CELEX: 31993R0900
Language: en
Date: 1993-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 900/93 of 16 April 1993 suspending the issuing of STM licences for fresh fruit and vegetables in trade between Portugal and the other Member States

No L 93/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                17. 4. 93
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 900/93
                                                        of 16 April 1993
                    suspending the issuing of STM licences for fresh fruit and vegetables in trade
                                      between Portugal and the other Member States
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       whereas the target ceiling for oranges fixed for the period
                                                                   1 March to 31 May 1993 has been exceeded ; whereas any
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             further issuing of licences for the products in question
 Economic Community,
                                                                   should be suspended by way of an interim protective
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                measure ,
 Portugal, and in particular Article 252 (1 ) thereof,
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 of
  19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 application of the supplementary trade mechanism to
 trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and
 the other Member States ('), as amended by Regulation                                      Article 1
 (EEC) No 172/91 (2), lays down the rules for issuing of
 STM licences ;                                                    Issuing of STM licences for oranges falling within CN
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1406/92 of                 codes 0805 10 11 , 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0.805 1021 ,
 27 May 1992 laying down certain indicative ceilings and           0805 10 25,     0805 10 29,     0805 10 31 ,   0805 10 35,
 certain additional detailed rules for the application of the      0805 10 39, 0805 10 41 , 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49
 supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and               applied for pursuant to Article 3 (2) (b) second subpara­
 vegetables between Portugal and the other Member                  graph of Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 from 13 to
 States (3) fixes the target ceilings provided for in Article      16 April 1993 is hereby suspended.
 251 (1 ) of the Act of Accession for certain fruit and
vegetables ;                                                       Issuing of STM licences for oranges falling within CN
                                                                   codes 0805 10 11 , 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0805 10 21 ,
Whereas Article 252 of the Act of Accession provides that          0805 1 0 25,    0805 1 0 29,    0805 1 0 3 1 , 0805 1 0 35,
 if the trend in intra-Community trade shows a significant         0805 10 39, 0805 10 41 , 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 is
 increase in imports effected or foreseeable and if that situ­     hereby suspended until further notice.
 ation should result in the target ceiling being reached or
exceeded, the Commission is to decide on the interim
protective measures that are necessary in accordance with                                   Article 2
emergency procedures, without prejudice to definitive
measures to be adopted subsequently ;                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 1993.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 16 April 1993.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 41 .
(2) OJ No L 19, 25. 1 . 1991 , p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 146, 28. 5. 1992, p. 57.