31987R4158

31 . 12 . 87 No L 392 / 41 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 4158/87

of 23 December 1987 laying down transitional measures for 1988 for imports into Spain of certain live pigs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Article 1 Portugal, and in particular Article 90 thereof, Subject to Article 4 the quotas which Spain may apply to Whereas the period laid down in Article 90 ( 1 ) of the imports of certain live pigs from other Member States up Act of Accession has been extended to 31 December to 31 December 1988 , together with the periods 1989 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007 / 87 ('), applicable thereto, shall be as shown in the Annex .

Whereas the liberalization of trade following Accession Article 2 has led to a substantial increase in the volume of imports into Spain of certain live pigs from other Member States, 1 . The Spanish authorities shall issue import author­ in particular of piglets ; whereas in view of the serious izations so as to ensure a fair allocation of the available economic difficulties which this created for piglet quantity between the applicants . producers in Spain transitional measures were introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 494 / 87 (2) for the period from 2 . Applications for import authorizations shall be 22 February to 31 December 1987 in order to alleviate subject to the lodging of a security. The primary the situation of these producers ; requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2220 / 85 covered by the security shall Whereas the situation of piglet producers in Spain consist in the actual import of the goods . remains sufficiently serious to justify further transitional measures to apply for 1988 ; Article 3 Whereas these transitional measures should take the The Spanish authorities shall communicate to the form of a monthly quota opened without discrimination Commission the measures which they adopt for the between economic operators ; whereas with a view to the implementation of Article 2 . eventual liberalization of imports of piglets into Spain provision should be made for a progressive increase in the quota ; They shall transmit, not later than the 15th day of each month , the following information on import author­ Whereas these measures should allow the producers izations issued in the preceding month : concerned to adapt to the application of the common organization of the market in pigmeat while creating — the quantities covered by the import authorizations minimum disturbance to trade ; issued , by Member State of provenance,

Whereas , to ensure proper management of the quotas , — the quantities imported , by Member State of applications for import authorizations should be subject provenance . to the lodging of a security to cover, as a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Article 4 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220 / 85 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1181 / 87 (4), the This Regulation shall be subject to an initial review after actual import of the goods ; a period of three months from the date of its entry into force . Whereas provision should be made for Spain to communicate information to the Commission on the Article 5 application of the quotas ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 494 / 87 should be repealed ; and for the review thereof; Regulation (EEC) No 494 / 87 is hereby repealed .

Article 6 0 ) OJ No L 378 , 31 . 12 . 1987 , p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 50 , 19 . 2 . 1987 , p . 15 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its O OJ No L 205 , 3 . 8 . 1985 , p . 5 . publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (4) OJ No L 113 , 30 . 4 . 1987 , p . 31 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987 .

For the Commission,

Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

CN code Quota Description Period covered by quota (Number)

0103 91 10 Live swine, other than pure bred 57 000 1 to 31 January 1988 breeding animals, of domestic species, 59 000 1 to 29 February 1988 weighing less than 50 kg 61 000 1 to 31 March 1988 63 000 1 to 30 April 1988 65 000 1 to 31 May 1988 67 000 1 to 30 June 1988 69 000 1 to 31 July 1988 71 000 1 to 31 August 1988 73 000 1 to 30 September 1988 75 000 1 to 31 October 1988 77 000 1 to 30 November 1988 79 000 1 to 31 December 1988