Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2004 of 18 May 2004 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Date: 2004-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 995/2004

of 18 May 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,

bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat
or meat products from third countries (4),

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

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 agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2), 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) (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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
these
exporting non-member countries.

specified for each of

the quantities

The applications for import licences submitted between 1
and 10 May 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,
Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia,
the quantities available from those States. It is therefore
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quan-
tities applied for.

The quantities in respect of which licences may be
applied for from 1 June 2004 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
veterinary inspection problems upon importation of

Article 1

licences

issue on 21 May 2004
The following Member States shall
import
for beef and veal products, expressed as
boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and
Pacific States,
the following quantities and
countries of origin:

in respect of

United Kingdom:

— 250 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 800 tonnes originating in Namibia;

Germany:

— 150 tonnes originating in Botswana,

— 60 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
June 2004 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:

Botswana:

Kenya:

Madagascar:

Swaziland:

Zimbabwe:

Namibia:

16 856 tonnes,

142 tonnes,

7 579 tonnes,

3 249 tonnes,

9 100 tonnes,

10 185 tonnes.

Article 3

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May 2004.

(4) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 807/2003 (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, 18 May 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General