CELEX: 31996D0039
Language: en
Date: 1995-10-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1995 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

13 . 1 . 96          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 10/49
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 20 December 1995
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                              Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (96/39/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 upon 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
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCI) ('),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 (2), and in         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                                               Article 1
1636/95 of 5 July 1995 temporarily adapting the special
import arrangements in the beef sector provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 with the view to the imple­
mentation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded               The following Member States shall issue on 21 December
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotia­           1995 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
tions (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof,                   as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
                                                                  and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
                                                                  and countries of origin :
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95
provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for        Germany :
beef and veal products ; whereas, however, imports must
take place within the limits of the quantities specified for
each of these exporting third countries ;                         — 100,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                  — 90,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 December 1995, expressed in terms of             Italy :
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
 1 636/95, do not exceed, in respect of products originating      — 210,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
and Namibia the quantities available from these States ;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
respect of the quantities requested ;                              United Kingdom :
                                                                  — 100,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may           — 100,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
be applied for from 1 January 1996, should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 39 100 tonnes ;         — 224,760 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
                                                                  — 100,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
(3 OJ No L 155, 6. 7. 1995, p. 25.                                (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.
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                         Article 2                                                     Article 3
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to             TTiis Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95 during the
first 10 days of January 1996 for the following quantities
of boned beef and veal :
                                                               Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995.
     Botswana :            18 916 tonnes,
     Kenya :                   142 tonnes,
                                                                                         For the Commission
     Madagascar :            7 579 tonnes,
                                                                                            Franz FISCHLER
     Swaziland :             3 363 tonnes,
     Zimbabwe :              9 100 tonnes.                                           Member of the Commission