EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 1999 L 159/58
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 June 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) 1658)
(1999/418/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,
(1) Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98provides for the possibility of issuing importlicences for beef and veal products; whereas,however, imports must take place within the limitsof the quantities specified for each of theseexporting non-member countries;
(2) Whereas the applications for import licencessubmitted between 1 and 10 June 1999, expressedin terms of deboned meat, in accordance withRegulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, inrespect of products originating in Botswana, Kenya,Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia,the quantities available from those States; whereasit is therefore possible to issue import licences inrespect of the quantities applied for;
(3) Whereas the quantities in respect of which licencesmay be applied for from 1 July 1999 should befixed within the scope of the total quantity of
52 100 tonnes;
(4) Whereas this Decision is without prejudice toCouncil Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December1972 on health and veterinary inspection problemson importation of bovine, ovine and caprineanimals and swine, fresh meat or meat productsfrom 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 June 1999
import licences for beef and veal products, expressed asdeboned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbeanand Pacific States, in respect of the following quantitiesand countries of origin:
Germany
¾1 000,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
¾ 150,000 tonnes originating in Namibia;
United Kingdom
¾1 150,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
¾ 450,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
¾ 300,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
¾ 30,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland;
Belgium
¾ 13,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the
(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.
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first 10 days of July 1999 for the following quantities of
deboned beef and veal:
Botswana: 12 281,000 tonnes,
Kenya: 142,000 tonnes,Madagascar: 7 579,000 tonnes,Swaziland: 3 183,000 tonnes,Zimbabwe: 5 950,000 tonnes,Namibia: 8 420,000 tonnes.Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission