CELEX: 31997D0637
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-18 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 18 September 1997 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

L 268 /34           I EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1 . 10 . 97
                                                   COMMISSION
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 18 September 1997
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (97/637/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
                                                                   without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/ EEC of 12
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
Community,                                                         problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                   animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of             third countries (4), as last amended by Directive
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­            96/91 /EC 0,
tural products and certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African , Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par­
ticular Article 27 thereof,                                                                   Article 1
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96              The following Member States shall issue on 21 September
of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­         1997 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation             as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean
(EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­            and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
cultural products and certain goods resulting from the             and countries of origin :
processing of agricultural products originating in the              Germany:
African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas
countries and territories (3), and in particular Article 4         — 100,000 tonnes originating in Botswana.
thereof,
                                                                    United Kingdom:
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides            — 180,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and        — 1 700,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
within the limits of the quantities specified for each of          — 450,000 tonnes originating in Namibia .
these exporting non-member countries;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 September 1997, expressed in terms of             Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No                  Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating           10 days of October 1997 for the following quantities of
in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe                boned beef and veal :
and Namibia, the quantities available from these States;           — Botswana:                9 776,000 tonnes,
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
respect of the quantities requested;                               — Kenya:                     142,000 tonnes,
                                                                   — Madagascar:              7 144,000 tonnes,
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may           — Swaziland :              3 168,000 tonnes,
be applied for from 1 October 1997, should be fixed                — Zimbabwe :               4 594,659 tonnes,
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;
                                                                   — Namibia :                8 349,000 tonnes.
(') OJ L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ L 89, 10 . 4. 1996, p. 1 .                                  (4) OJ L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
b) OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.                                      5 OJ L 13, 16 . 1 . 1997, p. 26.
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                                                   Article 3
            This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
            Done at Brussels, 18 September 1997.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                              Member of the Commission