31988R1197

30 . 4. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 111 /97

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1197/88

of 29 April 1988 on the suspension of the issue of STM licences for certain floricultural products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the target ceiling fixed for the first half of 1988 in respect of the; abovementioned product has been Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, appreciably exceeded ; whereas the continuation of imports at the rate recorded in past weeks is likely to Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and cause serious disturbance on the Portuguese market ; Portugal, and in particular Article 252 (3) thereof, whereas a large part of the volumes imported has not yet been marketed, but whereas stocks thereof are already Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 643/86 of 28 significantly depressing the market and are in February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the competition with local production at a particularly application , of the supplementary trade mechanism to the sensitive time ; whereas, under the definitive measures live plants and floriculture products listed in Annex XXII referred to in Article 252 (3) of the Act of Accession, to the Act of Accession and imported into Portugal ('), as provision should be made for suspending ^the issue of last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3925/87Q, fixed STM licences for the product in question until 30 Tune the target ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the 1988 ; said Act for certain floriculture products for the period 1 January to 3i December 1988 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas Article 252 of the Act of Accession provides that Committee for Live Plants, should the examination of developments in intra Community trade show that a significant increase in imports has taken place or is forecast and if the situation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : should result in the target import ceiling for the product being reached for all or part of the current marketing year, the Commission is to decide, in accordance with Article 1 emergency procedures, on the interim protective measures that are necessary ; The issue of STM licences for ornamental plants (CN codes 0602 99 91 and 0602 99 99) is hereby suspended Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 926/88 (3), the until 30 June 1988 . Commission suspended, under the abovementioned interim protective measures, the issue of STM licences for Article 2 ornamental plants (CN codes 0602 99 91 and 0602 99 99) until 30 April 1988 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 1988 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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