Council Regulation (EEC) No 498/86 of 25 February 1986 fixing, for 1986, the initial quota applicable to Portugal for maize starch coming from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 498/86  of 25 February 1986  fixing, for 1986, the initial quota applicable to Portugal for maize starch coming from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985
THE COUNCIL 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 Article 234 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the  proposal from the Commission,  Whereas, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession, the Portuguese Republic may, during the first stage, maintain quantitative restrictions in the form of quotas on imports of maize starch coming from the Community  as constituted at 31 December 1985;  Whereas Article 269 (2) (b) of the Act provides that the initial quota in 1986 is to be fixed for each product either at 3 % of the average of Portuguese production during the last three years before accession for  which statistics are available, or at the average of Portuguese imports over the last three years before accession for which statistics are available should this criterion result in a greater volume;  Whereas the statistics currently available show that  the criterion of Portuguese production must be adopted for fixing the initial quota;  Whereas, from 1 March to 31 December 1986, the applicable quota should be equal to the initial quota, less one-sixth,