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isnotobligatory) (Actswhosepublication
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of20August1996
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia
(96/512/EC)
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No
589/96,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
fromBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,Zimbabwe
andNamibiathequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
Whereasthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1September1996,shouldbefixed
withinthescopeofthetotalquantityof52100tonnes;
WhereasitseemsexpedienttorecallthatthisDecisionis
withoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsuponimportationofbovine,ovineandcaprine
animalsandswine,freshmeatormeatproductsfrom
thirdcountries(4),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangements applicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)orinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No619/96(2),andinparti­
cularArticle27thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No589/96
of2April1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tioninthebeefandvealsectorofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No715/90onthearrangementsapplicabletoagri­
culturalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories(3),inparticularArticle4thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No589/96provides
forthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesforbeefand
vealproducts;whereas,however,importsmusttakeplace
withinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedforeachof
theseexportingnon-membercountries;
Whereastheapplicationsforimportlicencessubmitted
between1and10August1996,expressedintermsofHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21August
1996importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressed
asbonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantities
andcountriesoforigin:
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
\2)OJNoL89,10.4.1996,p.1.
3)OJNoL84,3.4.1996,p.22. (4)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.

NoL214/26[ENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.8.96
10daysofSeptember1996forthefollowingquantitiesof
bonedbeefandveal:Germany:
—200,000tonnes
—120,000tonnesoriginatingin
originatinginBotswana,
Madagascar,
—70,000tonnesoriginatinginNamibia;8946,000tonnes,
142,000tonnes,
6282,257tonnes,
2884,000tonnes,—Botswana :
—Kenya:
—Madagascar :
—Swaziland :
—Zimbabwe :
—Namibia:4317,180tonnes,
5565,006tonnes.Netherlands :
—320,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana;
UnitedKingdom:
—440,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—70,000tonnesoriginatinginSwaziland,
—100,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe,
—700,000tonnesoriginatinginNamibia.
Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No589/96duringthefirstArticle3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20August1996.
FortheCommission
ErkkiLIIKANEN
MemberoftheCommission