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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 July 1999
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
(notified under document number C(1999) 2223)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/536/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
July1998onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalprod-ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agriculturalproducts originating in the African, Caribbean and PacificStates (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(
1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1918/98of
9September1998layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica-tioninthebeefandvealsectorofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1706/98onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalprod-uctsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricul-turalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(
2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
(1)Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98providesforthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesforbeefandvealproducts;whereas,however,importsmusttakeplacewithinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedforeach of these exporting non-member countries;
(2)Whereas the applications for import licences submittedbetween 1 and 10 July 1999, expressed in terms ofdeboned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products origin-ating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland,Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available fromthose States; whereas it is therefore possible to issueimport licences in respect of the quantities applied for;(3)Whereasthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesmaybe applied for from 1 August 1999 should be fixedwithinthescopeofthetotalquantityof52100tonnes;
(4)Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to CouncilDirective 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on healthand veterinary inspection problems on importation ofbovine,ovineandcaprineanimalsandswine,freshmeator 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 July 1999
import licences for beef and veal products, expressed asdeboned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantitiesandcoun-tries of origin:
Germany:
— 250 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 200 tonnes originating in Namibia.
United Kingdom:
— 485 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 535 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,— 820 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 60 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
Belgium:
— 75 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
(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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Article 2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuanttoArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1918/98,duringthe
first 10 days of August 1999 for the following quantities of deboned beef and veal:
— Botswana: 11546tonnes,
— Kenya: 142tonnes,— Madagascar: 7579tonnes,— Swaziland: 3123tonnes,— Zimbabwe: 5340tonnes,— Namibia: 7400tonnes.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission