CELEX: 31996D0338
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-15 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 15 May 1996 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

29 . 5 . 96         EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 128/27
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 15 May 1996
                   on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                  Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                             (96/338/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
                                                                       December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
                                                                      problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
  Community,                                                          third countries (4), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
                                                                      sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
  5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
  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 parti­
 cular Article 27 thereof,
                                                                                                 Article 1
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96
 of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the applica­          The following Member States shall issue on 21 May 1996
 tion in the befef and veal sector of Council Regulation              import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as
 (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agri­              boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and
 cultural products and certain goods resulting from the               Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and
 processing of agricultural products originating in the               countries of origin:
 African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas
 countries and territories (3), in particular Article 4 thereof,
                                                                      Germany:
                                                                      — 650,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
 Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 provides
 for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and         — 98,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
 veal products; whereas, however, imports must take place            — 600,000 tonnes originating in Namibia;
 within the limits of the quantities specified for each of
 these exporting non-member countries;
                                                                      Denmark:
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted               — 15,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
 between 1 and 10 May 1996, expressed in terms of boned
 meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 589/96, do               Netherlands:
 not exceed, in respect of products originating from Bots­
wana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and                     — 250,000 tonnes originating in Botswana;
 Namibia the quantities available from these States;
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
 respect of the quantities requested;                                 United Kingdom:
                                                                     — 1 370,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may              —       60,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
be applied for from 1 June 1996, should be fixed within
the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;                    —      800,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
                                                                     — 1 160,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
(<) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) 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 2                                                       Article 3
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to                  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 589/96 during the first
10 days of June 1996 for the following quantities of
boned beef and veal :
    Botswana:            13 371,000    tonnes,                       Done at Brussels, 15 May 1996.
    Kenya:                   142,000   tonnes,
    Madagascar:           6 704,187    tonnes,
                                                                                             For the Commission
    Swaziland :           3 148,000    tonnes,
    Zimbabwe:             6 776,180    tonnes,                                                 Franz FISCHLER
    Namibia :             9 785,006    tonnes.                                            Member of the Commission
                                                         CORRIGENDA
                 Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 921/96 of 22 May 1996 establishing the
                 standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
                           (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 123 of 25 May 1996)
                 In the table of contents on the cover and in the title on page 22:
                 for:    'Commission Regulation (EC) No 921 /96
                 read:   'Commission Regulation (EC) No 938/96 . .