CELEX: 32001R0756
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 756/2001 of 18 April 2001 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

L 109/48               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     19.4.2001
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2001
                                                            of 18 April 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
                                                                                 by Directive 97/79/CE (4),
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-
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 April 2001
                                                                         import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of                meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific
9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applica-             States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No           origin:
1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-
ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-         United Kingdom:
tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in               — 900 tonnes originating in Botswana,
particular Article 4 thereof,
                                                                         — 1 006 tonnes originating in Namibia,
                                                                         — 250 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe;
Whereas:
                                                                         Germany:
                                                                         — 100 tonnes originating in Botswana,
(1)     Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for             — 20 tonnes originating in Namibia.
        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
        exporting non-member countries.
                                                                                                      Article 2
(2)     The applications for import licences submitted between           Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
        1 and 10 April 2001, expressed in terms of boned meat,           of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of
        in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not            May 2001 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
        exceed, in respect of products originating from Bots-
        wana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and                 Botswana:                                 12 786 tonnes,
        Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is       Kenya:                                       142 tonnes,
        therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of
        the quantities applied for.                                      Madagascar:                                7 579 tonnes,
                                                                         Swaziland:                                 3 363 tonnes,
                                                                         Zimbabwe:                              4 850,050 tonnes,
(3)     The quantities in respect of which licences may be
        applied for from 1 May 2001 should be fixed within the           Namibia:                                  10 084 tonnes.
        scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.
                                                                                                      Article 3
(4)     This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive
        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 April 2001.
(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.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
          Done at Brussels, 18 April 2001.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Franz FISCHLER
                                                                     Member of the Commission