2000/665/EC: Council Decision of 23 October 2000 extending the period of application of Decision 82/530/EEC authorising the United Kingdom to permit the Isle of Man authorities to apply a system of special import licences to sheepmeat and beef and veal
Date: 2000-10-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Isle of Man, United Kingdom, beef, import licence, import policy, sheepmeat

31.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 278/25

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 October 2000

extending the period of application of Decision 82/530/EEC authorising the United Kingdom to
permit the Isle of Man authorities to apply a system of special import licences to sheepmeat and
beef and veal

(2000/665/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 3 to the 1972 Act of Accession, and
in particular Article 1(2) and the second subparagraph of
Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Community rules concerning trade with third countries
in agricultural products subject to a common organ-
isation of the market apply to the Isle of Man in accord-
ance with Article 1(2) of Protocol 3 to the Act of
Accession and with Council Regulation (EEC) No 706/
73 of 12 March 1973 concerning the Community
arrangements applicable to the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products (1).

Livestock production is a traditional activity in the Isle
of Man and plays a central part in the Island's agricul-
ture.

Before the introduction of the common organisation of
the market
in sheepmeat and goatmeat within the
Community, the Isle of Man, as part of its local market
organisation, applied certain mechanisms to control
imports of sheepmeat into the Island in order to ensure
that the need to supply the requirements of the trade
could be met whilst avoiding distortions in the pattern
of sheep production and, indirectly, in cattle production
on the Island and in its own agricultural support system.

In the context of the trade arrangements with certain
third countries pursuant to the common organisation of
the market applicable to the Isle of Man, subject to the
Community provisions which governed the relationship
between the Island and the Community, it was desirable
to permit the Island authorities to apply certain meas-
ures in order to protect its own production and the
working of its own agricultural support system.

Therefore, Council Decision 82/530/EEC (2) authorised
the United Kingdom to permit the Isle of Man Govern-
ment to apply a system of special licences for imports of
sheepmeat and beef and veal originating in third coun-
tries and in Member States of the Community, without
prejudice to the measures concerning trade with third

countries provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No
1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organ-
isation of the market in beef and veal (3) and (EC) No
2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organ-
isation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (4).
This authorisation was granted for a period ending on
31 December 2000.

Under the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the
framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
negotiations (5),
the Community replaced the special
trade arrangements with third countries on imports of
products in the sheep and beef sector by a system of
quotas. However, it is desirable in the light of experience
gained during the application of Decision 82/530/EEC to
extend the system of special import licences for a further
period with the possibility of further reviewing the situa-
tion before the end of that period and without prejudice
the Community.
to the international obligations of
Article 2 of Decision 82/530/EEC should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 2 of Decision 82/530/EEC is hereby replaced by the
following:

‘Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2005.

Before 1 July 2005 the Commission shall present to the
Council a report on the application of the system, together
with any proposals for the retention of, or amendment to,
this Decision.’

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GLAVANY

(1) OJ L 68, 15.3.1973, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 1174186 (OJ L 167, 24.4.1986, p. 1)

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

(2) OJ L 234, 9.8.1982, p. 7. Decision as last amended by Decision

tion (EC) No 1669/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 8).

96/90/EC (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 67).

(5) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.