31993R0900

No L 93/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 4. 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 900/93 of 16 April 1993 suspending the issuing of STM licences for fresh fruit and vegetables in trade between Portugal and the other Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas the target ceiling for oranges fixed for the period 1 March to 31 May 1993 has been exceeded ; whereas any Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European further issuing of licences for the products in question Economic Community, should be suspended by way of an interim protective Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and measure , Portugal, and in particular Article 252 ( 1 ) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States ('), as amended by Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 172/91 (2), lays down the rules for issuing of STM licences ; Issuing of STM licences for oranges falling within CN codes 0805 10 11 , 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0.805 1021 , Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1406/92 of 0805 10 25, 0805 10 29, 0805 10 31 , 0805 10 35, 27 May 1992 laying down certain indicative ceilings and 0805 10 39 , 0805 10 41 , 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 certain additional detailed rules for the application of the applied for pursuant to Article 3 (2) (b) second subpara­ supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and graph of Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 from 13 to vegetables between Portugal and the other Member 16 April 1993 is hereby suspended. States (3) fixes the target ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1 ) of the Act of Accession for certain fruit and Issuing of STM licences for oranges falling within CN vegetables ; codes 0805 10 11 , 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0805 10 21 , Whereas Article 252 of the Act of Accession provides that 0805 1 0 25, 0805 1 0 29, 0805 1 0 3 1 , 0805 1 0 35, if the trend in intra-Community trade shows a significant 0805 10 39, 0805 10 41 , 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 is increase in imports effected or foreseeable and if that situ­ hereby suspended until further notice. ation should result in the target ceiling being reached or exceeded, the Commission is to decide on the interim protective measures that are necessary in accordance with Article 2 emergency procedures, without prejudice to definitive measures to be adopted subsequently ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 April 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 41 . (2) OJ No L 19, 25. 1 . 1991 , p. 13 . (3) OJ No L 146, 28. 5. 1992, p. 57.