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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of19November 1997
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia
(97/802/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
Whereasthequantities,inrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1December1997,shouldbefixed
withinthescopeofthetotalquantityof52100tonnes;
WhereasitseemsexpedienttorecallthatthisDecisionis
withoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsonimportationofbovine,ovineandcaprine
animalsandswine,freshmeatormeatproductsfrom
thirdcountries(4),aslastamendedbyDirective
96/91/ECn,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)orinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No619/96(2),andinpar­
ticularArticle27thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No589/96
of2April1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tioninthebeefandvealsectorofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No715/90onthearrangementsapplicabletoagri­
culturalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories(3),andinparticularArticle4
thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No589/96provides
forthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesforbeefand
vealproducts;whereas,however,importsmusttakeplace
withinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedforeachof
theseexportingnon-membercountries;Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21November
1997importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressed
asbonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantities
andcountriesoforigin:
Germany:
—260,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—180,000tonnesoriginatinginNamibia.
UnitedKingdom:
—520,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—300,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe,
—288,000tonnesoriginatinginNamibia,
—10,000tonnesoriginatinginSwaziland.Whereastheapplicationsforimportlicencessubmitted
between1and10November1997,expressedintermsof
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation (EC)No
589/96,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
inBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,Zimbabwe
andNamibia,thequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
(')OJL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJL89,10.4.1996,p.1.0OJL84,3.4.1996,p.22.(4)OJL302,31.12.1972,p.28.0OJL13,16.1.1997,p.26.

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Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No589/96duringthefirst
10daysofDecember1997forthefollowingquantitiesof
bonedbeefandveal:Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,19November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission—Botswana :
—Kenya:
—Madagascar :
—Swaziland :
—Zimbabwe :
—Namibia:8396,000tonnes,
142,000tonnes,
7144,000tonnes,
3153,000tonnes,
2674,659tonnes,
7489,000tonnes.