Commission Regulation (EC) No 337/2001 of 19 February 2001 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2001-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product

L 49/4

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Official Journal of the European Communities

20.2.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2001

of 19 February 2001

on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 2001, expressed in terms of boned
meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98,
do not exceed, in respect of products originating from
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 2001 should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.

This Regulation 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/CE (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 2001
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:
— 850 tonnes originating in Botswana,

United Kingdom:
— 700 tonnes originating in Botswana,
— 365 tonnes originating in Namibia,
— 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 2001 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

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

15 386 tonnes,
142 tonnes,
7 579 tonnes,
3 363 tonnes,
5 590,050 tonnes,
11 310 tonnes.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2001.

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.