NoL77/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.3.75
REGULATION (EEC)No780/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of25March1975
concerningthearrangements fortheimportation ,duringtheperiodofapplica­
tionofprotectivemeasures,ofproductsoriginatinginBotswana ,Kenya,
MadagascarandSwaziland
tationsofbeefandvealintotheCommunityfrom
eachofthecountriescoveredduringtheyears1969to
1974;whereasitwillbepossibleforthebalanceof
theseannualquantitiestobecoveredbythemeasures
whichtheCommunityhasadoptedorwilladoptwith
aviewtothegradualrestorationofacertainflowof
tradewiththirdcountriesinrespectofbeefandveal;
Whereasdetailedrulesinrespectofimportlicences
werelaiddownbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
193/75(5)of17January1975andbyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2637/70(6)of23December
1970,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
558/75(7),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Licencesfortheimportationofbeefandvealproducts
originatinginBotswana,Kenya,MadagascarandSwazi­
landshallbeissuedasprovidedinthisRegulationfor
thefollowingmaximumquantities,expressedin
metrictonsofbonedmeat:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(x)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2668/74(3)of21October1974suspendedtheissueof
importlicencesandadvancefixingcertificates,given
thatthepricesofbeefandvealonrepresentative
Communitymarketsaremarkedlylowerthanthe
interventionprice;whereasthelistofproductsin
respectofwhichimportation issuspendedwas
extendedbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
610/75(4)of7March1975onprotectivemeasuresfor
certainbeefandvealproductsfallingwithin
subheading16.02BIIIb)1oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
WhereastheCommission isfollowingthesituation
onthemarketinbeefandvealclosely;whereasithas
notedthatthemarketisstillindangerofsuffering,as
aresultofimports,seriousdisturbanceswhichcould
jeopardizetheobjectivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;
WhereasatLometheCommunityconcludeda
conventionwiththeAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;whereasfourofthem—Botswana,Kenya,
MadagascarandSwaziland—havetraditionally
exportedbeefandvealtotheCommunity ;whereas
theseexportsareessentialtotheireconomicdevelop­
ment;
Whereasexportsfromthosecountriesshouldthere­
forebeaffordedspecialtreatment,withoutthereby
allowingtheCommunitymarkettobedisturbed;
whereasthatobjectivemaybeattainedbyfixingthe
totalquantityofmeatpercountrywhichmaybe
importedandbymakingimportationsubjecttothe
productionofanimportlicence,tobeissuedonly
afterverificationofthequantitiesinrespectofwhich
licencesareappliedfor,thetotalquantitiesfixedper
countrybeing,ifnecessary,subjecttoallocation;
Whereasthesearrangements aresufficienttocover
thegreaterpartofthemoresubstantialannualimpor­Until
31August1975From1September
to
31December1975
Botswana 7567 3282
Kenya 58 25
Madagascar 3031 1315
Swaziland 1344 583
100kilogrammesofbonedmeatshallbeequalto130
kilogrammes ofunbonedmeat.
Article2
1.Applicationsforimportlicencesmaybelodged
withthecompetentagenciesoftheMemberStates:
—onlyduringthefirstfiveworkingdaysfollowing
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationfor
theperiodending31August1975,
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14. (5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(3)OJNoL285,22.10.1974,p.22. (6OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(4)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.37. (7)OJNoL59,5.3.1975,p.16.

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—onlyduringthefirst10daysofSeptember1975
fortheperiodending31December1975.
ThecountryoforiginshallbeenteredinSection14
oftheapplicationforalicenceandofthelicence.The
licenceshallcarrywithitanobligationtoimport
fromthatcountry.
2.Onthefirstworkingdayfollowingexpiryofthe
timelimitforthelodgingofapplications ,Member
StatesshallinformtheCommissionbytelexofthe
totalquantityinrespectofwhichapplicationsasspeci­
fiedinparagraph 1havebeenlodged,brokendown
byrelevantthirdcountry.TheCommissionshall,for
eachofthethirdcountriesconcerned,decidetowhat
extentlicencesmaybegranted.
Ifthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesfor
productsoriginatinginagivencountryhavebeen
appliedforexceedthequantityfixedforthatcountry
inArticle1,theCommissionshalldetermineasingle
percentagebywhichthequantitiesrequestedaretobe
reduced.
3.Ifthetotalquantityinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsrelatingtoarelevantthirdcountryhavebeen
receivedislessthanthequantityfixedforthat
countryinArticle1,theCommissionshalldeclare
whatquantityremainsover.Insuchcase,furtherappli­
cationsforlicencesmaybelodgedduringthefirstten
days:
—ofMay1975fortheperiodending31August
1975,
—ofOctober1975forthe.periodending31
December1975.
Theprovisionscontainedintheprecedingparagraphs
shallapply.
4.Theperiodofvalidity'oftheimportlicences
shallendon:
—31August1975forthoseissuedbeforethatdate,
—31December 1975forthoseissuedafter31
August1975.5.Licencesshallbeissued:
—onthefirstoccasion,onthe10thworkingday
followingthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegu­
lation,
—onsubsequentoccasions,onthe21stday
followingthefirstdayoftheperiodduringwhich
applicationsarelodged.
Article3
Importationshallbeauthorizedonlyiftheoriginof
theproductsinquestionhasbeencertifiedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheexportingcountry:
(a)bydocumentaryevidence,issuedasprovidedin
theProtocolonorigintotheLomeconventionon
orafterthedateonwhichthatconventionisput
intoeffect,inthecaseofproductsoriginatingin
thethirdcountriesspecifiedin(b);
(b)beforethedatereferredtoin(a),by:
(aa)theAYlmovementcertificateprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No1251/71('),inthecase
ofproductsoriginatinginMadagascar ,
(bb)theAAlmovementcertificateprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No1289/71(2),inthecase
ofproductsoriginatinginKenya,
(cc)acertificateoforiginendorsedbythecustoms
authorities,inthecaseofproductsoriginating
inBotswanaandSwaziland .
Article4
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle18ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/70,thesecurityshallbereleasedimme­
diatelyinrespectofquantitiesforwhichnoimport
licencehasbeenissued.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27March
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL135,21.6.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL141,27.6.1971,p.1.