2001/325/EC: Commission Decision of 24 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 Uruguay (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1145)
Date: 2001-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South America, Uruguay, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, health legislation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 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 Uruguay

(notified under document number C(2001) 1145)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/325/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

and

health

veterinary

Having regard to Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972
on
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,

inspection

problems

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 2001/276/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. 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 above mentioned

(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 95, 5.4.2001, p. 41.

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 have provided
satisfactory guarantees with regard to the measures
taken to control the disease in the department of Artigas
and a Food and Veterinary Office inspection mission has
reported positively that the region of Artigas can be
reauthorised for imports into the EC of bone-in meat.

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

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

Decision 93/402/EEC must be amended accordingly.

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 24 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, Paraná, Minas Gerais
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo,
Espírito 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 Colombian-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 Antioquia and Córdoba, 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

01/93

Whole country

01/2001

Whole country’

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

Fresh meat including bone but excluding offal

Boned 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

—

—

A

A

—

A

—

A

A

A

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

MP (*)

PF (*)

PF (*)

1

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

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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