CELEX: 31995D0497
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 20 November 1995 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

No L 283/ 18       fENl                Official Journal of the European Communities                              25 . 11 . 95
                                                  COMMISSION
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 20 November 1995
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                              Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                         (95/497/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                  problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
Community,                                                        third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
                                                                  sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
tural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 (2), and in
particular Article 27 thereof,                                                               Article 1
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                    The following Member States shall issue on 21 November
1636/95 of 5 July 1995 temporarily adapting the special           1995 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
import arrangements in the beef sector provided for in            as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 with the view to the           and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture                    and countries of origin :
concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations (3),                                           Germany :
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95                   — 145,500 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for       — 230,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
beef and veal products ; whereas, however, imports must           — 380,000 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
take place within the limits of the quantities specified for
each of these exporting third countries ;                         France :
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted            —   75,420 tonnes originating in Botswana,
between 1 and 10 November 1995, expressed in terms of             —    15,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
 1636/95, do not exceed, in respect of products originating       —   7,245 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe             —   39,500 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
and Namibia the quantities available from these States ;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in      Netherlands :
respect of the quantities requested ;
                                                                  — 70,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may           — 150,000 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
be applied for from 1 December 1995, should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes ;          United Kingdom :
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is        — 600,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12           — 1 180,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
                                                                  — 400,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
(') OJ No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. « 3 .
(2) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
(3) OJ No L 155, 6. 7. 1995, p. 25.                               (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
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                        Article 2                                                   Article 3
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to           This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95 during the
first 10 days of December 1995 for the following quanti­
ties of boned beef and veal :
     Botswana :                        5 345,232 tonnes,     Done at Brussels, 20 November 1995.
     Kenya :                               0,000 tonnes,
     Madagascar :                      3 838,385 tonnes,
                                                                                      For the Commission
     Swaziland :                       1 743,500 tonnes,
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
     Namibia :                           821,800 tonnes,
     Zimbabwe :                          224,755 tonnes.                          Member of the Commission