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)
Date: 1999-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, import licence, quantitative restriction

24. 9. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 251/21

on import

licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya,

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 September 1999

Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(notified under document number C(1999) 3027)

(1999/638/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 agricultural prod-
ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States
(ACP States) and repealing Regulation (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 applica-
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No
1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-
ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-
tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

(1) Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98
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;

Article 1

The following Member States shall
issue on 21 September
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 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 of
October 1999 for the following quantities of deboned beef and
veal:

(2) Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 September 1999, expressed in terms
of deboned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products origin-
ating 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;

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

8 811 tonnes,
142 tonnes,
7 579 tonnes,
3 069 tonnes,
3 235 tonnes,
5 425 tonnes.

(3) Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 October 1999 should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

(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
last
or meat products
amended by Directive 97/79/EC (4),

from third countries (3), as

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.