Commission Decision of 17 February 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) 434)
Date: 2000-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, import licence, meat product

L 54/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26. 2. 2000

on import

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

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 February 2000

Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(notified under document number C(2000) 434)

(2000/168/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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for
the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and
veal products. However, imports must take place within
the limits of the quantities specified for each of these
exporting non-member countries.

The applications for import licences submitted between
1 and 10 February 2000, expressed in terms of boned
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.
It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect
of the quantities applied for.

The quantities in respect of which licences may be
applied for from 1 March 2000 should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.

This Decision is without prejudice to Council Directive
72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veter-
inary inspection problems upon importation of bovine,
ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or
meat products from third countries (3), as last amended
by Directive 97/79/EC (4),

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 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:
— 250 tonnes originating in Botswana.

United Kingdom:
— 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 120 tonnes originating in Namibia,
— 30 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
— 600 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
March 2000 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

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

17 816 tonnes,
142 tonnes,
7 579 tonnes,
3 728 tonnes,
7 720 tonnes,
12 399 tonnes.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 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.