Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3855/89 of 20 December 1989 laying down rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 and originating in the People' s Republic of China

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3855/89
of 20 December 1989
laying down rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 and originating in the People's Republic of China
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 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in certain third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3846/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the People's Republic of China and the European Economic Community have concluded an agreement on manioc production, marketing and trade starting on 1 January 1987; whereas under that agreement the quantities to be imported into the Community subject to a levy limited to 6 % are only such quantities as are referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 430/87;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 479/87 (3) lays down rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products covered by the abovementioned agreement for the years 1987, 1988 and 1989; whereas those provisions should be taken over and adapted where necessary in respect of imports taking place from 1 January 1990;
Whereas, in accordance with the agreement, the Community import licence is to be issued on submission of an export certificate issued by the Chinese authorities, a specimen of which has been sent to the Commission; whereas, to ensure proper implementation of the agreement, a strict and systematic monitoring system must be set up covering the information entered on the export certificates and the Chinese authorities' procedures for issuing export certificates;
Whereas the usual additional detailed rules for managing such quotas should be taken over, particularly as regards the lodging of applications for import licences and their issue, and the monitoring of actual imports; whereas these detailed rules either supplement or derogate from 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1903/89 (5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 of 5 April 1989 on special detailed rules for application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 990/89 (7);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,