31988R3604

No L 313/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 11 . 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3604/88

of 18 November 1988

concerning applications for STM licences in the beef and veal sector submitted during the first 10 days of November 1988

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, products, be issued for the tonnages applied for and up to a percentage of the tonnages applied for in the case of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European other products, Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Portugal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of Article 1 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the appli­ cation of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) ('), as Applications for STM licences, submitted during the first last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in 10 days of November 1988 and notified to the Commis­ particular Article 7 thereof, sion, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No (a) shall be accepted for the tonnages applied for in the 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for case of the following products : the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No — meat of animals of the bovine species, frozen, and 3296/88, and in particular Article 6 thereof, offal of animals of the bovine species ;

(b) shall, in the case of the following products, be Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 provides for the accepted up to the percentage shown : use of STM licences in order to ensure that the tonnages traded of certain products do not exceed those laid down — fresh or chilled meat of animals of the bovine in the Act of Accession and in Commission Regulation species : 0,243 % , (EEC) No 3960/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation — live animals of the bovine species, other than (EEC) No 3409/88 (*) ; whereas, therefore, the Commis­ pure-bred breeding animals and animals for bull sion has to decide, in accordance with Article 6 of Regu­ fights : 0,351 % . lation (EEC) No 574/86, whether STM licences can be issued for all, some, or none of the tonnages applied for ; Article 2 Whereas, in the light of the quantities available and the applications for licences submitted during the first 10 This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1988 . days of November 1988 , licences may, for certain

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 1988 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDR1ESSEN

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 55, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 106. (2) OJ No L 293, 27. 10 . 1988 , p. 7. 0 OJ No L 57, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 371 , 30. 12. 1987, p. 33 . 0 OJ No L 299, 1 . 11 . 1988, p. 63 .