CELEX: 31997D0601
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-19 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 19 August 1997 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

3 . 9 . 97           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 241 /7
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 19 August 1997
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                         (97/601 /EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
                                                                   sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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
tural products and certain goods resulting from the                The following Member States shall issue on 21 August
processing of agricultural products originating in the             1997 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the              as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), as last              and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par­              and countries of origin :
ticular Article 27 thereof,                                        Germany:
                                                                   — 200,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96
of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­        — 30,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation             — 240,000 tonnes originating in Namibia .
(EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­             United Kingdom:
cultural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the             — 150,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas           — 10,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
countries and territories (3), and in particular Article 4         — 200,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
thereof,                                                           — 530,000 tonnes originating in Namibia .
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides                                       Article 2
for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and        Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place           Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
these exporting non-member countries;                               10 days of September 1997 for the following quantities of
                                                                   boned beef and veal :
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted             — Botswana :              10 056,000   tonnes,
between 1 and 10 August 1997, expressed in terms of                — Kenya:                     142,000   tonnes,
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No                  — Madagascar:              7 144,000   tonnes,
 589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating         — Swaziland :              3 168,000   tonnes,
 in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe               — Zimbabwe :               6 294,659   tonnes,
 and Namibia the quantities available from these States;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in       — Namibia :                8 799,000   tonnes .
 respect of the quantities requested;                                                          Article 3
 Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may          This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
 be applied for from 1 September 1997, should be fixed
 within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;
                                                                    Done at Brussels, 19 August 1997.
 Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                                      For the Commission
 without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                                                 Karel VAN MIERT
 problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine                                        Member of the Commission
 animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
 (<) OJ L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 P) OJ L 89, 10 . 4. 1996, p. 1 .                                   (4) OJ L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
 P) OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.