2001/276/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 2001 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 Argentina (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1040)
Date: 2001-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, South America, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import

5.4.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 95/41

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 April 2001

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 Argentina

(notified under document number C(2001) 1040)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/276/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the border areas and part of the rearing and fattening
areas of central Argentina.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

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 Directive 97/79/EC (2), in particular Articles 3
and 14 thereof,

Whereas:

The authorities of Argentina have provided information
that, inter alia, in the northem border areas (buffer area)
and a separate central area (restricted area) vaccination
of cattle against foot-and-mouth disease is being reintro-
duced after a cessation of vaccination since 1999. In
addition an outbreak of
foot-and-mouth disease was
notified to the OIE on 13 March 2001. Therefore it
appears
the country should be
reviewed in the light of these changes as the existing
requirements were based on a different disease and
animal movement control strategy.

the status of

that

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 2000/755/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 responsibe 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. Furthermore, the respon-
sible authorities of the concerned countries must under-
take to notify the Commission and the Member States
within 24 hours, by fax, telex or telegram of the confir-
mation of the occurrence of any of the abovementioned
diseases or an alteration in the vaccination policy against
them.

On 2 March 2001 the authorities of Argentina informed
the Commission that a new regionalisation and vaccina-
tion policy against foot-and-mouth disease was being
introduced as a result of the incursion of illegally intor-
duced animals from neighbouring countries found to be
positive for foot-and-mouth disease in order to protect

(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 303, 2.12.2000, p. 36.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Moreover information from Argentina indicates that it
has suspended exports of meat to Canada, Chile and the
to the European
United States of America but not
Community.

It is therefore necessary to supsend the authorisation of
importation into the Community of all categories of
fresh meat from those species susceptible to foot-and-
mouth disease, at least until a Commission inspection
mission has been carried out to examine the new situa-
tion on the ground or the situation has been adequately
clarified.

It is necessary to clarify the tables listing the countries
following experience gained in the implementation of
this Decision by the authorities.

Therefore importation into the Community of
fresh
meat from bovines and ovines should no longer be
authorised.

(10) Decision 93/402/EEC must be amended accordingly.

(11)

It will be necessary to review this Decision in the light of
the results of the next Commission veterinay inspection
mission and/or any change in the health situation in
Argentina notified to the Commission in the meantime.

(12)

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

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:

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

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

Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 15 April 2001.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2001.

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

Version

Description of territory

01/2001

Whole country

Country

Argentina

Brazil

Code

AR

BR

BR-1

01/93

01/96

Whole country

States of: Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Minas Gerais,
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo,
Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the muni-
cipalities of Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoquena, Bonito,
Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes,
Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso
and Corumba), 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
Garças and Barra do Bugres 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 municipalities 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 headwaters 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

Chile

Colombia

CL

CO

CO-1

01/93

01/93

01/93

CO-2

01/93

CO-3

01/93

Paraguay

Uruguay

PY

UY

UY-1

01/93

01/93

01/00

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country excluding the department of Artigas’

ANNEX B

‘ANNEX II

(Version No 02/2001)

ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION (1)

Country

Territory

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

Uruguay

AR

BR

BR-1

CL

CO

CO-1

CO-2

CO-3

PY

UY

UY-1

Fresh meat including bone but excluding offal

Deboned fresh meat excluding offal

Offal

Species

Species

of bovine animals

of ovines

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

HC (*)

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

A

A

—

A

—

A

A

A

A

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

—

—

C

C

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

MP (*)

PF (*)

PF (*)

1

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

B

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

B

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

F

B

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

G

B

(1) The letters (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) appearing on the table, are referring to the models of animal health guarantees as described in Annex III Part 2 of Decision 93/402/EEC, 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 products industry:

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

PF: Destined for the pet food industry.’

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