CELEX: 31997D0233
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-19 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 19 March 1997 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

8 . 4 . 97        I EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 93/47
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 19 March 1997
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                             (97/233/EC)
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                       problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                       animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
  Community,                                                           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                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
  processing of agricultural products originating in the
 African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the
 overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), as last                                             Article 1
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par­
 ticular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                      The following Member States shall issue on 21 March
                                                                      1997 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96                as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
 of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­          and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
 tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation               and countries of origin :
 (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­
 cultural products and certain goods resulting from the               Germany:
 processing of agricultural products originating in the
 African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas             — 500,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 countries and territories (3), in particular Article 4 thereof,      — 31,500 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
                                                                      — 100,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
 Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
 for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and          United Kingdom:
 veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
 within the limits of the quantities specified for each of            — 850,000 tonnes originating in Botswana;
 these exporting non-member countries;                               — 410,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabawe,
                                                                     — 800,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted               — 45,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
between 1 and 10 March 1997, expressed in terms of
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
 589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating                                        Article 2
in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
and Namibia the quantities available from these States;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in          Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
respect of the quantities requested;                                 Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
                                                                      10 days of April 1997 for the following quantities of
                                                                     boned beef and veal :
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may                  Botswana:             16 656,000 tonnes,
be applied for from 1 April 1997, should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;                         Kenya:                    142,000 tonnes,
                                                                          Madagascar:             7 429,000 tonnes,
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                Swaziland:              3 263,000 tonnes,
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                   Zimbabwe :              8 533,000 tonnes,
                                                                          Namibia :             1 1 800,000 tonnes .
(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 84, 3 . 4. 1996, p. 22.                                  (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
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                                                 Article 3
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
           Done at Brussels, 19 March 1997.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission