Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3563/88 of 16 November 1988 establishing a system of surveillance applicable to imports of frozen squid
Official Journal L 311 , 17/11/1988 P. 0021 - 0022
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3563/88
OF 16 NOVEMBER 1988
ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF SURVEILLANCE APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF FROZEN SQUID
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3796/81 OF 29 DECEMBER 1981 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3468/88 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 24 ( 2 ) THEREOF,
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MARKET IN FROZEN SQUID IS TO A LARGE EXTENT TRADITIONALLY SUPPLIED BY IMPORTS OF THE RAW MATERIAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES;
WHEREAS THE SITUATION ON THE WORLD MARKET FOR FROZEN SQUID IS MARKET IN PARTICULAR BY THE EXISTENCE IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES OF LARGE STOCKS WHICH ARE LIABLE TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE AT LOW PRICES; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MARKET IN QUESTION IS CONSEQUENTLY THREATENED BY SERIOUS DISTURBANCES WHICH MAY JEOPARDIZE THE OBJECTIVES OF ARTICLE 39 OF THE TREATY;
WHEREAS THIS THREAT MAY GROW IN THE COMING MONTHS DUE TO THE FRAGILITY OF THE MARKET AND THE SEASONAL NATURE OF IMPORTS LINKED TO THE PRODUCTION CYCLE;
WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO PREVEN DISTURBANCES OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET FOR FROZEN SQUID, DETAILED ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED OF THE CONDITIONS RELATING TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION INTO THE COMMUNITY; WHEREAS A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM SHOULD THEREFORE BE INTRODUCED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD TO MONITOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF FROZEN SQUID COMING UNDER CN CODES 0307 49 AND 0307 99 11;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROZEN SQUID IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AND COMING UNDER CN CODES 0307 49 AND 0307 99 11 SHALL BE ALLOWED INTO FREE CIRCULATION IN THE COMMUNITY SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT . THE SAID DOCUMENT SHALL BE ISSUED OR ENDORSED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF EACH MEMBER STATE IN RESPECT OF ALL THE QUANTITIES REQUESTED, NOT LATER THAN FIVE WORKING DAYS AFTER THE LODGING, DEPENDING ON THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN FORCE, OF EITHER A DECLARATION ON REALY ON APPLICATION BY ANY COMMUNITY IMPORTER, REGARDLESS OF HIS PLACE OF ESTABLISHMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE RULES CURRENTLY IN FORCE .
2 . THE DECLARATION OF APPLICATION TO BE MADE BY THE IMPORTER SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS :
( A ) NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE IMPORTERS;
( B ) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING :
_ COMMERCIAL NAME,
_ CN CODE,
_ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN,
_ COUNTRY OF DISPATCH;
( C ) UNIT PRICE PER TONNE OF THE PRODUCT EXPRESSED AS THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER CIF PRICE, QUANTITY OF EACH CATEGORY AND FORM OF PRESENTATION OF THE IMPORTED PRODUCT;
( D ) EXPECTED DATE(S ) AND PLACE(S ) OF IMPORTATION