Commission Regulation (EEC) No 865/90 of 4 April 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of grain sorghum and millet originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 865/90
of 4 April 1990
laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of grain sorghum and millet originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides that the levy applicable to imports of grain sorghum covered by CN code 1007 00 is to be that fixed pursuant to Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201/90 (3), reduced by 60 % within the limit of a quota of 100 000 tonnes per calendar year and reduced by 50 % in excess of that quota; whereas that Regulation provides that no import levy is to be collected on millet covered by CN code 1008 20 00 within the limit of a quota of 60 000 tonnes per calendar year and that the levy applicable in excess of that quota is to be reduced by 50 %;
Whereas detailed rules on the administration of those quotas should first be laid down; whereas, in this context, it should be provided that licences for the importation of the products in question are to be issued after a period for reflection and after, where appropriate, the fixing of a single coefficient for reducing the quantities applied for; whereas, in addition, in the interests of the operators, the possibility of withdrawing licence applications after the fixing of the reduction coefficient should be provided for;
Whereas detailed rules relating additionally to imports outside the quotas are also required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,