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Language: en
Date: 1988-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 September 1988 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

No L 274/46                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  6. 10. 88
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 19 September 1988
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                       Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                         (88/508/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
                                                                   and fresh meat from third countries (5), as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Directive 88/289/EEC (*),
Economic Community,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of
26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to                                            Article 1
agricultural products arid certain goods resulting from the        The following Member States shall issue on 21 September
processing of agricultural products originating in the             1988 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas
countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation       expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
                                                                   certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
(EEC) No 1 821 /87 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,      the quantities and the countires of origin stated :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     United Kingdom :
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for          — 1 565,0 tonnes originating in        Zimbabwe,
the application of the system of import and export                 — 290,0 tonnes originating in          Botswana ;
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (4), and in particular Article         Federal Republic of Germany :
 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                           — 1 490,0 tonnes originating in        Botswana,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                — 670,0 tonnes originating in          Zimbabwe ;
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal            The Netherlands :
 products ; whereas, however, imports must take place              — 82,0 tonnes originating in Botswana.
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
 these exporting non-member countries ;                                                       Article 2
 Whereas the applications for import licences submitted            Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
 between 1 and 10 September 1988, expressed in terms of            with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
 boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1 ) (b) of              during the first 10 days of October 1988 in respect of the
 Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect             following quantities of boned beef and veal :
 of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,                                — Botswana :           13 193,724 tonnes,
 Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities                           — Kenya :                 142,0 tonnes,
 available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                        — Madagascar :          7 579,0 tonnes,
 possible to issue import licences in respect of the                          — Swaziland :           3 363,0 tonnes,
 quantities requested ;                                                       — Zimbabwe :            1 320,0 tonnes.
 Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                         Article 3
 licences may be applied for from 1 October 1988, should            This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
 be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 30 000
  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       Done at Brussels, 19 September 1988 .
  486/85 ;
                                                                                                  For the Commission
  Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                                       Frans ANDRIESSEN
  without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                             Vice-President
  December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
  (') 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.                               Q OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
  0 OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 .                              («) OJ No L 124, 18 . 5. 1988, p. 31 .