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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 laying down animal health conditons and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultrymeat from ►M2 ————— ◄ third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (94/984/EC) (OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p.11)

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 1994

laying down animal health conditons and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultrymeat from ►M2 ————— ◄ third countries

(Text with EEA relevance)

(94/984/EC)







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat ( 1 ), as last amended by Directive 93/121/EC ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 11 and 12 thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC ( 3 ), as last amended by Decision 94/453/EC ( 4 ), established a list of third countries from where importation of fresh poultrymeat is authorized; Whereas Commission Decision 94/438/EC ( 5 ) has laid down the general requirements for the classification of third countries with regard to avian influenza and Newcastle disease in relation to imports of fresh poultrymeat; Whereas it is appropriate to restrict the scope of this Decision to poultry species covered by Council Directive 71/118/EEC ( 6 ), as last amended and updated by Directive 92/116/EEC ( 7 ) and to lay down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for other poultry species in a separate Decision; Whereas therefore the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates have to be laid down; whereas, since there are different groups of similar health situations between two or more third countries, it is appropriate to establish different health certificates in the light of those situations; Whereas it is now possible, in accordance with information received from the third countries concerned and with the results of inspections carried out by the Commission services in some of these countries, to lay down two categories of certification; Whereas the situation of the other third countries for which it is not yet possible to lay down a certificate is being studied attentively in order to see if they comply with the Community criteria or not; whereas this Decision shall be reviewed at the latest on 31 October 1995 to authorize or prohibit imports from those countries; Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to measures taken for poultrymeat imported for other purposes than human consumption; Whereas, since a new certification scheme is being 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

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Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh poultrymeat from third countries or from parts of third countries listed in Annex I, provided that it meets the requirements of the corresponding animal health certificate set out in Annex II and that it is accompanied by such a certificate, duly completed and signed. The certificate shall include the general part conforming to Annex II, Part 1, and one of the specific health certificates conforming to Annex II, Part 2, in accordance with the model referred to in Annex I.

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2. The fresh poultrymeat, intended for consignment to the Community and fulfilling the requirements of this Decision has to be marked with a health mark responding to the criteria mentioned in Annex III.

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Article 1a

Member States shall ensure that consignments of poultrymeat for human consumption, introduced onto the territory of the Community and which are destined for a third country either by transit immediately or after storage in accordance with Articles 12(4) or 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, and not intended for importation into the EC shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) they shall come from the territory of a third country or a part thereof listed in Annex I of this Decision for the import of fresh poultrymeat;

(b) they shall meet the specific animal health conditions set out in the animal health attestation part of the model certificate, part A or B, drawn up under Annex II, part 2;

(c) they shall be accompanied by an animal health certificate established in accordance with the model C laid down in Annex II part 2, signed by an official veterinarian of the competent veterinary services of the third country concerned;

(d) they are certified as acceptable for transit or storage (as appropriate) on the Common Veterinary Entry Document by the Official Veterinarian of the Border Inspection Post of introduction.

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Article 1b

1. By way of derogation from Article 1a Member States shall authorise the transit by road or by rail through the Community, between designated Community border inspection posts listed in the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, of consignments coming from and destined to Russia directly or via another third country provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) the consignment shall be sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of entry to the EC by the veterinary services of the competent authority;

(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC shall be stamped ‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO RUSSIA VIA THE EC’ on each page by the official veterinarian of the competent authority responsible for the BIP;

(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC shall be complied with;

(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document by the Official Veterinarian of the Border Inspection Post of introduction.

2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, on EC territory of such consignments shall not be allowed.

3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the EC territory matches the number and quantities entering.

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Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1995.

Article 3

This Decision shall be reviewed no later than 31 October 1995.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX I







List of third countries or parts of third countries which are allowed to use the certificates laid down in Annex II for imports of fresh poultrymeat into the European Union ISO-Code Country Parts of the territory Model certificate to be used (A or B) AR Argentina A AU Australia B BG Bulgaria A BR-1 Brazil Distrito Federal and the States of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo A CA Canada A CH Switzerland A CL Chile A CN-1 China The municipality of Shanghai excluding the county of Chongming and the districts of Weifang, Linyi and Qingdao in the Province of Shangdong B ▼A1 ▼M10 EE (1) Estonia (1) A HR Croatia A ▼A1 ▼M10 IL Israel A ▼A1 ▼M10 LV (1) Latvia (1) A MT (1) Malta (1) A NZ New Zealand A ▼A1 ▼M10 RO Romania A ▼A1 ▼M10 TH Thailand A TN Tunisia A US United States of America A (1) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.

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ANNEX II

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PART 2

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ANNEX III

HEALTH MARK FOR FRESH POULTRYMEAT

►M8 The health mark referred to in Article 1(2) ◄ of Decision 94/984/EC must include:

(a) for meat wrapped in individual units or for small packages: — on the upper part, the ISO code reference of the country of origin, — in the centre, the veterinary approval number of the slaughterhouse or, where appropriate, the cutting premises or rewrapping centre, the letters and figures mut be 0,2 centimetres high;

(b) for large packagings, an oval mark at least 6,5 cm wide by 4,5 cm high, containing the name of the country, its ISO code and the veterinary approval number of the slaughterhouse or, where appropriate, the cutting premises or rewrapping-centre; the letters must be at least 0,8 cm high and the figures at least 1 cm high; the health mark may, in addition, include an indication enabling identification of the veterinarian who carried out the health inspection of the meat.

The material used for marking must meet all hygiene requirements and the information shall appear on it in perfectly legible form.

The provisions of points 65, 67 and 68 of Chapter XII of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC apply mutatis mutandis for health marking procedures, as well as for the use of large packagings.