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Language: en
Date: 1993-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 February 1993 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

19 . 3. 93                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   Ho L 67/29
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 19 February 1993
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                 Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                         (93/ 1 61 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          from third countries (*), as last amended by Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 1601 /92 0,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic 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 February
processing of agricultural products originating in the                1992 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) or in             expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
the overseas countries and territories (OCT)^), as last              African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), and in                    quantities and the countries of origin stated :
particular Article 27 thereof,                                        Federal Republic of Germany :
                                                                     — 25,00 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC)                         — 155,00 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules
for the application of the system of import and export                Kingdom of the Netherlands :
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by         — 71,00 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (4), and in particular
Article 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                       United Kingdom :
                                                                     — 68,00 tonnes originating          in Botswana,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                  — 32,00 tonnes originating          in Swaziland,
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal             — 400,00 tonnes originating         in Zimbabwe,
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                 — 202,00 tonnes originating         in Namibia.
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
                                                                                                  Article 2
these exporting non-member countries ;
                                                                     Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted               with Article 1 5 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
between 1 and 10 February 1993, expressed in terms of                during the first 10 days of March 1993 in respect of the
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 (1 ) (b) of Regu­          following quantities of boned beef and veal :
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of                — Botswana :                                 18 808,00 tonnes,
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,                 — Kenya :                                       142,00 tonnes,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore
                                                                     — Madagascar :                                7 508,00 tonnes,
                                                                     — Swaziland :                                 3 331,00 tonnes,
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­          -— Zimbabwe :                                 8 645,00 tonnes,
ties requested ;                                                     — Namibia :                                  12 593,00 tonnes.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which                                             Article 3
licences may be applied for from 1 March 1993, should
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
tonnes ;
                                                                     Done at Brussels, 19 February 1993.
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of                                                For the Commission
12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                                                   Rene STEICHEN
problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
animals and swine and fresh meat or meat-based products                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ   No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
(3) OJ   No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                               0 OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28.
(4) OJ   No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 43.                              (<) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.