92/14/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC to establish a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of equidae
Date: 1991-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: equidae, health certificate, health control, import, third country













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92/14/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC to establish a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of equidae  


Official Journal L 008 , 14/01/1992 P. 0012 - 0016 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 40 P. 0052  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 40 P. 0052  





COMMISSION DECISION  of 17 December 1991  amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC to establish a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of equidae  (92/14/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC (1) of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement from third countries of equidae and in particular Article 12 thereof,  Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 91/361/EEC (3), the Council has established a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat, including meat  products;  Whereas it is necessary to modify this Decision now to take into account the import from third countries of equidae without prejudice to the conditions laid down in Commission Decision 89/15/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 91/487/EEC (5);  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  Article 1  Council Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows:  1. The title is replaced by the following:  'Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals swine, and equidae, fresh meat and meat products';  2. In Article 1 the following paragraph is added:  '3. (a) Member States shall authorize the import of equidae from third countries appearing in part I of the special column for equidae of the Annex.  (b) Member States shall authorize temporary entry into the Community of registered horses or re-entry of registered horses into Community territory after being temporarily exported from the third countries or parts of third countries appearing in part  II of the special column for equidae of the Annex.  (c) Without prejudice to Article 19 of Directive 90/426/EEC and until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of this Directive have been adopted, Member States shall not import equidae coming from the following countries:  - Brazil  - Columbia  - Costa Rica  - Egypt  - Equador  - Morocco  - Peru  - South Africa  - Turkey  - USSR  - Venezuela.'  3. The Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.  Article 2  This Decision shall apply from 1 Janaury 1992.  Article 3  This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1991. For the Commission  Ray MAC SHARRY  Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42. (2) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 195, 18. 7. 1991, p. 43. (4) OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 11. (5) OJ No L 260, 17. 9. 1991, p. 15.    ANNEX          Country  Fresh meat and meat products   Fresh meat  Live animals  Special remarks     Domestic   Wild   Fresh meat  Meat products       B  S/G  P  S/P  C/H  B  P                         Albania   ×  ×  ×       Argentina  ×  ×   ×   ×  ×    (3)  Australia  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Austria  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Belize  ×    ×      (3)  Botswana  ×  ×   ×  ×    (1) (2)  (3)  Brazil  ×  ×   ×      (3)  Bulgaria  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Canada  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Chile  ×  ×   ×  ×    (1)   (3)  People's Republic of China    ×  ×  ×    (1)  (3)  Colombia  ×    ×      (3)  Costa Rica  ×    ×      (3)  Cuba  ×    ×      (3)  Cyprus  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×   ×    Czechoslovakia  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    El Salvador  ×  ×   ×      (3)  Ethiopia           (3)  Finland  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Greenland  ×  ×   ×  ×    (1)  (3)  Guatemala  ×    ×      (3)  Honduras  ×    ×      (3)  Hong Kong          (3)  Hungary  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Iceland  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    India          (3)  Israel      ×      (3)  Kenya          (3)  Madagascar  ×  ×   ×      (3)  Malta  ×   ×  ×   ×  ×   (3)  Mauritius          (3)  Mexico  ×    ×      (3)  Morocco     ×      (3)  Namibia  ×  ×   ×  ×    (1) (2)  (3)  New Zealand  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Norway  ×   ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Nicaragua  ×    ×      (3)  Panama  ×    ×      (3)  Paraguay  ×  ×   ×      (3)  Poland  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Romania  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Singapore          (3)  South Africa  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    (1) (2)  (3)  Swaziland  ×    ×   ×    (1) (2)  (3)  Sweden  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Switzerland  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Thailand          (3)  Turkey     ×      (3)  Tunisia          (3)  United States of America  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Uruguay  ×  ×   ×      (3)  Union of Soviet  Socialist Republics  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  (1)  (3)  Yugoslavia  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×  ×    Zimbabwe  ×         (3)             B:  Bovines (including buffalo)  S/G:  Sheep/goat  P:  Pig  S/P:  Solipeds  C/H:  Cloven hoofed  ×:  Authorized Special  remarks:  (1) Excluding meat of wild swine.  (2) Excluding bone in meat and offal of wild cloven hoofed animals.  (3) Notwithstanding any restrictions indicated in the above list, meat products which have undergone a heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container to a F value of 3 or more are authorized.    SPECIAL COLUMN FOR EQUIDAE     PART I   Country  Equidae     Argentina  ×  Algeria  ×  Australia  ×  Austria  ×  Brazil  × (1)  Bulgaria  ×  Canada  ×  Chile  ×  Columbia  × (1)  Cyprus  ×  Czechoslovakia  ×  Finland  ×  Greenland  ×  Hungary  ×  Iceland  ×  Israel  ×  Malta   ×  Mauritius  ×  Mexico  ×  Morocco  × (1)  New Zealand  ×  Norway  ×  Paraguay  ×  Poland  ×  Romania  ×  South Africa  × (1)  Sweden  ×  Switzerland  ×  Tunisia  ×  United States of America  ×  Uruguay  ×  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics  × (1)      PART II   Country  Registered horses     Bahrein  ×  Barbados  ×  Bermuda  ×  Bolivia  ×  Costa Rica  × (1)  Cuba  ×  Egypt  × (1)  Equador  × (1)  Hong Kong  ×  Jamaica  ×  Japan  ×  Jordan  ×  Kuwait  ×  Lybia  ×  Oman  ×  Peru  × (1)  Turkey  × (1)   United Arab Emirates  ×  Venezuela  × (1)    (1) Until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of Directive 90/426/EEC have been adopted, Member States shall not import equidae coming from this country.