Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1267/93 of 26 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 with respect to the management of a quota of 5 000 tonnes of pet food, falling within CN code 2309 10 and originating in Sweden

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1267/93 of 26 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 with respect to the management of a quota of 5 000 tonnes of pet food, falling within CN code 2309 10 and  originating in Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down certain provisions for the application of the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, of  the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to an agreement concluded between the Community and Sweden on 17 March 1993, all Community importers should be guaranteed access, from 15 April 1993 onwards, to the annual 5 000 tonne quota of pet food prepared for retail sale and  originating in Sweden, as provided for in Annex II to the Bilateral Agreement with Sweden signed in Oporto on 2 May 1992, and an import duty of Ecu 0 per tonne should be applied until such time as the said quantity is used up;
Whereas, however, the quantity of 5 000 tonnes must be reduced pro rata temporis to take account of the actual period during which the aforementioned quota for 1993 is applicable;
Whereas this type of management requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, whereby the Commission must in particular be able to monitor the progress made in using up the tariff quotas and inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas the import licences for the products in question should be issued subject to the limits of the appointed quantity provided for after a scrutiny period and, where necessary, with a single percentage reduction fixed for the quantities applied for;
Whereas the origin of the products in particular should be verified by making issue of the import licences conditional upon the presentation of proofs of origin, issued or prepared in Sweden;
Whereas provision should be made to specify the information to be included in the application and licences, notwithstanding Articles 8 and 21 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the  application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2101/92 (3);
Whereas, with a view to the sound management of the scheme, provision should be made, notwithstanding Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 of 5 April 1989 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export  licences for cereals and rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3570/92 (5), for the security relating to the import licences for the said scheme to be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Cereals,