CELEX: 
Language: en
Date: 1991-10-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 September 1991 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

No L 282/36                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                     10 . 10. 91
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 17 September 1991
                    on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (9 1 /521 /EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          third countries 0,      as    last  amended by       Directive
                                                                      91 /266/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              The following Member States shall issue on 20 September
 tural products and certain goods resulting from the                   1991 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
 processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP           expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
 States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),       African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (2), and                quantities and the countries of origin stated :
 in particular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                       Germany :
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      — 550,00      tonnes   originating   in Botswana,
 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for            — 100,00      tonnes   originating   in Swaziland,
the application of the system of import and export                    —      40,00  tonnes   originating   in Zimbabwe,
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by          — 1 000,00    tonnes   originating   in Namibia ;
Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (4), and in particular Article
 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                               United Kingdom :
                                                                      — 250,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                   — 14,50 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal              — 820,00 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                  — 250,00 tonnes originating in Namibia.
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
these exporting non-member countries ;                                                            Article 2
                                                                      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 September 1991 , expressed in terms of               during the first 10 days of October 1991 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 :                                 7 758^0 tonnes,
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities                       — Kenya :                                      142,00  tonnes,
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                 — Madagascar :                               7 511,25  tonnes,
                                                                      — Swaziland :                                2 493,10  tonnes,
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­           — Zimbabwe :                                 7 814,41  tonnes,
ties requested ;
                                                                      — Namibia :                                  3 214,99  tonnes.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                             Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 October 1991 , should
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 49 600             This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
tonnes ;
                                                                      Done at Brussels, 17 September 1991 .
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                             For the Commission
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.
0   OJ  No  L  58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
0   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.                                 Ì6) OJ No L 134, 29. 5. 1991 , p. 45.