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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 614/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing for 1986, the initial quotas for imports into Portugal of certain pigmeat products from third countries and certain detailed rules for the application thereof

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, 1 . The initial quotas that the Portuguese Republic may apply pursuant to Article 280 of the Act of Acces­ Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and sion , to imports of certain pigmeat products from third Portugal , countries , shall be as shown in the Annex hereto .

Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) 2 . For the period 1 March to 31 December 1986 , these No 3797 / 85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed quotas shall be reduced by one-sixth . rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain agricul­ tural products subject to the system of transition by Article 2 stages ('), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

1 . The Portuguese authorities shall issue import Whereas Article 1 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3797 / 85 authorizations so as to ensure a fair allocation of the provides that the initial quotas for 1986 for the prod­ available quantity between the applicants . ucts listed in Annex II to the Regulation shall , as a rule, be fixed at the average of Portuguese imports in 2 . Applications for import authorizations shall be the three years preceding accession for which statistics subject to the lodging of a security which shall be are available ; whereas , should the effect of this cri­ released under the conditions defined by the terion be the establishment of an initial quota of zero, it Portuguese authorities once the goods have been effec­ is laid down that the quota shall be at least 10 % of the tively imported . initial quota fixed for the same product from the Com­ munity as constituted at 31 December 1985 ;

Article 3 Whereas to ensure proper management of the quota , the applications for import authorizations should be The minimum rate of progressive increase of the quotas subject to the lodging of a security ; shall be 10% at the beginning of each year during the first stage . Whereas Article 1 (3 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3797 /85 provides that the minimum rate of increase of the quo­ The increase shall be added to each quota and the sub­ tas shall be fixed, in accordance with the procedure sequent increase shall be calculated on the basis of the laid down in Article 3(1 ) of the said Regulation , at total figure obtained . least in respect of each year of the second stage, taking into account in particular the patterns of trade and the state of bilateral or multilateral negotiations ; Article 4

Whereas provision should be made for Portugal to 1 . The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to communicate information to the Commission on the the Commission the measures which they adopt for the application of the quotas , application of Article 2 .

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 2 . They shall transmit, not later than the 1 5th of each are in accordance with the opinion of the Management month , the following information on each of the prod­ Committee for Pigmeat , ucts in respect of which import authorizations have been issued in the preceding month : — the quantities covered by the import authorizations issued , by country of provenance , (") OJ No L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p. 23 . — the quantities imported, by country of provenance .

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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

ANNEX

Initial quota for CCT heading No Description 1986 (tonnes) 01.03 Live swine : I

A. Domestic species 18

02.01 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading Nos 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or frozen : I

A. Meat : III . Of swine : a) Of domestic swine 3 313 B. Offals : II . Other : c) Of domestic swine 312 15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : I

A. Lard and other pig fat : II . Other (than industrial ) 26