Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1239/88 of 5 May 1988 introducing surveillance of the release for consumption in Spain of certain pigmeat products coming from other Member States

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1239/88
of 5 May 1988
introducing surveillance of the release for consumption in Spain of certain pigmeat products coming from 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 90 thereof,
Whereas the period fixed in Article 90 of the Act of Accession was extended to 31 December 1988 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007/87 (1);
Whereas the liberalization of trade as a result of accession has enabled the operators in other Member States which, unlike those in third countries, may dispose without any restriction of the products in question on the Spain market, to market substantial quantitites of pigmeat in Spain; whereas that situation has created economic difficulties for pig producers in Spain by aggravating the problems observed on the market following the sharp increase in national production recorded in recent years; whereas those difficulties are sufficiently serious to justify the introduction of transitional measures to alleviate the situation of those producers;
Whereas, to that end, a mechanism for the surveillance of the release for consumption in Spain of products coming from other Member States may turn out to be suitable for as long as prices on the market in that country are depressed; whereas provision should therefore be made for transitional measures to take that form; whereas such a mechanism may be managed suitably on the basis of certificates issued by the Spanish authorities under a procedure enabling the Commission to assess the risks of disturbance of the Spanish market connected with the quantities which it is contemplated releasing for consumption and to take, as the case may be, suitable special measures;
Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,