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ProposalforaCouncilRegulationlayingdowngeneralrulesforapplyingthesupplementary trade
mechanismtoimportsintoSpainorPortugalofproductsotherthanfruitandvegetables
(92/C335/14
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,deemappropriateandalsoofdeterrentpenaltieswherethe
provisionslaiddownarenotcompliedwith,willpermitthe
supplementary trademechanismtofunctionproperly;
whereason-the-spotcheckswillinparticularbefacilitated
bytheinformationonoriginorprovenancethatin
accordancewiththeCommunityprovisionsmustappear
onproductssubjecttothesupplementary trademechanism
oronpackagingthereof;whereasthecooperationof
consigningMemberStateswillalsocontributetothe
effectivenessofthenewarrangements ;
Whereas,tocovercasesofseriousdisturbanceofmarkets
persistingdespitetheapplicationofthemeasuresprovided
forinArticles85(2)and(3)and252(2)and(3)oftheAct
ofAccession,provisionshouldbemadefortheapplication
ofadditionalmeasuresthatmay,whereappropriatefor
localorregionalmarkets,derogatefromtheprovisionson
thecommonorganizationoftherelevantmarket;
Whereasinviewoftheforegoing,amendmentsshouldbe
madetothearrangements providedforinRegulation
(EEC)No569/86andthelattershouldbereplacedbya
newregulation,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticles89(1)and234(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No569/86of25
February1986(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3296/88(2),laysdowngeneralrulesforthe
applicationofthesupplementary mechanismapplicableto
trade;
Whereastheapplicationofspecificrulesonfruitand
vegetablesinthisareaandthesubstantialshorteningofthe
listofproductssubjecttothesupplementary trade
mechanismbeingintroducedforthepurposesofrealization
ofthesinglemarketon1January1993restrictthescopeof
theabovementioned Regulationtoafewproductswhere
theonlyprotectedmarketsarethoseofSpainand
Portugal;
Whereas,asaresultofthissituationandofotherchanges
whichhaveoccurredinthemanagement ofthe
supplementary trademechanism (inparticulartheexpiryof
theperiodofapplicationofthe'guide'quantities),several
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No569/86nolongerserve
anypurpose;
Whereas,underthatRegulation,tradeismonitoredatthe
borderbymeansofasystemoflicences;whereasthe
realizationofasinglemarketwithoutinternalborderson1
January1993requirestheinstitutionofanewsystemof
monitoringcarriedoutinthecountriesofdestination;
WhereastheobligationtoindicatethenumberoftheSTM
licenceusedoncommercialdocumentscoveringproducts
importedfromotherMemberStatestoSpainandPortugal,
togetherwithapplicationinthosetwocountriesof
on-the-spotchecksandofothermeasuresthattheymayHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI
ManagementoftheSTM
Article1
1.Products,otherthanthosecoveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72(3),fromanotherMemberStatethat
aresubject,asregardsimportationintoSpainorPortugal,
tothesupplementary trademechanism (hereinafterreferred
toasthe'STM'),maymovewithininSpainandinPortugal
andreleasedforconsumptioninthoseMemberStatesonly
onpresentationofanSTMlicence.
Theprovisionsoftheprecedingsubparagraph ,asfaras
movementwithininSpainandinPortugalisconcerned,
(1)OJNoL55,1.3.1986,p.106.
(2)OJNoL293,27.10.1988,p.7. (3)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.

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—limitedtocertainproductsinaproductgroup,
—spreadoutovertheyear.
2.AtimelimitmaybesetfortheissuingofSTMlicences
andimportlicences.shallnotapplyiftheholderoftheproductscanprovethey
arenotintendedfortheSpanishorPortuguesemarkets.
2.STMlicencesshallbeissuedonapplicationtoany
party,irrespectiveofhisplaceofestablishment inthe
Community .
3.STMlicencesshallbeissuedsubjecttotheprovisionof
asecurityguaranteeingcompliancewiththeundertakingto
enterthegoodsforconsumptionduringthetermofvalidity
oftheSTMlicence.Thesecurityshallbewhollyorpartly
forfeitiftheoperationisnotcompletedwithinthattimeor
isonlypartlycompleted.
4.STMlicencesmayonlybeissuedbyaMemberState
otherthantheMemberStateofentryforconsumption .Article4
Wherethesituationonthemarketcallsforalimitingor
suspendingofimportsintotheMemberStateconcerned,
theissuingofSTMlicencesmaybelimitedorsuspended.
ArticleS
1.InassessingthemarketsituationinaMemberStateto
whichtheSTMapplies,accountshallbetakeninparticular
of:
—thetrendindomesticpricesinthatMemberState,
—thetrendindomesticdemandinthatMemberState,
—thequantitiesofproductstradedwithoutfurther
processingorafterprocessingbetweenthatMember
StateandtheotherMemberStatesandthird
countries .
2.Theinformationreferredtoinparagraph1shallalso
serveasthebasisforassessingthesituationinthedifferent
regionsoronthedifferentmarketsoftheMemberStateto
whichtheSTMapplies.
3.Whereseriousdisturbanceofthemarketsappearsand
persistsdespitetheapplicationofthemeasuresprovided
forinpointbofthesecondsubparagraphofArticle85(3)
andpointbofthesecondsubparagraphofArticle252(3)
oftheActofAccession,suitablemeasuresotherthanthose
providedforinthoseArticlesmaybeadoptedinaddition
totheletterinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
therein.
Suchmeasuresmayentailderogationsfromtheprovisions
onthecommonorganizationofthemarkets.Article2
1.Whereproductsfromthirdcountriesareenteredfor
freecirculationintheMemberStatetowhichtheSTM
applies,releaseforfreecirculationmaybeeffectedonlyon
presentationofanSTMimportlicence.STMimport
licencesshallbevalidonlyintheMemberStatetowhich
theSTMapplies.
2.Paragraph1.shallapplyonlytoproductsfallingwithin
thetariffheadingstowhichArticle1applies.
3.Paragraph1shallnotapplytoproductsfromthird
countrieswhicharesubjecttoquantitativerestrictionsin
theMemberStatetowhichtheSTMapplies.
4.STMimportlicencesshallbeissuedonapplicationto
anyparty,irrespectiveofhisplaceofestablishment inthe
Community .
5.STMimportlicencesshallbeissuedsubjecttothe
provisionofasecurityguaranteeingcompliancewiththe
undertakingtoenterthegoodsforfreecirculationduring
thetermofvalidityofthelicence.Thesecurityshallbe
whollyorpartlyforfeitiftheoperationisnotcompleted
withinthattimeorisonlypartlycompleted .
6.STMimportlicencesmaybeissuedbyanyMember
State.
7.Savewherespecialprovisionsarelaiddown,STM
importlicencesshallreplaceimportlicenceslaiddownfor
certainproductsbyCommunityregulations .TITLEII
Controlsandpenalties
Article6
Invoicesandothercommercial documents tobe
determined,exceptingthosemadeoutatthestageofretail
sale,relatingtoproductscoveredbythisRegulationthat
areimportedintoSpainorPortugalfromotherMember
StatesshallshowthenumberoftheSTMlicenceusedfor
entryforconsumption inthosecountriesandanyother
necessaryinformation .Article3
1.TheissuingofSTMlicencesandimportlicencesmay
be:

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Article7
1.TheSpanishandPortugueseauthoritiesshallcarryout
on-the-spotchecksonalloperators,exceptretailers,who
holdproductsforimportationofwhichfromtheother
MemberStatesalicenceasindicatedinArticle1is
required.Thepurposeofthesechecksshallbetoverify
fromthecommercialdocumentsindicatedinArticle6and
theindicationsontheproductsandtheirpackagingthat
productsinstockbroughtfromtheotherMemberStates
wereimportedundercoverofanSTMlicence.Article8
1.WheretheprovisionslaiddowninthisRegulationor
thedetailedrulesadoptedforitsapplicationarenot
compliedwith,theSpanishandPortugueseauthoritiesand
thoseoftheotherMemberStatesshallapplypenalties
whichshallbeproportionaltotheseriousnessofthe
infringements committed .Inthecaseofoperatorswho
haveimportedproductssubjecttotheSTMfromother
MemberStateswithoutanSTMlicence,thesepenalties
shallamounttoatleasttwicethevalueofproductsplaced
onthemarketwithoutalicence.
2.ToensurethattheSTMarrangements areproperly
compliedwiththeSpanishandPortugueseauthoritiesmay
supplementthechecksprovidedforinparagraph1by
othermeasures.Theymayinparticularstipulatethat:
—operatorsasindicatedinparagraph1whobuyandsell
theproductsinquestionshallkeepstockrecords
showingthenameandplaceofbusinessofthesuppliers
oftheseproducts,
—otheroperatorsmustbeabletoshowatanytimeto
whomtheproductsinquestionbelong.TITLEIII
Generalandfinalprovisions
Article9
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article27ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of27
June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
beefandveal0),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2066/92(2),or,asthecasemaybe,thecorresponding
articlesoftheotherRegulationoncommonorganizationof
agriculturalmarkets.
Article10
Regulation (EEC)No569/86isherebyrepealed.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1993.3.TheauthoritiesoftheotherMemberStatesshall,in
linewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1468/81,
affordtheSpanishandPortugueseauthoritiesallnecessary
cooperation ,inparticularwherethechecksindicatedin
pargraphs1and2pointtoresponsibilities onthepartof
undertakingslocatedintheirterritory.Theymaytothis
endrequireundertakingsintherelevantsectorstokeep
appropriaterecords.
4.Noneofthechecksindicatedinthepreviouspragraphs
maybeeffectedatthebordersbetweenMemberStates.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
0)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.49.