22. 3. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 78/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 623/94 of 21 March 1994 laying down detailed rules of application for the management of a quota of preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 2309 90 41 provided for in the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters concluded with Bulgaria THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3641/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the other part (), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Whereas the Interim Agreement provides for the opening of a tariff quota with a degressive levy for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 2309 90 41 originating in Bulgaria ; Whereas this type of management requires close collabo- ration between the Member States and the Commission which must, in particular, be able to monitor the progress made in using up the tariff quota and inform the Member States thereof ; Whereas provision should be made for licences for the import of the products in question within the framework of the quota to be issued after a scrutiny period and with, where necessary, a single percentage reduction being fixed for the quantities applied for; Whereas, in particular, checks should be made to ensure ~ that the products are of Bulgarian origin ; Whereas it is necessary to specify the information to be included in applications and licences; Whereas, with a view to the sound management of the scheme, provision should be made for the security rela- ting to import licences within the framework of the said scheme to be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne; Whereas the measures adopted for the application of the Interim Agreement and provided for in this Regulation should take effect on 1 January 1994 ; whereas, however, the measures should initially be limited to the first six months of 1994 to take account of the Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement concluded with Bulgaria ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, () OJ No L 333, 31. 12. 1993, p. 16. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Products falling within CN codes 23099031 and 2309 90 41 originating in Bulgaria and qualifying for an annual tariff quota with a degressive levy, in accordance with the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agree- ment concluded with Bulgaria, may be imported into the Community in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. The levy reduction rate applicable and the quantities that may be imported during the first six months of 1994 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Article 2 To be admissible, applications for import licences must be accompanied by the original of the proof of origin, in the form of an EUR-1 certificate issued in Bulgaria in accordance with Protocol 4 of the Interim Agreement for the products in question. Article 3 _ 1.  Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities in each of the Member States on the first working day of the week by 1 p.m,, Brussels time. The licence application must relate to a quantity equal to or greater than five tonnes of product and may not exceed 500 tonnes. 2. Member States shall send the import licence appli- cations to the Commission by telex or fax, by 6 p.m. at the latest, Brussels time, on the day they are lodged. 3. By the Friday following the day on which the appli- cations are lodged, the Commission shall notify the Member States by telex or fax of the outcome of the licence applications. 4. Upon receipt of the Commission notification, Member States shall issue the import licences. The term of validity of the licence shall be calculated from the date it is issued. 5. The quantity released for free circulation may not be greater than that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. To this end, the figure ‘0’ shall be entered in section 19 of the said licence.