31990R3249

10 . 11 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 311 /21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3249/90 of 9 November 1990 suspending the i?sue of STM licences for ornamental plants

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the target ceiling for ornamental plants falling within CN codes 0602 99 91 and 0602 99 99 for the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European period 1 July to 31 December 1990 has been exceeded ; Economic Community, whereas the issue of any further licences should be Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and suspended for the products in question, under the interim Portugal, and in particular Article 252 ( 1 ) thereof, protective measures ; whereas this will involve the rejection of applications already lodged, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 643/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to the live plants and floriculture products listed in Annex XXII HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : to the Act of Accession and imported into Portugal ('), as last amended by Regulation. (EEC) No 1113/90 (2), fixed the target ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1 ) of this Article 1 Act 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 CN codes 0602 99 91 and 0602 99 99 is hereby Community trade show that a significant increase in suspended until 30 November 1990 . imports has taken place or is forecast and if the situation should result in the target import ceiling for the product Article 2 being reached or exceeded for the current marketing year or a part of it the Commission is to decide, in accordance with emergency procedures, on the interim protective This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November 1990 . measures that are necessary ;

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 60, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 39 . 2) OJ No L 111 , 1 . S. 1990, p. 85.