Commission Decision of 17 June 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) 1658)
Date: 1999-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 6. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 June 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) 1658)

(1999/418/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

fixed within the scope of
52 100 tonnes;

the total quantity of

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of
20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-
tural products and goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products originating in the African, Carib-
bean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regula-
tion (EEC) No 715/90 (1), and in particular Article 30
thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/
98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the
application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

the possibility of

(1) Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98
provides
for
issuing import
for beef and veal products; whereas,
licences
however, imports must take place within the limits
of
these
exporting non-member countries;

specified for each of

the quantities

(2) Whereas

for

import

the applications

licences
submitted between 1 and 10 June 1999, expressed
in terms of deboned meat,
in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in
respect of products originating in Botswana, Kenya,
Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia,
the quantities available from those States; whereas
it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
respect of the quantities applied for;

(4) Whereas 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 third countries (3),
amended by
Directive 97/79/EC (4),

last

as

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 June 1999
import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as
deboned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
and countries of origin:

Germany

(cid:190) 1 000,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,

(cid:190) 150,000 tonnes originating in Namibia;

United Kingdom

(cid:190) 1 150,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,

(cid:190) 450,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,

(cid:190) 300,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,

(cid:190) 30,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland;

Belgium

(cid:190) 13,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe

Article 2

(3) Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences
may be applied for from 1 July 1999 should be

Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant
to
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the

(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.

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first 10 days of July 1999 for the following quantities of
deboned beef and veal:

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

12 281,000 tonnes,
142,000 tonnes,
7 579,000 tonnes,
3 183,000 tonnes,
5 950,000 tonnes,
8 420,000 tonnes.

Done at Brussels, 17 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission