Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2003 of 30 October 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1834/2003 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2003-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe, beef, import licence, originating product

L 283/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.10.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1917/2003

of 30 October 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1834/2003 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,

‘United Kingdom:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 (EC) No 1706/
98 (1), and in particular Article 5 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
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:

As a result of an administrative error by the competent national
agency on the notification of
the quantities referred to in
Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, Regulation (EC)
No 1834/2003 on import licences in respect of beef and veal
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi-
land, Zimbabwe and Namibia (3) should be amended as regards
the import licences to be issued,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

— 400 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 590 tonnes originating in Namibia,

— 10 tonnes originating in Swaziland.’

Article 2

Exceptionally during the first three working days following the
date of publication of this Regulation, the United Kingdom
shall issue import licences in respect of the following products:

— 400 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 500 tonnes originating in Namibia.

Article 3

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1834/2003 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article
3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10
days of November 2003 for the following quantities of
boned beef and veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

11 185,5 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

2 748 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

3 320 tonnes.’

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1834/2003 is hereby replaced
by the following in respect of the United Kingdom:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2003.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 48.