31986R0597

1 . 3 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 58 / 15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 597/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing, for the first stage, the quota for imports into Portugal of maize starch from Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN imports of maize starch from the Community as consti­ COMMUNITIES, tuted at 31 December 1985 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals , Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) Article 1 No 3792 / 85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal ('), and in particular The volume of the initial quota for maize starch falling Article 13 thereof, within subheading 11.08 A I of the Common Customs Tariff applicable during the first stage to imports into Portugal from Spain shall be 470 tonnes . Whereas Article 4 (4) ( a) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3792 / 85 provides that the initial quota shall be fixed at either 1 % of the average of Portugal 's annual For the period from 1 March to 31 December 1986 the production during the last three years before accession quota shall be 392 tonnes . for which statistics are available , or the average of Por­ tugal 's imports over the last three years before acces­ Article 2 sion for which statistics are available, where this vol­ ume or amount is greater ; The quota for 1987 shall be equal to the initial quota increased by 10 % . For each subsequent year, until 1990 Whereas for maize starch the available statistics show inclusive, the quota shall be equal to that of the preced­ that the criterion of Portugal's imports should be used ing year increased by 10 % . for fixing the initial quota ; whereas the average of these imports is 470 tonnes ; Article 3 Whereas the annual rate of increase of the quota during the first stage was fixed by Regulation ( EEC) The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the No 3792 / 85 ; Commission , not later than the last day of each month , the quantities of maize starch from Spain for which Whereas the information to be communicated to the import licences were issued during the preceding month . Commission should be defined ;

Article 4 Whereas, as provided for in Article 4 of the abovemen­ tioned Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3792 / 85 , the quota fixed by this Regulation is to be added to that for 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 .

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice President

(<) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12 . 1985 , p. 7 .