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of21December 1976
drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine
animalsswine,andequidae,freshmeatandmeatproducts
(79/542/EEC) ◄
(OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 79/560/EEC of 4 May 1979 L 147 49 15.6.1979
►M2Commission Decision 84/134/EEC of 2 March 1984 L 70 18 13.3.1984
►M3Commission Decision 85/473/EEC of 2 October 1985 L 278 35 18.10.1985
►M4Commission Decision 85/488/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
►M6Commission Decision 86/425/EEC of 29 July 1986 L 243 34 28.8.1986
►M7Commission Decision 89/8/EEC of 14 December 1988 L 7 27 10.1.1989
►M8Commission Decision 90/390/EEC of 16 July 1990 L 193 36 25.7.1990
►M9Commission Decision 90/485/EEC of 27 September 1990 L 267 46 29.9.1990
►M10Commission Decision 91/361/EEC of 14 June 1991 L 195 43 18.7.1991
►M11Commission Decision 92/14/EEC of 17 December 1991 L 8 12 14.1.1992
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COUNCILDECISION
of21December 1976
drawingupalistofthirdcountriesfromwhichtheMemberStates
authorizeimportsofbovineanimalsswine,andequidae,freshmeat
andmeatproducts
(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 down in Directive 72/462/EEC is based on the
establishment of a list of the third countries or parts of third countriesfrom which the Member Statesauthorize importsof 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 categoriesof fres h meat;
Whereas in order to decide in respect both of the animals and of fresh
meat whether a country or part of a country may be included in the list,particular account istaken of the criteria s et 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
additionsasmay be made to it in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 30 of Directive 72/462/EEC; whereasit may provenecessary in the light of further information to limit or extend theauthorizationsfor importing certain categoriesof animalsand fres hmeat; whereas, it may also be necessary in certain cases in respect
both of the animals and of fresh meat to specify the parts of countries
from which importswill be authorized;
Whereas, although the list of third countries forms one of the bases of
the Community arrangementsapplicable to importsfrom third countrieslaid down in Directive 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 taken under 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-
izationsfor importing certain categoriesof animalsand fres h meat, orfor specifying, both for animals and for fresh meat, the parts of coun-1979D0542 — EN — 01.01.1992 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 81.▼M11
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triesfrom which importswill be authorized, the Member Statess hall
authorize importsof animalsand fres h meat in accordance with thesaid list.
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member Statess hall import
certain meat products from all domestic species coming from thirdcountriesappearing in the Annex.
In the case of imports of fresh meat coming from certain third coun-
triesor partsthereof not authorized in accordance with paragraph 1,Member Statesmay, however, import meat productsmade from s uch
fresh meat provided the meat products have undergone a special treat-
ment aslaid down in the Annex.
3. (a) Member Statess hall authorize the import of equidae from third
countriesappearing in part I of the s pecial column for equidaeof the Annex.
(b) Member Statess hall authorize temporary entry into the Commu-
nity of registered horses or re-entry of registered horses intoCommunity territory after being temporarily exported from thethird countriesor partsof third countriesappearing in part II ofthe special column for equidae of the Annex.
(c) Without prejudice to Article 19 of Directive 90/426/EEC and
until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of this Directivehave been adopted, Member Statess hall not import equidaecoming from the following countries:
— Brazil
— Columbia
— Costa Rica
— Egypt— Equador— Morocco— Peru
— South Africa
— Turkey— USSR— Venezuela.
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-
mentsand additionsreferred 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 Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1979D0542 — EN — 01.01.1992 — 004.001 — 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'sRepublic of
Chinaxxx (1)(3)
Colombia x x (3)
Costa Rica x x (3)
Cuba x x (3)
Cyprusx 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)
Hondurasx x (3)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary x x x x x x x▼M111979D0542 — EN — 01.01.1992 — 004.001 — 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 xSingapore (
3)
South Africa x x x x x (1)(2)(3)
Swaziland x x x (1)(2)(3)
Sweden x x x x x x xSwitzerland x x x x x x xThailand (
3)
Turkey x (3)
Tunisia (3)
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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 F value of 3 or
more are authorized.
B: Bovines(including buffalo)
S/G: Sheep/goatP: PigS/P: Solipeds
C/H: Cloven hoofed
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SPECIAL COLUMN FOR EQUIDAE
PART I
Country Equidae
Argentina x
Algeria xAustralia xAustria xBrazil x (
1)
Bulgaria x
Canada x
Chile xColumbia x (
1)
CyprusxCzechoslovakia xFinland xGreenland xHungary xIceland xIsrael x
Malta x
MauritiusxMexico xMorocco x (
1)
New Zealand xNorway xParaguay xPoland xRomania xSouth Africa x (
1)
Sweden x
Switzerland xTunisia xUnited Statesof America xUruguay xUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics x (
1)
PART II
Country Registered horses
Bahrein x
BarbadosxBermuda xBolivia xCosta Rica x (
1)
Cuba xEgypt x (
1)
Equador x (1)
Hong Kong xJamaica xJapan xJordan xKuwait xLybia xOman xPeru, x (
1)
Turkey x (1)
United Arab EmiratesxVenezuela x (
1)
(1) Until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of Directive 90/426/EEC have been
adopted, Member Statess hall not import equidae coming from thiscountry.1979D0542 — EN — 01.01.1992 — 004.001 — 7