No L 337/72 Official Journal of the European Communities 24, 12. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3224/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down transitional measures for the implementation of the Framework Agreement on Bananas concluded as part of 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 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas ('), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Whereas the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations include the Framework Agreement on Bananas ; whereas Commission - Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2444/94 (%), lays down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community; whereas the Framework Agreement on Bananas introduces changes to the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community ; whereas transitional measures for the appli- cation of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community should be laid down in order to implement the Framework Agreement on Bananas prior to the adop- tion of definitive measures; whereas, in particular to guarantee the origin of bananas imported from Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Venezuela, certificates of origin should be required for the release for free circulation in the Community of these products for the first quarter of 1995, Whereas, with a view to allowing the Commission, if the need arises, to take the necessary measures to ensure conformity with the breakdown of quantities by origin, fixed during the Uruguay Round of multilateral negotia- tions, it is advisable to require, on the on hand, the presentation of a certificate of origin for all bananas imported into the Community, and on the other hand, that Member States provide the appropriate information ; Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ' Article 1 1.  The tariff quota referred to in Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 is divided up into specific quotas allocated to the following countries or groups of countries : () OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6. (® OJ No L 261, 11. 10. 1994, p. 3. Percentage Country of the global tariff quota Costa Rica 234 % Colombia ' 21,0 % Nicaragua 30% Venezuela 2,0 % Dominican Republic and other ACP States concerning non-traditional quantities Others 90 000 tonnes 50,6 % -90 000 tonnes 2. The 90000 tonnes allocated to the Dominican Republic and other ACP States concerning non-tradi- - tional quantities shall be allocated as follows : (tonnes) ‘Country Amount Dominican Republic 55000 Belize 15000 Cote d’Ivoire 7 500 Cameroon . 7 500 Other non-traditional ACP 5000 Article 2 1.  Without prejudice to the application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, for the first quarter of 1995 : — for the release for free circulation of bananas, the import licence shall be accompanied by a valid certifi- cate of origin; — the release for free circulation of bananas originating in Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua carried out using category A and category C import licences issued in accordance with Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 is subject to the condi- tion that a special export certificate issued by the respective authority listed in the Annex for the same quantity is lodged with the customs authorities at the same time. 2. However, the documents mentioned in paragraph 1 are not necessary for the release into free circulation of bananas which were dispatched from the country of production before 20 December 1994 and which are imported into the Community between 1 and 7 January 1995.