Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94 of 30 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for the Interim Agreements between the Community, of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1559/94 of 30 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for the Interim Agreements between the Community, of the one part and Bulgaria and  Romania, of the other part
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3641/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one  part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3642/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one  part, and Romania, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93 (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93, and in particulart Article 15 thereof,
Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria (6), signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993, entered into force on 31 December 1993; whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related  matters between the Community and Romania (7), signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993, entered into force on 1 May 1993; whereas the said Agreements provide for a reduction in the import levy for some products of the poultrymeat and egg sectors within  certain quantity limits; whereas it is necessary therefore to lay down certain detailed rules of application in this respect;
Whereas Additional Protocols to the abovementioned Interim Agreements have been concluded the application of which from 1 July 1994 has been adopted by Council Decisions 94/48/EC (8) and 94/49/EC (9), in order to improve access to the Community market  for products originating in the countries concerned and in particular for certain agriculture products listed in Annexes XI a and XIII a (Bulgaria) and XI a and XII a (Romania) to the Interim Agreements;
Whereas, provision should be made for the administration of the said arrangements to be guaranteed by import licences for the majority of the products; whereas, to that end, the detailed rules for submission of the applications and the information which  must appear on the applications and licences, by derogation from Article 8 of 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 agriculture products (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (11), should be laid down; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for the certificates and licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying,  where necessary, a single percentage of acceptance;
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the guarantee for import licences under the said system should be fixed at ECU 90 per 100 kg; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in the egg and  poultrymeat sectors, precise conditions governing access by operators to the said system should be laid down;
Whereas, for live geese, whole geese or geese cut in pieces, it is possible to replace the system of import licences with a system for monitoring quantities actually imported which is less restrictive for importers;
Whereas, in the case of those products, equal and continuous access to the quantities subject to a reduced levy should be ensured for all Community importers, and the levy should be applied consistently until the quantities are exhausted; whereas the  necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community administration of those quantities by providing the opportunity to draw from the volume of those quantities on the basis of actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires  close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,