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Language: en
Date: 1988-06-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 May 1988 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

23 . 6 . 88                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 156/67
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 19 May 1988
                    on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                         Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                             (88/342/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           and fresh meat from third countries (*), as last amended by
                                                                       Directive 86/469/EEC (6),
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal,
                                                                                                  Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of
 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to                    The following Member States shall issue on 21 May 1988
 agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the            import licences concerning beef and veal products,
 processing of agricultural products originating in the                expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
 African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas              certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
 countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation          the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
 (EEC) No 1821 /87 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,          United Kingdom :
                                                                       — 550 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for             — 520 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe ;
 the application of the system of import and export                    Federal Republic of Germany :
 licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by          — 200 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (4), and in particular Article            — 65 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe ;
 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                               Netherlands :
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                    — 50 tonnes originating in Botswana.
 possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal
 products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                                             Article 2
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
these exporting non-member countries ;                                Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
                                                                      with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted                 during the first 10 days of June 1988, in respect of the
between 1 and 10 May 1988, expressed in terms of boned                 following quantities of boned beef and veal :
meat, in accordance with Article 1'5 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation               Botswana :
(EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of products                                                              16 484  tonnes,
originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland                    Kenya :                                       142 tonnes,
and Zimbabwe, the quantities available from these States ;                 Madagascar :                                7 579 tonnes,
                                                                           Swaziland :                                 3 363 tonnes,
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
                                                                           Zimbabwe :                                  4 325 tonnes.
respect of the quantities requested ;
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                             Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 June 1988, should be
fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 30 000                This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
tonnes to which should be added, where appropriate                    exception of Portugal.
automatically, the additional quantity of 8 100 tonnes
referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
486/85 ;                                                              Done at Brussels, 19 May 1988 .
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                                          For the Commission
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine                                                   Vice-President
(') OJ   No  L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
(2) OJ   No  L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 102.
(3) OJ   No  L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                               0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
 4) OJ   No  L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 .                            («) OJ No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.