1. 7. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 187/41 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1396/98 of 30 June 1998 laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 of 7 April 1998 on the import into the Community of agricul- tural products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 ("), 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 Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (%), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Whereas Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agri- cultural products (*) establishes the system of preferences applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 779/98 opens with effect from 1 January 1998 new annual tariff quotas for certain poultrymeat products; whereas the quotas are to apply for an indefinite period; Whereas provision should be made for the administration of these arrangements by means of 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 agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (°), detailed rules for submission of applications and the particulars which should appear in applications and licences should be laid down; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single acceptance rate; Whereas, in order to ensure regular imports, the quant- ities laid down in Annex I to this Regulation should be staggered over the year; () OJ L 113, 15. 4. 1998, p. 1. () OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. () OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49. () OJ L 86, 20. 3. 1998, p. 1. () OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11. 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 100 kilograms; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, precise condi- tions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid down; Whereas the attention of traders 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 of products in the groups referred to in Annex I to this Regulation under the arrangements provided for in Regulation (EC) No 779/98 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence. The quantities of products to which the arrangements apply and the rates of customs duty shall be those listed in Annex L Article 2 The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered as follows: — 25% in the period 1 January to 31 March, — 25% in the period 1 April to 30 June, — 25% in the period 1 July to 30 September, — 25% in the period 1 October to 31 December. Article 3 The import licences provided for in Article 1 shall be subject to the following rules: (a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent author- ities of the Member States that they have imported or exported not less than 50 tonnes of products falling