Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3487/90 of 30 November 1990 laying down certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) to fruit and vegetable trade between Spain and the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 as regards tomatoes, lettuce, broad-leaf endives, carrots, artichokes, table grapes and melons

COMMISSION  REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3487/90
of 30 November 1990
laying down certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism ( STM ) to fruit and vegetable trade between Spain and the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 as regards tomatoes, lettuce, broad-leaf endives, carrots, artichokes, table grapes and melons
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3210/89 of 23 October 1989 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to fresh fruit and vegetables ( 1 ), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 816/89 ( 2 ) establishes the list of products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector from 1 January 1990; whereas tomatoes, lettuce, broad-leaf endives, artichokes, table grapes and melons are included in the list;
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 3944/89 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 245/90 ( 4 ), lays down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism, hereinafter called the "STM', to fresh fruit and vegetables;
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 2890/90 ( 5 ) lays down that the periods referred to in Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3210/89 shall be up to 2 December 1990 for the above products; whereas, in view of expected exports from Spain to the rest of the Community, with the exception of Portugal, and of the Community market situation, the above periods should be fixed up to end December 1990 for the products in question, in accordance with the Annex; whereas, in consideration of the same factors, a reasonable period should be determined and an indicative ceiling be set for broad-leaved endives;
Whereas it should be recalled that the provisions of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3944/89 on statistical monitoring and various communications from the Member States apply to guarantee the functioning of the STM;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,