CELEX: 31987R4158
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4158/87 of 23 December 1987 laying down transitional measures for 1988 for imports into Spain of certain live pigs

31 . 12 . 87                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 392 / 41
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 4158/87
                                                           of 23 December 1987
                       laying down transitional measures for 1988 for imports into Spain of certain live pigs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES ,                                                            are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                         Committee for Pigmeat,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                                                 Article 1
Portugal, and in particular Article 90 thereof,
                                                                         Subject to Article 4 the quotas which Spain may apply to
Whereas the period laid down in Article 90 ( 1 ) of the                  imports of certain live pigs from other Member States up
Act of Accession has been extended to 31 December                        to 31 December 1988 , together with the periods
1989 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007 / 87 ('),                       applicable thereto, shall be as shown in the Annex.
Whereas the liberalization of trade following Accession
                                                                                                   Article 2
has led to a substantial increase in the volume of imports
into Spain of certain live pigs from other Member States,                1.    The Spanish authorities shall issue import author­
in particular of piglets ; whereas in view of the serious                izations so as to ensure a fair allocation of the available
economic difficulties which this created for piglet                      quantity between the applicants.
producers in Spain transitional measures were introduced
by Regulation (EEC) No 494 / 87 (2) for the period from
22 February to 31 December 1987 in order to alleviate                    2 . Applications for import authorizations shall be
the situation of these producers ;                                       subject to the lodging of a security. The primary
                                                                         requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Regu­
                                                                         lation (EEC) No 2220 / 85 covered by the security shall
Whereas the situation of piglet producers in Spain                       consist in the actual import of the goods .
remains sufficiently serious to justify further transitional
measures to apply for 1988 ;
                                                                                                   Article 3
Whereas these transitional measures should take the
form of a monthly quota opened without discrimination                    The Spanish authorities shall communicate to the
between economic operators ; whereas with a view to the                  Commission the measures which they adopt for the
eventual liberalization of imports of piglets into Spain                 implementation of Article 2 .
provision should be made for a progressive increase in
the quota ;                                                              They shall transmit, not later than the 15th day of each
                                                                         month , the following information on import author­
Whereas these measures should allow the producers                        izations issued in the preceding month :
concerned to adapt to the application of the common
organization of the market in pigmeat while creating                     — the quantities covered by the import authorizations
minimum disturbance to trade ;                                               issued, by Member State of provenance,
Whereas , to ensure proper management of the quotas ,                    — the quantities imported, by Member State of
applications for import authorizations should be subject                     provenance .
to the lodging of a security to cover, as a primary
requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of                                                    Article 4
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220 / 85 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1181 / 87 (4), the                        This Regulation shall be subject to an initial review after
actual import of the goods ;                                             a period of three months from the date of its entry into
                                                                         force .
Whereas provision should be made for Spain to
communicate information to the Commission on the
                                                                                                   Article 5
application of the quotas ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No
494/ 87 should be repealed ; and for the review thereof;                 Regulation (EEC) No 494/ 87 is hereby repealed .
                                                                                                   Article 6
0)   OJ  No  L 378 , 31 . 12 . 1987 , p . 1 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 50, 19 . 2 . 1987, p. 15 .                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
O    OJ  No  L 205 , 3 . 8 . 1985, p. 5 .                                publication in the Official Journal of the European
(4)  OJ  No  L 113 , 30 . 4 . 1987 , p . 31 .                             Communities.
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                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987 .
                                                                                   For the Commission,
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                       Vice-President
                                                          ANNEX
               CN code                  Description                Quota           Period covered by quota
                                                                 (Number)
              0103 91 10  Live swine, other than pure bred        57 000      1 to 31 January 1988
                          breeding animals, of domestic species,  59 000      1 to 29 February 1988
                          weighing less than 50 kg                61 000      1 to 31 March 1988
                                                                  63 000      1 to  30 April 1988
                                                                  65 000      1 to  31 May 1988
                                                                  67 000      1 to  30 June 1988
                                                                  69 000      1 to  31 July 1988
                                                                  71 000      1 to  31 August 1988
                                                                  73 000      1 to  30  September 1988
                                                                  75 000      1 to 31 October 1988
                                                                  77 000      1 to 30 November 1988
                                                                  79 000      1 to 31 December 1988