UNDER THE STM SYSTEM OR WHETHER THEY HAD FALLEN BECAUSE OF THE FIXING FROM THAT DATE OF REGULATORY AMOUNTS AT AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH LEVEL . IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS SERIOUS AND IRREPARABLE DAMAGE IT THEREFORE APPEARS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER CLOSELY THE STATISTICS PROVIDED BY THE TWO PARTIES .
26 IN THAT RESPECT IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED THAT , AS THE APPLICANT RIGHTLY POINTED OUT AT THE HEARING , IN THE FIGURES WHICH THEY HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT THE COMMISSION HAS COMPARED TWO ELEMENTS WHICH DO NOT APPEAR TO BE COMPARABLE , NAMELY THE NUMBER OF IMPORTS ACTUALLY EFFECTED AND THE APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES . THE ISSUE OF A LICENCE IN ONE MONTH DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE IMPORTATION TOOK PLACE DURING THAT MONTH BUT MERELY THAT IT MAY TAKE PLACE DURING THE FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE SINCE ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION NO 647/86 PROVIDES THAT THE LICENCE IS TO BE VALID FOR FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH IT WAS APPLIED FOR . IT WOULD THEREFORE SEEM THAT PRIMA FACIE THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THOSE STATISTICS BY THE DEFENDANTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED .
27 WITH REGARD TO THE STATISTICS PRODUCED BY THE APPLICANT , IT MUST BE STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY APPEAR TO CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH IS RELEVANT IN ASSESSING WHETHER OR NOT SERIOUS AND IRREPARABLE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED THEY ARE , NEVERTHELESS , NOT SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DAMAGE , PRINCIPALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO REASONS .
28 IN THE FIRST PLACE , THE FIGURES SHOW THAT SPANISH EXPORTS OF TABLE WINE HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY WHEREAS EXPORTS OF QUALITY WINE HAVE BARELY FALLEN OR HAVE EVEN INCREASED IN SOME CASES , FOR EXAMPLE THAT OF WHITE WINE . THE FIGURES PRODUCED FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1986 SHOW THAT A QUITE CONSIDERABLE FALL IN EXPORTS HAD ALREADY OCCURRED IN RESPECT OF TABLE WINES BUT NO SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR THAT FALL HAS BEEN GIVEN . CONSEQUENTLY , IN THE LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION NOW BEFORE THE COURT , THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERS THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH , AT THE MOMENT , ANY CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGULATORY AMOUNTS AND THE DECREASE IN THE LEVEL OF EXPORTS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WINE .
29 IN THE SECOND PLACE , IT MUST BE RECALLED THAT ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION NO 647/86 PROVIDES THAT AN STM LICENCE IS TO BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH IT IS APPLIED FOR . THE COMMISSION STATED AT THE HEARING THAT AS A RESULT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES IT HAD BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE SYSTEM OF STM LICENCES REQUIRING THE LODGING OF A SECURITY OPERATIONAL IN PRACTICE UNTIL 13 MARCH 1986 . IT THEREFORE APPEARS THAT , WHATEVER THEIR RELEVANCE , THE STATISTICS PRODUCED BY THE APPLICANT DO NOT RELATE TO A SUFFICIENTLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO ENABLE THE COURT TO OBTAIN AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE SITUATION . AT THE