NoL58/48OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No618/86
of28February1986
fixing,for1986,theinitialquotasforimportsintoPortugalofcertaineggand
poultrymeatproductsfromthirdcountriesandcertaindetailedrulesfortheapplication
thereof
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,caseofchicksandeggsforhatching,whilethesecond
shouldbeappliedfortheotherproducts;
Whereastoensurepropermanagementofthequotas,
applicationsforimportauthorizations shouldbesub­
jecttothelodgingofasecurity;
WhereasArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3797/85
providesthattheminimumrateofincreaseofthequo­
tasshallbefixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle3(1),atleastinrespectofeach
yearofthesecondstage,takingintoaccountinparti­
cularthepatternsoftradeandthestateofbilateralor
multilateralnegotiations ;
WhereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforPortugalto
communicate informationtotheCommission onthe
applicationofthequotas;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticles257(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3797/85of20December1985layingdowndetailed
rulesconcerningquantitativerestrictionsonimports
intoPortugalfromthirdcountriesofcertainagricul­
turalproductssubjecttothesystemoftransitionby
stages('),inparticularArticle3(1)thereof,
Whereas,asaresultofanerrorofsubstance,thecorrec­
tionofwhichisbeingconsidered,theActofAccession
doesnotprovidefortheapplicationofquantitativeres­
trictionsonimportsintoPortugalofproductsfalling
withinCommonCustomsTariffsubheading04.05AI
b)fromthirdcountries;whereas,giventhattheimports
inquestionwereprohibitedunderthesysteminforce
inPortugalbefore1March1986,suchrestrictionsare
necessaryinordertoarrivesmoothlyandgraduallyat
theintroduction ,atthebeginningofthesecondstage,
ofthearrangements whichareprovidedforinthemar­
ketorganizationconcernedandwhicharebasedonthe
principleofthefreedomtoimport;whereas,pending
thecorrectionreferredtoabove,thetransitional
measuresshouldthereforeincludetheapplicationof
quantitativerestrictionsinrespectoftheproductsin
question;whereasthecriteriaspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No3797/85inrespectoftheprod­
uctsreferredtoinAnnexIIofthatRegulationaresuit­
ableforcalculatingthevolumeofthesaidquantitative
restrictions ;
WhereasArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3797/85
providesthat,inrespectoftheproductsreferredtoin
AnnexIIoftheRegulation ,theinitialquotafor1986
foreachproductshallbefixedattheaverageof
Portugueseimportsinthethreeyearsprecedingacces­
sionforwhichstatisticsareavailableor,shouldthe
effectofthisprovisionbetheestablishmentofanini­
tialquotaofzero,thequotashallbenotlessthan10%
oftheinitialquotafixedforthesameproductsfrom
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985;
whereas,inthelightoftheinformationatpresentavail­
able,thefirstofthesecriteriashouldbeappliedintheArticle1
1.ThePortugueseRepublicmay,until31December
1987,maintainaquantitativerestrictiononimports
fromthirdcountriesofeggsinshellfallingwithinsub­
heading04.05AIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Thequantitativerestrictionreferredtoinparagraph
1shallconsistofanannualquotaopenedwithoutdis­
criminationbetweeneconomicoperators .
3.TheprovisionsofArticle1(4)and(5)andArticle2
ofRegulation(EEC)No3797/85shallapplytothe
quotaprovidedforinthisArticle.
Article2
1.TheinitialquotasthatPortugalmayapply,pur­
suanttoArticle1ofthisRegulationandArticle280of
theActofAccession,toimportsofcertaineggand
poultrymeatproductsfromthirdcountriesshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.(i)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.23.

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2.Fortheperiod1Marchto31December1986,the
quotasshallbereducedbyone-sixth.Theincreaseshallbeaddedtoeachquotaandthesub­
sequentincreaseshallbecalculatedonthebasisofthe
totalfigureobtained.
Article5
1.ThePortugueseauthoritiesshallcommunicate to
theCommissionthemeasureswhichtheyadoptforthe
applicationofArticle3.
2.Theyshalltransmit,notlaterthanthe15thofeach
month,thefollowinginformationoneachoftheprod­
uctsinrespectofwhichimportauthorizations have
beenissuedintheprecedingmonth:
—thequantitiescoveredbytheimportauthorizations
issued,bycountryofprovenance ,
—thequantitiesimported,bycountryofprovenance .Article3
1.ThePortugueseauthoritiesshallissueimport
authorizations soastoensureafairallocationofthe
availablequantitybetweentheapplicants .
2.Applicationsforimportauthorizations shallbe
subjecttothelodgingofasecurity,whichshallbe
releasedundertheconditionsdefinedbythe
Portugueseauthoritiesoncethegoodshavebeeneffec­
tivelyimported.
Article4
Theminimumrateofprogressiveincreaseofthequotas
shallbe10%atthebeginningofeachyearduringthe
firststage.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Description Initialquotafor1986
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowl,ducksgeese,turkeys,andgui­
neafowls: (1000units)
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g(knownas'chicks'):
exI.Turkeysandgeese:
—Turkeys 29
ex11.Other:
—Fowls 22
04.05Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorotherwisepreserved,
sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved :
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching:
ex1.Ofturkeysorgeese:
—Ofturkeys 12
ex2.Other:
—Offowls 10|| (tonnes)
b)Other 133