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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2001
of 18 April 2001
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
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,
Whereas:
(1)Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for
the possibility of issuing import licences for beef andvealproducts.However,importsmusttakeplacewithinthe limits of the quantities specified for each of theseexporting non-member countries.
(2)Theapplicationsforimportlicencessubmittedbetween1and10April2001,expressedintermsofbonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No1918/98,donotexceed, in respect of products originating from Bots-wana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe andNamibia,thequantitiesavailablefromthoseStates.Itisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesinrespectofthe quantities applied for.
(3)The quantities in respect of which licences may beappliedforfrom1May2001shouldbefixedwithinthescope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4)ThisRegulationiswithoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12December1972onhealthandveter-inaryinspectionproblemsuponimportationofbovine,ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or
meatproductsfromthirdcountries(
3),aslastamended
by Directive 97/79/CE(4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following Member States shall issue on 21 April 2001
importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressedasbonedmeat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and PacificStates, in respect of the following quantities and countries oforigin:
United Kingdom:
— 900 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 1006 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 250 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe;
Germany:
— 100 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 20 tonnes originating in Namibia.
Article 2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuanttoArticle3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days ofMay2001forthefollowingquantitiesofbonedbeefandveal:
Botswana: 12786tonnes,
Kenya: 142tonnes,Madagascar: 7579tonnes,Swaziland: 3363tonnes,Zimbabwe: 4850,050tonnes,Namibia: 10084tonnes.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2001.
(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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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission