Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2002 of 17 April 2002 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2002-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe, beef, boned meat, import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/2002

of 17 April 2002

on import

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

Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or
meat products from third countries (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (4),

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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 April 2002, expressed in terms of boned meat,
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not
exceed,
in respect of products originating from Bot-
swana, 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 May 2002 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,

The following Member States shall
issue on 21 April 2002
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:

— 230 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 130 tonnes originating in Namibia;

United Kingdom:

— 1 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 800 tonnes originating in Namibia,

— 50 tonnes originating in Swaziland.

Article 2

Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of
May 2002 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

15 986 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

3 173 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

10 670 tonnes.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2002.

(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 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission