2001/297/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2001 amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal health situation in Swaziland (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 963)
Date: 2001-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eswatini, fresh meat, health certificate, import, third country, veterinary inspection

12.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 102/61

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 2001

amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certi-
fication for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal
health situation in Swaziland

(notified under document number C(2001) 963)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/297/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
upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and
swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as
last amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), in particular
Article 14(3) and Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries
are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC (3),
as
amended by Commission Decision 2001/
last
164/EC (4).

fresh meat

Imports of
from Swaziland have been
possible since this country has been recognised by the
European Community as officially free of
foot-and-
mouth disease.

On 22 December 2000 an outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease was confirmed in Swaziland in the Zinyane Dip
Tank in northern Hhohho Region, in the free region.

epidemiological

The
situation does not allow the
application of any regional measures with a view to
recognising a part of the country as free from foot-and-
mouth disease.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

This situation is liable to seriously endanger Community
livestock in view of imports of products of biungulate
animals.

Therefore imports into the EC of meat of species
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from Swaziland
should be suspended.

Decision 1999/283/EC must be amended accordingly.

The present Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the
evolution of the disease situation.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the Annex to
the present Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 40.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.4.2001

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

MODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED

Fresh meat for human comsumption

Country

Code

Bovine

Swine

Ovine/caprine

Solipeds

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

Fresh meat intended
for purposes other
than human
consumption

Botswana

Morocco

Madagascar

Namibia

Swaziland

South Africa

Zimbabwe

BW

BW-01

MA

MG

NA

NA-01

SZ

SZ-01

ZA

ZA-01

ZW

ZW-01

—

A

—

—

—

A

—

—

—

A

—

A

a

a

a

a, c

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

C

—

—

C

C

—

—

a

a

a

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(1) MC: Model of certificate to be fulfilled: the letters (A, B, C, D etc.) appearing on the tables are referring to the models of animal health guarantees as described in Annex III
to this Decision, to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision. A dash “—” indicates that imports are not authorised.
(2) SG: Supplementary guarantees. The letters (a, b, c, d etc.) appearing on the tables are referring to the supplementary guarantees to be provided by the exporting country as
described in Annex IV. These supplementary guarantees must be inserted by the exporting country in section V of each model of certificate laid down in Annex III.’