31975R1681

1 . 7 . 75 No L 168 /73 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1681 /75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 27 June 1975

concerning the issue of import licences, during the period of application of protective measures, for products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN (EEC) No 193/75 (4) of 17 January 1975 and in COMMUNITIES, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 (5) of 23 December 1970, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331 /75 Having regard to the Treaty .establishing the European Economic Community ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended Article 1 by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof ; Licences for the importation of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya,^Madagascar and Swazi­ land shall be issued as provided in this Regulation for Whereas the safeguard measures taken in the beef the following maximum quantities, expressed in sector were made more flexible by inter alia Commis­ metric tons of boned meat : sion Regulation (EEC) No 780/75 (3) of 25 March 1975 concerning the arrangements for the importa­ Botswana 6 898 , tion , during ' the period of application of protective 111 , Kenya measures of products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar 4 218 , Madagascar and Swaziland which allowed the Swaziland 2 407 . importing of certain quantities of beef originating in 100 kg of boned meat shall be equal to 130 kg of these third countries, signatories of the Lome conven­ unboned meat . tion, whose traditional exports of beef into the Community are an essential element ^ in their economic development ; Article 2

Whereas the motives underlying Commission Regula­ 1 . Applications for import licences may be lodged tion (EEC) No 780/75 remain valid ; whereas having with the competent agencies of the Member States regard to the particular difficulties encountered by only during the first 10 days of each month . these third countries during the first months of that The country of origin shall be entered in Section 14 Regulation's application, notably on account of the of the application for a licence as well as in the market price situation in the exporting countries and licence. The licence shall carry with it an obligation to in the Community, these imports have not been able import from that country. to proceed at the anticipated rate ; whereas it is there­ fore appropriate to make certain amendments 2. On the first working day following expiry of the concerning the time limit for the application and time limit for the lodging of applications, Member period of validity of import certificates ; whereas it is States shall inform the Commission by telex of the also necessary to take into consideration the total quantity in respect of which applications as speci­ remaining quantities covered by the Communities fied in paragraph 1 have been lodged, broken down undertaking to the ACP countries, which up to the by the relevant third country. present have been * unable to be imported in entirety within the framework of other measures taken by the The Commission shall , for each of the third countries Commission ; whereas the quantities covered . by this concerned, decide to what extent licences may be Regulation also include quantities remaining from the granted. If the quantities in respect of which licences first allocation and ' the entire amount of the second, for products originating in a given country have been referred , to in Regulation (EEC) No 780/75 ; applied for exceed the quantity available for that country, the > Commission shall determine a single Whereas the detailed rules in respect of new import percentage by which the quantities requested are to be reduced . licences were laid down in Commission Regulation

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. . 1968 , p. 24. (4) OJ No L" 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10 . (2) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14. (5) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12. 1970, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 77, 26. 3 . 1975, p. 34. (6) OJ No L 135, 27. 5. 1975, p. 9 .

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3. If the total quantity in respect of which applica­ (q) before the date referred to in (a), by : tions relating to a given third country have been (aa) the AY.l movement certificate provided for in received is less than the quantity available for that Regulation (EEC) No 1251 /71 ( J ), in the case country the Commission shall declare what quantity of products originating in Madagascar, remains over . (bb) the AA.l movement certificate provided for 4. The period of validity of the import licences in Regulation (EEC) No 1289/71 (2), in the shall end on 31 December 1975 . case of products originating in Kenya,

(cc) a certificate of origin endorsed by the customs 5. Licences shall be issued on the twenty-first day authorities, in the case of products originating following the first day of the period during which in Botswana and Swaziland . applications are lodged .

6. Subject to the provisions of Article 18 of Regula­ Article 4 tion (EEC) No 193/75, the security shall be released immediately in respect of quantities for which no At the request of those concerned, the period of import licence has been issued . validity of the import licences issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 780/75 shall be extended Article 3 until 31 December 1975.

Importation shall be authorized only if the origin of the products in question has been certified by the Article 5 competent authorities of the exporting country : Regulation (EEC) No 780/75 is hereby repealed. (a) by documentary evidence, issued as provided in the Protocol on origin to the Lome convention on or after the date on which that convention is put Article 6 into effect, in the case of products originating in the third countries specified in (b) ; This Regulation shall enter into force oh 1 July 1975.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 27 June 1975.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 135, 21 . 6 . 1971 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 141 , 27 . 6. 1971 , p . 1 .