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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of10June1993
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from
SouthAmericancountries
(93/402/EEC)
(OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 93/463/EEC of 27 July 1993 L 216 22 26.8.1993
►M2Commission Decision 93/576/EEC of 25 October 1993 L 277 34 10.11.1993
►M3Commission Decision 94/334/EC of 26 May 1994 L 148 12 15.6.1994
►M4Commission Decision 94/335/EC of 26 May 1994 L 148 15 15.6.1994
►M5Commission Decision 94/732/EC of 11 November 1994 L 292 37 12.11.1994
►M6Commission Decision 95/66/EC of 10 March1995 L 56 19 14.3.1995
►M7Commission Decision 95/183/EC of 24 May 1995 L 119 37 30.5.1995
►M8Commission Decision 95/349/EC of 26 July 1995 L 202 10 26.8.1995
►M9Commission Decision 95/443/EC of 18 October 1995 L 258 65 28.10.1995
►M10Commission Decision 96/595/EC of 30 September 1996 L 261 41 15.10.1996
►M11Commission Decision 98/16/EC of 15 December 1997 L 6 40 10.1.1998
►M12Commission Decision 2000/699/EC of 30 October 2000 L 287 62 14.11.2000
►M13Commission Decision 2000/755/EC of 24 November 2000 L 303 36 2.12.2000
►M14Commission Decision 2001/276/EC of 4 April 2001 L 95 41 5.4.2001
►M15amended by Commission Decision 2001/322/EC of 20 April 2001 L 112 17 21.4.2001
►M16Commission Decision 2001/325/EC of 24 April 2001 L 115 7 25.4.2001
►M17Commission Decision 2001/388/EC of 18 May 2001 L 137 33 19.5.2001
►M18Commission Decision 2001/410/EC of 30 May 2001 L 145 49 31.5.2001
►M19Commission Decision 2001/537/EC of 13 July 2001 L 193 29 17.7.2001
►M20Commission Decision 2001/538/EC of 16 July 2001 L 193 31 17.7.2001
►M21Commission Decision 2001/767/EC of 31 October 2001 L 288 51 1.11.2001
►M22Commission Decision 2001/842/EC of 28 November 2001 L 313 45 30.11.2001
►M23Commission Decision 2002/45/EC of 22 January 2002 L 20 7 23.1.2002
►M24Commission Decision 2002/68/EC of 30 January 2002 L 30 47 31.1.2002
►M25Commission Decision 2002/198/EC of 7 March2002 L 66 21 8.3.2002
►M26Commission Decision 2002/338/EC of 2 May 2002 L 116 60 3.5.2002
►M27Commission Decision 2002/793/EC of 11 October 2002 L 276 62 12.10.2002
►M28Commission Decision 2002/908/EC of 15 November 2002 L 313 34 16.11.2002
►M29Commission Decision 2003/137/EC of 27 February 2003 L 53 54 28.2.2003
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►M30Commission Decision 2003/576/EC of 1 August 2003 L 196 43 2.8.2003
►M31Commission Decision 2003/658/EC of 17 September 2003 L 232 59 18.9.2003
►M32Commission Decision 2003/758/EC of 20 October 2003 L 272 16 23.10.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of10June1993
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
forimportsoffreshmeatfromSouthAmerican countries
(93/402/EEC)
THE COMMISSION 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, ovine and caprine animals and swine, freshmeat or meatproducts from third countries (
1), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of freshmeat from Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Ch ileand Argentina were established by Commission Decisions 85/220/EEC (
3), 86/191/EEC (4), 86/192/EEC (5), 86/195/EEC (6), 90/58/
EEC (7) and 92/215/EEC (8) respectively;
Whereas, with a view to the internal market, numerous health measures
have been established in the framework of trade within the Commu-nity; whereas the realization of this objective necessitates, in parallel,an adaptation of the health conditions required for importation of fresh
meat from third countries particularly from South America;
Whereas this adaptation must take into account the different epidemio-
logical situations in the South American countries concerned, andindeed in the different parts of their territories; whereas, given the exis-
tence of identical health situations between the various parts of those
different countries, it is necessary to take account of this fact in estab-lishing a new system of health guarantees;
Whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to establish different health certi-
ficates in accordance with the conditions required for the importation
of freshmeat from th ose different categories or countries of parts ofcountries;
Whereas, in order to clarify and simplify the Community legislation it
is necessary to group together the health conditions required for
imports of freshmeat from Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Ch ileand Argentina and to repeal the decisions in force for those countries;
Whereas stricter health conditions have been established for offal
intended for human consumption; whereas, moreover, the health condi-tions established apply without prejudice to the health conditionsestablished by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (
9) and Commission
Decision 89/18/EEC (10) concerning importation from third countries
of fresh meat for purposes other than human consumption;
Whereas having regard to the epidemiological features of foot-and-
mouthdisease of th e ovines and caprines, special guarantees must berequired as regards imports of the meat of those species;
Whereas the entire area of Chile and the territories of Argentina situ-
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(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 102, 12. 4. 1985, p. 53.
(4) OJ No L 140, 27. 5. 1986, p. 32.
(5) OJ No L 140, 27. 5. 1986, p. 42.
(6) OJ No L 142, 28. 5. 1986, p. 51.
(7) OJ No L 40, 14. 2. 1990, p. 15.
(8) OJ No L 104, 22. 4. 1992, p. 63.
(9) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(10) OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 17.
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disease for 12 months and vaccination against this disease has not been
practised for 12 months;
Whereas the veterinary authorities in Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay,
Brazil, Chile and Argentina have provided guarantees concerning
rinderpest and exotic foot-and-mouthdisease and, in particular,
concerning the notification to the Commission and the Member Stateswithin 24 hours of the occurence of these diseases or the modificationof vaccination policies against them;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Decision the following definitions shall be
used:
(a) freshmeat: as defined in Article 2 (a) of Council Directive 64/433/
EEC (1);
(b) deboned freshmeat: meat as described in paragraph(a) of th is
Article, together with diaphragms but excluding offal, from whichthe bone and the main accessible lymphatic glands have beenremoved;
(c) trimmed offal:
— heart ►
M3 ◄from which lymphatic glands,
connective tissue and adhering fat have been completelyremoved,
— livers ►
M3 ◄from which lymphatic glands,
connective tissue and adhering fat have been completelyremoved,
— whole masseter muscles ►
M3 ◄, incised in
accordance withparagraph41 (A) of Ch apter VIII of Annex Ito Directive 64/433/EEC, from which lymphatic glands,connective tissue and adhering fat have been completelyremoved,
— tongues ►
M3 ◄with epithelium and without
bone, cartilage and tonsils,
— lungs ►M3 ◄from which the trachea and main
bronchi and the mediastinal and bronchial lymphatic glandshave been removed,
— other offal ►
M3 ◄without bone or cartilage
from which lymphatic glands, connective tissue, adhering fatand mucous have been completely removed.
Article 2
1. Member States shall authorize the importation of the categories of
freshmeat set out in Annex II and coming from th e territories laiddown in Annex I, if they comply with the guarantees laid down in thehealth certificate, drawn up in conformity with Annex III. The certifi-cate shall include the general health certificate conforming to Annex
III, Part 1, and one of the specific health certificates conforming to
Annex III, Part 2.
2. In the case of imports of offal described in Article 1 (c) and
intended for the period industry, Member States shall ensure that thefollowing requirements are complied with:
— the conditions set out in paragraph 1,
— the conditions established by Directive 92/118/EEC,
— the conditions established by Decision 89/18/EEC.1993D0402 — EN — 23.10.2003 — 008.001 — 4
(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
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After arriving in the territory and during manufacture, the raw material
shall be sterilized in hermetically sealed containers in such a way as toachieve a minimum F
cvalue of 3; a veterinary check shall be made to
ensure that the finished product has actually achieved that value.
Article 3
1. Member States shall authorize the importation of offal described
in Article 1 (c) intended for the manufacture of heat-treated, meat-based products. The offal must comply with the guarantees set out inthe health certificate conforming to Annex III which includes a general
health certificate conforming to Annex III, Part 1, and the specific
health certificate conforming to Part 2 of that Annex.
2. The authorization can only be given to establishments specially
approved by the Member States for that purpose. Member States shall
immediately inform the Commission of the approval of such establish-
ments, and the conditions governing such approval.
3. In the case, the authorization can only be given to a processing
establishment approved by the national authorities and under contin-
uous veterinary supervision and on condition that guarantees are giventhat the raw material shall be used only for the specified purposewithout risk of contact with any product which remains unsterilized,and that it shall not leave the establishment in its original state except
in case of necessity, in which case it shall be consigned to a carcass
destruction plant under the control of an official veterinarian. In addi-tion the following minimum conditions shall be met:
(a) on dispatch to Community territory, the raw material shall be
enclosed in leak-proof and sealed containers. The cartons, thecontainers and the accompanying documents must be marked: ‘userestricted to the manufacture of heat-treated, meat-based products’.The containers and the accompanying documents shall bear thename and address of the processing establishment;
(b) importers or their representatives must, by telecommunications or
through other systems of data transmission, inform the veterinary
staff of the border inspection post of arrival at least 24 hours inadvance of the arrival of the raw material, as well as giving detailsof the quantity, origin and destination of the product;
(c) the raw material shall be transported from the point of arrival in the
Community territory, directly and without breaking bulk, in
containers or means of transport which are leak-proof and duly
sealed, to the processing establishment of destination approved bythe national authorities and under continuous veterinary supervi-sion;
(d) on arrival in the territory of the Community and before dispatch of
the raw material to the approved processing establishment, notifica-
tion of intended dispatchsh all be made as quickly as possible to
the local official veterinarian;
(e) the raw material, during manufacture, shall be either sterilized in
hermetically sealed containers in such a way as to achieve aminimum F
cvalue of 3 or cooked to a core temperature of at least
80 ºC; a veterinary inspection shall be made to ensure that thefinished product has actually achieved that value;
(f) the vehicles and containers or any other means of transport referred
to in (c) and all equipment and utensils which come into contact
with the raw material before sterilization shall be cleansed anddisinfected, and packaging shall be destroyed in an incinerator.
4. The authorization mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be notified to
the competent authorities of Member States through which the rawmaterial will pass.
Article 4
This Decision will be reassessed as required by the changing animal
health situation in the Community and in the South American countriesfrom which the imports are permitted.1993D0402 — EN — 23.10.2003 — 008.001 — 5
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Article 5
This Decision shall come into effect 60 days after notification to the
Member States.
Nevertheless, the provisions mentioned in Article 2 (2) shall come into
effect on 1 October 1993.
Article 6
1. (a) The requirements of Commission Decisions 85/220/EEC, 86/
191/EEC, 86/192/EEC, 86/195/EEC, 90/58/EEC and 92/215/
EEC, with the exception of those relating to import conditionsfor import of freshmeat destined for th e manufacture of petfood, are repealed on the 60th day after the notification of thisDecision to the Member States.
(b) Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat for
human consumption, produced and certified according to therequirements of Decisions 85/220/EEC, 86/191/EEC, 86/192/EEC, 86/195/EEC, 90/58/EEC and 92/215/EEC during the 15days following the date mentioned in point (a).
2. (a) The requirements of Commission Decisions 85/220/EEC, 86/
191/EEC, 86/192/EEC, 86/195/EEC, 90/58/EEC and 92/215/
EEC relating to the import conditions for fresh meat destinedfor the manufacture of pet food are repealed on 1 October 1993.
(b) Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat
intended for the pet food industry and produced and certified
according to the requirements of Decisions 85/220/EEC, 86/191/EEC, 86/192/EEC, 86/195/EEC, 90/58/EEC and 92/215/EEC during the 15 days following the date mentioned in point(a).
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1993D0402 — EN — 23.10.2003 — 008.001 — 6
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ANNEX I
Descriptionofterritories ofSouthAmerica establishedforanimalhealthcertification purposes
CountryTerritory
Description of territory
Code Version
Argentina AR 1/2001 Whole country
AR-1 5/2002 The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba,
Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza,
Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa
Fe, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman
AR-3 1/2002 Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del FuegoAR-4 1/2003 The Provinces of Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of
Ramón Lista), Jujuy, Salta (except the departments of
General José de San Martín, Rivadavia, Orán, Iruya and
Santa Victoria
Brazil BR 1/1993 Whole country
BR-1 2/2001 The States of: Rio Grande do Sul; Parana, Minas Gerais
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo,
Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the muni-
cipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodo-
quena, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario,
Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio
Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumba), Santa Catarina
Goias and the regional units of Cuiaba (except for the
municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora
do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), Caceres
(except for the municipality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio
Verde, Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of
Itiquiora), Barra do Garças and Barra do Bugres in Mato
Grosso
BR-2 1/2002 Mato Grosso do Sul municipality of Sete Quedas
Chile CL 1/1993 Whole countryColombia CO 1/1993 Whole country
CO-1 1/1993 The zone included within the following borderlines: from
the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato
River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it
flows into the Atlantic Ocean, from this point to the Pana-
manian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo
Tiburon; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following
the Columbian-Panamanian border: from this point to the
mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific Coast and from
this point along a straight line to the point where the
Murri River flows into the Atrato River.
CO-2 1/1993 The municipalities of Arboletas, Necocli, San Pedro de
Uraba, Turbo, Apartado, Chigorodo, Mutata, Dabeiba,
Uramita, Murindo, Riosucio (right bank of the Atrato
river) and Frontino
CO-3 1/1993 The zone included within the following borderlines: from
the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean,
upstream along the Sinu River to its head-waters of Alto
Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic
Ocean, following the borderline between the Department
of Antiquia and Cordoba, and from this point to the mouth
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CountryTerritory
Description of territory
Code Version
Paraguay PY 1/1993 Whole country
PY-1 1/2002 Chaco central and San Pedro areas
Uruguay UY 1/2001 Whole country1993D0402 — EN — 23.10.2003 — 008.001 — 8
ANNEX II
Animalhealthguaranteesrequestedoncertification (1)
Country TerritoryModel certificate for freshmeat excluding offal Model certificate for offal
Species of bovine animals of ovines
soliped
BovineOvine/
caprinePorcine Soliped HCMP
PF HC PF
123 4
Argentina AR — — — D — — — — — — — — D
AR-1 A(4) ——D———— — F (5)— — D
AR-3 B (6)B (6)— DB (6)B (6)B (6)B (6)B (6)B (6)B (6)B (6)D
AR-4 A(10) ——D———— — F (10)— — D
Brazil BR — — — D — — — — — — — — D
BR-1 A(3) ——D———— — F (3)— — D
BR-2 A(8) ——D———— — F (9)— — D
Chile CL B B H D B B B B B B B B D
Colombia CO — — — D — — — — — — — — D
CO-1 A — — D — — — — — — — — DCO-2 — — — D — — — — — — — — D
CO-3 A — — D — — — — — — — — D
Paraguay PY — — — D — — — — — — — — D
PY-1 A(
7) ——D———— — F (7)— — D
Uruguay UY A(2)C (2) —D———— — F — G D▼M321993D0402 — EN — 23.10.2003 — 008.001 — 9
HC Human consumption.
MP Destined for heat-treated meat products industry:
1 = hearts.
2 = livers.
3 = masseter muscles.4 = tongues.
PF Destined for the pet food industry.(
1) The letters (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) appearing in the table, refer to the models of animal health guarantees as described in part 2 of Annex III, to be appl ied for eachproduct and origin in accordance withArticle 2; a dash
(—) indicates that imports are not authorised.
(2) Only to be used for boned meat from animals slaughtered after 1 November 2001.
(3) In the case of Rio Grande do Sul only to be used for boned meat from bovine animals and offal for pet food from animals slaughtered after 30 November 2001.
(4) Only to be used for boned meat from bovine animals slaughtered after 31 January 2002 — except in the cases of La Pampa and Santiago del Estero for which th e date is 8 March 2002 and of Córdoba for which the date is 26
March2002.
(5) Only to be used for offal for pet food from bovine animals slaughtered after 31 January 2002 except in the cases of La Pampa and Santiago del Estero for wh ich the date is 8 March 2002 and of Córdoba for which the date is
26 March2002.
(6) Only to be used for fresh meat (including offal) from ovine, caprine and bovine animals slaughtered after 1 March 2002 in the provinces of Chubut, Sant a Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego.
(7) Only to be used for boned meat for human consumption and boned meat and offal for pet food from bovine animals slaughtered, produced and certified afte r 1 September 2002 and before 20 February 2003 and en route to the
Community prior to the 20 February 2003.
(8) Only to be used for boned meat from bovine animals slaughtered before 31 October 2002.
(9) Only to be used for offal for pet food from bovine animals slaughtered before 31 October 2002.
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