Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3850/88 of 12 December 1988 fixing the quotas for 1989 applying to imports into Spain of milk and milk products from third countries

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3850/88
of 12 December 1988
fixing the quotas for 1989 applying to imports into Spain of milk and milk products from third countries
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 491/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down rules for the application of quantitative restrictions on imports into Spain of certain agricultural products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 77 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Spain may, until 31 December 1995, apply quantitative restrictions on imports from third countries; whereas the said restrictions concern products which are subject to the supplementary trade mechanism in the case of milk and milk products; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 609/86 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), fixed the initial quotas by volume for each product or group of milk products; whereas the second and third subparagraphs of Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 491/86 fixed the minimum annual rate of increase in the quota taking into account the patterns of trade and the state of bilateral or multilateral negotiations; whereas this method should be used to fix the quotas for 1989 for imports into Spain of certain milk products from third countries;
Whereas, to ensure proper management of the quota, the applications for import licences should be subject to the lodging of a security in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (5); as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1181/87 (6);
Whereas provision should be made for Spain to communicate information to the Commission on the application of the quota;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,