No L 126/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.5. 8 COMMISSION DECISION of 28 April 1989 on the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported in 1989 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non-member countries (89/310/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1115/88 (3, Having regard to Council:Regulation- (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules. laid- down in. Regulation (EEC) No" 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (%), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof, Whereas certain non-member countries which have concluded voluntary restraint agreements with the European Economic - Community have undertaken to limit their exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to sensitive marketing zones to the traditional quantities or the quantities towards which the traditional trade flows have tended ; whereas, under the provisions of the third indent of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80, the issuing of import licences for the products in question is suspended when agreed import quantities into these zones are exceeded ; whereas the quantities that may be imported into these zones for 1989 should therefore be - specified and importers should be informed of the time from which licences will no longer be granted; Whereas quantities have already been agreed, by exchange of letter, with Austria (%), Iceland (*), Czechoslovakia (%), Yugoslavia (*), Romania () and the German Democratic Republic (9) ; Whereas for Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland the quantities must be fixed each year in the framework of consultation ; Whereas the- Australian authorities have undertaken to limit exports to the French and Irish markets to the traditional quantities ; whereas, given the present situation and in order not to interrupt import flows, a quantity should be fixed unilaterally for Ireland on the basis of these traditional quantities ; Whereas discussions are. taking place with Argentina, New Zealand and Uruguay regarding .arrangements for ) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1. ) O] No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 36. OJ No L 275, 18. 10. 1980, p. 2. ) O] No L 154, 9. 6. 1984, p. 36. () OJ No L 96, 3. 4. 1985, p. 30. () O] No L 309, 31. 10. 1987, p. 107. the French and - Irish markets; whereas, however, quantities have not yet been agreed ; whereas in view of . the present situation and in order not to interrupt trade flows, provisional quantities should be fixed autono-- mously ; Whereas the quantities fixed are provisional and should apply without prejudice to the outcome of negotiations on the temporary adaptation of the voluntary restraint agreements ; ' Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The competent authorities of France shall issue, up to the quantities listed in the Annexe hereto, import licences for 1989 for sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within- CN codes 0104.10 90, 0104 20 90 and 0204, imported from the non-member countries listed in the Annex- into France. Article 2 Ireland shall not issue any import licences for the products referred to in Article 1. Article 3 The licences referred to in this Decision shall be issued only in France and Ireland, respectively.. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 April 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member- of the Commission