COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/95 of 1 March 1995 introducing transitional measures for the application of the tariff quota arrangements for the import of bananas as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden for the second quarter of 1995 (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/95 of 1 March 1995 introducing transitional measures for the application of the tariff quota arrangements for the import of bananas as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden for the second  quarter of 1995 (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (4) establishes the detailed  rules for the operation of the Community market in bananas;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3303/94 (5) lays down transitional measures for imports of bananas into Austria, Finland and Sweden in the first quarter of 1995;
Whereas, to facilitate the transition from the arrangements existing in the new Member States before their accession to those resulting from the application of the common organization of the market in bananas, transitional measures should be adopted for  the second quarter of 1995 and operators established in those countries should be authorized to import during the second quarter a specific quantity of bananas originating in third countries; whereas this quantity should be determined on the basis of  the average quantity that each operator imported to supply these markets in the reference period used for determining the rights of the operators under the tariff quota arrangements; whereas this allocation must not, however, predetermine the allocation  of the reference quantity to be employed subsequently for 1995 pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, provision should be made for the registration of the Community operators who marketed bananas in those countries during the three years of the reference period 1991, and/or 1992 and  1993 in order that they may participate in the import arrangements provided for under the tariff quota scheme;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,