CELEX: 31990R3695
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3695/90 of 19 December 1990 fixing the target ceiling for imports of olive oil into Portugal for the period 26 November to 31 December 1990

20 . 12. 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 357/37
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3695/90
                                                    of 19 December 1990
                  fixing the target ceiling for imports of olive oil into Portugal for the period
                                            26 November to 31 December 1990
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       detailed rules for the application of that mechanism
                                                                  should be laid down for the period 26 November to 31
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             December 1990, the better to organize imports into that
                                                                  country ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Portugal, and in particular Article 251 thereof,                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                  Committee for Oils and Fats,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of
25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the appli­
cation of the supplementary mechanism applicable to
trade ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1 ) thereof,
Whereas Article 249 of the Act of Accession provides that                                  Article 1
the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) is to apply to
olive oil ; whereas Article 251 of that Act provides that a
forward estimate is to be drawn up, as a general rule at the      The target ceiling for imports into Portugal of olive oil
start of each marketing year, of production and consump­          falling within CN codes 1509 and 1510 00 from the other
tion of olive oil in Portugal ; whereas the target ceiling        Member States is hereby fixed at 3 000 tonnes for the
fixed is based on the estimate thus drawn up ;                    period 26 November to 31 December 1990.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3501 /90 (3)                  If applications for STM licences relate to quantities
removed olive oil from the list of products subject to the        exceeding that indicated above, the Commission shall
                                                                  authorize the Member States concerned to issue licences
STM in Portugal ; whereas the target ceiling for imports
during December 1 990 should therefore be fixed ;                 in proportion to the quantity available.
Whereas, with a view to ensuring minimum supply to the
greatest number of operators to satisfy their immediate                                    Article 2
requirements, it should be provided that each operator
may submit tenders in respect of a minimum quantity               Applications for STM licences shall be admissible only if
only ; whereas, with a view to preventing this provision          they are submitted by a natural or legal person con­
from being circumvented in any way and consequently to            ducting an activity in the olive oil sector and entered by
preventing a small number of operators from monopol­              virtue of such activity at 31 October 1990 in a public
izing the quantities put up for sale, it should be provided       registry of a Member State.
that only recognized operators may be allocated quantities
to be exported ;
                                                                   In addition, tenderers may submit applications in respect
                                                                  of a maximum of 500 tonnes only.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, lays down
                                                                   Licences shall not be valid after 31 December 1990 .
the detailed rules for the application of the supplementary
mechanism applicable to trade for all agricultural sectors ;
whereas certain detailed rules applying specifically to the       Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
oils and fats sector were laid down by Regulation (EEC)           574/86, rights arising from an STM licence shall not be
No 1634/86 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No            transferable during the term of validity of that licence.
2439/89 (6) ; whereas, in view of the current situation on
the market for olive oil in Portugal, certain special
                                                                                           Article 3
(') OJ  No  L 55, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 106.
(2) OJ  No  L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 7.
(3) OJ  No  L 338, 5. 12. 1990 , p. 7.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
0   OJ  No  L 57, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 1 .
Is) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 20.                              publication in the Official Journal of the European
(6) OJ No L 231 , 9 . 8. 1989, p. 5.                               Communities.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission