31987R3863

No L 363/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 12. 87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3863/87 of 21 December 1987 suspending the issuing of STM licences for seed potatoes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the definitive measures provided for in Article 85 (3) of the Act of Accession, the suspension of STM licences Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European should accordingly be maintained for the products in Economic Community, question until 31 January 1988 ;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof, July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) introduces from 1 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1754/87 of January 1988 a new combined nomenclature meeting the 24 June 1987 fixing the indicative ceiling for imports requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of into Spain of certain seed potatoes for 1987/88 and amen­ statistics of external trade of the Community and repla­ ding Regulation (EEC) No 650/86 (') fixes in particular cing the present nomenclature ; whereas as a consequence the indicative ceiling for the marketing year from 1 the code numbers of the combined nomenclature should October 1987 to 30 September 1988 ; be indicated ; whereas the Common Customs Tariff conti­ nues to apply until 31 December 1987 ; whereas, in view Whereas Article 85 of the Act of Accession stipulates that, of the period of application of the Regulation, the should the trend of intra-Community trade show that a nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff and the significant increase in imports has occurred or is likely to combined nomenclature should be indicated ; occur leading to the indicative ceiling for imports of the . product in question for the marketing year in progress Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are being reached or exceeded, suitable measures may be in accordance with the Management Committee for Seed, decided ;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3299/87 (2) adopts interim HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : measures of protection relating to the suspension of STM licences for seed potatoes falling within subheading 0701 Article 1 10 00 of the combined nomenclature for applications submitted from 30 October 1987 ; whereas pursuant to The issuing of STM licences for seed potatoes in the certi­ that Regulation licences for the same product applied for fied category falling within subheading 07.01 A of the and notified to the Commission in the period 27 October Common Customs Tariff and subheading 0701 10 00 of to 29 October 1987 were issued in respect of 36,49 % of the combined nomenclature is hereby suspended until 31 the quantity applied for ; January 1988 .

Whereas the indicative ceiling fixed for the 1987/88 Article 2 marketing year has been reached ; whereas the continua­ tion of imports is liable to disturb the Spanish market in This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its view of the foreseeable quantity of imports and of the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. prices recorded on the Spanish market ; whereas, under

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1987, p. 12. (2) OJ No L 309, 31 . 10 . 1987, p. 105. (3) OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p. 1 .