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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of3March1997
drawinguplistsofthirdcountriesfromwhichtheMemberStatesauthorizeimportsofsheepand
goats
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/232/EC)
(OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 1999/541/EC of 26 July 1999 L 207 31 6.8.1999
►M2Commission Decision 2001/600/EC of 17 July 2001 L 210 51 3.8.2001
►M3Commission Decision 2002/3/EC of 28 December 2001 L 2 17 4.1.2002
►M4Commission Decision 2003/111/EC of 18 February 2003 L 45 25 19.2.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of3March1997
drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States
authorizeimportsofsheepandgoats
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/232/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 ofbovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, freshmeat or meatproducts from third countries (
1), as last amended by Directive 96/91/
EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 91/68/EEC (3), as last amended by the Act
of Accession for Austria, Finland and Sweden, lays down animal healthconditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprineanimals;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/198/EEC (
4), as last amended by
Decision 97/231/EC (5), lays down the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for imports of domestic ovine and caprineanimals;
Whereas Member States may only authorize imports of sheep and goats
from third countries placed on a list and which have been authorized
for this purpose;
Whereas some third countries satisfy the requirements for officially
brucellosis free status (in respect of B. melitensis );
Whereas the import of sheep and goats for slaughter, fattening and
breeding poses different animal health risks which justify the establish-
ment of separate lists of third countries;
Whereas the competent authorities of the third countries on the lists
have confirmed that suspicion of the following diseases must becompulsorily notified to them: foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, RiftValley fever, peste des petits ruminants, rabies, sheep pox, goat pox,scrapie, vesicular stomatitis, bluetongue, contagious caprine pleurop-
neumonia, brucellosis ( B. melitensis ), contagious epididymitis ( B.
ovis), lumpy skin disease and anthrax;
Whereas the competent authorities of the third countries on the lists
have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member Stateswithin 24 hours of the occurrence of the following diseases: foot-and-
mouthdisease, rinderpest, Rift Valley fever, peste des petits ruminants,
sheep pox, goat pox, vesicular stomatitis and bluetongue;
Whereas these lists can be amended at any time to take into account
new information or new situations;
Whereas the matters provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,1997D0232 — EN — 11.03.2003 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.
(3) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 34.
(5) See page 22 of this Official Journal.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States shall authorize imports of sheep and goats
intended for slaughter only from third countries or parts of third coun-tries appearing on the list in parts 1 or 2 to this Annex and which
comply withth e provisions of Annex 1, parts 1 (a) or 1 (b) to Decision
93/198/EEC, as appropriate.
2. Member States shall authorize imports of sheep and goats
intended for fattening only from third countries or parts of third coun-tries appearing on the list in part 3 to the Annex, and which complywithth e provisions of Annex 2, part 1 (a) to Decision 93/198/EEC.
3. Member States shall authorize imports of sheep and goats
intended for breeding only from third countries or parts of third coun-
tries appearing on the list in part 4 to the Annex, and which complywithth e provisions of Annex 2, part 1 (b) to Decision 93/198/EEC.
4. Only third countries or parts of third countries appearing on the
list in part 5 to the Annex shall be recognised as having officiallybrucellosis free ( B. melitensis ) status.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 1997.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1997D0232 — EN — 11.03.2003 — 004.001 — 3
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ANNEX
PART 1
List of non-member countries authorised to use the certificate at Annex I,
part 1(a) to Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of sheep and goats destined
forimmediateslaughter
Iceland
Switzerland
PART 2
List of non-member countries authorised to use the certificate at Annex I,
part 1(b) to Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of sheep and goats destined
forimmediateslaughter
Bulgaria (excluding the provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Hasskovo and Kardjali)
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia which is
defined as the are enclosed by a line drawn from a point on the Canada/United
States border 120º 15 ′longitude, 49º latitude northerly to a point 119º 35 ′long-
itude, 50º 30 ′latitude northeasterly to a point 119º longitude, 50º 45 ′latitude
southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118º 15 ′longitude and
49º latitude)
Croatia
CzechRepublic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
New Zealand
Poland
Romania
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
PART 3
List of non-member countries which must use the certificate at Annex II,
part 1(a) to Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of sheep and goats for
fattening
Bulgaria (excluding the provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Hasskovo and Kardjali)
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia which is
defined as the area enclosed by a line drawn from a point on the Canada/United
States border 120º 15 ′longitude, 49º latitude northerly to a point 119º 35 ′long-
itude, 50º 30 ′latitude northeasterly to a point 119º longitude, 50º 45 ′latitude
southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118º 15 ′longitude and
49º latitude)
Chile
Croatia
CzechRepublic
Greenland
Hungary
Iceland
Malta
New Zealand
PolandRomania
Slovak Republic
Switzerland1997D0232 — EN — 11.03.2003 — 004.001 — 4
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PART 4
List of non-member countries which must use the certificate at Annex II,
part1(b)toDecision93/198/EECforimportsofbreedingsheepandgoats
Bulgaria (excluding the provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Hasskovo and Kardjali)
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia which is
defined as the are enclosed by a line drawn from a point on the Canada/United
States border 120º 15 ′longitude, 49º latitude northerly to a point 119º 35 ′long-
itude, 50º 30 latitude northern easterly to a point 119º longitude, 50º 45 ′latitude
southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118º 15 ′longitude and
49º latitude)
Chile
CroatiaCzechRepublic
Greenland
HungaryIcelandMalta
New Zealand
PolandRomania
Switzerland
Slovak Republic
PART 5
Non-member countries or parts of non-member countries recognised as
satisfyingthecriteria forofficially Brucellosis-free status
CzechRepublic
Greenland
Hungary
RomaniaSlovak Republic1997D0232 — EN — 11.03.2003 — 004.001 — 5
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