2000/755/EC: Commission Decision of 24 November 2000 amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries to take account of the animal health situation in Uruguay (notified under document number C(2000) 3560) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South America, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import, meat processing industry

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 November 2000

amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from South American countries to take account of the animal health
situation in Uruguay

(notified under document number C(2000) 3560)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/755/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Council Directive 72/462/EEC, of 12
December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems
upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and
swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as
last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), in particular Articles
14 and 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from Colombia, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina are laid down by
Commission Decision 93/402/EEC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2000/699/EC (4).

fresh meat must

the
Imports of
different epidemiological
in the countries
concerned, and indeed in the different parts of their
territories.

take into account

situations

The responsible veterinary authorities of the concerned
countries must confirm that their countries or regions
have for at least 12 months been free from rinderpest,
and foot-and-mouth disease, futhermore, the responsible
authorities of the concerned countries must undertake to
notify the Commission and the Member States within 24
hours, by fax, telex or telegram of the confirmation of
the occurrence of any of the abovementioned diseases or
an alteration in the vaccination policy against them.

On 24 October 2000 the competent authorities of
Uruguay confirmed an outbreak of
foot-and-mouth
disease in the department of Artigas.

The competent authorities of Uruguay provided satisfac-
tory guarantees with regard to the measures taken to
control the movement of animals of susceptible species

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 287, 14.11.2000, p. 62.

in particular by
within and out of the infected area,
declaring the whole department of Artigas a control area
for foot-and-mouth disease.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

It is therefore necessary to redefine the territories within
Uruguay from which imports into the Community of
fresh meat are authorised.

It is justified to continue allowing imports from Uruguay
of boned meat produced in conformity with the require-
ments laid down in Decision 93/402/EEC.

Decision 93/402/EEC must be amended accordingly.

The measures adopted in the present Decision will be
reviewed in the light of the evolution of the situation.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:

1. Annex I is replaced by the Annex A to this Decision.

2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex B to this Decision.

Article 2

1. Member States shall authorise imports from Uruguay of
fresh meat, produced after 24 October 2000 under the provi-
sions laid down in article 1 of the present Decision.

Notwithstanding point 1, Member States shall authorise
2.
imports of
fresh meat from Uruguay, produced before 24
October 2000, and certified in accordance with the conditions
laid down in Decision 93/402/EEC.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 24 November 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

‘ANNEX I

DESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF SOUTH AMERICA ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
CERTIFICATION PURPOSES

Territory

Description of territory

Country

Argentina

Brazil

Code

AR

AR-1

AR-2

AR-3

AR-4

BR

BR-1

Version

01/93

01/93

01/94

01/93

01/97

01/93

01/96

Chile

Colombia

CL

CO

CO-1

01/93

01/93

01/93

CO-2

01/93

CO-3

01/93

Whole country

South of 42nd parallel

North of 42nd parallel

Provinces of Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Misiones

Provinces of Catamarca, San Juan, La Rioja, Mendoza,
Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Luis, La Pampa, Cordoba,
Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Chaco, Formosa and
Buenos Aires

Whole country

States of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais,
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí) São Paulo,
Espíritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the muni-
cipalities of Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito,
Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes,
Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso
and Corumbá) Santa Catarina, Goias and the regional
units of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San
Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento,
Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), Caceres (except for the
municipality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde, Rondono-
polis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), Barra do
Garça and Barra do Burges in Mato Grosso

Whole country

Whole country

The zone included within the following borderlines:
from the point where the Murri River flows into the
Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to
where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean, from this point
to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coast-
line to Cabo Tiburon; from this point to the Pacific
Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border:
from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the
Pacific Coast and from this point along a straight line to
the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato
River.

The minicipalities of Arboletas, Necocli, San Pedro de
Uraba, Turbo, Apartado, Chigorodo, Mutata, Dabeiba,
Uramita, Murindo, Riosucio (right bank of the Atrato
river) and Frontino.

The zone included within the following borderlines from
the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean,
upstream along the Sinu River to its head-Waters of Alto
Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic
Ocean, following the borderline between the Department
of Antiquia and Cordoba, and from this point to the
mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic Coast.

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Country

Paraguay

Uruguay

Territory

Description of territory

Code

PY

UY

UY-1

Version

01/93

01/93

01/00

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country excluding the department of Artigas’

ANNEX B

‘ANNEX II

(Version No 02/00)

ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION (1)

Country

Territory

Argentina

AR

AR-1

AR-2

AR-3

AR-4

BR

BR-1

CL

CO

CO-1

CO-2

CO-3

PY

UY

UY-1

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

Uruguay

Fresh meat

Species

Deboned fresh meat

Species

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Solipeds

HC (*)

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

A

A

A

A

—

A

A

—

A

—

A

A

A

A

—

C

—

C

C

—

—

C

—

—

—

—

—

C

C

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

Offal

of bovine animals

ovine

MP (*)

PF (*)

PF (*)

1

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

2

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

3

—

B

E

E

E

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

B

4

—

B

E

E

E

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

B

F

B

F

F

F

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

F

B

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

G

B

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(1) The letter (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) appearing on the table, refers to the models of animal health guarantees as described in Annex III Part 2 of Decision 93/402/EEC, to be to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with Article 2 of

this Decision.

(*) HC Human consumption.

MP Destined for heat-treated meat product industry.

1 = hearts.
2 = livers.
3 = masseter muscles.
4 = tongues.

PF Destined for the petfood industry.’

.

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