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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
COM(82)514 final.
Brussels.6August1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onthelistofestablishments intheSwissConfederation .
approvedforthepurposeofimportingfreshmeatintothe
Community
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COM(82)514final.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
InapplicationoftheCouncilDirectiveof12December1971>theCommissionmust
drawupalistofestablishments (abattoirs,cuttingplants,coldstores)approved
forexporttotheCommunityoffreshmeatofbovineanimals,swine,sheep,goats
andofdomesticsolipeds.
Forthepurposeofdrawingupthislist,aCommunitymissionvisitedSwitzerland
duringthemonthsofJuneandJuly1980and1981 and,onthebasis
ofinformation gatheredon-the-spot,itisproposedtodrawupalistofestablish­
mentsapprovedfortheCommunityasawhole(havingregardtotheanimalhealth
provisionsadoptedelsewhere,theintra»-Coramunity provisionsinforceforDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomforNorthernIrelandaswellasprovisionsconcerning
fieldsnotyetcoveredbyCommunityrules),
ItconsistsofafirstlistwhichmustbeVerysoonsupplemented followinganew
inspectionmissionmadeattherequestpftheThirdCountryconcerned,involving
establishments whichthiscountryregardsasbeingabletoconformwithCommunity
provisionsinashorttime. '
TheCommission .submittedtheattacheddraftDecisiontotheStandingVeterinary
Committeevfhichwasnotinapositiontodeliverafavourableopinion.TheFederal
RepublicofGermanyvotedagainstbecauseitestimated,inviewoftheresultsof
.thelastinspectioncarriedoutinArgentinaduringthemonthofMarch1982,that
prioritymustbegiventothedecisionconcerningthiscountry;iti3correctthat
adraftofthistypehasalreadybeendrawnupbut,becauseofrecentevents,the
servicesoftheCommissionhavenotbeeninapositiontocommenceandcompletein
duetime,withtheArgentinianauthorities ,th8informationprocedurewhichitis
normaltofollowbeforetakingadecisionconcerningathirdcountry.TheUnited
Kingdomabstainedestimatingthat,inthisfield,allapplicationdecisionsofthe
Directive72/462/EECwouldprejudicethedecisionswhichtheCouncil'hasnotyet
takenonthemodifications whichtheCommissionproposedtomak$tothissame
Directive.DenmarkandIrelandalso .abstained.Theother:delegationsdelivered
favourableopinions. ,,
,1 ■ ;TheCommissionherebytransmitstheattachedproposalto-'theCo^cilinapplication
oftheprocedureoftheStandingVeterinaryCommitteelaiddowninArticle29of
Directive72/462/EEC.[] ■1'

PROPOSAL FOHA
COUNCIL DECISION •
ontheListofestablishments ,intheSwissConfederation approved
forthepurposesofimportingfreshmeatintotheCommunity
THECOUNCIL r:OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 72/462/EECof12December1972on
healthandveterinary inspection problemsuponimportation ofbovine
animalsandswineandfresh.meatfromthirdcountries^*,andinpar­
ticularArticles4(1)and18(1)(a)and(b)thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal/frot,rlieCommission,
Whereasestablishments inthirdcountriescannotbeauthorised toexport
freshmeattotheCommunityunlesstheysatisfythegeneralandspecial
conditionslaiddowninDirective 72/462/EEC;,
WhereastheSwissConfederation hasforwarded,inaccordance with
Article4(3)ofDirecti.ve72/462/EEC,ialistoftheestablishments
authorised toexporttotheCommunity;
WhereasCommunity on-the-spotvisitshaveshownthatthehygienestan­
dardsofmanyoftheseestablishments aresufficient andtheymaythere­
forebeenteredonafirstlist,drawn-uptaccordingtoArticle4(1)
ofthesaidDirective,ofestablishments fromwhichimportation offresh
meatmaybeauthorised;
Whereasthecaseoftheotherestablishments proposedbySwitzerland hasto
bereexamined onthebasisofadditional information regardingtheir
hygienestandards andtheirabilitytoadaptquicklytotheCommunity
•rules; ■.i", '■ .i.j'""-
* !'I
Whereas,inthemeantimeandsoastoavoidanyabruptinterruption of
existingtradeflows,theseestablishments may'beauthorizedtemporarily
tocontinuetneirexportsoffreshi:meattothoseMember 1Statesprepared
toacceptthem; '•J i
OJNoL-02,31.12.1972,p28 II
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Whereasitwi.llbeforebenecessarytoreexamineand,ifnecessary,amendthis
Decisioninthelightofmeasurestakentothisendandimprovements made;
WhereasinrelationtotheparticularcaseofcoldstorestheCommunityspandjrds
•whichmustbemetareatpresentthi?subjectofcertainadjustments thi?final
formofwhichmaynotbe./accurate^f^^P'consequent lyitisnecessaryto
hold'thismatterinabeyanceandtoleovetoaLaterdatealldecisions .concerning
theseestablishments ;
Whereasitshouldberecalledthatimportsoffreshmeatarealsosubjecttoother
Communityveterinary rules,particularly asregards ^healthprotectionrequi­
rements,includingthespecialprovisionsforDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
foptheWhereastheconditionsIimportation :offreshmeatfromestablishments appearing
onthelastannexedtothis-_Decisionremainsubjecttoprovisionslaiddown
elsewhereandtothegeneralprovisionsoftheTreaty;whereasinparticular,the
importation fromthirdcountriesandthere-exportation TootherMemberStatesof
certaincategoriesofmeat,suchas/itf^fcfhinglessthan3'kg,ormeatcontainingre­
siduesofcertainsubstances whicharenotyetcoveredby1harmonised Community
rules,remainsubjecttothehealthlegislation oftheimporting .MemberState;
., .favourable ,opinionWnereas,sincetheStanding ■Veterinary Committeehasnotgivena/the
Commissionisunabletoadopttheprovisionsithadenvisaged .onthismatterunder
theprocedureprovidedforinArticle29oftheDirectivereferredtoabove,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:':
'' Article 1 ,■i
1.Theestablishments intheSwissConfederation listedintheAnnexarehereby
i.ofimporting iapprovedforthepurposes/freshmeatintotheCommunitypursuanttothesaid
::- ■!i ':i:Annex.
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2.Importsfrom .thoseestablishments -,shallremainsubjeqt .totheCommunityveteri­
naryprovisionslaiddownelsewhere,andinparticularthoseconcerninghealth
protectionrequirements . ■r.

Article2
'1.MemberStates'shallprohibitimportsofthe offreshmeat
comingfromestablishments otherthanthoselistedin
theAnnex. i
2.Thisprohibition,however,shallnotapplyuntil1April1983toestablishments
whicharenotlistedintheAnnexbutwhichhavebeenofficiallyapprovedand
proposedbytheSwiss.authorities asof1January19S2pursuanttoArticle4(3)
.ofdirective72/462/EEC,unlessadecisionistakentothecontrary,inaccor­
dancewithArticle4(1)of'theabovementionedDirective,before1April.1983.
TheCommissionshallforwardthelistoftheseestablishments totheMember
States. ''
' Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1October1982.
Artiele4 .•-
.: i il-I.'M
ThisDecisionshallbereviewedandifnecessaryamendedbefore1March1983.
, ; ,;iArticle5■;
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCounciI

SWITZERLAND
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTSANNEX
I.BOVINEMEAT
Slnurjhterhouses andcuttingpremises
Establishment NoAddress
A115-C227
A145-C267GustavSpiess
*
Grieder AG9442Berne ,:k
4702Oensingen
Slaughterhouses
A102
A103
A107
A117
A124
A147
A155Stadtischer Schlachthof
Städtischer Schlachthof
Städtischer Schlachthof
Abattoirmunicipal deGen&v6
Brauriwalder AG
Städtischer Schlachthof Luzern
FFFrischfleisch AGΛ 3014Bern
4000Basel25
9015St.Gallen
1227Carouge
5610Wohlen
6010Kriens
6210Sursee
II.PIGMEAT
Slaughterhouses andcuttingpremises "1
A110-C250#Gebr.Kunz,Fleisch-undWurst
Produktion AG 8865Bilten
A115-C227 GustavSpiess 9442Berneck
A145-C267 GriederAG 4702Oensingen

B.Slouqhterhouses . •
A102 Städtischer Schlachthof 3014Bern
A103 Städtischer Schlachthof * 4000Basel25
A107 Städtischer Schlachthof .' 9015St.Gallen
A124 Braunwalder AGV 5610Wohlen
A130 Abattoirnlumcipal deLausanne 1008PriUy
A136' Micarna AO 9602Bazenheid
A147 Städtischer Schlachthof Luzern 6010Kriens
A155 FFFrischfleisch AG 6210Sursee