31987R0640

No L 61 / 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 3 . 87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 640/87 of 3 March 1987 suspending the issue of STM licences for certain floricultural products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the target ceiling for ornamental plants falling within subheading ex 06.02 D of the Common Customs Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Tariff (NIMEXE codes 06.02-96 and 06.02-99) for the Economic Community, period 1 January to 30 June 1987 has been exceeded ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and whereas the issue of any further licences should be Portugal, and in particular Article 252 ( 1 ) thereof, suspended for the products in question, under the interim protective measures ; whereas this will involve the rejec­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 643/83 of 28 tion of applications already lodged, February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the applica­ tion of the supplementary trade mechanism to the live plants and floriculture products listed in Annex XXII to the Act of Accession and imported into Portugal ('), as last HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3848/86 (2), fixed the target ceilings provided for in Article 251 ( 1 ) of this Act Article 1 for certain floriculture products ; Whereas Article 252 of the Act of Accession provides that The issue of STM licences for ornamental plants falling should the examination of developments in intra- within subheading 06.02 D of the Common Customs Community trade show that a significant increase in Tariff (NIMEXE codes 06.02-96 and 06.02-99) is hereby imports has taken place or is forecast and if the situation suspended until 15 March 1987. should result in the target import ceiling for the product being reached or exceeded for the current marketing year or a part of it, the Commission is to decide, in accordance Article 2 with emergency procedures, on the interim protective measures that are necessary ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 1987.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 60, 1 . 3 . 1986, p . 39 . 0 OJ No L 357, 18 . 12. 1986, p. 17.