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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 February 1997
laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize the importation of meat
products
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/222/EC)
(OJ L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 39)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 97/737/EC of 14 October 1997 L 295 39 29.10.1997
"M2 Commission Decision 98/246/EC of 19 March 1998 L 98 44 31.3.1998
"M3 Commission Decision 1999/62/EC of 21 December 1998 L 20 54 27.1.1999
"M4 Commission Decision 2000/338/EC of 13 April 2000 L 117 32 18.5.20001997D0222 — EN — 18.05.2000 — 004.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 February 1997
laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States
authorize the importation of meat products
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/222/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, swine,ovine, and caprine animals, fresh meat or meat products from third
countries (
1), as last amended by Directive 96/91/EC (2), and in particular
Articles 21 (a) and 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992, laying
down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in andimports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements
laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive
89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (
3) as last
amended by Directive 96/90/EC (4) and in particular Article 10 (2) (c),
Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (5), as last amended by Commission
Decision 97/160/EC (6) draws up a list of third countries from which Member
States authorize, amongst others, imports of meat products derived from meatoriginating from bovine animals, swine, solipeds, sheep and goats;
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EC (
7) as last amended by Decision
96/92/EC (8) lays down lists of third countries from which Member States are
authorized to import meat products from bovine animals, swine, equidae,
sheep and goats;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (9) as last amended by Decision
96/2/EC (10) draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States
authorize the importation of fresh poultry meat; whereas this list also applies
to imports of meat products derived from poultrymeat;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/86/EC (11) as amended by Decision
96/137/EC (12) draws up a list of third countries from which the Member
States authorize the importation of wild game meat; whereas this list applies
to imports of wild game meat products;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/278/EC (13) as last amended by Decision
96/344/EC (14) draws up a list of third countries from which the Member
States authorize, amongst others, the importation of meat products derivedfrom rabbit meat, feathered farmed game meat and furred farmed game meat;
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC is revoked by Commission
Decision 97/221/EC (
15);
Whereas it is necessary to establish an amended list of approved third
countries from which the Member States authorize the importation of meatproducts manufactured not only from meat derived from bovine animals,
swine, equidae, sheep and goats but also from farmed game, domestic rabbits
and wild game;!B
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.
(3) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(4) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 24.
(5) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.
(6) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 39.
(7) OJ No L 240, 29. 8. 1991, p. 28.
(8) OJ No L 21, 27. 1. 1996, p. 71.
(9) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.
(10) OJ No L 1, 3. 1. 1996, p. 6.
(11) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 33.
(12) OJ No L 31, 9. 2. 1996, p. 31.
(13) OJ No L 120, 11. 5. 1994, p. 44.
(14) OJ No L 133, 4. 6. 1996, p. 28.
(15) See page 32 of this Official Journal.1997D0222 — EN — 18.05.2000 — 004.001 — 2
Whereas the categories of meat products that may be imported from third
countries depend on the health situation of the third country or parts of thirdcountry of manufacture; whereas, in order to be able to be imported, certainmeat products must have been subjected to particular treatment;
Whereas Council Directive 77/99/EEC (
1), as last amended by Council
Directive 95/68/EC (2), defines a meat product through laying down minimum
treatment requirements; whereas certain third countries or certain parts of
third countries appearing on the abovementioned lists are only to beauthorized for imports of meat products which have been subjected to
complete heat treatment;
Whereas Decision 97/221/EC lays down the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification to be applied by Member States to the import of meat
products from third countries;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down the minimum treatments required to
import these products from the manufacturing third country;
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
Member States shall authorize imports of meat products as defined in
Decision 97/221/EC from third countries or parts of third countries appearing
on the lists in Parts I, II and III of the Annex, provided that they haveundergone the relevant treatment laid down in Part IV of the Annex, and be
accompanied by the appropriate veterinary health certification laid down in
Commission Decision 97/221/EC.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 1997.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B
(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 10.1997D0222 — EN — 18.05.2000 — 004.001 — 3
ANNEX
PART I
Description of regionalised territories as laid down for the countries listed in Parts II — III
ISO code CountryTerritory
Description of territory
Code Version
BG Bulgaria BG Whole country
BG-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended) (1)
BG-2 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
BG-3 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
BR Brazil BR Whole country
BR-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 94/
984/EC (as last amended) (2)
CZ Czech Republic CZ Whole country
CZ-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
CZ-2 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
YU Federal Republic of Yu-
goslaviaYU Whole country
YU-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
YU-2 — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (as last amended)
MY Malaysia MY Whole country
MY -1 95/1 Peninsular (Western) Malaysia only
(1)OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16.
(2)OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.!B
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PART II
Third countries or parts thereof from where meat products are authorised for importation into the European Community
ISO
codeCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (exclud-
ing swine)Domestic/
ovine/caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (swine)Domestic so-
liped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic rab-
bit and
farmed:
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed: game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild
leporidae
(rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game (exclud-
ing ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
AR Argentina (1) CCCADACC— AD—
AU Australia A A A A A A A A — A A A
BG Bulgaria D D D A D A D D — A D —
Bulgaria BG-1 A A D A D A A D — A D —Bulgaria BG-2 A A D A D A A D — A D —Bulgaria BG-3 D D D A D A D D — A D —
BH Bahrain B B B B — A C C — A — —BR Brazil C C C A D A C C — A D —
Brazil BR-1 C C C A A A C C — A A —
BW Botswana B B B B — A B B A A — —BY Belarus C C C B — A C C — A — —CA Canada A A A A A A A A — A A A
CH Switzerland A A A A A A A D — A A —
CL Chile B B B A A A B B — A A —CN People’ s Republic of China B B B B B A B B — A B —CO Colombia B B B B — A B B — A — —CY Cyprus C C C A A A C C — A A —!
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ISO
codeCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (exclud-
ing swine)Domestic/
ovine/caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (swine)Domestic so-
liped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic rab-
bit and
farmed:
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed: game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild
leporidae
(rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game (exclud-
ing ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
CZ Czech Republic CZ A A A A A A A D — A A —
Czech Republic CZ-1 A A A A A A A A — A A —Czech Republic CZ-2 A A A A A A A D — A A —
EE Estonia C C C A — A C C — A — A
ET Ethiopia B B B B — A B B — A — —GR Greenland — — — — — A — — — A A AHK Hong Kong B B B B D A B B — A — —HR Croatia A A D A A A A D — A A —HU Hungary A A A A A A A A — A A —IL Israel B B B B D A B B — A D —IN India B B B B — A B B — A — —IS Iceland B B B A — A B B — A — —K E K e n y a BBBB — ABB — A — —
KR Korea (Republic) — — — — D A — — — A D —
LI Lithuania C C C A D A C C — A D AL V Latvia C C C A — A C C — A — AMA Morocco B B B B — A B B — A — —MG Madagascar B B B B D A B B — A D —MK Former Yugoslav Rep. of
MacedoniaAABA — ABB— A — —
MT Malta — — — — A A — — — A — —!
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ISO
codeCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (exclud-
ing swine)Domestic/
ovine/caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (swine)Domestic so-
liped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic rab-
bit and
farmed:
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed: game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild
leporidae
(rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game (exclud-
ing ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
MU Mauritius B B B B — A B B — A — —
MX Mexico A D D A D A D D — A D —MY Malaysia — — — — — — — — — — — —
Malaysia MY -1 — — — — D A — — — A D —
NA Namibia (
1) BBBBDABBAAD—
NZ New Zealand A A A A A A A A — A A APL Poland A A D A A A A D — A A —PY Paraguay C C C B — A C C — A — —RO Romania A A D A A A A D — A A ARU Russia C C C B — A C C — A — ASG Singapore B B B B D A B B — A — —SI Slovenia A A D A D A A D — A D —SK Slovak Republic A A D A A A A D — A A —
SZ Swaziland B B B B — A B B A A — —
TH Thailand B B B B A A B B — A D —TN Tunisia C C B B — A B B — A D —TR Turkey — — — — D A — — — A D —UA Ukraine — — — — — A — — — A — —US United States of America A A A A A A A A — A A —UY Uruguay A A B A D A — — — A D —!
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ISO
codeCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (exclud-
ing swine)Domestic/
ovine/caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game (swine)Domestic so-
liped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic rab-
bit and
farmed:
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed: game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild
leporidae
(rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game (exclud-
ing ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
YU Federal Republic of Yugo-
slaviaDDDADACC— A — —
Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia YU-1AADADAAD — A — —
Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia YU-2DDDADACC— A — —
ZA South Africa (1) CCCADACCAAD—
ZW Zimbabwe (1) CCBADABB— AD—
(1)See Part III for minimum treatment requirements for pasteurised meat products and biltong.
PART III
Third countries or parts thereof from where biltong or pasteurized meat products are authorized for importation into the European Community
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
clovenhoofed
game — ex-
cluding swineDomestic
ovine/caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
clovenhooved
game (swine)Domestic so-
liped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic rab-
bit and farmed
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild
leporidae
(rabbits &
hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game (exclud-
ing ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae)
AR Argentina F F — — — A — — — A — —
NA Namibia E E — — E A — — A A E —ZA South Africa E E — — E A — — A A E —ZW Zimbabwe E E — — E A — — E A E —!
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PART IV
Interpretation of codes used in tables in Parts II and III
— = Importation of meat products containing meat of this species not authorized.
Non-specific treatment regime
A = No minimum specified temperature of other treatment is established for
animal health purposes for the meat product. However it must have undergonea treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer has thecharacteristics of fresh meat.
Specific treatment regimes — listed in descending order of severity
B = Treatment in a hermetically sealed container to an F° value of three or more.
C = A minimum temperature of 80 °C which must be reached throughout the meat
during the processing of the meat product.
D = A minimum temperature of 70 °C which must be reached throughout the meat
during the processing of meat products, or for ham, treatment consisting ofnatural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months and resulting
in the following characteristics:
—A
wvalue of not more than 0,93,
— pH value of not more than 6,0.
E = In the case of ‘biltong’ type products, a treatment to achieve:
—A wvalue of not more than 0,93,
— pH value of not more than 6,0.
F = A heat treatment that ensures a centre temperature of at least 65 °C is reached
for a period of time necessary to achieve a pasteurization value (pv) equal toor more than 40.
NB: Where the meat product has undergone a treatment other than heating in a
hermetically sealed container to an F° value of three or more, fresh meat used in themanufacture of the meat products referred to in Parts II and III must satisfy the animalhealth rules applicable to the export of fresh meat to the European Community.!
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