EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 2. 2000 L 54/50
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 February 2000
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya,
Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
(notified under document number C(2000) 434)
(2000/168/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC)No 1706/98 of 20
July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agriculturalproducts originating in the African, Caribbean and PacificStates (ACP States)and repealing Regulation (EEC)No 715/90 (
1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC)No 1918/98 of
9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applica-tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC)No1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and PacificStates and repealing Regulation (EC)No 589/96 (
2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC)No 1918/98 provides for
the possibility of issuing import licences for beef andveal products. However, imports must take place withinthe limits of the quantities specified for each of theseexporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between1 and 10 February 2000, expressed in terms of bonedmeat, in accordance with Regulation (EC)No 1918/98,do not exceed, in respect of products originating inBotswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabweand Namibia, the quantities available from those States.It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respectof the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may beapplied for from 1 March 2000 should be fixed withinthe scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.
(4) This Decision is without prejudice to Council Directive72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veter-inary inspection problems upon importation of bovine,ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat ormeat products from third countries (
3), as last amended
by Directive 97/79/EC (4),HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 2000
import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as bonedmeat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and PacificStates, in respect of the following quantities and countries oforigin:
Germany:
— 250 tonnes originating in Botswana.
United Kingdom:
— 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 120 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 30 tonnes originating in Swaziland,— 600 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC)No 1918/98, during the first 10 days ofMarch 2000 for the following quantities of boned beef andveal:
— Botswana: 17 816 tonnes,
— Kenya: 142 tonnes,— Madagascar: 7 579 tonnes,— Swaziland: 3 728 tonnes,— Zimbabwe: 7 720 tonnes,— Namibia: 12 399 tonnes.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1)OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.
(2)OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.
(3)OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(4)OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.