No L 350/62 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 89 COMMISSION' REGULATION (EEC) No 3595/89 of 36 November 1989 ‘ fixing, for 1990, the quota for imports into Spain of pigmeat products from third countries ‘and certain detailed rules for the application thereof 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, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 491/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down the detailed rules concern- ing quantitative restrictions on imports into Spain of certain agricultural- products from third countries (), as last amended by.Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (3, and in particular. Article 3 thereof, . Whereas the quota for 1989 for imports into Spain of pigmeat products from third countries is set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3891/88 (%) ; whereas Article 3 of the said Regulation also-lays down a minimum rate of progressive increases of the quota of 10 % ; whereas this increase still reflects market needs ; whereas the quota for 1990 should be fixed ; Whereas, to ensure proper management of the quota, applications for import authorizations should be “subject to the-lodging of a security to cover, as a primary require- ment within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (*), as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1181/87 (%), the effective importation of the goods ; whereas provision should also be made for the quotas to be staggered over the year; Whereas provision should be-made for Spain te com- municate information to the Commission .on' the appli- cation of-the quota; - Whereas this Regulation replaces-Regulation (EEC) No 3891/88 ; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be. repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for: in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The quota for 1990 that Spain may apply, pursuant to Article 77 of the Act of Accession, to imports of pigmeat () OJ No L 54, 1. 3. 1986, p. 25. () O] No L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 7. () O] No L 346, 14. 12. 1988, p. 27. (9 O] No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ No L 113, 30. 4. 1987, p. 31. products from third countries shall be as shown in the Annex hereto. Article 2 1.  The Spanish authorities shall issue import authoriz- ations so as to ensure a fair-allocation of the available - quantity between the applicants. The quota shall be staggered over the year as follows: — 50 % during the period from 1 January to 30 June 1990, — 50.% during-the period from 1 July to 31 December 1990. 2. Applications for import authorizations shall be subject to the lodging of a security. The primary require- ment within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 covered by the security shall consist in the effective importation of the goods. Article 3 The minimum rate of progressive increase of the quotas: shall be 10 % at the beginning of each year. The increase shall be added to-each quota and the subse- quent increase shall be calculated on the basis of the total figure obtained. Article 4 The Spanish authorities shall communicate to - the Commission the measures which they adopt for the appli- cation of Article 2. They shall transmit, not later. than -the 15th of each month, the following information on .import authoriz- ations issued in' the preceding month: — the quantities covered by-the. import “authorizations issued, by country of provenance, — the quantities' imported, by country of. provenance. Article 5 Regulation. (EEC) No 3891/88 is hereby repealed. Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.