CELEX: 31986R0637
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-28
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countries

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31986R0637

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countries  

Official Journal L 060 , 01/03/1986 P. 0026 - 0028

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 637/86of 28 February 1986fixing the quantitative restrictions on  imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countriesTHE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3797/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed rules  concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain  agricultural products subject to the system of transition by stages (1), and in particular Article  3 (1) thereof, Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) N° 3797/85 the initial quota for 1986 must, for the various  fruits and vegetables, be between 0,1 and 0,5 % of Portugal's average annual production in the  three years before accession for which statistics are available; whereas, in the light of the  characteristics of Portuguese production, the initial quotas should be: 0,1 % in the case of  oranges, mandarins and lemons; 0,3 % in the case of cauliflowers, onions, garlic and tomatoes; and  0,5 % in the case of table grapes, apples, pears, peaches and apricots; Whereas to ensure proper management of the quotas, applications for import authorizations should be  subject to the lodging of a security; Whereas provision should be made for communicating information to the Commission; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 11.  The initial quotas which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to  Article 280 of the Act of Accession, apply in respect of fresh fruit and vegetables imported from  third countries shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. 2.  These quotas shall be reduced by one-sixth for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986. 3.  The quotas shall, for each product, apply during the periods specified in the Annex to this  Regulation. Article 2The Portuguese authorities shall issue import authorizations in such a way as to ensure  a fair allocation of the available quantity between the applicants. Applications for import authorizations shall be subject to the lodging of a security to be  released, under the conditions defined by the Portuguese authorities, after the goods have been  effectively imported. Article 31.  The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the Commission the measures which  they adopt for the application of Article 2. 2.  They shall transmit, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information on  import authorizations issued in the preceding month: - the quantities covered by the import authorizations issued, by country of provenance, - the quantities imported, by country of provenance. Article 4This 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 1986For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ N° L  367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 23. EWG:L060UMBE17.93FF: 1UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 418 mm;   74 Zeilen;   3199 Zeichen; Bediener:  MARK   Pr.: C; Kunde: ................................  ANNEX >TABLE>