24. 11. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/41 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3372/90 of 23 November 1990 amending Regulatlon (EEC) No 643/86 laying down detailed rules for the -application of the supplementary trade mechanism to the live plants and floriculture products imported into Portugal concerning the target ceilings for ornamental plants for 1950 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 252 (3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the appli- cation of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 643/86 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1113/90 (¥, lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplemen- tary trade mechanism to certain live plants and floricul- tural products imported into Portugal and in particular the Annex thereto fixes the target ceiling, as provided for .in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession, applicable to imports or ornamental plants into Portugal from the other Member States of the Community for the year 1990 ; Whereas the abovementioned target ceiling has been reached ; whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3249/90 (%), the Commission suspended, under the interim protective measures, the issue of STM licences until 30 November 1990 ; Whereas following a further examination of the market situation an increase in the target ceiling may however be contemplated for the current halt-year and the volume of the target cexlmg for the year be conse- quently adapted ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants, () OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1986, p. 106. ) OJ No L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 7. () OJ No L 60, 1. 3. 1986, p. 39. () O No L 111, 1. 5. 1990, p. 85. () OJ No L 311, 10. 11. 1990, p. 21. HAS ADOP'I'ED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 643/86, under the target ceiling for ornamental plants falling with CN codes 060299 91 and 060299 99, ‘1 089,00 tonnes’ is hereby replaced by ‘1 200,00 tonnes’ and ‘524,00 tonnes’ by ‘635,00 tonnes’. Article 2 1. For the period 1 to 31 December 1990 STM licences for ornamental plants as referred to in Article 1 shall be issued up to a maximum 111,00 tonnes. 2. Applications for STM licences shall be lodged on 26 and 27 November 1990. Member States shall notify the Commission by 28 November 1990 at the latest of the quantities in licence applications. If the quantities in STM licence applications exceed the quantities set out in paragraph 1, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in quantities applied for. 3. STM licences, applications for which have been notified to the Commission, shall be issued on the fifth working day following the deadline laid down for lodging applications. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.