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Language: en
Date: 1992-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 February 1992 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

4. 3 . 92                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 59 /21
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 19 February 1992
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                         (92/ 145/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                   animals and swine, fresh meat or meat based products
                                                                   from third countries ^, as last amended by Directive
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              91 /688/EEC (6),
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
tural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),                                 Article 1
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (2), and in
particular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                   The following Member States shall issue on 21 February
                                                                   1992 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC)                       expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules           African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
for the application of the system of import and export             quantities and the countries of origin stated :
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (4), and in particular                  Belgium :
Article 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                    — 20,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
                                                                    Greece :
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal           — 1 30,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of           Germany :
these exporting non-member countries ;                             — 310,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                   — 50,00 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted              United Kingdom :
between 1 and 10 February 1992, expressed in terms of
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of Regu­       — 456,39 tonnes originating in Botswana,
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of              — 318,00 tonnes originating in Namibia,
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities                    — 51,00 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­
ties requested ;                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which              Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
licences may be applied for from 1 March 1992, should              with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 49 600          during the first 10 days of March 1992 in respect of the
tonnes :
                                                                   following quantities of boned beef and veal :
                                                                        Botswana :                             18 009,61 tonnes,
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is              Kenya :                                   142,00 tonnes,
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of                    Madagascar :                            7 391,52 tonnes,
                                                                        Swaziland :                             3 309,90 tonnes,
 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                   Zimbabwe :                              9 100,00 tonnes,
                                                                        Namibia :                              10 132,00 tonnes.
(>)  OJ No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 (2) OJ No  L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No  L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                             0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
 (*) OJ No  L 83, 3. 4. 1991 , p. 6.                               (6) OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1991 , p. 18.
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                                                  Article 3
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
           Done at Brussels, 19 February 1992.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                             Member of the Commission