Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1664/89 of 13 June 1989 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Carribean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1664/89
of 13 June 1989
laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Carribean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories
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 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 967/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3837/88 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides that yams and similar products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and in the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are to be completely exempt from duties on import to the Community within the limit of an overall quantity of 10 000 tonnes per year; whereas it also provides that the quantities originating in the abovementioned countries and territories are to be set against the quotas opened for imports of manioc and similar products originating in countries which are members or non-members of GATT, as the case may be, and that if these quotas are used up this must not prevent the import of 10 000 tonnes of products from the ACP countries and the overseas countries and territories;
Whereas the detailed rules for the application of such arrangements must relate essentially to the lodging of applications for import licences and their issue, and guarantee both the actual origin of the products and observance of the maximum quantity set by the Council; whereas these detailed rules either supplement or derogate from, as the case may be, 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 (5) or Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 of 5 April 1989 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 990/89 (7);
Whereas, so that the actual use of licences can be monitored better, the provision of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 on early submission of proof of release for free circulation should be made to apply;
Whereas it should be specified that reimbursement of the import duties collected on the basis of licences issued from 1 January 1989 onwards will be made in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1430/79 of 2 July 1979 on the repayment or remission of import or export duties (8); as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3799/86 (9);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,