1.7.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL168/73
REGULATION (EEC)No1681/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of27June1975
concerningtheissueofimportlicences,duringtheperiodofapplicationof
protectivemeasures,forproductsoriginatinginBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar
andSwaziland
(EEC)No193/75(4)of17January1975andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2637/70(5)of23
December1970,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1331/75THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty.establishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Licencesfortheimportationofbeefandvealproducts
originatinginBotswana,Kenya,^MadagascarandSwazi­
landshallbeissuedasprovidedinthisRegulationfor
thefollowingmaximumquantities,expressedin
metrictonsofbonedmeat:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof;
Whereasthesafeguardmeasurestakeninthebeef
sectorweremademoreflexiblebyinteraliaCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No780/75(3)of25March
1975concerningthearrangements fortheimporta­
tion,during'theperiodofapplicationofprotective
measuresofproductsoriginatinginBotswana,Kenya,
MadagascarandSwazilandwhichallowedthe
importingofcertainquantitiesofbeeforiginatingin
thesethirdcountries,signatoriesoftheLomeconven­
tion,whosetraditionalexportsofbeefintothe
Community areanessentialelement^intheir
economicdevelopment ;Botswana
Kenya
Madagascar
Swaziland6898,
111,
4218,
2407.
100kgofbonedmeatshallbeequalto130kgof
unbonedmeat.
Article2
WhereasthemotivesunderlyingCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No780/75remainvalid;whereashaving
regardtotheparticulardifficultiesencounteredby
thesethirdcountriesduringthefirstmonthsofthat
Regulation'sapplication,notablyonaccountofthe
marketpricesituationintheexportingcountriesand
intheCommunity ,theseimportshavenotbeenable
toproceedattheanticipatedrate;whereasitisthere­
foreappropriate tomakecertainamendments
concerningthetimelimitfortheapplicationand
periodofvalidityofimportcertificates ;whereasitis
alsonecessarytotakeintoconsideration the
remainingquantitiescoveredbytheCommunities
undertakingtotheACPcountries,whichuptothe
presenthavebeen*unabletobeimportedinentirety
withintheframeworkofothermeasurestakenbythe
Commission ;whereasthequantitiescovered .bythis
Regulationalsoincludequantitiesremainingfromthe
firstallocationand'theentireamountofthesecond,
referred ,toinRegulation(EEC)No780/75;
Whereasthedetailedrulesinrespectofnewimport
licenceswerelaiddowninCommissionRegulation1.Applicationsforimportlicencesmaybelodged
withthecompetentagenciesoftheMemberStates
onlyduringthefirst10daysofeachmonth.
ThecountryoforiginshallbeenteredinSection14
oftheapplicationforalicenceaswellasinthe
licence.Thelicenceshallcarrywithitanobligationto
importfromthatcountry.
2.Onthefirstworkingdayfollowingexpiryofthe
timelimitforthelodgingofapplications,Member
StatesshallinformtheCommissionbytelexofthe
totalquantityinrespectofwhichapplicationsasspeci­
fiedinparagraph 1havebeenlodged,brokendown
bytherelevantthirdcountry.
TheCommissionshall,foreachofthethirdcountries
concerned,decidetowhatextentlicencesmaybe
granted.Ifthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicences
forproductsoriginatinginagivencountryhavebeen
appliedforexceedthequantityavailableforthat
country,the>Commissionshalldetermineasingle
percentagebywhichthequantitiesrequestedaretobe
reduced.
(4)OJNoL"25,31.1.1975,p.10. (')OJNoL148,28.6..1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.34.(5)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(6)OJNoL135,27.5.1975,p.9.

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3.Ifthetotalquantityinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsrelatingtoagiventhirdcountryhavebeen
receivedislessthanthequantityavailableforthat
countrytheCommissionshalldeclarewhatquantity
remainsover.
4.Theperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicences
shallendon31December1975.
5.Licencesshallbeissuedonthetwenty-firstday
followingthefirstdayoftheperiodduringwhich
applicationsarelodged.
6.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle18ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No193/75,thesecurityshallbereleased
immediatelyinrespectofquantitiesforwhichno
importlicencehasbeenissued.
Article3
Importationshallbeauthorizedonlyiftheoriginof
theproductsinquestionhasbeencertifiedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheexportingcountry:
(a)bydocumentaryevidence,issuedasprovidedin
theProtocolonorigintotheLomeconventionon
orafterthedateonwhichthatconventionisput
intoeffect,inthecaseofproductsoriginatingin
thethirdcountriesspecifiedin(b);(q)beforethedatereferredtoin(a),by:
(aa)theAY.lmovementcertificateprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No1251/71(J),inthecase
ofproductsoriginatinginMadagascar,
(bb)theAA.lmovementcertificateprovidedfor
inRegulation (EEC)No1289/71(2),inthe
caseofproductsoriginatinginKenya,
(cc)acertificateoforiginendorsedbythecustoms
authorities,inthecaseofproductsoriginating
inBotswanaandSwaziland .
Article4
Attherequestofthoseconcerned,theperiodof
validityoftheimportlicencesissuedinaccordance
withRegulation(EEC)No780/75shallbeextended
until31December1975.
Article5
Regulation(EEC)No780/75isherebyrepealed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceoh1July1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL135,21.6.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL141,27.6.1971,p.1.