Commission Regulation (EC) No 374/94 of 18 February 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 374/94 of 18 February 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 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 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 the measures to be adopted for applying the Interim Agreements laid down in this Regulation should take effect on 1 January 1994; whereas they should however, be limited initially to the first two quarters of 1994 in order to take account of the  Additional Protocols to the Interim Agreements which have been signed between the Community and the two abovementioned countries and pending clarification of certain other factors relating to the exact timing of the introduction of the Community  concessions;
Whereas, while bearing in mind the provisions of the Interim Agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product, 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 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (9), 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 reduction;
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,