Commission Regulation (EC) No 1656/2002 of 17 September 2002 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, Germany, United Kingdom, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product

18.9.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 250/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1656/2002

of 17 September 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,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20
July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and goods resulting from the processing of agricul-
tural 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
products and certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and
Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and
in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

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 September 2002, 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 October 2002 should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Member States shall
issue on 21 September
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 coun-
tries of origin:

Germany:

— 500 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 90 tonnes originating in Namibia;

United Kingdom:

— 800 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 1 150 tonnes originating in Namibia,

— 20 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
October 2002 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

10 936 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

3 023 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

4 840 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,

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 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 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General