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Language: en
Date: 1989-10-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 October 1989 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

No L 312/60                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   27. 10. 89
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 20 October 1989
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                          Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                              (89/571 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
                                                                        and fresh meat from third countries as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Directive 89/227/EEC (*),
Economic Community,
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
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the              The following Member States shall issue on 21 October
processing of agricultural products originating in the                  1989 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas                expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation            certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
(EEC) No 967/89 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,              the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                          United Kingdom
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for               297,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by            Germany
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (4), and in particular Article              101,5 tonnes originating in Botswana,
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                                 Netherlands
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides for the                     336,0 tonnes originating in Botswana.
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                                                Article 2
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
these exporting non-member countries ;                                  Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
                                                                        with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted                  during the first 10 days of November 1989 in respect of
between 1 and 10 October 1989, expressed in terms of                    the following quantities of boned beef and veal :
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of                  Botswana                                   10 639,262 tonnes,
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect                  Kenya                                         142,00   tonnes,
of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,
                                                                        Madagascar                                  7 579,00   tonnes,
Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe the quantities                       Swaziland                                   3 363,00   tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                   Zimbabwe                                    6 252,17   tonnes.
possible to issue import licences in respect of the
quantities requested ;
                                                                                                    Article 3
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
licences may be applied for from 1 November 1989,                       This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of               exception of Portugal.
30 000    tonnes     to    which    should    be    added, where
appropriate, automatically, the additional quantity of                  Done at Brussels, 20 October 1989 .
8 100 tonnes referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of
Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 ;                                                                          For the Commission
Whereas is seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                                              Ray MAC SHARRY
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                                                Member of the Commission
(') OJ No   L 61 , 1 . 3.  1985, p. 4.
(2) OJ No   L 103, 15.    4. 1989, p. 1 .
0   OJ No   L 241 , 13 .  9. 1980, p. 5.                                0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
(<) OJ No   L 283, 18 .   10. 1988, p. 13 .                             (6) OJ No L 93, 6. 4. 1989, p. 25.