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of 28 February 1997
laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed
game meat and rabbit meat from third countries
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/219/EC)
(OJ L 88, 3.4.1997, p. 45)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
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►M1 Commission Decision 2000/160/EC of 14 February 2000 L 51 37 24.2.2000
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 February 1997
laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary
certification for imports of farmed game meat and rabbit meat
from third countries
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/219/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to CouncilDirective 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on
animalheal th conditions governing intra-Community trade in andimports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (
1), as last amended by
Directive 93/121/EEC (2), in particular Articles 11 and 12 thereof,
Having regard to CouncilDirective 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992
laying down animal health and public health requirements governingtrade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to thesaid requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to inAnnex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, toDirective 90/425/EEC (
3), as last amended by Directive 96/90/EC (4),
and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Annex I Chapter 11 of the abovementioned Directive lays
down some requirements for the import of farmed game meat and rabbitmeat within the meaning of CouncilDirective 91/495/EEC of 27November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problemsaffecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat andfarmed game meat (
5);
Whereas furred game meat and feathered game meat can be imported
only if they come from third countries included on the lists of countriesfrom which fresh meat of the corresponding species may be importedpursuant to CouncilDirectives 72/462/EEC (
6) and 91/494/EEC respec-
tively;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/278/EC (7) as last amended by
Decision 96/344/EC (8), lays down the list of third countries from which
Member States are authorized to import rabbit meat;
Whereas imports of farmed game meat are imports of meat from
different species; whereas moreover it is necessary to take into accountthe fact that the meat can be bone-in or deboned;
Whereas for meat from farmed ‘game birds', imports have to fulfil the
requirements of Directive 91/495/EEC;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/984/EC (
9), as last amended by
Decision 96/456/EC (10), lays down the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese,whereas this present Decision applies to quail, pigeons, pheasants,partridges and any other game birds not mentioned excluding ratitae;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down the animal and public health
conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed game meat
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39.
(3) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(4) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 24.
(5) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 41.
(6) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(7) OJ No L 120, 11. 5. 1994, p. 44.
(8) OJ No L 133, 4. 6. 1996, p. 28.
(9) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1994, p. 11.
(10) OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 52.
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and farmed rabbit meat for human consumption into the Community
accordingly;
Whereas, in addition, it is possible to recognize conditions offering
equivalent guarantees;
Whereas a third country may submit a proposalfor such recognition to
the Commission for appropriate consideration;
Whereas considering that a new system of certification is established a
period of time should be provided for its implementation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Decision ‘farmed game birds' means quail,
pigeons, pheasants, partridges, and any other game birds with the exclu-sion of fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese and ratitae.
Article 2
1. Member States shall authorize imports of:
(a) meat of farmed ‘cloven-hoofed game', excluding farmed ‘wild
swine', conforming to the requirements laid down in the modelcertificate in Annex A and coming from third countries or parts ofthird countries listed in column A of Commission Decision 97/217/EC (
1);
(b) deboned meat excluding offals of farmed ‘cloven-hoofed game',
other than farmed ‘wild swine', conforming to the requirements laiddown in the modelcertificate in Annex B and coming from thirdcountries or parts of third countries listed in column B of Decision97/217/EC;
(c) meat of farmed ‘wild swine' conforming to the requirements laid
down in the modelcertificate in Annex C and coming from thirdcountries or parts of third countries listed in column C or D ofDecision 97/217/EC;
(d) meat of farmed leoporidae conforming to the requirements laid
down in the modelcertificate in Annex D and coming from thirdcountries or parts of third countries listed in column E of Decision97/217/EC;
(e) meat of farmed ‘game birds' conforming to the requirements laid
down in the modelcertificates in Annex E or F and coming fromthird countries or parts of third countries listed in column F or G ofDecision 97/217/EC.
2. One of the certificates referred to above must accompany the
consignment, and be duly completed and signed.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 March 1997.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(1) See page 20 of this OfficialJournal .
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ANNEX A

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III.Destination of meat
The meat will be sent from: ..............................................................................................
(place of loading)
to: ............................................................................................................................ .
(country and place of destination)
by the following means of transport (1): ................................................................................
Name and address of consignor: .........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ..
............................................................................................................................... ..
Name and address of consignee: .........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ..
............................................................................................................................... ..
IV.Health information
I, the undersigned, officialveterinarian, certify that:1. ......................................................., region ....................................................... (
2),
(exporting country)
has been free from foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest for the previous 12 months and during the
same period, no vaccination against any of these diseases has taken place.
2. The farmed game meat described above is obtained from:
(a) animals which have come from ...... ...................... in the region of ............................ (2),
(exporting country)
authorized for export to the Community of fresh meat of the corresponding susceptible domestic
species in accordance with Commission Decision .../.../ E C(3), as last amended by Decision
.../... /EC, and which have remained for at least three months preceding slaughter or since birth
in the case of animals less than three months old in the aforementioned region;
(b)animals which have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the
preceding 12 months;
(c) animals which come from holdings around which within a radius of 10 km including where
appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country there has been no case of foot-and-mouth diseasefor the previous 30 days;
(d)animals which have been kept separate from wild cloven-hoofed game since birth ►(1)(*)◄;
(e) animals which come from a holding which has been free from restrictions due to an outbreak o f
brucellosis for the previous six weeks;
(f) animals which, during transport to the approved slaughterhouse (4)/approved game establishment (4),
and whilst awaiting slaughter, did not come into contact with animals which do not comply with theconditions required for export of their meat to the Community.
3. The transport used to convey the animals was cleaned and disinfected before loading.4. The animals come from a holding which receives regular veterinary inspections to diagnose diseases
transmissible to humans or animals and random tests are carried out on meat derived from animalsoriginating from the holding for the presence of residues in excess of permitted levels and these resultshave been collected and evaluated by the central services.
(1) For lorries the registration number should be given. For bulk containers, the container number and the seal number should
be included.
(2) Only to be completed if the authorization to export to the Community is restricted to certain regions of the third country
concerned.
(3) The relevant and current decision for fresh meat of the corresponding susceptible domestic species must be included.
►(1)(*) Not applicable to reindeer. ◄
(4) Delete as appropriate.
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ANNEX B

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ANNEX C

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ANNEX D

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ANNEX E

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ANNEX F

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