EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25.11.2000 L 298/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 November 2000
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
(notified under document number C(2000) 3399)
(2000/740/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 4thereof,
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 November 2000, expressed in terms of bonedmeat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98,do not exceed, in respect of products originating fromBotswana, 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 December 2000 should be fixedwithin the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4)This Decision is without prejudice to Council Directive72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veter-inary inspection problems on 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 November
2000 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed asboned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean andPacific States, in respect of the following quantities and coun-tries of origin:
Germany:
— 257 tonnes originating in Botswana;
United Kingdom:
— 488 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 504tonnes originating in Namibia,— 38,2 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days ofDecember 2000 for the following quantities of boned beef andveal:
Botswana: 7701 tonnes,
Kenya: 142 tonnes,Madagascar: 7579 tonnes,Swaziland: 2794,8 tonnes,Zimbabwe: 835 tonnes,Namibia: 4697 tonnes.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 November 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.