EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 1999 L 52/58
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 February 1999
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
(notified under document number C(1999) 374)
(1999/159/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 agricul-tural products and goods resulting from the processing ofagricultural products originating in the African, Carib-bean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regula-tion (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 theapplication in the beef and veal sector of Council Regula-tion (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable toagricultural products and certain goods resulting from theprocessing of agricultural products originating in theAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regu-lation (EC) No 589/96 (
2), and in particular Article 4
thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98
provides for the possibility of issuing import licences forbeef and veal products; whereas, however, imports musttake place within the limits of the quantities specified foreach of these exporting non-member countries;
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 February 1999, expressed in terms ofdeboned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originatingin Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabweand Namibia, the quantities available from those States;whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences inrespect of the quantities applied for;
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 March 1999 should be fixed withinthe scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to Council
Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on healthand veterinary inspection problems on importation ofbovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meator meat 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
1999 import licences for beef and veal products,expressed as deboned meat, originating in certain African,Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the followingquantities and countries of origin:
Germany
— 320,000 tonnes originating in Botswana.
United Kingdom
— 480,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 355,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,— 850,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 15,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during thefirst 10 days of March 1999 for the following quantities ofdeboned beef and veal:
— Botswana: 17 946,000 tonnes,
— Kenya: 142,000 tonnes,— Madagascar: 7 579,000 tonnes,— Swaziland: 3 333,000 tonnes,— Zimbabwe: 8 273,000 tonnes,— Namibia: 11 675,000 tonnes.
(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12. (3) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 250, 10. 9. 1998, p. 16. (4) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 1999 L 52/59
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission