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Language: en
Date: 1993-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 January 1993 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

26. 2. 93                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 48 /67
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 19 January 1993
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (93/ 124/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         animals and swine and fresh meat or meat-based products
                                                                     from third countries (*), as last amended by Regulation
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               (EEC) No 1601 /92 <%
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
tural products and certain goods resulting from the                                              Article 1
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) or in            The following Member States shall issue on 21 January
the overseas countries and territories (OCTJC), as last              1992 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), and in                   expressed in terms of boned meat, originating in certain
particular Article 27 thereof,                                      African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the
                                                                    quantities and the countries of origin stated :
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules             United Kingdom :
for the application of the system of import and export              — 40,00 tonnes originating in Botswana,
licences in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by        — 30,00 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (4), and in particular
Article 15 (6) (b) (i) thereof,                                     — 50,00 tonnes originating in Namibia.
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 provides for the                                              Article 2
possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal
products ; whereas, however, imports must take place                Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
within the limits of the quantities Specified for each of           with Article 1 5 (6) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80
these exporting non-member countries ;                              during the first 10 days of February 1993 in respect of the
                                                                    following quantities of boned beef and veal :
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted              — Botswana :                                 18 876,00 tonnes,
between 1 and 10 January 1993, expressed in terms of                — Kenya :                                       142,00 tonnes,
boned meat, in accordance with Article 15 ( 1 ) (b) of Regu­        — Madagascar :                                7 579,00 tonnes,
lation (EEC) No 2377/80, do not exceed, in respect of               — Swaziland :                                 3 363,00 tonnes,
products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,                — Zimbabwe :                                  9 070,00 tonnes,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities                     — Namibia :                                  10 450,00 tonnes.
available from these States ; whereas it is therefore
possible to issue import licences in respect of the quanti­
                                                                                                 Article 3
ties requested ;
                                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Whereas the remaining quantities, in respect of which
licences may be applied for from 1 February 1993, should
be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 49 600
tonnes ;                                                            Done at Brussels, 19 January 1993.
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is                                         For the Commission
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of                                                  Rene STEICHEN
12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine                                        Member of the Commission
 (>) OJ No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 (2) OJ No  L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
 (3) OJ No  L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                              O OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
 (4) OJ No  L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 43.                             (6) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.