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Language: en
Date: 1990-01-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 December 1989 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

10 . 1 . 90                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 7/ 11
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 19 December 1989
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                          Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                             (90/ 10/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 December
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              430,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
the application of the system of import and export                     Germany
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (4), and in particular Article             150,0 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                                Netherlands
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                    16,520 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 January 1990 in respect of the
between 1 and 10 December 1989, expressed in terms of                  following quantities of boned beef and veal :
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (l)-(b) of                   Botswana                                    18 916,0 tonnes,
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect                 Kenya                                          142,0 tonnes,
of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,                          Madagascar                                   7 579,0 tonnes,
Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities                     Swaziland                                    3 363,0 tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                  Zimbabwe                                     8 100,0 tonnes.
possible to issue import licences in respect of the
quantities requested ;                                                                             Article 3
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
                                                                       This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
licences may be applied for from 1 January 1990, should
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                 Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989.
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 .
O   OJ   No L 241 , 13.   9. 1980, p. 5.                               0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
O   OJ   No L 283, 18.    10. 1988, p. 13.                             M OJ No L 93, 6. 4. 1989, p. 25.