CELEX: 31995D0386
Language: en
Date: 1995-09-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION of 20 September 1995 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

29 . 9 . 95         EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 232/23
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 20 September 1995
                  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                               Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                                          (95/386/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        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            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
 tural products and certain goods resulting from the
 processing of agricultural products originating in the                                       Article 1
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the
overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), as last              The following Member States shall issue on 21 September
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 (2), and in par­             1995 import licences concerning beef and veal products,
 ticular Article 27 thereof,                                       expressed in terms of boned meat, originating from
                                                                   certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                    the quantities and the countries of origin stated :
 1636/95 of 5 July 1995 temporarily adapting the special           Germany :
import arrangements in the beef sector provided for in
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 with the view to the           — 550,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture                    — 219,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations (3),                                           — 480,000 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
                                                                   Denmark :
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95
provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for       — 1 5,000 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
beef and veal products ; whereas, however, imports must
                                                                   France :
take place within the limits of the quantities specified for
each of these exporting non-member countries ;                    — 233,020 tonnes originating in Botswana,
                                                                  — 5,500 tonnes originating in Madagascar,
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 September 1995, expressed in terms of            — 28,500 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No                 — 0,030 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
 1636/95, do not exceed, in respect of products originating       — 58,500 tonnes originating in Namibia ;
in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Namibia
the quantities available from these States ; whereas it is         Italy :
therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of
the quantities requested for those countries ; whereas the        — 49,550 tonnes originating in Madagascar ;
quantities available from Zimbabwe are insufficient to             Netherlands :
cover the applications for import: licences ; whereas, there­
fore, the quantities applied for should be reduced on a           — 250,000 tonnes originating in Botswana ;
proportional basis ;
                                                                   United Kingdom :
Whereas the quantities, in respect of which licences may          — 1 100,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
be applied for from 1 October 1995, should be fixed
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes ;         — 22,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
                                                                  — 1 050,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
Whereas it seems expedient to recall that this Decision is
without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
                                                                                              Article 2
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
                                                                  Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
                                                                  with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1636/95, during
(') OJ No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
P) OJ No L 155, 6. 7. 1995, p. 25.                                (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 232/24         EN             Official Journal of the European Communities                          29 . 9 . 95
the first 10 days of October 1995 in respect of the fol­                            Article 3
lowing quantities of boned beef and veal :                   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
— Botswana : 7 876,384 tonnes,
— Kenya : 142,000 tonnes,                                    Done at Brussels, 20 September 1995.
— Madagascar : 4 184,305 tonnes,                                                      For the Commission
— Swaziland : 2 993,500 tonnes,                                                          Franz FISCHLER
— Namibia : 3 271,300 tonnes.                                                     Member of the Commission