CELEX: 31997D0088
Language: en
Date: 1997-01-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 20 January 1997 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

30 . 1 . 97      fENl                  Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 27/43
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 20 January 1997
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                              (97/88/BC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                       animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
                                                                      third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
   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                                          Article 1
  overseas countries and territories (OCT)('), as last
  amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (2), and in par­
  ticular Article 27 thereof,                                         The following Member States shall issue on 21 January
                                                                      1997 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed
                                                                      as boned meat, originating in certain African , Caribbean
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96               and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities
  of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­         and countries of origin :
  tion in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation
 (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­              Denmark:
 cultural 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), in particular Article 4 thereof,      Germany:
                                                                     — 13,500 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
 for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and         — 160,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland;
 veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place
 within the limits of the quantities specified for each of            United Kingdom:
 these exporting non-member countries;
                                                                     — 750,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                     — 50,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
 Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
 between 1 and 10 January 1997, expressed in terms of                — 220,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
 boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
 589/96, do not exceed, in respect of products originating
 in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe                                            Article 2
 and 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 February 1997 for the following quantities of
                                                                     boned beef and veal :
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may
be applied for from 1 February 1997, should be fixed                      Botswana :          18 152,500 tonnes,
within 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
                                                                         Swaziland :            3 153,000 tonnes,
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                        Zimbabwe :             9 100,000 tonnes,
                                                                         Namibia :            12 780,000 tonnes.
(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
I1) OJ No L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 1 .
 3 OJ No L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.                                    4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
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                                                 Article 3
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
           Done at Brussels, 20 January 1997.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission