CELEX: 
Language: en
Date: 1991-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 March 1991 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

16. 4. 91                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 94/33
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 20 March 1991
                    on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                         (91 / 197/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          third countries (s),    as    last amended      by   Directive
                                                                     91 /69/EEC (%
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
                                                                                                 Article 1
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
tural products and certain goods resulting from the                  The following Member States shall issue on 21 March
processing of agricultural products originating in the               1991 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the                expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
overseas countries and territories (OCT) (l), as last                certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (2), and in parti­             the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
cular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                     Germany :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     —• 413,60 tonnes originating in Botswana,
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for           — 85,00 tonnes originating in Swaziland ;
the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by          United Kingdom :
Regulation (EEC) No 625/91 (4), and in particular Article           — 570,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                            — 660,00 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                  Netherlands :
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal            —- 190,00 tonnes originating in Botswana.
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of                                        Article 2
these exporting non-member countries ;                              Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted              with Article 1 5 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
between 1 and 10 March 1991 , expressed in terms of                 during the first 10 days of April 1991 in respect of the
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of Regu­         following quantities of boned beef and veal :
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of               — Botswana :                                 17 742,40 tonnes,
products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,              — Kenya :                                       142,00 tonnes,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities avai­               — Madagascar :                                7 566,50 tonnes,
lable from these States ; whereas it is therefore possible to       — Swaziland :                                    3 063 tonnes,
issue import licences in respect of the quantities                  — Zimbabwe :                                  9 100,00 tonnes,
requested ;                                                         — Namibia :                                      9 824 tonnes.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                           Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 April 1991 , should be           This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 49 600
tonnes ;
                                                                    Done at Brussels, 20 March 1991 .
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                            For the Commission
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
animals, swine, fresh meat and meat-based products from                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No   L  84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No   L  58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ No   L  241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                             (5) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.
0   OJ No   L  68, 15. 3. 1991 , p. 29.                             (6) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991 , p. 37.