthirdcoun­
triesshallbe400tonnes.
2.Fortheperiod1Marchto31December1986,the
quotashallbereducedbyone-sixth .HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No491/86
of25February1986layingdowndetailedrulescon­
cerningquantitativerestrictionsonimportsintoSpain
ofcertainagriculturalproductsfromthirdcountries('),
andinparticularArticle3thereof,
WhereasArticle 1(2)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)
No491/86providesthattheinitialquotain1986for
eachproductlistedinAnnexIIIoftheRegulation
shallbefixedinthelightoftherequirementsofthe
Spanishmarketandtheneedtocontribute,inthecom­
moninterest,totheharmoniousdevelopmentofworld
trade; >Article2
1.TheSpanishauthoritiesshallissueimportauthori­
zationssoastoensureafairallocationoftheavailable
quantitybetweentheapplicants .
2.Applications forimportauthorizations shallbe
subjecttothelodgingofasecurity.Theprovisionsof
Regulation(EEC)No2220/85shallapplytothissecur­
ity.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofthesaidRegulationshallconsistinthe
effectiveimportationofthegoods.Whereastoensurepropermanagementofthequota,
theapplicationsforimportauthorizations shouldbe
subjecttothelodgingofasecurity;whereastheprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85of
22July1985layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofsecuritiesforagricul­
turalproducts(2),shouldbeappliedtothissecurity;Article3
Theminimumrateofprogressiveincreaseofthequota
shallbe10%atthebeginningofeachyear.
Theincreaseshallbeaddedtoeachquotaandthesub­
sequentincreaseshallbecalculatedonthebasisofthe
totalfigureobtained.WhereasArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No491/86
providesthattheminimumrateofincreaseofthequo­
tasshallbefixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle3(1)oftheRegulation ,takinginto
accountinparticularthepatternsoftradeandthestate
ofbilateralormultilateralnegotiations ;
WhereasprovisionshouldbemadeforSpaintocom­
municateinformationtotheCommissionontheappli­
cationofthequota;Article4
1.TheSpanishauthoritiesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionthemeasureswhichtheyadoptforthe
applicationofArticle2.
2.Theyshalltransmit,notlaterthanthe15thdayof
eachmonth,thefollowinginformationoneachofthe
productsinrespectofwhichimportauthorizations
havebeenissuedintheprecedingmonth:
—thequantitiescoveredbytheimportauthorizations
issued,bycountryofprovenance ,
—thequantitiesimported,bycountryofprovenance .WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
(')OJNoL54,1.3.1986,p.25.
{-)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/57
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDR1ESSEN
Vice-President