2001/388/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 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) 1463)
Date: 2001-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South America, Uruguay, fresh meat, health certificate, import, veterinary inspection

19.5.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/33

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 May 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) 1463)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/388/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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 Directive 97/79/EC (2), and 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 2001/325/EC (4).

fresh meat must

the
Imports of
in the countries
different epidemiological
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 abovementioned
diseases or an alteration in the vaccination policy against
them.

On 23 April 2001 the competent authorities of Uruguay
confirmed outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the
department of Soriano. Further outbreaks of disease
have been reported in other regions and emergency
vaccination is being carried out.

The competent authorities of Uruguay suspended certi-
fication of fresh meat from susceptible species to the EU
on 23 April 2001 until the situation became clearer.

(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 115, 25.4.2001, p. 7.

The disease has spread to significant number of regions
and the competent authorities of Uruguay have intro-
duced a programme of vaccination of bovine animals in
the whole country which will be completed by 24 May
2001.

imports of

(7) While it is necessary to continue to support the suspen-
sion of
fresh meat provided for by the
Uruguayan authorities it is possible to allow imports
from Uruguay of boned meat and offal canalised for
treatment, produced in conformity with the require-
ments laid down in Decision 93/402/EEC, produced on
or before 23 April 2001. For consignments of bone-in
fresh meat and offal
for direct human consumption
Member States shall not allow these consignments to be
imported except for those produced and certified on or
before 23 March 2001.

(8)

Provided the Uruguayan authorities provide information
on the completion of their vaccination programme and
the disease is under control
the Decision will be
reviewed with the objective of recommencing imports of
boned fresh meat 30 days after the completion date of
the vaccination.

(9)

Decision 93/402/EEC must be amended accordingly.

(10)

(11)

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

Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:

Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

1. Member States shall authorise imports of:

(a) any fresh meat from Uruguay, produced on or before 23
March 2001, and certified in accordance with the condi-
tions laid down in Decision 93/402/EEC;

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(b) boned fresh meat and offal canalised for treatment from
Uruguay, produced after 23 March 2001 up to 23 April
2001, and certified in accordance with the conditions laid
down in Decision 93/402/EEC.

Consignments of bone-in fresh meat and offal for human
2.
consumption other than that referred to in paragraph 1(b),
produced after 23 March 2001 shall not be imported into the
Community.

Article 3

This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the outcome of
the vaccination campaign to be completed by 24 May 2001.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

(Version No 03/2001)

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

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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

—

—

—

—

—

—

MP (*)

PF (*)

PF (*)

1

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

F

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

F

(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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