CELEX: 
Language: en
Date: 1991-01-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 December 1990 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

17. 1 . 91                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 12/39
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 20 December 1990
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                     Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                          (91 / 19/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                           Article 1
Economic Community,
                                                                     The following Member States shall issue on 21 December
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of               1990 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­              expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
tural products and certain goods resulting from the                  certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP           the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),
and in particular Article 27 thereof,                                 United Kingdom :
                                                                     — 857,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      — 385,00 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export                   Germany :
licences in the beef and veal sector (2), as last amended by         — 228,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Regulation (EEC) No 2996/90 (3), and in particular Article           — 55,00 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,
                                                                     — 535,00 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal                                         Article 2
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of            Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
these exporting non-member countries ;                               with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
                                                                     during the first 10 days of January 1991 in respect of the
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted               following quantities of boned beef and veal :
between 1 and 10 December 1990, expressed in terms of                    Botswana :                              18 916,00 tonnes,
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1 ) (b) of Regu­              Kenya :                                    142,00 tonnes,
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of                    Madagascar :                             7 579,00 tonnes,
products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,                   Swaziland :                              3 363,00 tonnes,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities available from                    Zimbabwe :                               9 100,00 tonnes .
these States ; whereas it is therefore 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 January 1991 , should             This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 39 100
tonnes ;
                                                                     Done at Brussels, 20 December 1990.
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                                                  For the Commission
problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine                                                Ray MAC SHARRY
and fresh meat from third countries (4), as last amended by
Directive 90/425/EEC Q,                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
i2) OJ No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 286, 18 . 10. 1990, p. 17.
(4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
0 OJ No L 224, 18 . 8. 1990, p. 29.