29. 6. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 145/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1474/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin resulting from the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (%, and in particular Articles 3 (2), 6 (1) and 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the Common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, and in particular Articles 2 (1), 4 (1) and 10 thereof, Whereas the Community has negotiated, in the frame- work of the Multilateral Trade negotiations of the Uruguay Round, various agreements and in particular the agreement on agriculture; whereas this agreement provides, amongst others, for the access to the Commu- nity markets of certain products in the egg sector and of egg albumin coming from third countries for a period of six years ; whereas therefore detailed rules for the applica- tion of the import system in the egg and for egg albumin should be laid down for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 ; Whereas the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences; whereas, to that end, the detailed rules for submission of the applications and the information which must appear on the applications and licences, by way of derogation from Article 8 of Commis- sion 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 agricultural products(’), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (), should be laid down ; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for the licences to be issued after a period of consi- ) O] No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. %) O] No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () O No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. {9 OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4. deration, applying, where necessary, a single percentage of acceptance ; whereas it is in the interest of importers and exporters to allow the licence application to be withdrawn after the coefficient of acceptance has been fixed ; ‘Whereas, in order to ensure the regularity of imports, the quantity refered to in Annex I should be staggered over one year; Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the security for import licences under the said system the security should be fixed at ECU 20 per 100 kg (shell egg equivalent); Whereas in order to ensure that the system is working properly and in particular to eliminate the risk of specula- tion inherent in the system in the egg and albumin sector, precise conditions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid down aiming at ensuring the seriousness of their acitivities in this sector; Whereas the attention of the operators should be drawn to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary provisions in force in the Community ; Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein. Article 2 The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered as follows : for group Ei: — 20 % in the period 1 July to 30 September, — 30 % in the period 1 October to 31 December, — 30 % in the period 1 January to 31 March, — 20 % in the period 1 April to 30 June;