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Language: en
Date: 1989-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 November 1989 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

No L 347/36                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  28 . 11 . 89
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 20 November 1989
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                       Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                          (89/603/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 89/227/EEC (%
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of                                          Article 1
26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the         The following Member States shall issue on 21 November
processing of agricultural products originating in the              1989 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas            expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation        certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
(EEC) No 967/89 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,          the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      United Kingdom
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for           205,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by        Germany
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (*), and in particular Article          75,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                             Netherlands
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                 225,0 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 December 1989 in respect of
between 1 and 10 November 1989, expressed in terms of               the following quantities of boned beef and veal :
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1 ) (b) of               Botswana                                   10 134,262   tonnes,
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect              Kenya                                         142,00    tonnes,
of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,                       Madagascar                                  7 579,00    tonnes,
Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities                  Swaziland                                   3 363,00    tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore               Zimbabwe                                    6 252,17    tonnes.
possible to . issue import licences in respect of the
quantities requested ;                                                                          Article 3
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
licences may be applied for from 1 December 1989,                   This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of           exception of Portugal.
30 000    tonnes      to  which    should  be    added,  where
appropriate, automatically, the additional quantity of              Done at Brussels, 20 November 1989 .
8 100 tonnes referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of
Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 ;                                                                      For the Commission
Whereas is 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.
(2) OJ No   L 103, 15. 4. 1989, 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 283, 18. 10. 1988, p. 13.                             («) OJ No L 93, 6. 4. 1989, p. 25.