95/342/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 1995 on treatment of milk and milk-based products for human consumption from third countries or parts of third countries where there is a risk of foot-and-mouth disease
Date: 1995-07-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food technology, foot-and-mouth disease, health certificate, import, milk product, third country













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95/342/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 1995 on treatment of milk and milk-based products for human consumption from third countries or parts of third countries where there is a risk of foot-and-mouth disease  


Official Journal L 200 , 24/08/1995 P. 0050 - 0051 





COMMISSION  DECISIONof 27 July 1995on treatment of milk and milk-based products for human consumption from  third countries or parts of third countries where there is a risk of foot-and-mouth disease(Text  with EEA relevance)(95/342/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESHaving  regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the  production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (1) as  last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 23  (3) (d) thereof; Whereas milk and milk-based products for human consumption from certain third countries or parts of  third countries may present a risk from the point of view of foot-and-mouth disease; Whereas the types of treatment to be prescribed for milk and milk-based products for human  consumption from such third countries or parts of third countries should be established; Whereas the types of treatment are to be listed on the model health certificates for imports of  milk and milk-based products from third countries or parts of third countries where there is a risk  of foot-and-mouth disease; Whereas the types of treatment to be prescribed must have a scientific basis of the sort  recommended by the Scientific Veterinary Committee and must take account of public and animal  health protection requirements; 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 Milk and milk-based products for human consumption from third  countries or parts of third countries where an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred  within the last 12 months or which have carried out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in  the last 12 months must, before they are introduced onto Community territory, undergo: (a) sterilization such that it has an F° value equal to or higher than 3; or(b) an initial heat  treatment having an effect at least equivalent to that achieved by pasteurization at a temperature  of at least 72 °C for at least 15 seconds, so as to produce a negative reaction to the phosphatase  test, followed by: (i) a second heat treatment involving high-temperature pasteurization, UHT or sterilization, so as  to produce a negative reaction to the peroxidase test; or(ii) in the case of milk powder or a dry  milk-based product, a second heat treatment having an effect at least equivalent to that achieved  by the first heat treatment, so as to produce a negative reaction to the phosphatase test, followed  by a drying process; or(iii) an acidification process such that the pH value is lowered and kept  below 6 for at least one hour. Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 2 February 1996. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1995. For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 14.  9. 1992, p. 1.