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Language: en
Date: 1990-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 February 1990 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

27. 2. 90                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 51 /35
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 20 February 1990
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                       Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                           (90/81 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                     problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                and fresh meat from third countries (*), as last amended by
Economic Community,                                                  Directive 89/227/EEC (6),
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                   The following Member States shall issue on 21 February
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the           1990 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
processing of agricultural products originating in the               expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas             certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation         the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
(EEC) No 967/89 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
                                                                      United Kingdom :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      — 300,0 tonnes originating in Botswana.
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for            Germany :
the application of the system of import and export                   — 210,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by         — 30,0 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (4), and in particular Article           France :
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,
                                                                     — 60,0 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                   The Netherlands :
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal             — 195,0 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 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
between 1 and 10 February 1990, expressed in terms of                during the first 10 days of March 1990 in respect of the
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1 ) (b) of                following quantities of boned beef and veal :
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect               Botswana                                    17 931,0 tonnes,
of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,                        Kenya                                          142,0 tonnes,
Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities                   Madagascar                                   7 579,0 tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                Swaziland                                    3 273,0 tonnes,
possible to issue import licences in respect of the                  Zimbabwe                                     8 100,0 tonnes.
quantities requested ;
                                                                                                 Article 3
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
licences may be applied for from 1 March 1990, should                This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
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, 20 February 1990.
referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                                   For the Commission
486/85 ;
                                                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
Whereas is seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                       Member of the Commission
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