7.3.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 62/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 579/92 of 5 March 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Poland of the other part ("), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of one the part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (3, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic of the other part (), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (%), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89, and in particular Article 15 thereof, Whereas the Association Agreements between the Euro- pean Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic of the other part, were signed on 16 December 1991 ; whereas, pending the entry into force of those Agreements, the Community has decided to apply with effect from 1 March 1992 the Interim Agree- () OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. () OJ No L $6, 29. 2. 1992, p. () OJ No L $6, 29. 2. 1992, p. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. () O] No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 29. ° (9 OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. 3. 6. 9. ments concluded with the above countries, hereinafter known as ‘Interim Agreeements’ ; Whereas the Agreements referred to above provided for a reduction in the import levy for certain products in the egg and poultrymeat sectors, within certain quantity limits ; whereas, in order to ensure that the imports are regular, those quantities should be staggered over the year ; Whereas, while bearing in mind the provisions of the Interim Agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product, provision should be made for the administra- tion of the said Arrangements to be guaranteed by import licences for the majority of the products ; whereas, to that end, the detailed rules for submission of the applications and the information which must appear on the applica- tions and licences, by derogation from Articles 8 and 21 of Commission Regulation (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 agriculture products (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (%), should be laid down ; whereas, in addi- tion, provision should be made for the certificates and licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single percentage reduction ; Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, provision should be made for the guarantee for import licences under the said system to be fixed at ECU 30 per 100 kg; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in question in the egg and poultrymeat sectors, precise conditions governing access by operators to the said system should be laid down ; Whereas, for live geese, whole geese or geese cut in pieces, it is possible to replace the system of import licences with a system for monitoring quantities actually imported, which is less restrictive for importers ; Whereas, in the case of those products, equal and conti- nuous access to the quantities subject to a reduced levy should be ensured for all Community importers, and the levy should be applied consistently until the quantities are exhausted ; whereas the necessary measures should be () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 25.