CELEX: 31997D0040
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-19 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1996 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

No L 16/96        ( ENl                Official Journal of the European Communities                                   18 . 1 . 97
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 19 December 1996
                    on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                   Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                               (97/40/ EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
                                                                        without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/ EEC of 12
                                                                         December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                         problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                        animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
   Community,
                                                                        third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
                                                                        sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden ,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
   5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
   tural products and certain goods resulting from the
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
   processing of agricultural products originating in the
  African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the
  overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), as last
  amended by Regulation (EC) No 61 9/96 (2), and in par­                                           Article 1
  ticular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                        The following Member States shall issue on 21 December
                                                                        1996 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96                 as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
  of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­           and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
  tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation                and countries of origin :
  (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­
  cultural products and certain goods resulting from the                Germany:
  processing of agricultural products originating in the
  African , Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas            — 170,000 tonnes originating in Botswana;
  countries and territories (3), in particular Article 4 thereof,
                                                                        United Kingdom:
 Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides               — 21,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and           — 24,200 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
 veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
 within the limits of the quantities specified for each of             — 1 720,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
 these exporting non-member countries;                                 — 1 082,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
 Whereas the applications for import licences submitted                                           Article 2
 between 1 and 10 December 1996, expressed in terms of
 boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No                     Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
 589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating             Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
 in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe                   10 days of January 1997 for the following quantities of
 and Namibia the quantities available from these States;               boned beef and veal :
 whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
 respect of the quantities requested;                                      Botswana:            18 916,000 tonnes,
                                                                           Kenya :                  142,000 tonnes,
                                                                           Madagascar:            7 579,000 tonnes,
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may
                                                                           Swaziland :            3 363,000 tonnes,
be applied for from 1 January 1997, should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;                   Zimbabwe :            9 100,000 tonnes,
                                                                           Namibia :            13 000,000 tonnes .
(') OJ No L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 89, 10 . 4. 1996, p. 1 .
 3 OJ No L 84, 3 . 4. 1996, p. 22.                                    (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
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                                                  Article 3
            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 December 1996.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission