CELEX: 31986R0607
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 607/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the initial quota for cheese imports into Portugal from third countries

1 . 3 . 86                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 58 / 31
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 607/86
                                                             of 28 February 1986
                              fixing the initial quota for cheese imports into Portugal from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                                     Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     The volume of the initial quota for 1986 for imports
Economic Community,                                                       into Portugal from third countries of cheeses falling
                                                                          within subheadings 04.04 D and E I b) ex 1 and ex 2 of
                                                                          the Common Customs Tariff which are specified in
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                        Annex I to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3797 / 85
Portugal ,                                                                shall be 43 1 tonnes .
                                                                          For the period from 1 March to 31 December 1986 the
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC)
No 3797 / 85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed                     said volume shall be reduced by one-sixth .
rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports
                                                                                                     A rticle 2
into Portugal from third countries of certain agricul­
tural products subject to the system of transition by
stages ('), and in particular Article 3(1 ) thereof,                      1 . The Portuguese authorities shall issue import
                                                                          authorizations so as to ensure a fair allocation of the
                                                                          available quantity between the applicants .
Whereas , pursuant to Article 280 of the Act of Acces­
sion of Spain and Portugal , Portugal may, until                          2 . The applications for import authorizations shall be
31 December 1995 , maintain quantitative restrictions                     subject to the lodging of a security, which shall be
on imports from third countries ; whereas such restric­                   released, under the conditions defined by the
tions may , as specified in Annex I to Council Regula­                    Portuguese authorities , once the goods have been effec­
tion ( EEC) No 3797 / 85 , apply to 2 % of Portugal 's                    tively imported .
average annual production , during the three years
before accession , of certain cheeses falling within head­                                           Article 3
ing No 04.04 of the Common Customs Tariff listed in
the said Annex ; whereas , accordingly , the quota should
                                                                          The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the
be as shown in this Regulation ;
                                                                          Commission the measures which they adopt for the
                                                                          application of Article 2 .
Whereas , to ensure proper management of the quota,
the applications for import authorizations should be                      They shall , for each of the products concerned, trans­
subject to the lodging of a security ;                                    mit, not later than the 15th day of each month , the fol­
                                                                          lowing information on import authorizations issued in
                                                                          the preceding month :
Whereas provision should be made for Portugal to                          — the quantities covered by the import authorizations
communicate information to the Commission on the                               issued ,
application of the quota ;                                                — the quantities imported .
                                                                                                     Article 4
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.                                   For the Commission
                                                                                          Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                             Vice-President
(')     OJ No L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p. 23 .