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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of20December 1994
layingdownanimalhealthconditonsandveterinarycertificatesfortheimportationoffreshpoul-
trymeatfrom ►M2 ◄thirdcountries
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(94/984/EC)
(OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 95/302/EC of 13 July 1995 L 185 50 4.8.1995
►M2Commission Decision 96/298/EC of 23 February 1996 L 114 33 8.5.1996
►M3Commission Decision 96/456/EC of 22 July 1996 L 188 52 27.7.1996
►M4Commission Decision 2000/254/EC of 20 March 2000 L 78 33 29.3.2000
►M5Commission Decision 2000/352/EC of 4 May 2000 L 124 64 25.5.2000
►M6Commission Decision 2001/598/EC of 11 July 2001 L 210 37 3.8.2001
►M7Commission Decision 2001/659/EC of 6 August 2001 L 232 19 30.8.2001
►M8Commission Decision 2002/477/EC of 20 June 2002 L 164 39 22.6.2002
►M9Commission Decision 2003/810/EC of 17 November 2003 L 305 11 22.11.2003
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 203, 29.8.1995, p. 18 (95/302/EC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 36, 14.2.1996, p. 42 (95/302/EC)
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of20December 1994
layingdownanimalhealthconditonsandveterinarycertificatesfor
the importation of fresh poultrymeat from ►M2 ◄
thirdcountries
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(94/984/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on
animal health conditionsgoverning intra-Community trade in andimportsfrom third countriesof fres h poultrymeat (
1), aslas t amended
by Directive 93/121/EC (2), and in particular Articles11 and 12
thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3), aslas t amended by Deci-
sion 94/453/EC (4), established a list of third countries from where
importation of fresh poultrymeat is authorized;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/438/EC (5) haslaid down the general
requirements for the classification of third countries with regard to
avian influenza and Newcastle disease in relation to imports of freshpoultrymeat;
Whereas it is appropriate to restrict the scope of this Decision to
poultry species covered by Council Directive 71/118/EEC (
6), aslas t
amended and updated by Directive 92/116/EEC (7) and to lay down
the animal health conditionsand veterinary certification for otherpoultry species in a separate Decision;
Whereastherefore the animal health conditionsand the veterinary certi-
ficates have to be laid down; whereas, since there are different groupsof similar health situations between two or more third countries, it is
appropriate to establish different health certificates in the light of those
situations;
Whereas it is now possible, in accordance with information received
from the third countries concerned and with the results of inspectionscarried out by the Commission services in some of these countries, tolay down two categoriesof certification;
Whereasthe s ituation of the other third countriesfor which it isnot yet
possible to lay down a certificate is being studied attentively in order tosee if they comply with the Community criteria or not; whereas thisDecision shall be reviewed at the latest on 31 October 1995 toauthorize or prohibit imports from those countries;
Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to measures taken for
poultrymeat imported for other purposes than human consumption;
Whereas, since a new certification scheme is being 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,1994D0984 — EN — 22.11.2003 — 009.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39.
(3) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.
(4) OJ No L 187, 22. 7. 1994, p. 11.
(5) OJ No L 181, 15. 7. 1994, p. 35.
(6) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.
(7) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 1.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
►M61.◄Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh
poultrymeat from third countriesor from partsof third countrieslis tedin Annex I, provided that it meetsthe requirementsof the corre-
sponding animal health certificate set out in Annex II and that it is
accompanied by such a certificate, duly completed and signed. Thecertificate shall include the general part conforming to Annex II, Part1, and one of the specific health certificates conforming to Annex II,Part 2, in accordance with the model referred to in Annex I.
2. The fresh poultrymeat, intended for consignment to the Commu-
nity and fulfilling the requirementsof thisDecis ion hasto be marked
with a health mark responding to the criteria mentioned in Annex III.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1995.
Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed no later than 31 October 1995.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1994D0984 — EN — 22.11.2003 — 009.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
List of third countries or parts of third countries which are allowed to use the certificates laid
downinAnnexIIforimportsoffreshpoultrymeatintotheEuropeanUnion
ISO code Country Partsof the territoryModel certificate to be
used
(A or B)
AR Argentina A
AU Australia B
BG Bulgaria A
BR-1 Brazil Distrito Federal and the States of Goiás,
Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do
Sul, Santa Catarina and São PauloA
CA Canada A
CH Switzerland A
CL Chile A
CN-1 China The municipality of Shanghai excluding
the county of Chongming and the
districts of Weifang, Linyi and Qingdao
in the Province of ShandongB
CY CyprusA
CZ Czech
RepublicA
HR Croatia A
HU Hungary A
IL Israel A
LI Lithuania A
NZ New Zealand A
PL Poland A
RO Romania A
SI Slovenia A
SK Slovak
RepublicA
TH Thailand A
TN Tunisia A
US United States
of AmericaA
Note:the characters A and B refer to the models established in part 2 of Annex II.1994D0984 — EN — 22.11.2003 — 009.001 — 4
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ANNEX II
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PART 2
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ANNEX III
HEALTHMARKFORFRESHPOULTRYMEAT
►M8The health mark referred to in Article 1(2) ◄of Decision 94/984/EC
must include:
(a) for meat wrapped in individual units or for small packages:
— on the upper part, the ISO code reference of the country of origin,
— in the centre, the veterinary approval number of the slaughterhouse or,
where appropriate, the cutting premises or rewrapping centre,
the lettersand figuresmut be 0,2 centimetreshigh;
(b) for large packagings, an oval mark at least 6,5 cm wide by 4,5 cm high,
containing the name of the country, itsISO code and the veterinary approval
number of the slaughterhouse or, where appropriate, the cutting premises or
rewrapping-centre; the letters must be at least 0,8 cm high and the figures at
least 1 cm high; the health mark may, in addition, include an indication
enabling identification of the veterinarian who carried out the health inspec-
tion of the meat.
The material used for marking must meet all hygiene requirements and the
information shall appear on it in perfectly legible form.
The provisions of points 65, 67 and 68 of Chapter XII of Annex I to Directive
71/118/EEC apply mutatis mutandis for health marking procedures, as well as
for the use of large packagings.1994D0984 — EN — 22.11.2003 — 009.001 — 10