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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of18February1997
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia
(97/149/EC)
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No
589/96,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
inBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,Zimbabwe
andNamibiathequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
Whereasthequantities,inrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1March1997,shouldbefixedwithin
thescopeofthetotalquantityof52100tonnes;
WhereasitseemsexpedienttorecallthatthisDecisionis
withoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsonimportationofbovine,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),andinpar­
ticularArticle27thereof,
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
between1and10February1997,expressedintermsofHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21February
1997importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressed
asbonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantities
andcountriesoforigin:
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
I1)OJNoL89,10.4.1996,p.1.
b)OJNoL84,3.4.1996,p.22. (4)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.

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Botswana :
Kenya:
Madagascar :
Swaziland :
Zimbabwe :
Namibia :18006,000tonnes,
142,000tonnes,
7460,500tonnes,
3308,000tonnes,
8943,000tonnes,
12700,000tonnes.Germany:
—90,000tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar ;
UnitedKingdom:
—157,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabawe ,
—80,000tonnesoriginatinginNamibia,
—5,000tonnesoriginatinginSwaziland.Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No589/96duringthefirst
10daysofMarch1997forthefollowingquantitiesof
bonedbeefandveal:DoneatBrussels,18February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission