No L 49/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 2. 87 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 479/87 . of 16 February 1987 laying down rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the People’s Republic of China for the years 1987, 1988 and 1989 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and coming from third countries, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (*), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 2727/75 of 20 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (%), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof, Whereas the People’s Republic of China and the Euro- pean Economic Community have made an agreement on manioc production, marketing and trade for a three-year period starting on 1 January 1987 ; whereas under that agreement the quantities to be imported into the Community subject to a levy limited to 6 % are only such quantities as are referred to in Article 2 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 430/87; ' Whereas, under Regulation (EEC) No 4066/86 (%), the Council adopted transitional measures relating to imports of the relevant products during the first quarter of 1987 ; whereas the Commission adopted the corresponding detailed rules of application by Regulation (EEC) No 4094/86 (%) ; Whereas, following the adoption by the Council of Regu- lation (EEC) No 430/87, detailed rules of application must be adopted for the lifetime of the agreement, until the end of 1989 ; Whereas, in accordance with the agreement, the Commu- nity import licence is to be issued on submission of an export certificate issued by the Chinese authorities, a specimen of which has been sent to the Commission ; whereas, to ensure proper implementation of the agree- ment, a strict and systematic monitoring system must be set up covering the information entered on the export certificates and the Chinese authorities’ procedures for issuing export certificates ; Whereas the importation of products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff is subject to the submission of an import licence, the common detailed rules for the application of which were y OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9. ) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29. () OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1986, p. 11. () OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1986, p. 73. laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3913/86 () ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818/86 (°), lays down special detailed rules for the appli- cation of the system of licences for cereals and rice ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff originating in the People’s Republic of China shall be subject to the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 if imported under import licences : (a) which are issued subject to the submission of a certifi- cate of export to the European Economic Community issued by the People’s Republic of China, hereinafter referred to as an ‘export certificate’, which meets the requirements laid down under Title I; (b) which meet the requirements laid down under Title IL For the year 1987, the issuing of the certificates is carried out taking into account quantities assigned by applying Regulation (EEC) No 4094/86. TITLE ONE Export certificates Article 2 1. There shall be one original and at least one copy of the export certificate, to be made out on a form of which a specimen is given in the Annex. The size of the form shall be approximately 210 x 297 millimetres. The original shall be made out on white paper having a printed yellow guilloche pattern back- ground so as to reveal any forgery by mechanical or chemical means. (9 OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 364, 23. 12. 1986, p. 31. () OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. 5. () OJ No L 355, 15. 12. 1986, p. 24.