COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3818/90

of 19 December 1990

laying down certain indicative cellings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States

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, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism for trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (2), amongst other products, oranges and apples other than cider apples are subject to the STM from 1 January 1991;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for the products in question, for the periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas, moreover, these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community

as constituted at 31 December 1985 and Spain on the one hand, and Portugal on the other;

Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;

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

For oranges falling within CN codes 0805 10 11, 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0805 10 21, 0805 10 25, 0805 10 29, 0805 10 31, 0805 10 35, 0805 10 39, 0805 10 41, 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 and apples other than cider apples falling within CN code 0808 10 93 and 0808 10 99:

(a) the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession, and

(b)the sensitive periods of the Portuguese market, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90,

shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

The amount of the security for STM licences referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 is hereby fixed at ECU 8 per 100 kg net of products referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 38.

(3) See page 41 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

Indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession (From 1 January to 31 May 1991)

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