31. 12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 378/53 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4024/87 of 23 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 83 (1) and 84 (3) thereof, Having regard t6 Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the appli- cation of the supplementary trade mechanism applicable to trade (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  2297/86 (%), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof, Whereas the supplementary trade mechanism in respect of milk and milk products was implemented by Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 (°) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3952/86(*); whereas provision should be made, on the basis of the forward estimate for milk products for 1988 referred to in Axticle 83 (1) of the Act of Accession, for the fixing of the indicative ceilings for imports into Spain from the Community of Ten, and whereas the ‘guide’ quantities for 1988 must be broken down or allocated ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 215/87 (¥), provides that the STM licence application may be withdrawn if, as a result of application of the single reducing coefficient ; the licence is valid only for a quantity less than that applied for ; whereas, for milk and milk products, a large number of applications are always submitted, especially for certan types of cheese ; whereas the use made of the right to withdraw the licence application interferes with the proper operation of the STM; whereas, accordingly, this facility should be discontinued and the rule that the STM licence must be used even for quantities which prove to be smaller than those applied for should be () OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1986, p. 106. () OJ No L 201, 24. 7. 1986, p. 3. () O] No L 58, 1. 3. 1986, p. 28. (9 OF No L 365, 24. 12. 1986, p. 49. () O No L 57, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 202, 23. 7. 1987, p. 30. maintained and whereas the duration of validity of the licence should therefore be lengthened; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 is hereby amended as follows : 1. In Article 1 (1), ‘1987 is replaced by ‘1988’ 2. Article 2 is replaced by the followng: Article 2 1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1988 the “guide” quantities referred to in Article 84 of the Act of Accession shall be broken down as follows : (a) as regards milk and milk cream falling within heading 0401 and subheadings 040310 11, 04031013, 04031019, 040390 51, 0403 90 53, 0403 90 59, 0404 1091, 04049011, 040490 13, 0404 90 19, 0404 90 31, 0404 90 33 and 0404 90 39 of the combined nomenclature other than in immediate packings of a net capacity of two litres or less: 30 000 tonnes, 30 000 tonnes, — January 1988 : — February 1988 : — March 1988 : 20 000 tonnes, — April 1988: 12 000 tonnes — May 1988 : 8 000 tonnes, — June 1988: 5000 tonnes, — July 1988 : 5000 tonnes —-August 1988 : 5000 tonnes, — September 1988: 8000 tonnes, — October 1988 : 15000 tonnes, — November 1988 : 30000 tonnes, — December 1988 : 30 000 tonnes; (b) as regards the other products, at the rate of one- twelfth per month. 2. In addition, as regard cheese falling within heading ex 0406 of the combined nomenclature, the “guide” quantity referred to in Article 84 of the Act of Accession shall be broken down by category.