9.3.96 EN NoL60/27 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of20February1996
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,SwazilandandZimbabwe
(96/189/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,Whereasthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1March1996,shouldbefixedwithin
thescopeofthetotalquantityof39100tonnes;
WhereasitseemsexpedienttorecallthatthisDecisionis
withoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsuponimportationofbovine,ovineandcaprine
animalsandswine,freshmeatormeatproductsfrom
thirdcountries(4),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden, HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)orinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2916/95(2),andinparti­
cularArticle27thereof,HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1636/95of5July1995temporarilyadaptingthespecial
importarrangementsinthebeefsectorprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No715/90withtheviewtotheimple­
mentationoftheAgreementonAgricultureconcluded
duringtheUruguayRoundofmultilateraltradenegotia­
tions(3),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EC)No1636/95
providesforthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesfor
beefandvealproducts;whereas,however,importsmust
takeplacewithinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedfor
eachoftheseexportingnon-membercountries;Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21February
1996importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressed
asbonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantities
andcountriesoforigin:
Germany:
—55,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—205,000tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar ;
Denmark:
—15,000tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar ;
Greece:
—10,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe;
UnitedKingdom:
—180,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—10,000tonnesoriginatinginSwaziland,
—592,820tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe .Whereastheapplicationsforimportlicencessubmitted
between1and10February1996,expressedintermsof
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation (EC)No
1636/95,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
fromBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,Swazilandand
ZimbabwethequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL305,19.12.1995,p.49.
(3)OJNoL155,6.7.1995,p.25. (4)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.

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Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No1636/95duringthe
first10daysofMarch1996forthefollowingquantitiesof
bonedbeefandveal:Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20February1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission—Botswana :
—Kenya:
—Madagascar :
—Swaziland :
—Zimbabwe :17971,000tonnes,
142,000tonnes,
7280,187tonnes,
3323,000tonnes,
8317,180tonnes.