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Language: en
Date: 1993-09-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 August 1993 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

7. 9 . 93                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 226/57
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 19 August 1993
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                           (93/483/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,                                                                             Article 1
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
  5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­            The following Member States shall issue on 21 August
 tural products and certain goods resulting from the                 1993 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
 processing of agricultural products originating in the              expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
 African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas            African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
 countries and territories ('), as last amended by Regulation        quantities and the countries of origin stated :
 (EEC) No 444/92 (2), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                     Federal Republic of Germany :
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for          —      350,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 the application of the system of import and export                 —       45,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
 licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by       —      750,00 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (4), and in particular
 Article 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                     Hellenic Republic :
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                — 47,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
 possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal
 products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                Italian Republic :
 within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
 these exporting non-member countries ;                             — 37,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted               Kingdom of the Netherlands :
 between 1 and 10 August 1993, expressed in terms of
 boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of Regu­       — 200,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of              — 145,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
 products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,               — 90,00 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
 Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities
 available from these States ; whereas it is therefore               United Kingdom :
 possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­
ties requested ;                                                    — 1 150,00 tonnes originating         in Botswana,
                                                                    —       16,00 tonnes originating      in Madagascar,
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which               — 500,00 tonnes originating           in Zimbabwe,
licences may be applied for from 1 September 1993,                  — 800,00 tonnes originating           in Namibia.
should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of
52 100 tonnes ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of
                                                                    Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine               with Article 1 5 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
and fresh meat from third countries (s), as last amended by         during the first 10 days of September 1993 in respect of
                                                                    the following quantities of boned beef and veal :
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 60 1 /92 (6),
                                                                        Botswana :                                6 541,00 tonnes,
(') OJ   No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                                   Kenya :                                     142,00 tonnes,
0   OJ   No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.                                    Madagascar :                              6 411,70 tonnes,
0   OJ   No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                                  Swaziland :                               2 868,00 tonnes,
(") OJ   No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 43.
0   OJ   No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.                                Zimbabwe :                                1 331,90 tonnes,
I6) OJ   No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.                                  Namibia :                                 6 944,50 tonnes .
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                                                   Article 3
            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 August 1993 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Rene STEICHEN
                                                              Member of the Commission