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Language: en
Date: 1991-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 January 1991 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

29 . 1 . 91                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 23/33
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 18 January 1991
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                     Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                          (91 /45/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
                                                                    and fresh meat from third countries (4), as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Directive 90/425/EEC (*),
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of              HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
tural products and certain goods resulting from the                                             Article 1
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('),      The following Member States shall issue on 21 January
and in particular Article 27 thereof,                               1991 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
                                                                    expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for           the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (2), as last amended by        Germany :
Regulation (EEC) No 2996/90 (3), and in particular Article          — 160,00 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal            Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                with Article 15 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of           during the first 10 days of February 1991 in respect of the
these exporting non-member countries ;                              following quantities of boned beef and veal :
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted                   Botswana :                             18 916,00 tonnes,
between 1 and 10 January 1991 , expressed in terms of                    Kenya :                                   142,00 tonnes,
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of Regu­            Madagascar :                             7 579,00 tonnes,
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of                    Swaziland :                             3 203,00 tonnes,
products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,                   Zimbabwe :                              9 100,00 tonnes.
Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the quantities available from
these States ; whereas it is therefore possible to issue                                        Article 3
import licences in respect of the quantities requested ;
                                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
licences may be applied for from 1 February 1991 , should
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 39 100           Done at Brussels, 18 January 1991 .
tonnes ;
                                                                                                  For the Commission
Whereas it 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 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                                (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.
(3) OJ No L 286, 18 . 10 . 1990, p. 17.                             0 OJ No L 224, 18 . 8 . 1990, p. 29.