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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 May 1998
concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain
European countries
(notified under document number C(1998) 1445)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/371/EC)
(OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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"M1 Commission Decision 98/546/EC of 22 July 1998 L 260 15 23.9.19981998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 May 1998
concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of fresh meat from certain European countries
(notified under document number C(1998) 1445)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/371/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 of bovine, ovine
and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third
countries (
1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular
Articles 14, 15 and 16,
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports
of fresh meat from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovak
Republic and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were established byCommission Decisions 81/547/EEC (
3), 82/8/EEC (4), 82/9/EEC (5),
82/132/EEC (6), 92/222/EEC (7), 92/377/EEC (8), 92/390/EEC (9),
94/845/EC (10), 94/846/EC (11) and 97/737/EC (12);
Whereas the imports of fresh meat from Albania are not authorised by
Commission Decision 89/197/EEC (13);
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports
of fresh meat from Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,and Russia have not yet been established; whereas it is therefore necessary todetermine the products to be authorised and the health guarantees to be
requested;
Whereas, with a view to the internal market, numerous health measures have
been established in the framework of trade inside the Community; whereasthe realisation of this objective necessitates, in parallel, an adaptation of thehealth conditions required for importation of fresh meat from third countries
particularly from certain European countries;
Whereas this adaptation must take into account the different epidemiological
situations in the European countries concerned, and indeed in the differentparts of their territories; whereas, given the existence of identical healthsituations between the various parts of those different countries, it is necessary
to take account of this fact in establishing a new system of health guarantees;
Whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to establish different health certificates
in accordance with the conditions required for the importation of fresh meat
from those different categories of countries or parts of countries;
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 the European countries concerned and to repeal the decisions in
force for those countries;!B
(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 206, 27. 7. 1981, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 8, 13. 1. 1982, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 8, 13. 1. 1982, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 60, 3. 3. 1982, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 108, 25. 4. 1992, p. 38.
(8) OJ L 197, 16. 7. 1992, p. 75.
(9) OJ L 207, 23. 7. 1992, p. 53.
(10) OJ L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 38.
(11) OJ L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 48.
(12) OJ L 295, 29. 10. 1997, p. 39.
(13) OJ L 73, 17. 3. 1989, p. 53.1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 2
Whereas, in addition, the responsible veterinary authorities of the concerned
countries must confirm that their countries or regions have for at least 12months been free from rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, African swinefever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, porcine enteroviral
encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease);
Whereas the responsible authorities of the concerned countries must
undertake to notify the Commission and the Member States within 24 hours,by fax, telex or telegram of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the
abovementioned diseases or an alteration in the vaccination policy against
them; whereas certain authorities have also undertaken to notify theCommission periodically with updated information on monitoring anddiseases control plans for the abovementioned diseases, in particular classical
swine fever;
Whereas other health conditions must be established for meat not intended for
human consumption in accordance with the provisions of Directive92/118/EEC (
1) and Commission Decision 89/18/EEC (2), concerning import-
ation from third countries of fresh meat for purposes other than human
consumption;
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be
adapted according to the animal health situation of the third countryconcerned;
Whereas Council Directive 96/93/EC (
3) lays down standards of certification
which are necessary for valid certification and to prevent fraud; whereas it is
appropriate to ensure that the rules and principles applied by third-countrycertifying officers provide guarantees which are at least equivalent to those
laid down in this Directive;
Whereas Council Directive 93/119/EC (
4) requires that the veterinary health
certificate accompanying meat to be imported from third countries to theEuropean Community must be supplemented by an attestation certifying thatthe animals have been slaughtered under conditions which offer guarantees of
humane treatment at least equivalent to the relevant provisions in the
Directive;
Whereas considering that a new certification regime is hereby 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 the following definition shall be used:
‘Fresh meat’: as defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (
5).
Article 2
1. Member States shall authorise the importation of the categories of fresh
meat set out in Annex II and coming from the territories laid down in Annex I,
if they comply with the guarantees laid down in the health certificate, drawnup in conformity with Annex III.
2. Member States shall authorise the introduction onto their territory of
fresh meat from the country of origin subject to the supplementary guarantees
required in Annex II and described in Annex IV . These supplementary
guarantees must be provided by the exporting country in section V of eachmodel of certificate laid down in Annex III.
3. In the case of imports of fresh meat described in Article 1 and intended
for purposes other than human consumption, Member States shall ensure that
the following requirements are complied with:
— the conditions set out in paragraph 1,!B
(1) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 21.
(5) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 3
— the conditions established by Directive 92/118/EEC,
— the conditions established by Decision 89/18/EEC.
Article 3
This Decision will be reassessed as required by the changing animal health
situation in the Community and in the concerned European countries from
which the imports are permitted.
Article 4
This Decision shall come into effect from 15 June 1998.
Article 5
1. Commission Decisions 81/547/EEC, 82/8/EEC, 82/9/EEC, 82/132/EEC,
92/222/EEC, 92/377/EEC, 92/390/EEC, 94/845/EC, 94/846/EC and
97/737/EC are repealed on the date mentioned in Article 4.
2. Member States shall authorise the importation of fresh meat produced
and certified according to the requirements of Commission Decisions82/8/EEC, 82/9/EEC, 82/132/EEC, 92/222/EEC, 92/377/EEC, 92/390/EEC,94/845/EC and 94/846/EC during the 15 days following the date mentioned in
paragraph 1.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
DESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION PURPOSES
CountryCode of terri-
toryVersion Description of territory
ALBANIA AL 01/98 Whole country
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BA 01/98 Whole country
BULGARIA BG 01/98 Whole country
BG-1 01/98 The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Solistra, Choumen, Targovichte, Razgrad, Rousse, V . Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdiv,
Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin
BG-2 01/98 The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo and Kardjali
BELARUS BY 01/98 Whole countryCZECH REPUBLIC CZ 01/98 Whole country
CZ-1 02/98 Whole country excluding the provinces of Breclav, Kromeriz, Vyskov, Hodonin, Uherske Hradiste, Zlin, Znojmo and PrerovCZ-2 02/98 The provinces of Breclav, Kromeriz, Vyskov, Hodonin, Uherske Hradiste, Zlin, Znojmo and Prerov
ESTONIA EE 01/98 Whole country
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLA VIA FY 01/98 Whole country
FY -1 01/98 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia excluding the region of Kosovo and MetohijaFY -2 01/98 The region of Kosovo and Metohija
CROATIA HR 01/98 Whole countryHUNGAR Y HU 01/98 Whole countryLITHUANIA LI 01/98 Whole countryLATVIA L V 01/98 Whole countryFORMERYUGOSLA V REPUBLIC OF MACEDO-
NIA807 01/98 Whole country
POLAND PL 01/98 Whole country1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 5
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CountryCode of terri-
toryVersion Description of territory
ROMANIA RO 01/98 Whole country
RUSSIA RU 01/98 Whole countrySLOVENIA SI 01/98 Whole countrySLOV AK REPUBLIC SK 01/98 Whole country1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 6
ANNEX II
ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES TO BE REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION
OF FRESH MEAT
Country CodeFresh meat for human consumption
Fresh meat in-
tended for pur-
poses other than
human consump-
tionBovine Swine Ovine/ caprine Solipeds
MC (1)G S (2)M C (1)G S (2)M C (1)G S (2)M C (1)G S (2)
ALBANIA (3) A L ———— — —
BOSNIA-
HERZEGOVINA (3)B A ———— — —
BULGARIA BG — — — D — E
BG-1 A — C D — EBG-2 — — — D — E
BELARUS BY — — — — — ECZECH REPUBLIC CZ A B C D — E
CZ-1 A B C D — E
CZ-2 A B C D — E
ESTONIA (
3) E E ———— — E
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF YUGOSLA VIAF Y ——— D — E
FY -1 A — C D — EFY -2 — — — D — E
CROATIA HR A — C D — EHUNGAR Y HU A B C D — ELITHUNIA (
3) L I ———— — E
LATVIA (3) L V ———— — E
FORMER YUGOSLA V
REPUBLIC OFMACEDONIA807 — — — D — E
POLAND PL A — C D — E
ROMANIA RO A — C D — ERUSSIA (
3) R U ———— — E
SLOV ANIA SI A — C D — ESLOV AK REPUBLIC SK A — C D — E
(
1) MC: model of certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D, etc.), appearing in the tables refer to the models of animal
health guarantees, as described in Annex III of Decision 98/371/EC, to be applied for each product and origin in accordancewith Article 2 of this Decision. A dash ‘—’ indicates that imports are not authorised.
(
2) SG: supplementary guarantees. The letters (a, b, c, d, etc.) appearing in the tables refer to the supplementary guarantees to be
provided by the exporting country as described in Annex IV . These supplementary guarantees must be inserted by the
exporting country in section V of each model of certificate set down in Annex III.
(3) The imports of fresh meat for human consumption are not allowed in so far as a programme of control of residues in the
exporting third country has not been approved by the European Commission.!M11998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 7
ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
SUPPLEMENTARY GUARANTEES TO BE PROVIDED BY EXPORTING
TERRITORY WHEN REQUIRED IN ANNEX II IN APPLICATION OF
ARTICLE 2(2)!B1998D0371 — EN — 23.07.1998 — 001.001 — 18