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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 March 1997
drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of sheep and
goats
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/232/EC)
(OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 1999/541/EC of 26 July 1999 L 207 31 6.8.1999
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 March 1997
drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States
authorize imports of sheep and goats
(Text with EEA relevance)
(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, fresh meat 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 forthis 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 pleuropneu-monia, 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-mouth disease, 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 totake intoacco unt
new information or new situations;
Whereas the matters provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
(1) OJ NoL 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ NoL 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.
(3) OJ NoL 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ NoL 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 countriesappearing on the list in parts 1 or 2 to this Annex and which complywith the provisions of Annex 1, parts 1 (a) or 1 (b) to Decision93/198/EEC, as appropriate.
2. Member States shall authorize imports of sheep and goats intended
for fattening only from third countries or parts of third countriesappearing on the list in part 3 to the Annex, and which comply with theprovisions 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 countriesappearing on the list in part 4 to the Annex, and which comply with theprovisions 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.
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ANNEX
PART 1
List of third countries authorized to use the certificate at Annex 1, Part 1
(a), Commission Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of sheep and goats
destined for immediate slaughter
Iceland
Switzerland
Norway
PART 2
List of third countries authorized to use the certificate at Annex 1, Part 1
(b), Commission Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of sheep and goats
destined for immediate slaughter
Bulgaria ►M1(excluding the twenty-kilometre-wide zone of the
provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora,Hasskovo and Kardjali along the border with Turkey.)
The animals described in the certificate required by
Commission Decision 93/198/EEC must be subjected to:
— a period of 14 days pre-export quarantine in premises
officially approved by the central competent authori-ties of the exporting country and which are undercontrol of an official veterinarian and supervised insuch a way that direct or indirect contact between theanimals to be exported and other cloven hoofedanimals is avoided and
— be subjected to a serological test for foot and mouth
disease antibodies with negative results, to be carriedout not before eight days after entry into isola-tion.◄
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British
Columbia which is defined as the area enclosed by a linedrawn from a point on the Canada/United States border120 °15 /prime1longitude, 49 °latitude northerly to a point
119 °35 /prime1longitude, 50 °30 /prime1latitude north easterly to a
point 119 °longitude, 50 °45 /prime1latitude southerly to a point
on the Canada/United States border 118 °15 /prime1longitude
and 49 °latitude)
CroatiaCzech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaMaltaNew ZealandPolandRomaniaSlovakiaSlovenia
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PART 3
List of third countries which must use the certificate at Annex 2, part 1 (a),
Commission Decision 93/198/EEC for imports of fattening sheep and goats
Bulgaria (subject to temporary suspension of approval due to
animal health situation)
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British
Columbia which is defined as the area enclosed by a linedrawn from a point on the Canada/United States border120 °15 /prime1longitude, 49 °latitude northerly to a point
119 °35 /prime1longitude, 50 °30 /prime1latitude north easterly to a
point 119 °longitude, 50 °45 /prime1latitude southerly to a point
on the Canada/United States border 118 °15 /prime1longitude
and 49 °latitude)
ChileCroatiaCzech RepublicGreenlandHungaryIcelandMaltaNew ZealandNorwayPolandRomaniaSlovakiaSwitzerland
PART 4
List of third countries which must use the certificate at Annex 2, part 1 (b),
Commission Decision 93/198/EEC, for imports of breeding sheep and goats
Bulgaria (subject to temporary suspension of approval due to
animal health situation)
Canada (excluding the Okanagan Valley region of British
Columbia which is defined as the area enclosed by a linedrawn from a point on the Canada/United States border120 °15 /prime1longitude, 49 °latitude northerly to a point
119 °35 /prime1longitude, 50 °30 /prime1latitude north easterly to a
point 119 °longitude, 50 °45 /prime1latitude southerly to a point
on the Canada/United States border 118 °15 /prime1longitude
and 49 °latitude)
ChileCroatiaCzech RepublicGreenlandHungaryIcelandMaltaNew ZealandNorwayPolandRomania
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Switzerland
Slovakia
PART 5
Third countries or parts of third countries recognised as satisfying the
criteria for officially brucellosis free status
Greenland
Czech RepublicNorwaySlovakia