CELEX: 32001R0337
Language: en
Date: 2001-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 337/2001 of 19 February 2001 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

L 49/4                  EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     20.2.2001
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2001
                                                           of 19 February 2001
                on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
                                              gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or
                                                                                  meat products from third countries (3), as last amended
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             by Directive 97/79/CE (4),
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20
July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/                                             Article 1
90 (1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,                             The following Member States shall issue on 21 February 2001
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of                 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned
9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applica-              meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No            States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of
1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-              origin:
ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-          Germany:
tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
                                                                          — 850 tonnes originating in Botswana,
States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,                                             United Kingdom:
Whereas:                                                                  — 700 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                          — 365 tonnes originating in Namibia,
(1)     Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for
                                                                          — 600 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
        the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and
        veal products. However, imports must take place within
        the limits of the quantities specified for each of these                                       Article 2
        exporting non-member countries.
                                                                          Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
(2)     The applications for import licences submitted between            of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of
        1 and 10 February 2001, expressed in terms of boned               March 2001 for the following quantities of boned beef and
        meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98,              veal:
        do not exceed, in respect of products originating from
        Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe                  Botswana:                              15 386 tonnes,
        and Namibia, the quantities available from those States.          Kenya:                                    142 tonnes,
        It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect      Madagascar:                             7 579 tonnes,
        of the quantities applied for.
                                                                          Swaziland:                              3 363 tonnes,
(3)     The quantities in respect of which licences may be                Zimbabwe:                           5 590,050 tonnes,
        applied for from 1 March 2001 should be fixed within              Namibia:                               11 310 tonnes.
        the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.
(4)     This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive                                      Article 3
        72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veter-
        inary inspection problems upon importation of bovine,             This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2001.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 19 February 2001.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.                                            (3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.                                           (4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.