31992R0644

14. 3 . 92 No L 69 /27 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 644/92 of 13 March 1992 adopting definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products in regard to Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, as part of the definitive measures referred to in Article 85 (3) of the Act, the suspension of the issuing of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European STM licences provided for in the abovementioned Regu­ Economic Community, lations until the end of the first quarter of 1992 should be Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and confirmed ; Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of in accordance with the opinion of the Management 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the appli­ Committee for Milk and Milk Products, cation of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1 ) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the Article 1 supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten (3), as 1 . The issuing of STM licences applied for in Portugal last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 63/92 (4), fixes the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of certain for products in the milk and milk products sector as products in the milk and milk products sector for 1992 ; referred to in Regulations (EEC) No 294/92 is hereby definitively suspended for the first quarter of 1992. Whereas applications for STM licences lodged in Portugal during the period 27 to 31 January 1992 for butter, relate 2. Further applications for STM licences may be lodged to quantities in excess of that fraction of the indicative from 23 March 1992 for all products in respect of that ceiling set aside for the first quarter of 1992 ; fraction of the indicative ceiling set aside.

Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted, by an emergency procedure, suitable interim protective Article 2 measures by Regulation (EEC) No 294/92 (*) ; whereas definitive measures must be adopted ; whereas, in view of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its the market situation in Spain, an increase in indicative publication in the Official Journal of the European ceilings cannot be contemplated at present ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 55, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 106. (2) OJ No L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 58, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 28 . o OJ No L 6, 11 . 1 . 1992, p. 24. o OJ No L 31 , 7. 2. 1992, p. 29.