Commission Regulation (EC) No 269/2004 of 16 February 2004 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2004-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 269/2004

of 16 February 2004

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 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and goods resulting from the processing of agri-
cultural 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 2247/2003
of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC)
No 2286/2002 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 (ACP States) (2), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 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 2004, expressed in terms of boned
meat,
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2247/
2003, do not exceed, in respect of products originating
from Botswana,
Swaziland,
Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from
is therefore possible to issue import
those States.
licences in respect of the quantities applied for.

Kenya, Madagascar,

It

The quantities in respect of which licences may be
applied for from 1 March 2004 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 807/2003 (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 2004
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:

United Kingdom:

— 40 tonnes originating in Swaziland,

— 350 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 100 tonnes originating in Namibia;

Germany:

— 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 135 tonnes originating in Namibia.

Article 2

Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, during the first 10 days of
March 2004 for the following quantities of boned beef and
veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

17 906 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

3 319 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

12 755 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 2004.

(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 37.

(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General