No L 179/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 7. 95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1866/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Agreements on free trade and trade related matters between the Community, of the one part, and Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, of the other THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part (), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part(?) and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithu- ania, of the other part(’), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and by Regula- tion (EC) No 3290/94 (%), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Whereas the Agreements on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia (%), the Republic of Latvia () and the Republic of Lithuania (), of the other part, were signed on 18 July 1994 ; Whereas these Agreements on free trade and trade related matters provided for a reduction of 60 % in the duties set () O] No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 1. () O] No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 2. () O No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 3. (9 OJ No L 282, 1. 11, 1975, p. 77. () O] No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. (9 OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. () O] No L 374, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. () O) No L 375, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. by the common customs tariff for the import of certain poultrymeat products, within certain quantitative limits; whereas, to ensure that imports comply with the rules in force, those quantities should be staggered over the year ; Whereas, while bearing in mind the Agreements on free trade and trade related matters intended to guarantee the origin of the product, provision should be made for the administration of the said arrangements to be guaranteed by import licences ; whereas, to that end, notwithstanding Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agriculture products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1195/95 (*°), detailed rules for submission of the applica- tions and licences should be laid down ; whereas, in addi- tion, provision should be made for the certificates and licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single acceptance rate ; Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the security for import licences under the said system should be fixed at ECU 20 per 100kg ; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, precise conditions governing access by operators to the said system should be laid down ; Whereas the attention of operators should be drawn to the fact that licences may be used only for products that comply with all the veterinary requirements in force in the Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for poultrymeat and eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for in Article 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the Agree- ments on free trade and trade related matters between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania and Latvia of () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. (") OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4.