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COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 July 1995
drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
milk and milk based products and revoking Decision 94/70/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/340/EC)
(OJ No L 200, 24. 8. 1995, p. 38)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Decision of 29 January 1996 (96/106/EC) L 24 34 31. 1. 1996
Commission Decision of 29 April 1996 (96/325/EC) L 123 24 23. 5. 1996Commission Decision of 24 September 1996 (96/571/EC) L 250 19 2. 10. 1996Commission Decision of 25 September 1996 (96/584/EC) L 255 20 9. 10. 1996
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ICOMMISSION DECISION
of 27 July 1995
drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
milk and milk based products and revoking Decision 94/70/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/340/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June
1992 laying down the health rules for the production and
placing on the market of raw milk, heat treated milk and
milk based products (1), as last amended by the T reaty of
Accession for Austria, Finland and Sweden and in
particular its Article 23 (2) and (3) thereof;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/70/EC (2), as last
amended by the T reaty of Accession for Austria, Finland
and Sweden draws up a provisional list of third countries
from which Member States authorize imports of raw milk,
heat treated milk and milk-based products;
Whereas, given the different products involved, a
classification has been drawn up; whereas in the light of
experience and on the basis of the recent report of the
Scientific Veterinary Committee on recommendations for
the treatment of milk originating form foot-and-mouth
disease affected areas it is justified to review it;
Whereas for the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to revoke
Decision 94/70/EC and to draw up a new list;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 36, 8. 2. 1994, p. 5.
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1Article 1
Member States shall authorize imports of raw milk and
raw milk-based products from third countries appearing in
Part A of the list in the Annex.
Article 2
Member States shall authorize imports of milk and
milk-based products that have undergone a single heat
treatment with a heating effect at least equal to that
achieved by a pasteurization process of at least 72 ûCf o r
at least 15 seconds and sufficient to ensure a negative
reaction to a phosphatase test from third countries
appearing in Part B of the list in the Annex.
Article 3
Member States shall authorize imports of milk and
milk-based products, that have undergone:
either
1. a sterilization process, whereby an F ûvalue equal to
or greater than three was achieved
or
2. an initial heat treatment having a heating effect at
least equal to that achieved by a pasteurization
process of at least 72 ûC for at least 15 seconds and
sufficient to produce a negative reaction to a
phosphatase test, followed by:
either(a) (i) in the case of milk or milk-based products
intended for human consumption:
— a second heat treatment involving high
temperature pasteurization, ultra high
temperature (UHT) treatment or
sterilization, being in any case
sufficient to produce a negative
reaction to a peroxidase test, or
— for dried milk or dried milk-based
products, a second heat treatment with
a heating effect at least equal to that
achieved by the initial heat treatment
a n dw h i c hw o u l db es u f f i c i e n tt o
produce a negative reaction to a
phosphatase test, followed by a drying
process; or
(ii) in the case of milk or milk-based products
not intended for human consumption:95/340
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2— a second heat treatment with a heating
effect at least equal to that achieved by
the initial heat treatment and which
would be sufficient to produce a
negative reaction to a phosphatase test,
followed in the case of dried milk or
dried milk-based products, by a drying
process; or
(b) an acidification process such that the pH has
been maintained at less than six for at least one
hour,
from third countries appearing in Part C of the list in the
Annex.
Article 4
Decision 94/70/EC is repealed.
Article 5
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1996 .
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.95/340
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3ANNEX95/340
List of third countries approved in principle and importations shall fulfill the relevant animal and public
health requirements
Country
Code ISOThrid (SIC!)Third country A B C
AD Andorra + + + 96/571
AL Albania 0 0 + 95/340
AR Argentina 0 +(1) +
AU Australia 0 + +
BG Bulgaria 0 + +
BR Brazil 0 0 +
BW Botswana 0 0 +
BY Belarus 0 0 +
BZ Belize 0 0 +
Bosnien -Herzegovina 0 0 +
CA Canada + + + 96/584
CH Switzerland + + + 95/340
CL Chile + + + 96/325
CN People’s Republic of China 0 0 + 95/340
CO Colombia 0 0 +
CR Costa Rica 0 0 +
CU Cuba 0 0 +
CY Cyprus + + +
CZ Czech Republic + + + 96/325
DZ Algeria 0 0 + 95/340
EE Estonia 0 + +
ET Ethiopia 0 0 +
GL Greenland 0 + +
GT Guatemala 0 0 +
HK Hong Κong 0 0 +
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4Country
Code ISOThrid (SIC!)Third country A B C 95/340
HN Honduras 0 0 +
HR Croatia 0 + +
HU Hungary + + + 96/325
IL Israel 0 0 + 95/340
IN India 0 0 +
IS Iceland + + +
KE Kenya 0 0 +
LI Lithuania 0 + +
LV L atvia 0 + +
MA Morocco 0 0 +
MG Madagascar 0 0 +
MK Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 + +
MT Malta + + +
MU Mauritius 0 0 +
MX Mexico 0 0 +
NA Namibia 0 0 +
NI Nicaragua 0 0 +
NZ NewZealand + + +
PA Panama 0 0 +
PL Poland + + + 96/325
PY Paraguay 0 0 + 95/340
RO Romania 0 + +
RU Russia 0 0 +
SG Singapore 0 0 +
SK Slovak Republic + + + 96/325
SL Slovenia + + +
SU El Salvador 0 0 + 95/340
SZ Swaziland 0 0 +
TH Thailand 0 0 +
TN Tunisia 0 0 +
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5Country
Code ISOThrid (SIC!)Third country A B C 95/340
TR Turkey 0 0 +
UA Ukraine 0 0 +
US United States of America + + +
UY Uruguay + + + 96/325
ZA South Africa 0 0 + 95/340
ZW Zimbabwe 0 0 +
(1) Only if all milk sourced from holdings situated to the south of the 42nd parallel.