PROVIDES THAT, ON THE BASIS OF A FORWARD ESTIMATE PREPARED FOR EACH MARKETING YEAR AND FOR EACH PRODUCT OR GROUP OF PRODUCTS, A FORWARD TIMETABLE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE IS TO BE DRAWN UP AND AN "INDICATIVE IMPORT CEILING" FIXED . THE SUCCESSIVE FIXING OF INDICATIVE CEILINGS MUST REFLECT A CERTAIN STEADY PROGRESS IN RELATION TO TRADITIONAL TRADE FLOWS, SO AS TO ENSURE "A HARMONIOUS AND GRADUAL OPENING-UP OF THE MARKET AND THE FULL REALIZATION OF FREE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON THE EXPIRY OF THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF TRANSITIONAL MEASURES" ( FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 83*(2 )*). TO THAT END, AN ANNUAL RATE OF PROGRESS IS SET FOR THE INDICATIVE CEILINGS .
5 UNDER ARTICLE 85 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, PROTECTIVE MEASURES MAY BE ADOPTED "SHOULD THE EXAMINATION OF DEVELOPMENTS IN INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE SHOW THAT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN IMPORTS HAS TAKEN PLACE OR IS FORECAST AND IF THAT SITUATION SHOULD RESULT IN THE INDICATIVE IMPORT CEILING FOR THE PRODUCT BEING REACHED OR EXCEEDED FOR THE CURRENT MARKETING YEAR OR PART THEREOF ". AS REGARDS THE NATURE OF THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES, ARTICLE 85 DRAWS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND DEFINITIVE MEASURES; DEFINITIVE MEASURES MAY INCLUDE EITHER THE REVISION OF THE INDICATIVE CEILING OR THE LIMITATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE IMPORTS IN QUESTION .
6 COUNCIL REGULATION NO 569/86, THE FIRST OF THE CONTESTED REGULATIONS, LAYS DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE STM . IN THE PREAMBLE IT STATES THAT THE AIM OF THE STM IS TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND TO APPLY THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACT OF ACCESSION WHICH SUCH DEVELOPMENT NECESSITATES . ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 569/86 PROVIDES THAT GOODS SUBJECT TO THE STM CAN BE RELEASED FOR CONSUMPTION ONLY ON PRESENTATION OF AN "STM CERTIFICATE OR LICENCE" ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS AN "STM LICENCE ") ISSUED BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES IN RESPECT OF SPANISH PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY OF TEN . THE STM LICENCE IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF A SECURITY GUARANTEEING COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNDERTAKING TO RELEASE THE PRODUCT FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE LICENCE' S PERIOD OF VALIDITY; IT IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY FORFEIT IF THE TRANSACTION IS NOT COMPLETED, OR IS ONLY PARTLY COMPLETED, WITHIN THAT TIME .
7 THE OTHER CONTESTED REGULATIONS SET OUT THE DETAILED RULES FOR APPLYING THE SCHEME LAID DOWN BY REGULATION NO 569/86 . AMONGST THESE REGULATIONS, COMMISSION REGULATION NO 574/86 DEFINES THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUE AND VALIDITY OF STM LICENCES, WHILST THE OTHER REGULATIONS CONCERN SPECIAL DETAILED RULES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OR GROUPS OF PRODUCTS .
8 REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE REPORT FOR THE HEARING FOR A FULLER ACCOUNT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION AND THE CONTESTED REGULATIONS AND THE SUBMISSIONS AND ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES, WHICH ARE MENTIONED OR DISCUSSED HEREINAFTER ONLY IN SO FAR AS IS NECESSARY FOR THE REASONING OF THE COURT .
9 THE APPLICANT PUTS FORWARD SIX SUBMISSIONS .