CELEX: 32001R0533
Language: en
Date: 2001-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2001 of 16 March 2001 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

17.3.2001               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 79/25
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 533/2001
                                                             of 16 March 2001
                on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Mada-
                                              gascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               (4)     This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive
                                                                                  72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veter-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             inary inspection problems upon importation of bovine,
Community,                                                                        ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or
                                                                                  meat products from third countries (3), as last amended
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20                         by Directive 97/79/CE (4),
July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-
ucts and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/
90 (1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
                                                                                                       Article 1
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of
                                                                          The following Member States shall issue on 21 March 2001
9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
                                                                          import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned
tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No
                                                                          meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific
1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural prod-
                                                                          States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of
ucts and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul-
                                                                          origin:
tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in                United Kingdom:
particular Article 4 thereof,                                             — 1 600 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                          — 200 tonnes originating in Namibia,
Whereas:
                                                                          — 490 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe.
(1)     Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for
        the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and                                        Article 2
        veal products. However, imports must take place within
        the limits of the quantities specified for each of these          Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2)
        exporting non-member countries.                                   of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of
                                                                          April 2001 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
(2)     The applications for import licences submitted between
                                                                          Botswana:                              13 786 tonnes,
        1 and 10 March 2001, expressed in terms of boned
        meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98,              Kenya:                                    142 tonnes,
        do not exceed, in respect of products originating from            Madagascar:                             7 579 tonnes,
        Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe                  Swaziland:                              3 363 tonnes,
        and Namibia, the quantities available from those States.
                                                                          Zimbabwe:                           5 100,050 tonnes,
        It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect
        of the quantities applied for.                                    Namibia:                               11 110 tonnes.
(3)     The quantities in respect of which licences may be                                             Article 3
        applied for from 1 April 2001 should be fixed within
        the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes.                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2001.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 16 March 2001.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.                                            (3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.                                           (4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.