No L 392/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 39200/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down the special rules of application for the Community import arrangements for certain species of preserved tuna, bonito and sardines and fixing the quantities of those products which may be imported during 1993 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products ('), and in particular Article 21 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 esta- blishes arrangements limiting for a period of four years from its date of entry into force increases in the quantities of the products referred to in Annex IV C thereof which may be imported into the Community; whereas these arrangements apply with due regard to the Commu- nity’s international commitments ; Whereas the limits in question must be determined by applying to the volumes imported during the reference year a rate of increase calculated according to the method laid down by Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, which may not be less than 6 % ; whereas, therefore, the quantities of the products concerned which may be imported into the Community in 1993 should be fixed in accordance with this method; Whereas Article 21 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 lays down that the abovementioned import arrangements must be generally applied in accordance with the provi- sions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (%) ; whereas, therefore, the importation of the products concerned must be subject to the issuing of the import document referred to in the said Regulation so that the authorized volumes of imports can be recorded and controlled ; Whereas, in order to apply the import arrangements, measures must be adopted to reconcile the needs of effi- cient management and the interests of the importers concerned ; whereas the conditions for the issuing of the import document and the time limits for applications by importers should be laid down ; whereas, to prevent frau- dulent practices by the said importers, the issuing of import documents should be subject to the lodging of an adequate security ; () OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1. .Whereas management of the import arrangements requires the establishment of a system of tri-weekly communications between the competent national authori- ties and the Commission ; whereas where the quantities for which import applications are submitted exceed the quantities available provision should be made for the Commission to take the relevant decision within the necessary time limit; Whereas the Management Committee for Fishery Products could not express an opinion as regards the measures provided for in this Regulation within the time required by its President, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. Import into the Community of the products referred " to in Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 origina- ting in third countries not linked to the Community by a conventional preference agreement or in countries linked to the Community by an agreement not covering the said products shall be subject, until 31 December 1996, to the issuing of the import document provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 288/92. 2. For 1993 the import document referred to in p.ara- graph 1 shall be issued for the following quantities : Quantity . Product CN code 3 ) (in tonnes) Preserved sardines of the species | ex 160413 11 2250 Sardina pilchardis Walbaum |ex 16041319 ex 1604 20 50 Preserved tuna of the genus |ex 1604 1411 74100 Tunnus, skipjack and bonito |ex 1604 1419 (Eutbhynnus pelamis) and other | ex 1604 19 30 species of the genus Euthynnus |ex 1604 20 70 Article 2 1. The import document referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be issued by the competent body of the importer Member State in accordance with Article 11 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 288/82.