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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of19June1981
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from
Switzerland
(81/526/EEC)
(OJ L 196, 18.7.1981, p. 19)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of19June1981
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
forimportsoffreshmeatfromSwitzerland
(81/526/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 ofbovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries(
1), as
last amended by Directive 77/98/EEC(2), and in particular Article 16
thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to lay down animal health conditions for
imports of fresh meat from Switzerland;
Whereas following a Community veterinary mission it appears that the
animal health situation in Switzerland compares favourably with that inmost of the Community countries, particularly as regards diseasestransmissible through meat;
Whereas, in addition, the responsible veterinary authorities of Switzer-
land have confirmed that Switzerland has for at least 12 months been
free from rinderpest, exotic foot-and-mouth disease, African swinefever, classical swine fever, contagious porcine paralysis (Teschendisease) and swine vesicular disease and that no vaccinations havebeen carried out against those diseases during that time and that no
swine vaccinated against classical swine fever are present in Switzer-
land;
Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Switzerland have
undertaken to notify the Commission of the European Communitiesand the Member States, by telex or telegram, within 24 hours, ofconfirmation of the occurrence of any of the abovementioned diseases
or the adoption of vaccination against them;
Whereas the responsible authorities of Switzerland have confirmed that
they will ensure that fresh meat of foreign origin will not be storedwith meat of Swiss origin intended for export to the Community;
Whereas certainMember States, because of their particular an imal
health situations concerning foot-and-mouth disease, benefit from
special provisions in intra-Community trade and should therefore also
be authorized to apply special provisions in respect of imports fromthird countries; whereas these measures must be at least as strict asthose which the same Member States apply in intra-Community trade;
Whereas it will be necessary to examine this Decision with a view to
its adaptation to Community rules concerning the control and eradica-
tion of foot-and-mouth disease within the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Decisionare inaccordan ce
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,1981D0526 — EN — 03.02.1983 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 81.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States shall authorize the importationof the followin g
categories of fresh meat from Switzerland:
(a) fresh meat of domestic animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and
caprine species, conforming to the guarantees laid down in the
animal health certificate in accordance with Annex A, which must
accompany the consignment;
(b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds, conforming to the guarantees laid
down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex B,
which must accompany the consignment.
2. Member States shall not authorize the importation of categories of
fresh meat from Switzerland other than those referred to in paragraph1.
Article 2
Until the adoption by the Council of rules concerning the control and
eradication of foot-and-mouth disease within the Community, andwhile continuing to prohibit vaccination against foot-and-mouthdisease, Ireland and the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
may, in respect of fresh meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep and
goats referred to under Article 1 (1) (a), retain their national animalhealth rules relating to protection against foot-and-mouth disease.
Article 3
This Decision shall not apply to imports of glands and organs author-
ized by the country of destination for pharmaceutical manufacturingpurposes.
Article 4
This Decisionshall be re-examin ed with a view to its adaptationto
Community rules concerning the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease withinthe Commun ity.
Article 5
This Decisionshall apply from 1 Jan uary 1982.
Article 6
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.1981D0526 — EN — 03.02.1983 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
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