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C-F\iikAiCCIr\&.j/"vrVaiV''f'rV3<sy*,»iOf4V.lITHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)368 final
Brussels,19July1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onhealthprotection measuresinrespectoftheRepublicof
Botswana
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
\
COM(78)368final
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Followingtheappearanceofexoticfoot-and-mouthdiseaseintheRepublicof
BotswanaimportsoffreshmeatintotheCommunityfromtheentirecountry
.havebeenprohibited bydirectapplication ofArticle .14oftheCouncil's
"ThirdCountries"Directive72/462/EECof12December1972.:
Article15oftheDirectiveprovidesthepossibility,usingtheStanding
VeterinaryCommitteeprocedure,oflimitingtheprohibitiontopartofthe
territoryofthecountry.
ThisDecisiondefinesthoseareasofBotswanathatare-freeoffoot-and-mouth
disease,areprotectedfromtheinfectedareabyanintermediate zonefreeof
thediseaseandotherhealthguaranteesthataregoodenoughtoallowtheir
meattobeexportedtotheMemberStates.
As,however,thehealthrequirements whichunderArticle'16oftheabove-
mentionedDirectivetheMemberStatesmustdemandtobemetformeatimported
fromBotswanahavenotyetbeenformulated bytheCommunityandasonce
formulatedtheywillnotenterintoforceuntiltwoyearsafterthedateof
theiradoptionitremainsopentotheMemberStatestoprohibitmeatimports
fromthatcountry;iftheyauthoriseimportationitwillbeonthetermsof
thisDecision. "
ThisdraftDecisionhasbeenputtothevoteintheStandingVeterinary
Committee;noopinionhasbeendelivered.UnderArticle29ofthesaid
Directiveitisthustransmitted asaCommissionproposaltotheCouncil.

CouncilDécision
.^•aLthprotectionmeasures'inrespectoftheRepublicofBotswana
r>--'COUNCILOFTHEEUORPEANCOMMUNITIES,'-
i?:v4ngregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
...mgregardtoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12December1972onhealthand
■viTerinaryinspectionproblemsuponimportation ofbovir.eanimals ,andswineand
1 ..fresromeat fromthirdcountries,andinparticularArticle15thereof,'
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,\
.Whereastherehavebeenoutbreaksofexoticfoot-and-mouthdiseaseincertain
areasinthenorthoftheRepublicofBotswana;whereas,however,otherparts
ofthecountryhavebeenfreeofthediseaseforanumberofyears;„
Whereasstrictmeasures,inparticulartheprohibition ofmovements't>flive-
stock'fromcontaminated regionstodisease-free areas,areappliedinthe
country;whereasthecontaminated regionsareclearlydemarcated andsepa­
ratedfromthedisease-free areasbyasystemofbarriersandquarantining ;
whereasmeasuresareappliedthroughoutthecountrytomonitorthemove­
mentsoflivestockanddetectanyoutbreakofthedisease;
Whereascontaminated regionsandareasadjacenttothemmustnotbeallowed
toexportfreshmeattoMemberStates;whereas,havingregardtothepresent
locationofthedisease/.,themeasuresadoptedbytheauthorities' of,the
RepublicofBotswanaagainstthedisease,theinformation obtainedby
Communityveterinaryexpertswhovisitedthecountry,relatingtothe ■
organization ofveterinaryservicesandanimalhealthcontrols,thecountry
maybeauthorizedtoexporttotheCommunityfreshmeatobtainedfromanimals
originating inregionswhichhavebeenfreeoffoot-and-mouthdiseasefora
number-ofyears;- -
1.OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28

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Whereastheparticularanimalhealthrequirements ofMemberStatespursuant
toArticle16oftheabovementioned Directiveinrespectofmeatimported
fromtheRepublicofBotswanahavenotyetbeenlaiddownatCommunity
levelandonlyenterintoforcetwoyearsaftertheiradoption;whereas,
pendingtheentryintoforceofsuchrequirements.MemberStatesare,
however,freetoprohibitimportsoffreshmeatfromthesaidcountry;
Whereas,sincetheStandingVeterinaryCommitteehasnot-givenitsassent,
theCommissionisunabletoadopttheprovisionsithadenvisagedonthis
matterundertheprocedureprovidedforinArticle29oftheDirective
referredtoabove.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:

Article 1
;rii3prohibition provided forinArticle 14of Directive 72/462/EEC
shall notapply tothefollowing districts oftheRepublic ofBotswana:'
i<WENENG /KGATLEND ,SOUTH-EAST ,SOUTHERN andKGALAGADI . '
Article 2 . .
xx3*Member Sts /t©s-irfcliDrizes theimports /ticsi into itsownterritory of "fresh
de-boned meat from carcasses ofanimals ofthebovine species originating in
thedistricts referred toinArticle 1andslaughtered inoneofthese
distriots ,thefollowing conditions shall "beapplieds
Λ
-themeat shall satisfy the conditions indicated intheHealth Certificate
annexed hereto .This Certificate shall accompany themeat during transport
totheimporting Member State ; ,
.-themeat shall notenter theimporting Member State 'sterritory within aperi-od
21days from thedate ofslaughter ;
-thecompet -.ntauthority oftheRepublic ofBotswana shall give assurances that
itwill notify theimporting Member State andtheCommission immediately ,of
anyoutbreak offoot-and-mouth disease inthecountry .
Article 3
TheCommission *shall amend this Decision inthe light cfanydevelopments inthe
situation .
Article 4
This Decision isaddressed totheMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council

.■, ANNEX
ANIMALHEALTHCERTIFICATE
Forfreshbonedcarcase^^meat^^ofbovineanimalsfromtheRepublicof
Botswana
| Referencenumberofthe
public-healthcertificate
Exportingcountry
Ministry
Department
Ref - (OPTIONAL)
I.Identification ofmeat:.
M.(3),Meatof
(animalspecies)
Natureofcuts
Natureofpackaging
Numberofcutsorpackages
Netweight
II.Originofmeat: -
Address(es )andveterinary approvalnumber(s)oftheapproved
slaughterhouse(s )
Address(es )andveterinary approvalnumber(s)oftheapprovedcutting
plant(s)
III.Destination ofmeat:
Themeatwillbesentfrom:
(placeofloading)
to:
(countryandplaceofdestination )
bythefollowingmeansoftranspqrt^
Nameandaddressofconsignor
Nameandaddressofconsignee

Annex
Attestation ofhealth:
I,theundersigned,officialveterinarian,certifythat:
1.thefreshbonedcarcasemeatdescribedabove
(a)originates fromcattlewhich
-werebornandrearedintheRepublicofBotswanaandwhich,
sinceOctober1977orsincebirthhaveremainedinoneor
moreofthefollowingdistricts:KWENENG,KGATLEND,SOUTH­
EAST,SOUTHERN,KGALAGADI,thosedistrictshavingbeenfree
ofexoticfoot-and-mouthdiseaseforatleastthelast12
months;
-Bore,inaccordancewiththelegalprovisions,amarkin­
dicatingtheirregionoforigin;
-hadnotbeenvaccinatedagainstfoot-and-mouthdisease
withinthelast.12months;
-onthewaytotheslaughterhouse didnotcomeintocontact
withanimalsnotsatisfyingtheconditionslaiddowninthe
CommissionDecisionof asregardsexportof
theirmeattoaMemberState,andiftheywereconveyedby.
ameansoftransport,thelatterwascleanedanddisinfected
beforeloading;
-whensubjectedtoanante-mortemhealthinspectionatthe
slaughterhouse duringthe24hoursprecedingslaughterwhich
includedexaminationofthemouthandfeet,showednosymptom
offoot-and-mouthdisease;
-we'reslaughteredaftertheentryintoforceoftheaforesaid
Decision(givethedateofslaughter) }
(b)wasobtainedinaslaughterhouse inwhichnocaseofexotic
foot-and-mouthdiseasehasbeendetectedforatleastthree
months;
(c)hasbeenkeptstrictlyseparatefrommeatnotconformingto
theconditionsforexporttoaMemberStatelaiddowninthe
CommissionDécisionof /
(d)hashadasmanylymphaticglandsaspossibleremoved;
(e)originatesfromcarcaseswhichwerematuredatanambient
teiweratureofmorethan*2°Cforatleast48hoursafter
slaughterandbeforeboning.

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Annex
2.Duringtheperiodbetweenarrivalofthecattleattheslaughter­
houseandcompletionofthepackingofthemeatofthesamecattle
forexporttoaMember ,Stateinboxesorcartons,-noanimalor
meatnotconformingtotheconditionslaiddownintheCommission
Decisionof ,asregardsexportofmeattoaMember
State(withtheexceptionofmeatpackedinboxesorcartonsand
keptinspecialstorageareas)waspresentintheslaughterhouse
orcuttingplant.
-Doneat on
(signatureofofficialveterinarian )•
1.CARCASE:meansthewholebodyofaslaughtered animsIafterbleeding,
evisceration removalofthelimbsatthecarpusandtsrsus,removalof
thehead,tailandmammaryglandandinaddition,'inthecaseofbovine
animals,afterskinning, .■•
2„FRESHMEAT:meansallpartsofdomesticbovineanimalsfirforhuman
consumption whichhavenotundergoneanypreservingprocess;however,
chilledandfrozenmeatshallbeconsidered asfreshmeat.
3.Onlyfreshbonedcarcasemeatofbovineanimalsfromwhichthemajor
accessiblelymphaticglandshavebeenremovedisauthorizedforimpor-..
tation.
4.Freshcarcasemeatisonlyauthorizedforimportationifallboneshave
beenremoved.
5.Forfailwaywagonsorlorriesthevehicleregistration numbershouldbe
stated,foraircrafttheflightnumberandforshipsthename.