Commission Regulation (EC) No 298/2003 of 17 February 2003 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2003-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, Germany, United Kingdom, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 298/2003

of 17 February 2003

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 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 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 1706/
98 (1), and in particular Article 5 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
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,

applicable

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 February 2003, 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 2003 should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 2003
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:

— 100 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 50 tonnes originating in Namibia.

United Kingdom:

— 300 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 60 tonnes originating in Namibia,

— 60 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
March 2003 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

18 515,5 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

3 228 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

12 190 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 February 2003.

(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(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 February 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General