COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 267/91  of 1 February 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined  for Portugal and originating in 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7  (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, and in particular Article 13  thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 (4) of 19 December 1990 lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined for Portugal;
Whereas the groups of products referred to in the Annex to the said Regulation should be further subdivided in order to assure an equal treatment of applicants;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 provides for STM import licences for products coming from third countries; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade  mechanism (5) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, provides for detailed rules on this matter; whereas it is necessary to amend Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 in order to clarify that some of its provisions apply also to these licences and to  specify some aspects of the system of securities linked with these licences;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Article 1
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
'Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined for Portugal.'
2. Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. STM licences shall be requested for imports into Portugal from the other Member States of products falling within:
- one of the codes of the combined nomenclature, or
- one of the subgroups of codes of the combined nomenclature,
given in the Annex.'
3. Articles 6 and 7 are replaced by the following:
'Article 6
STM licences as provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 and STM import licences as provided for in Article 3 of the same Regulation shall be valid for 18 days for all products set out in the Annex from the actual date of issue, in  accordance with Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
1. The security relating to STM licences shall be for each of the groups of products specified in the Annex as follows:
Group 1: ECU 3,5 per 100 kg eggs in shell
Group 2: ECU 0,5 per 100 hatching eggs or ECU 0,6 per 100 chicks
Group 3: ECU 2 per 100 hatching eggs or ECU 2,5 per 100 poults
Group 4: ECU 5 per 100 kg carcase weight or ECU 3,5 per 100 kg live weight
Group 5: ECU 5 per 100 kg carcase weight or ECU 3,5 per 100 kg live weight
2. Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 shall apply mutatis mutandis to import licences as provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/86.'
4. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.  Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 1991.   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.