98/113/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 1998 amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import, livestock

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 January 1998

amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States
of America approved for the purpose of
into the
Community

importing fresh meat

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/113/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/
91/EC (2), and in particular Articles 4(1) and 18(1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in the United States of
America, approved for the purpose of importing fresh
meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by
Commission Decision 87/257/EEC (3) as last amended by
Decision 97/572/EC (4); whereas
list may be
that
amended at any time in the light of
the results of
Community inspections carried out in the United States
of America;
Whereas negotiations are under way to conclude an
agreement with the United States on health measures to
protect public health and animal health in the context of
trade in livestock and products of animal origin;
Whereas this situation, progress already achieved, and the
need to avoid distortion of trade justify the postponement
of the deadline established for the landing of certain
fresh meat, from 31 January to 31 July 1998; whereas the
fixing of this date is without prejudice either to the date

of conclusion or to the content of the abovementioned
agreement;

Whereas the list of establishments must be amended
accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 87/257/EEC is hereby replaced
by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 46.
(4) OJ L 236, 27. 8. 1997, p. 14.

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ANNEX

List of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of
importing fresh meat into the Community

Establishment/address

CATEGORY (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

Swift & Company, Worthington, MN

·

·

New Orleans Inspection Service Inc., New Orleans, LA

Approval
No

3 W

I-30

53

72

American Freezer Services, Norfolk, NE

Intermountain Meat, Blackfoot, ID

I-113

US Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA

137

Colonial Beef Company, Philadelphia, PA

I-149

C W Storage, Albany, NY

I-182

Garden State Cold Storage Inc., Mullica Hill, NJ

I-183

Blue Grass Inspection Service, Philadelphia, PA

I-195

Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc., Hatfield, PA

244 P

Transcontinental Cold Storage, Perry, IA

244 W

IBP, Waterloo, IA

245 L

IBP, Lexington, NE

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

I-305

Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah, GA

I-320

South Carolina State Ports Authority, North Charleston, SC

320M

Premium Standard Foods, Milan, MO

·

·

I-335

Service Cold Storage, Miami, FL

I-346

Primliks, Miami, FL

382G

Smithfield Packing Co., Norfolk, VA

410

532

Green Bay Dressed Beef Inc., Green Bay, WI

Conagra Northern State Beef, Omaha, NE

E-713

Central Nebraska Packing Inc., North Platte, NE

889 A

J.F. O’Neill Packing Co., Omaha, NE

1620

Quality Pork Processors Inc., Austin, MN

E-2018

Dallas Crow Inc., Kaufman, TX

2508

The Bruss Company, Chicago, IL

3056

Termicol Inc, Wallula, WA

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

SR

SP

10(a), 15, T

P

·

1

1

·

15, T

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

1

15

1

1, TF

1

1

1, TF

5, 15, 17

15

1

1

T, 15

1

1

1

10, 15

15, 18

16

14, 15

7, 13, 15

16

15

1

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

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Approval
No

Establishment/address

CATEGORY (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

3131

3136

3149

3150

3157

3158

3161

3170

3190

3198

3215

3216

3219

3229

3241

3245

3256

3261

3338

3363

3396

3397

3398

3407

3431

3447

3474

3477

3490

3505

3507

3535

Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company, Worthington, MN

Cloverleaf Cold Storage of Fairmont, Fairmont, MN

Milliard Warehouse (L&B Corp.), Des Moines, IA

Beatrice Cold Storage Warehouse, Denver, CO

Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc., Des Moines, IA

Freezer Services Inc., Amarillo, TX

Monument Distribution Warehouse Inc., Indianapolis, IN

Logansport Refrig Services, Logansport, IN

American Freezer Services Inc., Fremont, NE

Milliard Warehouse (L&B Corp.), Denison, IA

Napoleon Warehouse Inc., Napoleon, OH

Freezer Services Inc. of Texas, Garden City, KS

Christian Salvesen, Denver, CO

Iowa Beef Processors Inc., Emporia, KS

AMC Warehouses, Grand Prairie, TX

United Refrigerated Services, Marshall, MO

Nobel Inc., Denver, CO

Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc., Hatfield, PA

Millard Warehouse, Iowa City, IA

Millard Warehouse (L&B Corp.), Friona, TX

Americold, Bettendorf, IA

Alford Refrigerated Warehouse, Richardson, TX

Millard Warehouse, Grand Island, NE

Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN

Texas Cold Storage, Fort Worth, TX

Mohawk Cold Storage Division, Wauwatosa, WI

Nordic Warehouses Inc., Benson, NC

Northland Cold Storage, Greenbay, WI

Oneida Cold Storage, Salt Lake City, UT

Dakota Cold Storage, Huron, SD

Zollinger Cold Storage Corp., Logan, UT

Ashland Cold Storage Co., Chicago, IL

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

SR

1, TF

1, TF

1, TF

1

1, TF

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1, TF

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

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Approval
No

Establishment/address

CATEGORY (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

3552

3554

3555

3573

3610

3688

3707

3738

3748

3854

3860

3871

3910

3942

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co.

(No 2), Sioux City, IA

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co., Sioux City, IA

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co.

(No 5), Sioux City, IA

Albert Lea Freezer Warehouse Co., Albert Lea, MN

Millard Cold Storage, Dodge City, KS

Newport St Paul Cold Storage, Newport, MN

United States Cold Storage Inc., Omaha, NE

Artesian Ice and Cold Storage Co., St Joseph, MO

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co., Sioux City, IA

Merchants Refrigerating Co., Vinita Park, MO

Central Storage and Warehouse Inc., Eau Claire, WI

York Cold Storage Co., York, NE

United States Cold Storage, East Peoria, IL

Wilkerson Cold Storage, Lubbock, TX

5736 A

VMI Corporation, Omaha, NE

E-7041

Beltex Corporation, Fort Worth, TX

7271

8904

8984

9400

Custom Meat Corp., Dallas, TX

Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN

Provimi Veal Corp., Seymour, WI

Taylor Packing Inc., Wyalusing, PA

13182

Millard Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE

13225

Quality Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE

13331

Millard Processing Services, Omaha, NE (West)

13531

Gerber Foods, Inc., York, NE

E-15849

Cavel International, De Kalb, IL

17054

RCS/Smithfield Inc., Smithfield, VA

17068

US Coldstorage, Cumberton, NC

17233

Millard Refrigerated Services, Batavia, IL

17354

CSW Central Storage & Warehouse Co. Inc., Madison, WI

17461

Millard Refrigerated Services, Greeley, CO

17624

Wiscold Inc. Rochelle, Rochelle, IL

17756

Millard Refrigerated Services, Sioux City, IA

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·

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·

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

SR

1

1

1, TF

1, TF

1

1

1

1, TF

1

1

1

1

1

1

15

1

3, 15

2, 15

1, TF

1

1, TF

15

16

1

1

1, TF

1

1

1, TF

1, TF

4, 15

·

16, 19

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

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·

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No

Establishment/address

CATEGORY (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

18079

Carolina Food Processors, Tar Heel, NC

·

18163

Quality Refrigerated Services, Spencer, IA

18294

Marshall Cold Store, Marshalltown, IA

18435

Carolina Cold Storage, Tar Heel, NC

18674

Millard Refrigerated Services, Edwardsville, KS

18793

Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Austin, MN

18859

North American Bison Cooperative, New Rockford, ND

·

·

19086

Gress Refrigerated Services, Scranton, PA

19087

Inter Cities Cold Storage, Inc., Pittston, PA

19246

Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Sioux City, IO

19593

Ball Packing Inc., Idaho Falls, ID

19633

Cargill Foods, Medley, FL

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·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

P

·

SR

SP

8, 13, 15

1, TF

TF, 1, 15

TF, 1

1, TF

TF, 1

15

1

1

1, TF

1

1

20012

Lakeway International Food Group LLC, Omaha, NE

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·

(*)

SL:
CP:
CS:

Slaughterhouse
Cutting premises
Coldstore

B:
S/G:
P:

Bovine meat
Sheep meat/goat meat
Pig meat

SP:
SR:

Meat from solipeds
Special remarks

1 = Only storage of meat already finally packaged in approved slaughtering or cutting establishments.
2 = Offal only.
3 = Also for sliced bovine livers.
4 = Only sliced bovine livers.
5 = Tongues, hearts and carcase meat only.
6 = Tongues, hearts and kidneys only.
7 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys and livers only.
8 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only.
9 = Tongues, hearts, stomachs and carcase meat only.
10 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and stomachs only.
10(a) = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, stomachs and carcase meat only.
11 = Carcase meat, tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only.
12 = Hearts and stomachs only.
13 = Only packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC.
14 = Offal excluded.
15 = Fresh meat must be unloaded onto the territory of the Community by 31 July 1998.
16 = Livers and kidneys excluded.
17 = Only carcase meat and packaged offal with has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC.
18 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, brains and tails.
19 = Bison included.
TF = The establishments with the indication ‘TF' are authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the freezing treatment

provided for in Article 3 of the same Directive.

T = This establishment is authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for

in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive.