Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1967/91 of 4 July 1991 laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1967/91  of 4 July 1991  laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and  the other Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular
Article 8
thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to 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), oranges and apples other than cider apples are subject to the  supplementary trade mechanism (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 to trade 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 oranges and apples other than cider apples, for the periods during which the  Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas these ceilings have been laid down for onions and garlic until the end of 1991 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1437/91 (4); whereas these  ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community as constituted on 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,