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Document 32004D0542

    Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni tal- 25 ta' Ġunju 2004 li temenda l-Anness II tad-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 79/542/KEE għal dak li jirrigwarda l-lista ta' pajjiżi terzi li minnhom l-Istati Membri jawtorizzaw l-importazzjonijiet ta' laħam frisk (notifikat bid-dokument numru C(2004) 1954) Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE

    ĠU L 240, 10.7.2004, p. 7–13 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    ĠU L 327M, 5.12.2008, p. 33–42 (MT)

    Dan id-dokument ġie ppubblikat f’edizzjoni(jiet) speċjali (BG, RO)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 08/04/2010; Impliċitament imħassar minn 32010D0477

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2004/542/oj

    10.7.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 240/7


    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 25 June 2004

    amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh meat

    (notified under document number C(2004) 1954)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2004/542/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), and in particular, Article 14(3)(c) and (d) and Article 15 thereof,

    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 (2), and in particular Article 8(1) and (4) thereof,

    Whereas

    (1)

    Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979 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 (3), has been recently amended by Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (4). Pursuant to this amendment, new models of health certificates will come into force on 1 May 2004.

    (2)

    Commission Decision 93/402/EEC of 10 June 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from South American countries (5), still applies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay and has recently been amended by Decision 2003/758/EC (6), which modified the regionalisation of Argentina; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC.

    (3)

    Commission Decision 1999/283/EC of 12 April 1999 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries (7), has recently been amended by Decision 2003/571/EC (8), which modified the regionalisation of Swaziland; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC.

    (4)

    Commission Decision 2000/585/EC of 7 September 2000 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and certain wild and farmed game meat, and laying down the animal and public health and the veterinary certification conditions for such imports (9), has recently been amended by Decision 2004/245/EC (10), which authorised Iceland for export of farmed and wild game meat of cloven-hoofed animals excluding swine.

    (5)

    Therefore Decision 79/542/EEC must be updated to take into account the regionalisation and certification requirements concerning Argentina as laid down in Decision 2003/758/EC, concerning Swaziland as laid down in Decision 2003/571/EC and concerning Iceland as laid down in Decision 2004/245/EC.

    (6)

    ISO codes relating to some third countries listed in part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be updated.

    (7)

    It should be clarified that the use of the model certificates laid down in Decision 79/542/EEC is required without prejudice to specific certification requirements based on Community agreements with third countries.

    (8)

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

    (9)

    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/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004.

    Article 3

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 25 June 2004.

    For the Commission

    David BYRNE

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 302, 31.12.1972 p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

    (2)   OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

    (3)   OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/372/EC (OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 45).

    (4)   OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 11.

    (5)   OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.

    (6)   OJ L 272, 23.10.2003, p. 16.

    (7)   OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.

    (8)   OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 79.

    (9)   OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.

    (10)   OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 62.


    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

     

    1 and 2

    AR-1

    The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, and Tucuman.

    BOV

    A

    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

     

     

    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

    AU — Australia

    AU-0

    Whole country

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

     

     

    BA — Bosnia and Herzegovina

    BA-0

    Whole country

     

     

    BG — Bulgaria

    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

    States of Paraná, Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Sete Lagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo, Espíritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Santa Catarina, Goias and the regional units of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde, Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), Barra do Garça and Barra do Burges in Mato Grosso.

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    BR-2

    State of Rio Grande do Sul

    BOV

    A

    1 and 2

    BR-3

    State of Mato Grosso do Sul, municipality of Sete Quedas

    BOV

    A

    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, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

     

     

    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

     

     

    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-2

    The municipalities of Arboletas, Necocli, San Pedro de Urah, Turbo, Apartado, Chigorodo, Mutata, Daheiba, Uramita, Murindo, Riosucio (right bank of the Atrato river) and Frontino.

    EQU

     

     

    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

     

     

    CS — Serbia and Montenegro

    CS-0

    Whole country

     

     

    CS-1

    Whole country except the region of Kosovo and Metohija

    BOV, OVI, 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 (*2)

    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 — Panama

    PA-0

    Whole country

    BOV, EQU

     

     

    PY — Paraguay

    PY-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    PY-1

    Chaco central and San Pedro areas

    BOV

    A and F

    1 and 2

    RO — Romania

    RO-0

    Whole country

    BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF

     

     

    RU — Russian Federation

    RU-0

    Whole country

     

     

    RU-1

    Region of Murmansk (Murmanskaya oblast)

    RUF

     

     

    SV — El Salvador

    SV-0

    Whole country

     

     

    SZ — Swaziland

    SZ-0

    Whole country

    EQU, EQW

     

     

    SZ-1

    Area west of the “red line” fences 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 No 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, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

     

     

    UY — Uruguay

    UY-0

    Whole country

    EQU

     

     

    BOV

    A

    1

    BOV, OVI

    B

    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 28o, and

    the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal

    BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

    F

    2

    ZW — Zimbabwe

    ZW-0

    Whole country

     

     

    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-3

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 26 March 2002

    None

    After and including 27 March 2002

    Authorised

    AR-4

    BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF

    Before and including 28 February 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 1 March 2002

    Authorised

    AR-5

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 10 July 2003

    Authorised

    After and including 11 July 2003

    Not Authorised

    AR-6

    BOV

    A

    Before and including 4 September 2003

    Authorised

    After and including 5 September 2003

    Not Authorised

    AR-7

    BOV

    A

    After 1 February 2002 and before and including 7 October 2003

    Authorised

    After and including 8 October 2003

    Not 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

    BW-1

    BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF

    A

    Before and including 7 July 2002

    Not authorised

    After and including 8 July to 22 December 2002

    Authorised

    After and including 23 December 2002 to 6 June 2003

    Not authorised

    After and including 7 June 2003

    Authorised

    BW-2

    BOV, OVI, RUM, 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 bovine diaphragm and masseter muscles).

    ’.

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

    (*2)  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

    No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited.


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