EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24.9.1999 L 251/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 September 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) 3027)
(1999/638/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98of 20
July 1998on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agriculturalproducts originating in the African, Caribbean and PacificStates (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No715/90(
1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of
9 September 1998laying down detailed rules for the applica-tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No1706/98on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and PacificStates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(
2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
(1)Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98provides for the possibility of issuing import licences forbeef and veal products; whereas, however, imports musttake place within the limits of the quantities specified foreach of these exporting non-member countries;
(2)Whereas the applications for import licences submittedbetween 1 and 10 September 1999, expressed in termsof deboned 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)Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences maybe applied for from 1 October 1999 should be fixedwithin the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes;
(4)Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to CouncilDirective 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on healthand veterinary inspection problems on importation ofbovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meator 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 September
1999 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed asdeboned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean andPacific States, in respect of the following quantities and coun-tries of origin:
Germany:
— 250 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 75 tonnes originating in Namibia.
United Kingdom:
— 835 tonnes originating in Botswana,— 900 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,— 750 tonnes originating in Namibia,— 14 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Belgium:
— 150 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days ofOctober 1999 for the following quantities of deboned beef andveal:
— Botswana: 8811 tonnes,
— Kenya: 142 tonnes,— Madagascar: 7579 tonnes,— Swaziland: 3069 tonnes,— Zimbabwe: 3235 tonnes,— Namibia: 5425 tonnes.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 September 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.