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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 October 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) 3461)
(1999/704/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 submittedbetween1and10October1999,expressedintermsofboned 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)Whereasthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesmaybeappliedforfrom1November1999shouldbefixedwithinthescopeofthetotalquantityof52100tonnes;
(4)Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to CouncilDirective 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on healthandveterinaryinspectionproblemsuponimportationofbovine,ovineandcaprineanimalsandswine,freshmeator meat products from third countries(
3), as last
amended by Directive 97/79/EC(4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21October1999
importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressedasbonedmeat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and PacificStates, in respect of the following quantities and countries oforigin:
Germany:
— 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 170 tonnes originating in Namibia.
United Kingdom:
— 120 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 810 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,— 1100 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 30 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Belgium:
— 100 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)
of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days ofNovember1999forthefollowingquantitiesofbonedbeefandveal:
— Botswana: 8491 tonnes,
— Kenya: 142 tonnes,— Madagascar: 7579 tonnes,— Swaziland: 3039 tonnes,— Zimbabwe: 2325 tonnes,— Namibia: 4155 tonnes.Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 October 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission