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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)517 final.
Brussels,6August1982
Proposal ,fora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheListofestablishments intheCzechoslovak Socialist
Republicapprovedforthepurposeofimportingfreshmeatinto
theCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY NOTEC€>Màlf
InapplicationoftheCouncilDirectiveof12December1971»"theCommissionmust
drawupalistofestablishments (abattoirs,cuttingplants,coldstores)approved
forexporttotheCommunityoffreshmea-tofbovineanimals,swine,sheep,goats
andofdomesticsolipeds.
Forthepurposeofdrawingupthislist,aCommunitymissionviaited
Czechoslovakia duringthemonthofMarch1982 .and,onthebasis-
ofinformationgatheredon-the-spot,itisproposedtodrawupa;listofestablish­
mentsapprovedfortheCommunityasawhole(havingregardtotheanimalhealth
provisionsadoptedelsewhere,theintrar-Community provisionsinforceforDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomforNorthernIrelandaswellasprovisionsconcerning
fieldsnotyetcoveredbyCommunityrules).
'
Itconsistsofafirstlistwhichmustbeverysoonsupplemented followinganew
inspectionmissionmadeattherequestpftheThirdCountryconaerned,involving
establishments whichthiscountryregardsasbeingabletoconformwithCommunity
provisionsinashorttime.
TheCommissionsubmittedtheattacheddraftDecisiontotheStandingVeterinary
Committeewhichwasnotinapositiontodeliverafavourableopinion.TheFederal
RepublicofGermanyvotedagainstbecauseitestimated,inviewoftheresultsof
thelastinspectioncarriedoutinArgentinaduringthemonthofMarch1982,that
prioritymustbegiventothedecisionconcerningthiscountry;itiscorrectthat
adraftofthistypehasalreadybeendrawnupbut,becauseofrecentevents,the
servicesoftheCommissionhavenotbeeninapositiontocommenceandcompletein
duetime,withtheArgentinianauthorities ,theinformation procedurewhichitis
normaltofollowbeforetakingadecisionconcerningathirdcoyjitry.TheUnited
Kingdomabstainedestimatingthat,inthisfield,allapplicationdecisionsofthe
Directive72/462/EECwouldprejudicethedecisionswhichtheCouncilhasnotyet
takenonthemodifications whichtheCommissionproposedtomaketothissame
Directive.Denmark alsoabstained.Theotherdelegationsdelivered
favourableopinions.
TheCommissionherebytransmitstheattachedproposaltotheCotpcilinapplication
oftheprocedureoftheStandingVeterinaryCommitteelaiddowninArticle29of
Directive72/462/EEC.

I
PaOPOS»,L FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheListofestablishments intheCzechoslovak SocialistRepublic'
approvedforthepurposesofimportingfreshmeatintotheCommunity
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 72/462/EECof12December1972on
healthandveterinary inspection problemsuponimportation ofbovine
(1)animalsandswineandfreshmeatfromthirdcountries ,andinpai–
ticularArticles4(1)and18(1)(a)and(b)thereof.
Havingregardtotheproposal/^rc¥fheCommission,,;
Whereasestablishments inthirdcountriescannotbeauthorized toexport
freshmeattotheCommunityunlesstheysatisfythegeneralandspecial
conditionslaiddowninDirective 72/462/EEC;
WhereasCzechoslovakia hasforwarded,inaccordance withArticle4(3)of
Directive 72/462/EEC,alistoftheestablishments authorized toexport
totheCommunity;
WhereasCommunity on-the-spotvisitshaveshownthatthehygienestandards
ofmanyoftheseestablishments areSufficient andtheymaytherefore be
enteredonafirstlist,drawnup.accordingtoArticle4(1)ofthe
saidDirective,ofestablishments fromwhiGhimportation offreshmeat
maybeauthorised ;.
Whereastheeaseoftheotherestablishments proposedbyCzechoslovakia
mustbereexamined onthebasisofadditional information regarding
theirhygienestandards andtheirabilitytoadaptquicklytotheCom­
munityrules;
(1)0„J.No.L302,31.12.1972,p.28

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Whereas ,inthemeantime and soastoavoid any abrupt interruption of
existing trade flows ,these establishments may beauthorized temporarily
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tocontinue their exports offresh meat tothose Member States prepared
toaccept them ;
Whereas itwill therefore benecessary toreexamine and,ifnecessary ,
amend this Decision inthe Light ofmeasures taken tothis end and
improvements made ;
Whereas itshould berecalled that imports offresh meat are also subject
toother Community veterinary rules particularly asregards
health protection requirements ,including the special provisions for
Denmark ,Ireland and theUnited Kingdom ;
for the
Whereas theconditions /importation offresh meat from establishments
appearing onthelist annexed tothis Decision remain subject to
provisions Laid down elsewhere and tothegeneral provisions ofthe
Treaty ;whereas inparticular ,the importation from third countries and
the re-exportation toother Member States ofcertain categories ofmeat ,
such ascuts weighing less than 3kg ormeat containing residues of
certain substances which are not yet covered byharmonized Community
rules ,remain subject tothe health legislation ofthe importing Member
State ;
Whereas ,since theStanding Veterinary Committee hasnotgiven afavourable opinion ,
theCommission isunable toadopt theprovisions ithadenvisaged onthis
matter under theprocedure provided for inArticle 29'oftheDirective refer­
red toabove ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
1.The establishments inCzechoslovakia listed inthe Annex are hereby
approved forthepurposes /?resKPmeain?ntotheCommunity pursuant
tothe said Annex .
2.Imports from those establishments shall remain subject tothe
Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere ,and in
particular those concerning health protection requirements .

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Article 2
1.MemberStatesshallprohibitimports .offreshmeatcomingfrom
establishments otherthanthose'listedintheAnnex.
2.-Thisprohibition,however,shallnotapplyuntil1April1983to
establishments whicharenotlistedintheAnnexbutwhichhave
beenofficially approvedandproposedbytheCzechoslovakian autho­
rities .asof15'March1982pursuanttoArticle4(3)ofDirective
72/462/EEC,unlessadecisionistakentothecontrary,inaccordance
withArticle4(1)oftheabovementioned Directive,before1April
1983.
TheCommission shallforwardthelistoftheseestablishments to
theMemberStates.
Article 3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforce'on1October1982.
Article4.
t
ThisDecisionshallbereviewedandifnecessary amendedbefore1March
1983. •
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Article 5
ThisDecisionisaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncilThisDécision
1983.
ThisDécision

ANNEX
LIST OFESTABLISHMENTS
I.BOVINE MEAT
A.Slaughterhouses and cutting premises
Establishment N° Establi shment Address
12
15y • 'Jihocesky Prumysl Masny
Jihocesky Prumysl MasnyStudena
Plana'
B.Cutting premises
38 Vychodoslovensky Masovy Priemysel Kosi ce
II.PIGMEAT
A.Slaughterhouses and cutting premises
12
15Jihocesky Prumysl Masny
Jihocesky Prumsyl Masny'Studena
Plana'
B.Cutting premises
38 Vychodoslovensky Masovy Priemysel Kosi ce
III .COLD STORES
5
73j / « /Jihocesky Prumysl Masny
Mrazi'rnyPisek
Dasice