Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3818/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down certain INDICATIVE ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3818/90
of 19 December 1990
laying down certain indicative  cellings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade  mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
THE  COMMISSION 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 251  (1)  thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules  for the application of the supplementary mechanism for trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between  Portugal and the other Member States  (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products  subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession  (2),  amongst other products, oranges and apples other than cider apples are subject to the STM from 1  January 1991;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90  (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of  the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the  other Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings  provided for in Article 251  (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for the products in  question, for the periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within  the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas, moreover, these ceilings must reflect a  gradual increase in trade flows between the Community
as constituted at 31 December 1985 and  Spain on the one hand, and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation  (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,