26. 1. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 21/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 121/94 of 25 January 1994 relating to the exemption from the import levy for certain products in t!'le cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 relating to certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade- related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (3, and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 relating to certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade- related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/93 (%), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 FPebruary 1992 relating to certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade- related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (%), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (*), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas the Community concluded Interim Agreements on trade and trade-related matters with Poland (), Hungary (") and the Czech and Slovak Federal Repub- lic ("); () OJ No L $6, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. () OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 3. () OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. (9 OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 4. % OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (9 OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5. ) O] No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. () OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 22. () OJ No L 114, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. () OJ No L 116, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. (") OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. Whereas the Community subsequently concluded Addi- tional Protocols to the Interim Agreements (*3); whereas those Additional Protocols provide for advancing of the date of application of the concessions provided for in the said Agreements to 1 July 1993 ; whereas the volumes and import levy reductions for the cereals sector should therefore be adjusted with effect from 1 July 1993; Whereas the Community signed Additional Protocols (*%)- with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 1 January 1993 ; whereas those Additional Protocols provide, inter alia, for the division of the Community concessions granted under the Interim Agreement between the two successor States ; Whereas the Additional Protocols provide for the opening of separate quotas for the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic from 1 January 1994 ; whereas certain rules of application should therefore be revised in that connec- tion, and in particular the procedure for issuing licences should be simplified ; Whereas the Interim Agreements provide for a reduction in import levies for certains products in the cereals sector ; whereas this reduction is to be progressively applied and with certain quantitative restrictions ; Whereas, in particular, the origin of the products should "be established by making their free circulation condi- tional upon the presentation of the EUR.1 certificate provided for by Protocol 4 and issued by the exporting countries ; Whereas there should be provision for licences for the importation of the products in question, within the quan- tities fixed, to be issued following a review period and subject, where necessary, to a uniform percentage reduc- tion in the quantities applied for ; whereas applicants may withdraw their applications where a uniform percentage reduction is applied ; Whereas the information to be included on the applica- tions and licences must be specified, notwithstanding Articles 8 and 21 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common () OJ No L 195, 4. 8. 1993, p. 43. (") OJ No L 349, 31, 12. 1993,