Commission Regulation (EEC) No 546/86 of 27 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to fishery products

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 546/86
of 27 February 1986
laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to fishery products
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 Articles 174 and 361 thereof,
Whereas the Act of Accession introduced a supplementary trade mechanism applicable to imports of certain products into the new Member States and laid down the general rules therefor, particularly as regards determination of the annual intra-Community share in such imports;
Whereas this mechanism is intended to ensure that the markets of the new Member States concerned are gradually opened up to imports from other Member States of the Community; whereas the estimated level of imports determined for a given marketing year must not thereby be lower than for the preceding marketing year;
Whereas, to enable the quantities imported under the supplementary trade mechanism to be managed in line with market conditions the intra-Community share should be divided into quarterly instalments, which may be reviewed if necessary;
Whereas the grant of a licence by each of the new importing Member States prior to any importation into its territory should facilitate monitoring of the imports concerned; whereas, to take account of the experience acquired by the new Member States in managing a system of import licences for fishery products, those States should be allowed to lay down certain administrative procedures relating to the issue of such licences;
Whereas the conditions for implementing the appropriate measures limiting or suspending imports provided for in Articles 174 (4) and 361 (4) of the Act of Accession should be defined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,