CELEX: 31998D0178
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 February 1998 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

5. 3. 98              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 65/29
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 19 February 1998
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                 Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (98/178/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                   animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
                                                                   third countries (5), as last amended by Directive 97/
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                   79/EC (6),
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
tural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the
overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1), as last                                         Article 1
amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 27 thereof,                                           The following Member States shall issue on 21 February
                                                                   1998 import licences for beef and veal products,
                                                                   expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/                Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following
96 of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the              quantities and countries of origin:
application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to             Denmark:
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the              15 000 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas
countries and territories (3), as amended by Regulation            Germany:
(EC) No 260/98 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
                                                                    325,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                    150,000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and        United Kingdom:
veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of           260,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
these exporting non-member countries;                               15,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
                                                                    275,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
                                                                    200,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
between 1 and 10 February 1998, expressed in terms of
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 589/
96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating in
Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and                                          Article 2
Namibia, the quantities available from these States;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in       Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
respect of the quantities requested;                               Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
                                                                   10 days of March 1998 for the following quantities of
                                                                   boned beef and veal:
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 March 1998, should be fixed within            Botswana:              17 501,000 tonnes,
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;
                                                                    Kenya:                     142,000 tonnes,
                                                                    Madagascar:              7 564,000 tonnes,
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12             Swaziland:               3 348,000 tonnes,
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                   Zimbabwe:                8 825,000 tonnes,
                                                                    Namibia:               12 397,000 tonnes.
(1)  OJ L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2)  OJ L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 1.
(3)  OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.                                   (5) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
( 4) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.                                  (6) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
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                                               Article 3
        This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
        Done at Brussels, 19 February 1998.
                                                               For the Commission
                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                            Member of the Commission