CELEX: 
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 January 1992 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

8 . 2. 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 32/35
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 17 January 1992
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                   Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                           (92/89/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        third countries (*), as       last amended by       Directive
                                                                   91 /497/EEC (6),
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 December
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP          1991 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),     expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (2), and in               African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
particular Article 27 thereof,                                     quantities and the countries of origin stated :
                                                                    Belgium :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC)                       — 20,48 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules            Greece :
for the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by       — 17,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (4), and in particular                   Germany :
Article 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                    — 40,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                   — 2,10 tonnes originating in Swaziland ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                  United Kingdom :
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place               — 100,00 tonnes originating in Botswana.
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 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
between 1 and 10 January 1992, expressed in terms of                during the first 10 days of January 1992 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 :                               18 776,00 tonnes,
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,                — Kenya :                                     142,00 tonnes,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities                     — Madagascar :                              7 541,52 tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore               — Swaziland :                               3 360,90 tonnes,
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­         — Zimbabwe :                                9 100,00 tonnes,
ties requested ;                                                    — Namibia :                                10 500,00 tonnes.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                          Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 February 1992, should            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 49 600
tonnes ;
                                                                    Done at Brussels, 17 January 1992.
Whereas it . seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of                                              For the Commission
 12 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.                              0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.
(4) OJ  No  L 83, 3 . 4. 1991 , p. 6.                               (6) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991 , p. 69.