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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)530 final.
Brussels,6August1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onthelistofestablishments intheRepublikofAustria
approvedforthepurposeofimportingfreshmeatintothe
Community
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

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EXPLANATORY TOTE
Inapplication oftheCouncil Directive of12December 1971 ,theCommission must
drawupalist ofestablishments (abattoirs ,cutting plants ,cold stores )approved
forexport totheCommunity offresh meat ofbovine animals ,swine ,sheep ,goats
andofdomestic solipeds .
Forthepurpose ofdrawing upthis list ,aCommunity mission visited Austria during
themonths ofJune andJuly 1980 and1981 andApril andMay1982 and,onthebasis
ofinformation gathered on–the–spot ,itisproposed todraw upalist ofestablish­
ments approved fortheCommunity asawhole (having regard totheanimal health
provisions adopted elsewhere ,theintra-Community provisions inforce forDenmark ,
Ireland andtheUnited Kingdom forNorthern Ireland aswell asprovisions concerning
fields notyetcovered byCommunity rules ).
Itconsists ofafirst list which must bevery soon supplemented following anew
inspection mission made attherecfuest oftheThird Country concerned ,involving
establishments which this country regards asbeing able toconform with Community
provisions inashort time .
TheCommission submitted theattached draft Decision totheStanding Veterinary
Committee which wasnotinaposition todeliver afavourable opinion .TheFederal
Republic ofGermany voted against because itestimated ,inview oftheresults of
thelast inspection carried outinArgentina during themonth ofMarch 1982 ,that
priority must begiven tothedecision concerning this country ;itiscorrect that
adraft ofthis type hasalready been drawn upbut ,because ofrecent events ,the
services oftheCommission have notbeen inaposition tocommence andcomplete in
duetime ,with theArgentinian authorities ,theinformation procedure which itis
normal tofollow before taking adecision concerning athird country .TheUnited
Kingdom abstained estimating that ,inthis field ,allapplication decisions ofthe
Directive 72/462/EECwould prejudice thedecisions which theCouncil hasnotyet
taken onthemodifications which theCommission proposed tomake tothis same
Directive .Denmark andIreland al3o abstained .Theother delegations delivered
favourable opinions .
TheCommission hereby transmits theattached proposal totheCouncil inapplication
oftheprocedure oftheStanding Veterinary Committee laid down inArticle 29of
Directive 72/462/EEC.

PROPOS ALFOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe list ofestablishments intheRepublic ofAustria approved
for thepurposes ofimporting fresh meat into the Community
THE COUNCIL 'OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 72/462/EECof12December 1972 onhealth
and veterinary inspection problems upon importation ofbovine animals and
(1)swine and fresh meat from third countries ,and inparticular Articles
4(1 )and 18(1 )(a)and (b)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas establishments inthird countries cannot beauthorised toexport
fresh meat totheCommunity unless they satisfy thegeneral and special
conditions laid down inDirective 72/462/EEC;
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Whereas Austria hasforwarded ,inaccordance with Article 4(3 )ofDirective
72/462/EEC,aList oftheestablishments authorised toexport tothe
Community ;
Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that thehygiene standards
ofmany ofthese establishments aresufficient and they may therefore be
entered onafirst list ,drawn up according toArticle 4(1)ofthesaid
Directive ,ofestablishments from which importation offresh meat may be
authorised ;
Whereas thecase oftheother establishments proposed byAustria has tobe
reexamined onthebasis ofadditional information regarding their hygiene
standards andtheir ability 'toadapt quickly totheCommunity rules ;
(1)O.J. No.L302,31.12.1972 ,p.28.

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Whereas,inthemeantimeandsoastoavoidanyabruptinterruption of
existingtradeflows,theseestablishments maybeauthorisedtemporarilyto
«
continuetheirexportsoffreshmeattothoseMemberStatespreparedto
acceptthem; I
Whereasitwillthereforebenecessarytoreexamineand,ifnecessary,
amendthisDecisionintheLightofmeasurestakentothisendandimprove­
mentsmade;
Whereasitshouldberecalledthatimportsoffreshmeatarealsosubject
tootherCommunityveterinaryrulesparticularly asregardshealth
protectionrequirements,includingthespecialprovisionsforDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheconditionsfortheimportation offreshmeatfromestablishments
appearingonthelistannexedtothisDecisionremainsubjectto
provisionslaiddownelsewhereandtothegeneralprovisionsoftheTreaty;
whereasinparticular,theimportation fromthirdcountriesandthere-
exportationtootherMemberStatesofcertaincategoriesofmeat,suchas•
cutsweighinglessthan3kg,ormeatcontainingresiduesofcertainsub­
stanceswhicharenotyetcoveredbyharmonised Communityrules,remain
subjecttothehealthlegislationoftheimportingMemberState;
Whereas,sincetheStandingVeterinaryCommitteehasnotgivenafavourableopinion,
theCommissionisunabletcadopttheprovisionsithadenvisagedonthis
matterundertheprocedureprovidedforinArticle29oftheDirectivere­
ferredtoabove,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
1-TheestablishmentsinAustrialistedintheAnnexareherebyapprovedtortheimporting
purposes'of/freshmeat'intotheCommunitypursuanttothesaid
Annex.
2.Importsfromthoseestablishments shallremainsubjecttotheCommunity
veterinaryprovisionslaiddownelsewhere,andinparticular those
concerning healthprotection requirements .

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Article 2
1.MemberStatesshallprohibitimportsoffreshmeatcomingfromestablish­
mentsotherthanthoselistedintheAnnex.
2.Thisprohibition ,,however,,shallnotapplyuntil1April1983to
establishments whicharenotlistedintheAnnexbutwhichhavebeen
officially approvedandproposedbytheAustrianauthorities asof
20April1982pursuanttoArticle4(3)ofDirective 72/462/EEC,unless
adecisionistakentothecontrary,inaccordance withArticle4(1)
oftheabovementioned Directive,before1April1983.
TheCommission shallforwardthelistoftheseestablishments tothe
MemberStates.
t
Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1October 1982.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbereviewedandifnecessary amendedbefore1March
1983.
Article 5
ThisDecisionisaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

ANNEX
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTS
I.BOVINEMEAT
A.SLaughternouses
Establishment No Establishment Address
06 WelserScnlachthof GmbH.&Co.KG 4600Wels
S1 Stadtischer Schlachthof 5020Salzburg
St7 Alpenfleisch KG Stainach
St21 RudolfJôbstl 8472Strass
U2 Markt-undSchlachtbetrieb St.Marx 1030Wien
B.Cuttingpremises
015 Zerlegungsbetrieb JosefHandlbauer 4600Wels
W19 Zerlegungsbetrieb Frigoscandia GmbH.1030Wien
II.PIGMEAT
A.Slaughterhouses
06 WelserSchlachthof GmbH.&Co.KG 4600Wels
S1 Städtischer Schlachthof 5020Salzburg
St21 RudolfJôbstl 8472Strass
W2 Markt-undSchlachtbetrieb St.Marx 1030Wien

B.Cuttingpremises
015 Zerlegungsbetrieb JosefHandlbauer .4600Wels
w19 Zerlegungsbetrieb Frigoscandia GmbH.1030Wien
III.COLDSTORES
W19Fngoscandia GmbH.,WienerKühlhaus 1030Wien