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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of18April1997
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia
(97/286/EC)
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation (EC)No
589/96,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
inBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,Zimbabwe
andNamibiathequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
Whereasthequantities,inrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1May1997,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
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
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
between1and10April1997,expressedintermsofHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21April1997
importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressedas
bonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbeanand
PacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantitiesand
countriesoforigin:
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL89,10.4.1996,p.1.HOJNoL84,3.4.1996,p.22. (*)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.

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Botswana :
Kenya:
Madagascar :
Swaziland :
Zimbabwe :
Namibia:15106tonnes,
142tonnes,
7369tonnes,
3263tonnes,
7833tonnes,
11400tonnes.Germany:
—50tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—60tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar,
UnitedKingdom:
—1500tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—700tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe,
—400tonnesoriginatinginNamibia.Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No589/96duringthefirst
10daysofMay1997forthefollowingquantitiesofboned
beefandveal:DoneatBrussels,18April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission