29. 3. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 69/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 657/95 of 28 March 1995 establishing administration procedures for the second 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 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 538/95 (%), 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 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 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2597/94 (%) ; whereas these provi- sions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation ; Whereas in view of certain characteristics of China’s economy, the seasonal nature of some of the products and the time needed for transport, and looking ahead to the accession to the European Union of new Member States, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2459/94 (¥) opened the procedure for the advance allocation of a first tranche of quantitative quotas applicable in 1995 to certain products originating in the People’s Republic of China; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 538/95 adjusted the quotas introduced by Regulation (EC) No 519/94 to take account, inter alia, of the trade between the new Members States and the People’s Republic of China; () OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1. () OJ No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89. () OJ No L 55, 11. 3. 1995, p. 1. () OJ No L 87, 31. 3. 1994, p. 47. () OJ No L 276, 27. 10. 1994, p. 3. () OJ No L 262, 12. 10. 1994, p. 27. Whereas the difference between the annual quotas intro- duced by Regulation (EC) No 519/94, as adjusted by Regulation (EC) No 538/95, and the quantities which made up the first 1995 tranche of the quotas in question, including the quantities which could not be allocated, should accordingly be allocated ; Whereas after examination of the different administrative methods provided for by Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted ; whereas under this method quota tranches are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants ; Whereas this method should ensure a smooth transition between the previous system, which was marked by dispa- rities between the Member States’ import arrangements for the products concerned, and the uniform system resul- ting from the introduction of the Community quotas in question ; Whereas this method takes account of the traditional import trade flows formed under the previous system ; whereas, however, the introduction of a Community system must ensure progressive access by non-traditional importers ; whereas the portion set aside for other appli- cants must make due allowance for the disparities in the above import arrangements in accordance with Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 ; whereas in the light of all these factors a balance must therefore be sought in determining the portion to be allocated to the two catego- ries of importers; Whereas quotas from the second tranche should be divided using the same criteria as for the first tranche, with the exception of the quota on radio-broadcast re- ceivers falling within CN code 8527 29 for which, in the light of past experience, the quota should be divided into two equal portions ; Whereas the 1991-92 reference period used for the appor- tionment of the first tranche of the 1995 quotas, allocated in advance to both Community importers and importers from the new Member States, should again be applied to the allocation of the share set aside for traditional impor- ters, since it continues to reflect the normal trend of tradi- tional trade flows established under the previous arrange- ments ;