Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/88 of 28 April 1988 establishing a surveillance mechanism for imports of sour cherries, fresh, originating in Yugoslavia

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1200/88
of 28 April 1988
establishing a surveillance mechanism for imports of sour cherries, fresh, originating in Yugoslavia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Additional Protocol (1) to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2), concluded consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal, provides that Yugoslavia is to limit its exports to the Community of sour cherries, referred to in the Additional Protocol as 'morello cherries', fresh or chilled; whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3), chilled cherries are to be classified under the same heading as fresh cherries;
Whereas, in order to ensure that these provisions are properly applied, imports of sour cherries, fresh, originating in Yugoslavia should be subject to a system of import licences, the issue of which should be suspended as soon as the volume of imports for which licences have been requested exceeds 3 000 tonnes in any given calendar year;
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 145 and 282 of the Act of Accession, Spain and Portugal are authorized to postpone the application of import preferences granted by the Community to certain third countries; whereas, in order to avoid the risk of deflections of trade, the system of import licences should be extended to include sour cherries, fresh, originating in Yugoslavia, released for free circulation in Spain or Portugal and subsequently re-exported to the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985,