Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1406/92 of 27 May 1992 laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1406/92  of 27 May 1992  laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and  the other Member States
THE 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, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular
Article 8
thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 831/92 (3), onions, garlic,  oranges and apples other than cider apples are applied to the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) from 1 January 1991;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 172/91 (5), lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other  Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for onions, garlic, oranges and apples other than cider apples, for the periods  during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain  on the one hand and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,