No L 83/82 Official ]oumal of the European Communities 30. 3. 90 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 773/90 of 29 March 1590 altering the entry price for tomatoes originating in Morocco and the Canary Islands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to.the Treaty establlshlng the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3488/89 of 21 November 1989 laying down the method of deci- sion for certain provisions laid down for agricultural products in the framework of the Mediterranean agree- ments ('), and in particular: Article -2 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87 of 18 May 1987 concerning certain adjustments to the arrangements applied to the Canary Islands(3), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas, in accordance with the agreements concluded with various Mediterranean third countries, the Commu- nity may decide to alter the entry price for certain fruit and vegetables originating in such countries, taking account of the annual reviews of trade flows by product and country pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 451/89 of 20 February-1989 concerning the procedure to be applied to certain agricultural products originating in various Mediterranean third .countries () ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87, the Commission is to decide whether the entry price of tomatoes originating in the Canary Islands should be altered in 1990 in the light of relevant factors regarding the objective of maintaining traditional patterns of export trade in the context of enlargement of the Community ; Whereas an examination of the prospects for export flows from Morocco and the Canary Islands in the light of the overall trend on the Community market points to the need to alter the entry price for tomatoes ; Whereas the alteration of the entry price must relate to the amount to be-deducted for customs duties from-the representative prices recorded in the Community for the calculation of the entry price of tomatoes as provided for in“Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of - 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation - (EEC) No 1119/89 (%); whereas a reduction of one sixth is - likely to achieve this objective ; whereas such a reduction () OJ No L 340, 23. 11. 1989, p. 2. () OJ No L 133, 22. 5. 1987, p. 5. () OJ No L 52, 24. 2. 1989, p. 7. () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 12. must apply from 1 April 1990 to the end of May 1990 for Moroccan tomatoes and during the period of application of the reference price system for tomatoes from the Canary Islands within the limit of specified quantities, in accordance with the Mediterranean-agreements and Regu- lationr (EEC) No 1391/87; Whereas, in order to ensure that the system is effective, the trend in .imports of such products must be moni- tored; whereas imports of Moroccan tomatoes should therefore be subject to Community surveillance, imports. of  tomatoes from the Canary Islands being subject to statistical monitoring in the framework of the manage- ment of the tariff ‘quota; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the purposes of calculating the entry price provided for in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for fresh tomatoes originating in Morocco and the Canary Islands, the amount to be ‘deducted for customs duties from: the representative prices recorded shall be reduced by one sixth during the periods and within the limit of the quantities specified in the  Annex hereto.- Article 2 1. Imports of tomatoes originating in Morocco shall be subject to Community surveillance. 2.  Quantities shall be set against the ceilings as and when the products have been released for free circulation, accompanied by a movement certificate. Products may be set against a ceiling only if the move- ment certificate is presented before the date from which these preferential -arrangements no longer -apply. The extent-to which a ceiling is used upshall be deter- mined at Community level on the basis of the imports set against it in the manner specified in the first and second subparagraphs. Member States shall inform the Commission, at the inter- vals and within the time limits specified in paragraph 4, of imports effected in accordance with the above proce- dures.