COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 496/86  of 25 February 1986  fixing the initial quantitative restrictions on the import into Portugal of certain processed fruit and vegetable products from third countries
THE COUNCIL 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 234 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the  proposal from the Commission,  Whereas Article 245 of the Act of Accession provides that the Portuguese Republic may, until 31 December 1992, apply quantitative restrictions to the import from third countries of products referred to in Annex XXI to the  Act and in particular of certain processed fruit and vegetable products;  Whereas implementation by the Portuguese Republic of Article 245 of the Act entails the fixing of the initial quota for the abovementioned products;  Whereas, on the basis of  information available, the application of the criteria defined in Article 245 of the Act results in the quotas in question being fixed at the levels shown in this Regulation;  Whereas this Regulation applies to all third countries, but without prejudice  to the protocols to be concluded with preferential third countries in accordance with Article 366 of the Act or to the transitional measures referred to in Article 367 thereof; whereas it should be specified, however, that the quantities resulting from  the quantitative restrictions fixed pursuant to these Articles are to be included in those applicable to third countries as a whole under this Regulation;  Whereas some processed fruit and vegetable products listed in Annex XXI to the Act are subject to  the system of import licences referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1); whereas, as a result of the introduction of  quantitative restrictions in Portugal, it should be stipulated that import licences issued for those products are not valid for imports into Portugal unless they are accompanied by an authorization to import issued by the authorities of that country,
1.  The initial quotas referred to in Article 245 of the Act of Accession to be applied by the Portuguese Republic to the import from third countries of processed fruit and vegetable products listed in Annex XXI to the said Act shall be as  set out in the Annex to this Regulation.  2.  From 1 March to 31 December 1986, the quotas set out in paragraph 1 shall be reduced by one-sixth.  3.  With regard to preferential third countries, where the protocols referred to in Article 366 of the Act  of Accession or, in their absence, where autonomous measures taken pursuant to Article 367 of that Act provide for quantitative restrictions, the quantities resulting from the application of the abovementioned provisions shall be set before the  quantities for the other third countries are set, in compliance with the framework established in paragraph 1.
The import licences issued for the products subject to the system of import licences provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall not be valid for imports into Portugal unless they are accompanied by an authorization to  import issued by the Portuguese Republic.
Detailed rules of application of the quota system referred to in Article 245 of the Act of Accession shall be adopted, as needed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.