12. 10. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 262/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2459/94 of 11 QOctober 1994 establishing administration procedures for the first tranche of the 1995 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas ('), and in particular Article 2 (3) and (4), and Articles 13 and 24 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (3, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1921/94 (%), introduced annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People’s Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation ; whereas the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for adminis- tering quantitative quotas are applicable to those quotas ; Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the imple- mentation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 (*), whereas these provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation ; Whereas certain characteristics of China’s economy, the seasonal nature of some of the products and the time needed for transport mean that orders for products subject to quota are generally placed before the beginning of the quota year; whereas it is therefore important to ensure that administrative constraints do not impede the realiza- tion of the planned imports; whereas in order not to affect the continuity of trade flows, the arrangements for allocating and administering the 1995 quotas should accordingly be adopted before the start of the quota year ; () OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1. () O] No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89. ¢) OJ No L 198, 30. 7. 1994, p. 1. () OJ No L 87, 31. 3. 1994, p. 47. Whereas it is also necessary, in laying down such measures, to look ahead to the accession to the European Union of new Member States under the Treaty concer- ning the accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (%) ; whereas the need for continuity of trade applies equally to importers in the acceding States, who will be subject to the quotas from 1 January 1995 ; Whereas proper means should be provided for, to allow the importers in the acceding States to have access to the 1995 quotas on the terms set for Community importers under Regulations (EC) No 520/94, (EC) No 738/94 and this Regulation, subject to such adjustments as are neces- sary to take account of the specific position of importers in the acceding States prior to 1 January 1995; Whereas the Governments of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden have undertaken to adopt suitable measures to ensure compliance with the terms of the above Regula- tions, with particular reference to the rules for submission of import applications and supporting evidence, and to inform the Commission within the deadlines laid down by this Regulation of the relevant particulars of import applications received, with a view to the establishment of quantitative criteria for the allocation of quotas to impor- ters ; Whereas compliance with the said rules will enable the Commission to determine the quantitative criteria for the allocation of the 1995 quotas, taking account of the parti- cipation of the importers in the acceding States, without prejudice to and on the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty ; Whereas it is desirable to restrict the advance allocation of quotas, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, to an initial tranche representing 75 % by volume/value of the annual quotas set by Regulation (EC) No 519/94; () OJ No C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 9.