Commission Decision of 18 January 2000 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia (notified under document number C(2000) 117)
Date: 2000-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, import licence, originating product

L 28/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 2. 2000

on import

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

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 January 2000

Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(notified under document number C(2000) 117)

(2000/97/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;

(2) Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 January 2000, expressed in terms of
boned 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;

(3) Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 February 2000 should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;

(4) Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to Council
Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health
and veterinary inspection problems upon 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

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 January 2000
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:
— 370 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 245 tonnes originating in Namibia.

United Kingdom:
— 280 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 236 tonnes originating in Namibia,
— 55 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
— 780 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
February 2000 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

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

18 266 tonnes,
142 tonnes,
7 579 tonnes,
3 308 tonnes,
8 320 tonnes,
12 519 tonnes.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2000.

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.