CELEX: 31986R0650
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/86 of 28 February 1986 on the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to imports into Spain of certain seed potatoes

No L 60 / 58                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                          1 . 3 . 86
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 650 / 86
                                                              of 28 February 1986
                     on the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to imports into Spain of certain seed
                                                                     potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                Whereas the general rules for applying the supplementary
                                                                            trade mechanism are set out in Regulation ( EEC ) No 574 / 86
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       of 25 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the
Economic Community ,                                                        application of the supplementary trade mechanism ( 4 );
                                                                            whereas certain provisions specific to seed potatoes should ,
                                                                            however , be laid down ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
and in particular Article 81 ( 4 ) thereof,
                                                                            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
                                                                            accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 569 / 86 of                  for Seeds ,
25 February 1986 laying down general rules of application of
the supplementary trade mechanism (' ), and in particular
Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Article 81 ( 4 ) of the Act of Accession provides for               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the possibility of subjecting imports into Spain of certain seed
potatoes from the Community as constituted at                                                              Article 1
31 December 1985 to the supplementary trade
mechanism ;
                                                                            For the purposes of this Regulation 'seed potatoes' shall be
                                                                            taken to mean certified seed potatoes falling within
Whereas steps are being taken in Spain to improve potato                    subheading ex 07.01 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, as
production structures ; whereas imports of seed potatoes                    laid down in Article 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) of Council Directive
should therefore be liberalized progressively so as to enable               66 / 403 / EEC .
Spanish production to adapt to the new market
conditions ;
Whereas certified seed potatoes are defined in Article 2                                                   Article 2
( 1 ) ( B ) of Council Directive 66 / 403 / EEC on the marketing
of seed potatoes ( 2 ), as last amended by Council Regulation               The products defined in Article 1 shall be subject to the
( EEC ) No 3768 / 85 ( 3 );                                                 supplementary trade mechanism , hereinafter referred to as
                                                                            the 'STM', referred to in Article 81 of the Act of Accession of
Whereas in order to establish the indicative import ceilings a              Spain and Portugal .
forward estimate should be drawn up for each marketing
year on the basis of the estimate of production and                         The STM shall apply to imports of the said products into
consumption of the product in question in Spain ; whereas a                 Spain from the Community as constituted at 31 December
special forwards estimate must be drawn up for the period 1                  1985 during the period 1 March 1986 to 31 December
March to the start of the 1986 / 87 marketing year ;                         1989 .
Whereas the marketing year for seed potatoes begins on
1 October and ends on 30 September ; whereas commercial
                                                                                                           Article 3
transactions relating to trade in the product in question are
normally completed by 1 March ; whereas an indicative
ceiling should , however , be fixed for imports during the                  The indicative ceilings , referred to in Article 83 ( 1 ) of the Act
period 1 March 1986 to 30 September 1986 ;                                  of Accession , for imports into Spain of the products in
                                                                            question are hereby fixed as follows :
Whereas on the basis of the forward estimates duly drawn up                  ( a ) for the period 1 March 1986 to 30 September 1986 :
the indicative ceilings should be as specified in this                             100 tonnes ;
Regulation ;
                                                                             ( b ) for the marketing year 1 October 1986 to 30 September
                                                                                   1987 : 15 494 tonnes .
(>) OJ No L 55 , 1 . 3 . 1986 , p. 106 .
( 2 ) OJ No 125 , 11 . 7 . 1966 , p. 2320 / 66 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 362 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p. 8 .                                  («) OJ No L 57 , 1 . 3 . 1986 , p. 1 .
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                            Article 4                                 2.   The amount of the security is hereby fixed at 1 ECU per
                                                                      100 kg.
1.      The period of validity of the STM licences referred to in
Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 574 / 86 shall not exceed
four months from their date of issue . However , the period                                    Article 5
of validity of the licences shall expire not later than
30 September 1987 .                                                   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