COMMISSION DECISION of 20 January 1998 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 1998-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

27. 1. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 20/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 January 1998

on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(98/96/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-
resulting from the
tural products and certain goods
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the
overseas
and territories
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par-
ticular Article 27 thereof,

(OCT) (1),

countries

as

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96
of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri-
cultural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas
countries and territories (3), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and
veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
these exporting non-member countries;

Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 January 1998, expressed in terms of
boned meat,
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating
in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
and Namibia, the quantities available from these States;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
respect of the quantities requested;

Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 February 1998, should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;

Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from

countries (4),

third
96/91/EC (5),

as

last

amended

by Directive

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 January
1998 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
and countries of origin:

Germany:

— 290,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 3,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.

United Kingdom:

— 540,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 250,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.

Article 2

Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant
to
Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
10 days of February 1998 for the following quantities of
boned beef and veal:

— Botswana:
— Kenya:
— Madagascar:
— Swaziland:
— Zimbabwe:
— Namibia:

18 086,000 tonnes,
142,000 tonnes,
7 579,000 tonnes,
3 363,000 tonnes,
9 100,000 tonnes,
12 747,000 tonnes.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.

(4) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(5) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.