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of 21 December 1976
drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine
animals, swine, fresh meat and meat products
(79/542/EEC) ◄
(OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionDecision79/560/EEC of 4 May 1979 L 147 49 15.6.1979
►M2CommissionDecision84/134/EEC of 2 March 1984 L 70 18 13.3.1984
►M3CommissionDecision85/473/EEC of 2 October 1985 L 278 35 18.10.1985
►M4CommissionDecision85/488/EEC of 17 October 1985 L 293 17 5.11.1985
►M5Council Decision 85/575/EEC of 19 December 1985 L 372 28 31.12.1985
►M6CommissionDecision86/425/EEC of 29 July 1986 L 243 34 28.8.1986
►M7CommissionDecision89/8/EEC of 14 December 1988 L 7 27 10.1.1989
►M8CommissionDecision90/390/EEC of 16 July 1990 L 193 36 25.7.1990
►M9CommissionDecision90/485/EEC of 27 September 1990 L 267 46 29.9.1990
►M10CommissionDecision91/361/EEC of 14 Jun e 1991 L 195 43 18.7.1991
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 1976
drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States
authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, fresh meat and meat
products
(79/542/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972
on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of
bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries(1), as
last amended by Directive 77/98/EEC(2), and in particular Article 3
(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the system laid downinDirective 72/462/EEC is based onthe
establishment of a list of the third countries or parts of third countriesfrom which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animalsand swine and of fresh meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goatsand domestic solipeds, or of one or more of these categories of animals
or categories of fresh meat;
Whereas inorder to decide inrespect both of the an imals an d of fresh
meat whether a country or part of a country may be included in the list,particular account is taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 (2) of theabovementioned Directive;
Whereas the countries listed in the Annex to this Decision which tradi-
tionally supply the Member States may be considered to satisfy thesecriteria;
Whereas, however, this list is drawn up subject to such amendments or
additions as may be made to it in accordance with the procedure laid
downinArticle 30 of Directive 72/462/EEC; whereas it may provenecessary in the light of further information to limit or extend theauthorizations for importing certain categories of animals and freshmeat; whereas, it may also be n ecessary incertaincases inrespect
both of the animals and of fresh meat to specify the parts of countries
from which imports will be authorized;
Whereas, although the list of third countries forms one of the bases of
the Community arrangements applicable to imports from third countrieslaid downinDirective 72/462/EEC other measures, particularly
concerning hygiene and veterinary inspection, will have to be taken in
order to define these arrangements; whereas, consequently, it is impor-tant to facilitate the coordinated implementation of all these measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Without prejudice to Directive 72/462/EEC and in particular any
measures which may have to be takenun der the procedure provided forin Article 29, and subject to any amendments or additions made to thelist in the Annex to this Decision under the procedure provided for in
Article 30, particularly for the purpose of limiting or extending author-
izations for importing certain categories of animals and fresh meat, orfor specifying, both for animals and for fresh meat, the parts of coun-1979D0542 — EN — 03.07.1991 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 81.▼M10
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tries from which imports will be authorized, the Member States shall
authorize imports of animals and fresh meat in accordance with thesaid list.
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall import
certainmeat products from all domestic species comin g from thirdcountries appearing in the Annex.
In the case of imports of fresh meat coming from certain third coun-
tries or parts thereof not authorized in accordance with paragraph 1,Member States may, however, import meat products made from such
fresh meat provided the meat products have undergone a special treat-
ment as laid down in the Annex.
Article 2
The list contained in the Annex shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities , at the same time as the amend-
ments and additions referred to in Article 1 above.
Article 3
Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions necessary to comply with this Decision within two years ofthe publication referred to in Article 2 above and shall forthwith inform
the Commissionthereof.
Article 4
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.1979D0542 — EN — 03.07.1991 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
CountryFresh meat and meat products Fresh meat
Live animalsSpecial remarks
Domestic Wild
Fresh meatMeat
productsB S/G P S/P C/H B P
Albania x x x
Argentina x x x x x (3)
Australia x x x x x x x
Austria x x x x x x x
Belize x x (3)
Botswana x x x x (1)(2)(3)
Brazil x x x (3)
Bulgaria x x x x x x xCanada x x x x x x xChile x x x x (
1)(3)
People's Republic of
Chinaxxx (1)(3)
Colombia x x (3)
Costa Rica x x (3)
Cuba x x (3)
Cyprus x x x x x x
Czechoslovakia x x x x x x x
El Salvador x x x (3)
Ethiopia (3)
Finland x x x x x x x
Greenland x x x x (1)(3)
Guatemala x x (3)
Honduras x x (3)
Hungary x x x x x x x
Hong Kong (3)▼M101979D0542 — EN — 03.07.1991 — 003.001 — 4
CountryFresh meat and meat products Fresh meat
Live animalsSpecial remarks
Domestic Wild
Fresh meatMeat
productsB S/G P S/P C/H B P
Iceland x x x x x x x
India (3)
Israel x (3)
Kenya (3)
Madagascar x x x (3)
Malta x x x x x (3)
Mauritius (3)
Mexico x x (3)
Morocco x (3)
Namibia x x x x (1)(2)(3)
New Zealand x x x x x x xNorway x x x x x x xNicaragua x x (
3)
Panama x x (3)
Paraguay x x x (3)
Poland x x x x x x xRomania x x x x x x xSouth Africa x x x x x (
1)(2)(3)
Singapore (3)
Swaziland x x x (1)(2)(3)
Swedenx x x x x x xSwitzerland x x x x x x xThailand (
3)
Turkey x (3)
Tunisia (3)
United States of America x x x x x x x▼M101979D0542 — EN — 03.07.1991 — 003.001 — 5
CountryFresh meat and meat products Fresh meat
Live animalsSpecial remarks
Domestic Wild
Fresh meatMeat
productsB S/G P S/P C/H B P
Uruguay x x x (3)
Union of Soviet Socialist
Republicsxxxxxxx (1)(3)
Yugoslavia x x x x x x x
Zimbabwe x (3)
Special remarks:
(1) Excluding meat of wild swine.
(2) Excluding bone in meat and offal of wild cloven hoofed animals.
(3) Notwithstanding any restrictions indicated in the above list, meat products which have undergone a heat treatment in a hermetically sealed contain er to a Fo value of 3 or
more are authorized.
B: Bovines (including buffalo).
S/G: sheep/goat.P: Pig.S/P: Solipeds.
C/H: Clovenhoofed.
x: Authorized.▼M101979D0542 — EN — 03.07.1991 — 003.001 — 6