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Language: en
Date: 1988-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 March 1988 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

No L 105/30                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      26. 4. 88
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 17 March 1988
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                          Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
                                                              (88 /242/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                        problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   and fresh meat from third countries (*), as last amended by
Economic Community,                                                     Directive 86/469/EEC (6),
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
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 March
processing of agricultural products originating in the                  1988 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 1821 /87 (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               — 200,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
the application of the system of import and export                      — 1 65,0 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe ;
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3988 /87 (4), and in particular Article             Federal Republic of Germany :
15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                                 — 130,0 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                        — 580,0 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 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 April 1988, in respect of the
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted                  following quantities of boned beef and veal :
between 1 and 10 March 1988 , expressed in terms of
                                                                             Botswana :                     1 8 264,0 tonnes,
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect                       Kenya :                            142,0 tonnes,
of products originating from Botswana, Kenya,                                Madagascar :                     7 579,0 tonnes,
                                                                             Swaziland :                      3 363,0 tonnes,
Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe the quantities                            Zimbabwe :
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore                                                         5 425,0 tonnes .
possible to issue import licences in respect of the
quantities requested ;                                                                              Article 3
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                   This Decision is addressed to the Member States, with the
licences may be applied for from 1 April 1988 , should be               exception of Portugal .
fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 30 000
tonnes, to which should be added, where appropriate
automatically, the additional quantity of 8 100 tonnes                  Done at Brussels, 17 March 1988 .
referred to in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
486/85 ;                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                                       Frans ANDRIESSEN
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12                                                   Vice-President
(■) OJ No  L  61 , 1 . 3 .  1985, p. 4.
(2) OJ No  L  172, 30.     6. 1987, p. 102.
(3) OJ No  L  241 , 13.    9. 1980, p. 5.                               0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
(4) OJ No  L  376, 31 .    12. 1987, p. 31 .                            (6) OJ No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.