CELEX: 
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 September 1998 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia (notified under document number C(1998) 2801)

L 263/38             EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   26. 9. 98
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 17 September 1998
                 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana,
                                Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
                                      (notified under document number C(1998) 2801)
                                                          (98/550/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat
                                                                   or meat products from third countries (3), as last amended
                                                                   by Directive 97/79/EC (4),
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of
20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
tural products and goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products originating in the African, Carib-
bean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regula-                                    Article 1
tion (EEC) No 715/90 (1), and in particular Article 30
thereof,
                                                                   The following Member States shall issue on 21 September
                                                                   1998 import licences for beef and veal products,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/               expressed as deboned meat, originating in certain African,
98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the          Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following
application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regula-         quantities and countries of origin:
tion (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to
agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the         Germany
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regu-           260,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
lation (EC) No 589/96 (2), and in particular Article 4
                                                                    450,000 tonnes originating in Namibia;
thereof,
                                                                   United Kingdom
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98
provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for         950,000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
beef and veal products; whereas, however, imports must              30,000 tonnes originating in Swaziland,
take place within the limits of the quantities specified for
each of these exporting non-member countries;                       570,000 tonnes originating in Zimbabwe,
                                                                    1 020,000 tonnes originating in Namibia.
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted
between 1 and 10 September 1998, expressed in terms of
deboned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No                                           Article 2
1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating
from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
                                                                   Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to
and Namibia, the quantities available from those States;
                                                                   Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the
whereas it is therefore possible to issue import licences in
                                                                   first 10 days of October 1998 for the following quantities
respect of the quantities applied for;
                                                                   of deboned beef and veal:
Whereas the quantities in respect of which licences may             Botswana:                  8 361,000 tonnes,
be applied for from 1 October 1998 should be fixed                  Kenya:                       142,000 tonnes,
within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 tonnes;
                                                                    Madagascar:                7 564,000 tonnes,
                                                                    Swaziland:                 3 214,000 tonnes,
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to Council
Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health                  Zimbabwe:                  4 106,000 tonnes,
and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of              Namibia:                   5 980,000 tonnes.
(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.
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                                                 Article 3
          This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
          Done at Brussels, 17 September 1998.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                               Member of the Commission