1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No619/86
of28February1986
fixing,for1986,theinitialquotasforimportsintoPortugalofcertaineggand
poultrymeatproductsfromSpainandcertaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationthereof
Whereastoensurepropermanagementofthequotas,
theapplicationsforimportauthorizations shouldbe
subjecttothelodgingofasecurity;
WhereasprovisonshouldbemadeforPortugaltocom­
municateinformationtotheCommissionontheappli­
cationofthequotas;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle257(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3792/85of20December1985layingdownthe
arrangements applyingtotradeinagriculturalproducts
betweenSpainandPortugal('),andinparticular
Article13thereof,
Whereas,asaresultofanerrorofsubstance,thecorrec­
tionofwhichisbeingconsidered,theActofAccession
doesnotprovidefortheapplicationofquantitativeres­
trictionsonimportsintoPortugalofproductsfalling
withinCommonCustomsTariffsubheading04.05A
Ib)fromtheCommunityasconstitutedat31Decem­
ber1985;whereassuchrestrictionsarenotprovided
for,either,inRegulation(EEC)No3792/85inthecase
ofimportsfromSpainintoPortugal;whereas,given
thattheimportsinquestionwereprohibitedunderthe
systeminforceinPortugalbefore1March1986,such
restrictionsarenecessaryinordertoarrivesmoothly
andgraduallyattheintroduction ,atthebeginningof
thesecondstage,ofthearrangements whichareprov­
idedforinthemarketorganizationconcernedand
whicharebasedontheprincipleofthefreedomto
import;whereas,pendingthecorrectionreferredto
above,thetransitionalmeasuresshouldtherefore
includetheapplicationofquantitativerestrictionsin
respectoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthecriteria
specifiedinArticle4(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3792/85aresuitableforcalculatingthevolumeof
thesaidquantitativerestrictions ;
WhereasArticle4(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No3792/85
laysdownthecriteriaforfixingtheinitialquotasin
1986foreachproductlistedinAnnexesIandIItothe
Regulation ;whereas,inthelightoftheinformationat
presentavailable,thequotasshouldbefixedonthe
basisofthefirstofthecriterion,inthecaseofchicks
andeggsoffowl,forhatching,andthethirdcriterionin
thecaseofotherproducts;whereasthatquotaisin
additiontothatapplicable,underArticle269oftheAct
ofAccession,toimportsintotheCommunityasconsti­
tutedat31December1985;Article1
1.ThePortugueseRepublicmay,until31December
1987,maintainaquantitativerestrictiononitsimports
fromSpainofeggsinshellfallingwithinsubheading
04.05AIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Thequantitativerestrictionreferredtoinparagraph
1shallconsistofanannualquotaopenedwithoutdis­
criminationbetweeneconomicoperators .
3.Theprovisionsofthefourth,fifthandsixthsubpar­
agraphsofArticle4(4)(a),andArticle4(4)(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No3792/85shallapplyinrespectof
thequotasprovidedforinthisArticle.
Article2
1.ThevolumeoftheinitialquotasthatPortugalmay
apply,pursuanttoArticle1ofthisRegulationand
Regulation(EEC)No3792/85,toimportsofeggand
poultrymeatproductsfromSpainshallbeasshownin
theAnnexhereto.
2.Fortheperiod1Marchto31December1986,the
volumesinquestionshallbereducedbyone-sixth.
Article3
ThePortugueseauthoritiesshallissueimportauthoriza­
tionssoastoensureafairallocationoftheavailable
quantitybetweentheapplicants . (')OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.

NoL58/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
Applicationforimportauthorizations shallbesubject
tothelodgingofasecurity,whichshallbereleased,
undertheconditionsdefinedbythePortugueseauth­
orities,oncethegoodshavebeeneffectivelyimported.
Article4
1.ThePortugueseauthoritiesshallcommunicate to
theCommissionthemeasureswhichtheyadoptforthe
applicationofArticle3.
2.Theyshalltransmit,notlaterthanthe15thofeachmonth,thefollowinginformationonimportauthoriza­
tionsissuedintheprecedingmonth:
—thequantitiescoveredbytheimportauthorizations
issued,
—thequantitiesimported.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/53
ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Description Initialquotafor1986
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls (1000units)
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g(knownas'chicks'):
exI.Turkeysandgeese:
—Turkeys 149
exII.Other:
—Fowls 1218
04.05Birds'eggsandeggyolksfresh,driedorotherwisepreserved,
sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved :
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching:
ex1.Ofturkeysorgeese:
—Ofturkeys 18
ex2.Other:
—Offowl 53
(tonnes)
b)Other 443