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Document 32006D0463

    2006/463/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 2006 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Botswana (notified under document number C(2006) 2880) (Text with EEA relevance)

    IO L 183, 5.7.2006, p. 20–28 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    IO L 118M, 8.5.2007, p. 947–955 (MT)

    Foilsíodh an doiciméad seo in eagrán speisialta (BG, RO)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 08/04/2010; Arna aisghairm go hintuigthe ag 32010D0477

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/463/oj

    5.7.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 183/20


    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 27 June 2006

    amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Botswana

    (notified under document number C(2006) 2880)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2006/463/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular points (1) and (4) of Article 8 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (2) sets out a list of third countries and parts of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import fresh meat of animals as defined in that Decision.

    (2)

    Under that Decision, parts of the territory of Botswana are authorised for imports into the Community of deboned and matured meat from domestic bovine animals, sheep, goats and wild or farmed non-domestic animals other than suidae and solipeds.

    (3)

    However an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Botswana within the territory of BW-1 was reported by the veterinary authorities of Botswana to the Commission. The first clinical signs of that disease were seen by the veterinary authorities on 20 April 2006 and they took immediate and appropriate control measures in the affected zone, including suspending the movement of susceptible animals and their products within and out of the zone and closing down two export establishments approved for imports into the Community.

    (4)

    In order to take into account those measures introduced by Botswana, the list of authorised third countries and parts thereof, as set out out in Part I of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC, should be amended. Accordingly imports from Botswana into the Community of consignments of deboned and matured meat from domestic animals and farmed game slaughtered or wild game hunted prior to 20 April 2006 originating from the territory of BW-1 should be indicated as authorised. However, all consignments of such meat from such animals slaughtered or hunted on or after that date originating from that territory should be indicated as not authorised.

    (5)

    Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (6)

    This Decision is to be reviewed in the light of information obtained from Botswana.

    (7)

    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall apply from the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Article 3

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.

    For the Commission

    Markos KYPRIANOU

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 18, 23.1.2002, p. 11.

    (2)   OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/360/EC (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 34).


    ANNEX

    ‘ANNEX II

    FRESH MEAT

    Part 1

    LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF (*1)

    Country

    Code of Territory

    Description of territory

    Veterinary certificate

    Specific conditions

    Model(s)

    SG

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    AL — Albania

    AL-0

    Whole country

     

     

    AR — Argentina

    AR-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    AR-1

    The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar), Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, and Tucuman

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-2

    La Pampa and Santiago del Estero

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-3

    Cordoba

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-4

    Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

    BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF

     

    1

    AR-5

    Formosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia)

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-6

    Salta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria)

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-7

    Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-8

    Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, with the exception of the buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AR-9

    The buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa

     

     

    AR-10

    Part of the Province of Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    AU — Australia

    AU-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

     

     

    BA — Bosnia Herzegovina

    BA-0

    Whole country

     

     

    BG — Bulgaria a

    BG-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    BG-1

    The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V. Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin

    BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF

    BG-2

    The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the 20 km wide corridor on the border with Turkey

    BH — Bahrain

    BH-0

    Whole country

     

     

    BR — Brazil

    BR-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    BR-1

    Part of the State of Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí),

    State of Espíritu Santo,

    State of Goias and,

    Part of the State of Mato Grosso comprising the regional unit of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), the regional unit of Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), the regional unit of Lucas do Rio Verde, the regional unit of Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), the regional unit of Barra do Garça and the regional unit of Barra do Burgres

    BOV

    A and H

    1 and 2

    BR-2

    State of Rio Grande do Sul

    BOV

    A and H

    1 and 2

    BR-3

    Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul comprising the municipality of Sete Quedas

    BOV

    A and H

    1 and 2

    BR-4

    Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of: Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá),

    State of Paraná, and

    State of Sao Paulo

    BOV

    A and H

    1 and 2

    BR-5

    State of Paraná,

    State of Mato Grosso do Sul and

    State of Sao Paulo

    1

    BR-6

    State of Santa Catarina

    BOV

    A and H

    1 and 2

    BW — Botswana

    BW-0

    Whole country

    EQU, EQW

     

     

    BW-1

    The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18

    BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

    F

    1 and 2

    BW-2

    The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14

    BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

    F

    1 and 2

    BY — Belarus

    BY-0

    Whole country

     

     

    BZ — Belize

    BZ-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    CA — Canada

    CA-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW

    G

     

    CH — Switzerland

    CH-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

     

     

    CL — Chile

    CL-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF

     

     

    CN — China (People's Republic of)

    CN-0

    Whole country

     

     

    CO — Colombia

    CO-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    CO-1

    The zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River

    BOV

    A

    2

    CO-3

    The zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its headwaters of Alto Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast

    BOV

    A

    2

    CR — Costa Rica

    CR-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    CU — Cuba

    CU-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    DZ — Algeria

    DZ-0

    Whole country

     

     

    ET — Ethiopia

    ET-0

    Whole country

     

     

    FK — Falkland Islands

    FK-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU

     

     

    GL — Greenland

    GL-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

     

     

    GT — Guatemala

    GT-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    HK — Hong Kong

    HK-0

    Whole country

     

     

    HN — Honduras

    HN-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    HR — Croatia

    HR-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

     

     

    IL — Israel

    IL-0

    Whole country

     

     

    IN — India

    IN-0

    Whole country

     

     

    IS — Iceland

    IS-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

     

     

    KE — Kenya

    KE-0

    Whole country

     

     

    MA — Morocco

    MA-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    MG — Madagascar

    MG-0

    Whole country

     

     

    MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (*3)

    MK-0

    Whole country

    OVI, EQU

     

     

    MU — Mauritius

    MU-0

    Whole country

     

     

    MX — Mexico

    MX-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    NA — Namibia

    NA-0

    Whole country

    EQU, EQW

     

     

    NA-1

    South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east

    BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

    F

    2

    NC — New Caledonia

    NC-0

    Whole country

    BOV, RUF, RUW

     

     

    NI — Nicaragua

    NI-0

    Whole country

     

     

    NZ — New Zealand

    NZ-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

     

     

    PA — Panamá

    PA-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    PY — Paraguay

    PY-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    PY-1

    Chaco central and San Pedro areas

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    RO — Romania a

    RO-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF

     

     

    RU — Russia

    RU-0

    Whole country

     

     

    RU-1

    Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Neeets autonomous area

    RUF

    SV — El Salvador

    SV-0

    Whole country

     

     

    SZ — Swaziland

    SZ-0

    Whole country

    EQU, EQW

     

     

    SZ-1

    Area west of the “red line” fence which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane

    BOV, RUF, RUW

    F

    2

    SZ-2

    The veterinary foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001

    BOV, RUF, RUW

    F

    1 and 2

    TH — Thailand

    TH-0

    Whole country

     

     

    TN — Tunisia

    TN-0

    Whole country

     

     

    TR — Turkey

    TR-0

    Whole country

     

     

    TR-1

    The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale

    EQU

     

     

    UA — Ukraine

    UA-0

    Whole country

     

     

    US — United States

    US-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW

    G

     

    XM — Montenegro

    XM-0

    Whole custom territory (*4)

    BOV, OVI, EQU

     

     

    XS — Serbia (*2)

    XS-0

    Whole custom territory (*4)

    BOV, OVI, EQU

     

     

    UY — Uruguay

    UY-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    OVI

    A

    1 and 2

    ZA — South Africa

    ZA-0

    Whole country

    EQU, EQW

     

     

    ZA-1

    The whole country except:

    the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, and

    the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZuluNatal

    BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

    F

    2

    ZW — Zimbabwe

    ZW-0

    Whole country

     

     

    =

    No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).

    a

    =

    Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member States of the European Union.

    Specific conditions referred to in column 6

    “1”

    Geographic and timing restrictions:

    Code of Territory

    Veterinary certificate

    Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained

    Model

    SG

    AR-1

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 31 January 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 February 2002

    Authorised

    AR-2

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 8 March 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 9 March 2002

    Authorised

    AR-4

    BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF

    Before and including 28 February 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 March 2002

    Authorised

    AR-5

    BOV

    A

    From 1 February 2002 to 10 July 2003 (inclusive)

    Authorised

    After and including 11 July 2003

    Not authorised

    AR-6

    BOV

    A

    From 1 February 2002 to 4 September 2003 (inclusive)

    Authorised

    After and including 5 September 2003

    Not authorised

    AR-7

    BOV

    A

    From 1 February 2002 to 7 October 2003 (inclusive)

    Authorised

    After and including 8 October 2003

    Not authorised

    AR-8

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 17 March 2005

    See AR-5 , AR-6 and AR-7 for periods when the specific territories within the area referred to in AR-8 were not authorised

    After and including 18 March 2005

    Authorised

    AR-10

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 3 January 2006

    Authorised

    After and including 4 January 2006 except for consignments already on their way before 4 February to the Community certified between 4 January and 4 February 2006

    Not authorised

    BR-1

    BOV

    A

    After 1 December 2001

    Authorised

    BR-2

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 30 November 2001

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 December 2001

    Authorised

    BR-3

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 31 October 2002

    Authorised

    After and including 1 November 2002

    Not authorised

    BR-4

    BOV

    A

    After and including 1 December 2001 until and including 29 September 2005

    Authorised

    BR-5

    BOV

     

    After and including 30 September 2005

    Not authorised

    BR-6

    BOV

    A

    After 1 December 2001

    Authorised

    BW-1

    BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF

    A

    Before 20 April 2006

    Authorised

    After and including 20 April 2006

    Not authorised

    BW-2

    BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF

    A

    Before and including 6 March 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 7 March 2002

    Authorised

    PY-1

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 31 August 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003

    Authorised

    After and including 20 February 2003

    Not authorised

    SZ-2

    BOV, RUF, RUW

    A

    Before and including 3 August 2003

    Not authorised

    After and including 4 August 2003

    Authorised

    UY-0

    BOV, OVI

    A

    Before and including 31 October 2001

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 November 2001

    Authorised

    “2”

    Category restrictions:

    No offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).’


    (*1)  Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries.

    (*2)  Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

    (*3)  The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subjet in the United Nations.

    (*4)  Serbia and Montenegro are Republics with individual customs territory forming a State Union and therefore have to be listed separately.


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