10. 4. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 93/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 904/90 of 9 April 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain pigmeat products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic. Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 concerning the arrangements applied to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural goods originating in the ACP States or-in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (), and in particular Article 27 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market. in -pigmeat (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (%), and in particular Article 22 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.in particular intro- duces arrangements for reducing import levies on certain products in -the pigmeat sectors within the limit of a quota ; whereas detailed rules for the application of that Regulation should be adopted as regards the pigmeat products concerned with a view to administering -the quota concerned ; whereas: those detailed rules are either supplementary to or derogate from Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common: detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1903/89 (%); Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the quota, a security should be-required for applications for import licences and certain conditions be laid down as regards applicants themselves ; whereas the quota should be staggered over the year and the term of validity of licences should be specified ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for- Pigmeat, () OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 184, 30. 6. 1989, p. 22. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : . Article 1 All imports into the Community under Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of products covered by CN code 1601 00 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence. Licences shall be issued under the conditions- laid down in this Regulation and within the limit of the quota fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. Article 2 1. The quota shall be staggered over the year as follows : — 25% in the period 1 January to 31 March, — 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June, — 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September, — 25% in the period 1 October to-31 December. 2.  However, the following shall apply for 1990 — 50 % in the period 1 April to 30 June 1990, — 25% in the period 1 July to 30 September 1990, — 25 % in the period 1 October to 31-December 1990. Article 3 1. In order to qualify under the import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90: (2) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted must prove to the satisfaction of the competent autho- rities in the Member States that they have been engaged -in the commercial activity in the pigmeat sector for at least the preceding 12 months; (b) licence. applications may -only relate to- the quota provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. The application may comprise several products covered by CN codes 1601 00 exported from one of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT). In