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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 18.5.2000
►M5 Commission Decision 2001/794/EC of 9 November 2001 L 297 20 15.11.2001
►M6 Commission Decision 2002/184/EC of 28 February 2002 L 61 61 2.3.2002
►M7 Commission Decision 2002/464/EC of 13 June 2002 L 161 16 19.6.2002
►M8 Commission Decision 2003/733/EC of 10 October 2003 L 264 32 15.10.2003
►M9 Commission Decision 2003/826/EC of 18 November 2003 L 311 29 27.11.2003
►M10 Commission Decision 2004/118/EC of 28 January 2004 L 36 34 7.2.2004
►M11 Commission Decision 2004/245/EC of 9 March 2004 L 77 62 13.3.2004
▼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)
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, 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 and imports into the Community of products not subject tothe said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referredto 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 meat originating from bovine animals, swine,solipeds, sheep and goats;
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EC (
7) as last amended by Deci-
sion 96/92/EC (8) lays down lists of third countries from which
Member States are authorized to import meat products from bovineanimals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (
9) as last amended by Deci-
sion 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; whereasthis 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 meatproducts derived from rabbit meat, feathered farmed game meat and
furred farmed game meat;1997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 2
(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.
▼B
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC is revoked by Commission
Decision 97/221/EC (1);
Whereas it is necessary to establish an amended list of approved third
countries from which the Member States authorize the importation of
meat products manufactured not only from meat derived from bovineanimals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats but also from farmed game,domestic rabbits and wild game;
Whereas the categories of meat products that may be imported from
third countries depend on the health situation of the third country orparts of third country of manufacture; whereas, in order to be able to
be imported, certain meat products must have been subjected to parti-
cular treatment;
Whereas Council Directive 77/99/EEC (
2), as last amended by Council
Directive 95/68/EC (3), defines a meat product through laying down
minimum treatment requirements; whereas certain third countries orcertain parts of third countries appearing on the abovementioned lists
are only to be authorized 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 theimport 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 thatthey have undergone the relevant treatment laid down in Part IV of theAnnex, and be accompanied by the appropriate veterinary health certi-fication 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.1997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 3
(1) See page 32 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.
(3) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 10.
▼B
ANNEX
PART I
Description of regionalised territories as laid down for the countries listed in parts II — III
CountryTerritory
Description of territory
Code Version
AR Argentina AR-1 1/2002 As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 93/402/EC (1)(as last amended)
AR-3 1/2002 As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 93/402/EC (as last amended)
BG Bulgaria BG Whole country
BG-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (2) (as last amended)
BG-2 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
BG-3 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
BR Brazil BR Whole country
BR-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 94/984/EC (3) (as last amended)
SCG Serbia and
MontenegroSCG Whole country
SCG-1 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
SCG-2 — As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
MY Malaysia MY Whole country
MY-1 95/1 Peninsular (Western) Malaysia only
SK Slovak
Republic (*)SK (*) Whole country
SK-1 (*) 1/2003 As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
SK-2 (*) 1/2003 As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community
(1) OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 378, 31.12.1999, p. 11.1997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 4
▼M10
PART II
Third countries or parts thereof from where meat products are authorised for importation into the European Community
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
cloven-
hoofedgame(excludi-ng swine)Domestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game
(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
feathered
gameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild
cloven-
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
AR Argentina AR-1 (1) CCCAAACC — AD —
Argentina AR-3 (1)A (2)A (2) CAAACC — AD —
AU Australia A A AADAAA — ADA
BG Bulgaria BG D D DADADD — AD —
Bulgaria BG-1 A A DADAAD — AD —
Bulgaria BG-2 A A DADAAD — AD —
Bulgaria BG-3 D D DADADD — AD —
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 AAAAAA — AAA
CH Switzerland A A AAAAAD — AA —
CL Chile A A AAAABB — AA —▼M111997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 5
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game
(excludi-ng swine)Domestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofedgame(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
featheredgameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild
cloven-
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
CN People's Republic of
ChinaBBBBBABB — AB —
CO Colombia B B B B — A B B — A — —
CY (*) Cyprus (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
CZ (*) Czech Republic CZ (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
EE (*) Estonia (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
ET Ethiopia B B B B — A B B — A — —
GL Greenland — ———— A ——— A A A
HK Hong Kong B B B B D A B B — A — —
HR Croatia A A DAAAAD — AA —
HU (*) Hungary (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
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 A B B — A A —
KE Kenya B B B B — A B B — A — —
KR Korea (Republic) — — — — D A — — — A D —
LT (*) Lithuania (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
LV (*) Latvia (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA▼M111997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 6
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game
(excludi-ng swine)Domestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofedgame(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
featheredgameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild
cloven-
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
MA 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 Macedonia (**)AABA — ABB — A — —
MT (*) Malta (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
MU Mauritius B B B B — A B B — A — —MX Mexico A D DADADD — AD —
MY Malaysia MY — ———————————
Malaysia MY-1 — — — — D A — — — A D —
NA Namibia (
1) BBBBDABBAAD —
NZ New Zealand A A AAAAAA — AAA
PL (*) Poland (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
PY Paraguay C C C B — A C C — A — —
RO Romania A A DAAAAD — AAA
RU Russia C C C B — A C C — A — A▼M111997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 7
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game
(excludi-ng swine)Domestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofedgame(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
featheredgameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild
cloven-
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
SC Serbia and Montenegro D D DADACC — A — —
Serbia and Montenegro
SC-1DDDADACD — A — —
Serbia and Montenegro
SC-2DDDADACC — A — —
SG Singapore B B B B D A B B — A — —
SI (*) Slovenia (*) A A AAAAAA — AAA
SK (*) Slovak (*) Republic A A — AAAA — — AAA
Slovak Republic SK-
1 (*)AADAAAAD — AAA
Slovak Republic SK-
2 (*)AAAAAAAA — AAA
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 A B B — A D —
TR Turkey — — — — D A — — — A D —
UA Ukraine — ———— A ——— A ——
US United States of
AmericaAAAAAAAA — AA —
UY Uruguay C C B A D A — — — A D —▼M111997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 8
Code
ISOCountry of origin or part
thereof1. Domestic
bovine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofed
game
(excludi-ng swine)Domestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoofedgame(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
featheredgameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild
cloven-
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
and hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
ungulates,
solipeds and
leporidae )
ZA South Africa (1) CCCADACCAAD —
ZW Zimbabwe (1) CCBADABB — AD —
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
(**) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after t he conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.
(1) See Part III for minimum treatment requirements for pasteurised meat products and biltong.
(2) For meat products prepared from fresh meat of domestic porcines in accordance with Decision 98/371/EC as last amended.
(3) For meat products prepared from fresh meat of farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine).
(2) For meat products prepared from fresh meat obtained from animals slaughtered after 1st of March 2002.
— No certificate laid down and meat products are not authorised.▼M111997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 9
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
cloven-
hoofed
game —excludingswineDomestic
ovine/
caprine1. Domestic
porcine
2. Farmed
cloven-hoovedgame
(swine)Domestic
soliped1. Domestic
poultry
2. Farmed
featheredgameDomestic
rabbit and
farmed
leporidaeWild cloven
hoofed game
(excluding
swine)Wild swine Wild solipedWild lepor-
idae (rabbits
& hares)Wild game
birdsWild land
mammalian
game
(excluding
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 —▼B1997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 10
▼B
PART IV
Interpretation of codes used in tables in Parts II and III
— = Importation of meat products containing meat of this species not author-
ized.
Non-specific treatment regimeA = No minimum specified temperature of other treatment is established for
animal health purposes for the meat product. However it must have
undergone a treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer
has the characteristics of fresh meat.
Specific treatment regimes — listed in descending order of severity
B = Treatment in a hermetically sealed container to an Fº value of three or
more.
C = A minimum temperature of 80 ºC which must be reached throughout the
meat during the processing of the meat product.
D = A minimum temperature of 70 ºC which must be reached throughout the
meat during the processing of meat products, or
for ham, treatment consisting of natural 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:
—Awvalue 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 ºC is
reached for a period of time necessary to achieve a pasteurization value
(pv) equal to or more than 40.
NB: Where the meat product has undergone a treatment other than heating in a
hermetically sealed container to an Fº value of three or more, fresh meat
used in the manufacture of the meat products referred to in Parts II and III
must satisfy the animal health rules applicable to the export of fresh meat
to the European Community.1997D0222 — EN — 20.03.2004 — 011.001 — 11