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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)531 final.
Brussels-6August1982
v;*)^Proposalfora/?-: .COUNCILDECISION
*-v/,^onthelistofestablishments intheKingdomofSwedenPi
.approved :forthepurposeofimportingfreshmeatinto
theCommunity
r...-.vi>
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
CC.vKo2)531final.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Inapplication oftheCouncilDirectiveof12December1972,theCommissionmust
drawupalistofestablishments (abattoirs,cuttingplants,coldstores)approved
forexporttotheCommunityoffreshmeatofbovineanimals,swine,sheep,goats
andofdomesticsolipeds.Forthepurposeofdrawingupthislist,aCommunity
missionvisitedSwedenduringthemonthsofSeptember1981andJune1982and,on
thebasisofinformationgatheredon-the-spot,itisproposedtadrawupalist
ofestablishments approvedfortheCommunityasawhole.
Itconsistsofafirstlistwhichmustbeverysoonsupplemented followinganew
inspectionmissionmadeattherequestoftheThirdCountryconcerned,involving
establishments whichthiscountryregardsasbeing-abletoconformwithCommunity
provisionsinashorttime.
TheCommissionsubmittedtheattacheddraftDecisiontotheStandingVeterinary
Committeewhichwasnotinapositiontodeliverafavourableopinion.TheFederal
RepublicofGermanyvotedagainstbecauseitestimated,inviewoftheresultsof
thelastinspectioncarriedoutinArgentinaduringthemonthofMarch1922,that
prioritymustbegiventothedecisionconcerningthiscountry;itiscorrectthat
adraftofthistypehasalreadybeendrawntipbut,becauseofrecentevents,the
servicesoftheCommissionhavenotbeeninapositiontocommenceandcompletein
duetime,withtheArgentinianauthorities ,theinformation procedurewhichitis
normaltofollowbeforetakingadecisionconcerningathirdcountry.TheUnited
Kingdomabstainedestimatingthat,inthisfield,allapplicationdecisionsofthe
Directive72/462/EECwouldprejudicethedecisionswhichtheCouncilhasnotyet
takenonthemodifications whichtheCommissionproposedtomak^|tothissame,
Directive.Irelandalsoabstained.Theptherdelegationsdeliveredfavourable
I
opinions.
TheCommissionherebytransmitstheattachedproposaltotheCot^cilinc.pplication
oftheprocedureoftheStandingVeterinaryCommitteelaidd.owninArticle29of
Directive72/4^2/EEC.

■PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe list ofestablishments intheKingdom ofSweden approved for
thepurposes ofimporting fresh meat into theCommunity
THE COUNCIL -OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 72/462/EEC of12December 1972 on
'r.ealth andveterinary inspection problems upon importation ofbovine
(1)animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries .,and inpar­
ticular Articles 4(1 )and 18(1)(a )and (b)thereof , i
Hav'ng regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
•ihertas establishments inthird countries cannot beauthorised toexport
Y>eshmeat totheCommunity unless they satisfy thegeneral andspecial
conditions laid down inDirective 72/462/EEC;
Whereas theKirgdom ofSweden hasforwarded ,inaccordance with Article
4(3)ofDirective 72/462/EEC,alist oftheestablishments authorised to
export totheCommunity ;
/
Wr.ereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that thehygiene stan-
c'ards ofmany ofthese establishments aresufficient andthey maythere­
*orebeentered onafirst list ,drawn up according toArticle 4(1)
ofthesaid Directive ,ofestablishments from which importation offresh
meat may beauthorised ;
Whereas the case oftheother establishments proposed bySweden has to
■Lereexamined onthebasis ofadditional information regarding their
hygiene -standards and their ability toadapt quickly totheCommunity
rules ; -
Whereas ,inthemeantime and soastoavoid anyabrupt interruption of
existing trade flows ,these establishments may beauthorized temporarily
tocontinue their exports offresh meat tothose Member States prepared
toaccept them ;
•••/•••
(1)OJL302of31.12.1972 ,p.28.

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Whereasitwillbeforebenecessarytoreexamineand,ifnecessary,amendthis
DecisionintheLightofmeasurestakentothisendandimprovements made;
'Whereasinrelationtotheparticular caseofcoldstorestheCommunitystandards
•whichmustbemetareatpresentthesubjectofcertainadjustments,thefinal
'formofwhichmaynotbeaccuratelyforeseen;whereasconsequentlyitisnecessaryto
holdthismatterinabeyanceandtoleavetoalaterdatealldecisionsconcerning
theseestablishments ;
Whereasitshouldberecalledthatimportsoffreshmeatarealsosubjecttoother
Communityveterinary 'rules,.particularly asregardshealthprotection requi­
rements,includingthespecialprovisionsforDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
Whereastheconditionsfortheimportation offreshmeatfromestablishments appearing
ontheilistannexedtothis Decisionremainsubjecttoprovisionslaiddown
elsewhere andtothegeneralprovisionsoftheTreaty;whereasinparticular,the
importation fromthirdcountries andthere-exportation tootherMemberStatesofcuts
certaincategoriesofmeat,suchas/weighinglessthan3kg,ormeatcontaining re­
siduesofcertainsubstances whicharenotyetcoveredby!harmonisedCommunity
rules,remainsubjecttothehealthlegislation oftheimporting MemberState;
Whereas,sincetheStandingVeterinary Committee hasnotgivenafavourableopinion,the
Commissionisunabletoadopttheprovisionsithadenvisaged .onthismatterunder
theprocedureprovidedforinArticle29oftheDirectivereferredtoabove,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
1.Theestablishments inthe.KingdomofSwedenlistedintheAnnexareherebyapprovedimporting .forthepurposesofAfreshmeatintotheCommunitypursuanttothesaid•
Annex.
2.Importsfromthoseestablishments shallremainsubjecttotheCommunityveteri­
naryprovisionslaiddownelsewhere,andinparticularthoseconcerninghealth
protection requirements .

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Art1cle2
1.MemberStatesshallprohibitimportsof freshmeat
comingfromestablishments otherthanthoselistedin
theAnnex.
2.Thisprohibition,however,shall'notapplyuntil1April1983toestablishments
whicharenotlistedintheAnnexbutwhichhavebeenofficiallyapprovedand
proposedbytheSwedishauthorities asof1January1982pursuanttoArticle4(3)
.ofDirective72/462/EEC,unlessadecisionistakentothecontrary,inaccor­
dancewithArticle4(1)oftheabovementionedDirective,before1April1983.
TheCommissionshallforwardthelistoftheseestablishments totheMember
States.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1October1982.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbereviewedandifnecessaryamendedbefore1March1983,
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates..
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

SWEDEN
ANNEX
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTS
I.BOVINEMEAT
A.Slaughterhouses andcuttingpremises
Establishment N° Address
78-294 Farmek
B.Slaughterhouses
75
108
C.Cuttinqpremises
237BrodernaGustavssons Slakteri AB
Lindahls ,Slakteri AB
GunnarDafgardABVisay
Lover.e
Aneby
KalIby
II.PIGMEAT
A.Slaughterhouses andcuttingpremises
52-283
78-294Skanek
Farmek ■Tomelilla
Visby
B.Slaughterhouses
56
65
66
75
81
82
108
80Skanek
EslovSlakteri AB
HakantorpsSlakteri AB
BrödernaGustavssons Slakteri AB
ScanVast
A.J.DahlbergsSlakteri AB
LindahlsSlakteri ABHalmstad
Eslôv
Vara
Lovene
Skara
BraLanda
Aneby
Kristianstad-Blekinge Slakteriforening-Kristianstad
C.Cuttingpremises
237
240
299
461GunnarDafgardAB
ABLordsLivsmedel
ABPrimefood
ABSamfodKålIby
Helsingborg
Ystad
MalmS