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Language: en
Date: 1989-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 February 1989 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

2. 3. 89                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 59 /39
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 20 February 1989
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                       Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                          (89/ 158/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
                                                                    and fresh meat from third countries (*), as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Directive 88/657/EEC (*),
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              The following Member States shall issue on 21 February
26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to                  1989 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the          expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
processing of agricultural products originating in the              certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas            the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1821 /87 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,        United Kingdom :
                                                                    — 650,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     — 550,0 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe ;
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export                  Germany :
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by        — 100,0 tonnes originating in Botswana ;
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (4), and in particular Article
                                                                    the Netherlands :
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,
                                                                    — 50,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                 — 7,830 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
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 March 1989 in respect of the
between 1 and 10 February 1989, expressed in terms of               following quantities of boned beef and veal :
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1) (b) of                Botswana :               17 561,0 tonnes
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect              Kenya :                      142,0 tonnes
of products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities available from               Madagascar :               7 579,0 tonnes
these States ; whereas it is therefore possible to issue            Swaziland :                3 363,0 tonnes
import licences in respect of the quantities requested ;            Zimbabwe :              7 052,17 tonnes.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                           Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 March 1989, should               This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 30 000
                                                                    exception of Portugal.
tonnes to which should be added, where appropriate,
automatically the additional quantity of 8 100 tonnes
referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No         Done at Brussels, 20 February 1989.
486/85 ;
                                                                                                  For the Commission
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
                                                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                                            Member of the Commission
(') OJ No   L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
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