CELEX: 31986R0597
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing, for the first stage, the quota for imports into Portugal of maize starch from Spain

1 . 3 . 86                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 58 / 15
                                              COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 597/86
                                                              of 28 February 1986
                   fixing, for the first stage, the quota for imports into Portugal of maize starch from Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             imports of maize starch from the Community as consti­
COMMUNITIES,                                                               tuted at 31 December 1985 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Economic Community,                                                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                           Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal ,                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC)                                                          Article 1
No 3792 / 85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the
arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products
between Spain and Portugal ('), and in particular                          The volume of the initial quota for maize starch falling
Article 13 thereof,                                                        within subheading 11.08 A I of the Common Customs
                                                                           Tariff applicable during the first stage to imports into
Whereas Article 4 (4) (a) of Regulation ( EEC)                             Portugal from Spain shall be 470 tonnes .
No 3792 / 85 provides that the initial quota shall be
fixed at either 1 % of the average of Portugal 's annual                   For the period from 1 March to 31 December 1986 the
production during the last three years before accession                    quota shall be 392 tonnes .
for which statistics are available, or the average of Por­
tugal 's imports over the last three years before acces­                                            Article 2
sion for which statistics are available, where this vol­
ume or amount is greater ;                                                 The quota for 1987 shall be equal to the initial quota
                                                                           increased by 10 %. For each subsequent year, until 1990
Whereas for maize starch the available statistics show                     inclusive, the quota shall be equal to that of the preced­
that the criterion of Portugal's imports should be used                    ing year increased by 10 %.
for fixing the initial quota ; whereas the average of
these imports is 470 tonnes ;
                                                                                                    Article 3
Whereas the annual rate of increase of the quota during
the first stage was fixed by Regulation ( EEC)                             The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the
 No 3792 / 85 ;                                                            Commission , not later than the last day of each month,
                                                                           the quantities of maize starch from Spain for which
Whereas the information to be communicated to the                           import licences were issued during the preceding
                                                                            month .
Commission should be defined ;
                                                                                                    Article 4
Whereas, as provided for in Article 4 of the abovemen­
tioned Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3792 / 85 , the
quota fixed by this Regulation is to be added to that for                   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. 7 .