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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 April 1998
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
(98/290/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-tural products and certain goods resulting from theprocessing of agricultural products originating in theAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in theoverseas countries and territories (OCT) (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par-
ticular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/
96 of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for theapplication in the beef and veal sector of Council Regula-tion (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable toagricultural products and certain goods resulting from theprocessing of agricultural products originating in theAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseascountries and territories (
3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 260/98 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef andveal products; whereas, however, imports must take placewithin the limits of the quantities specified for each ofthese exporting non-member countries;Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 April 1998, expressed in terms ofboned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating inBotswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe andNamibia, the quantities available from these States;whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences inrespect of the quantities requested;
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 May 1998, should be fixed withinthe scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12December 1972 on health and veterinary inspectionproblems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprineanimals and swine, fresh meat or meat products fromthird countries (
5), as last amended by Directive 97/
79/EC (6),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following Member States shall issue on 21 April 1998
import licences for beef and veal products, expressed asboned meat, originating in certain African,
(1) OJ L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22. (5) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42. (6) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
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Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following
quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:¾990,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
¾230,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
United Kingdom:¾1 360,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
¾ 15,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
¾ 625,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
¾ 650,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first10 days of May 1998 for the following quantities of bonedbeef and veal:¾Botswana: 14 221,000 tonnes,
¾Kenya: 142,000 tonnes,
¾Madagascar: 7 564,000 tonnes,
¾Swaziland: 3 323,000 tonnes,
¾Zimbabwe: 7 555,000 tonnes,
¾Namibia: 11 067,000 tonnes.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission