2001/410/EC: Commission Decision of 30 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 Brazil and amending Decision 2001/388/EC 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) 1534)
Date: 2001-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South America, foot-and-mouth disease, fresh meat, health certificate, import, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 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 Brazil and amending Decision 2001/388/EC amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South Amer-
ican countries to take account of the animal health situation in Uruguay

(notified under document number C(2001) 1534)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/410/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 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)

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 93/403/EEC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2001/388/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 137, 19.5.2001, p. 33.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

diseases, or of an alteration in the vaccination policy
against them.

The region of Rio Grande do Sul was free of foot-and-
mouth disease and vaccination stopped in May 2000;
however on 9 May 2001 the competent authorities of
Brazil confirmed two outbreaks of
foot-and-mouth
disease in this region and emergency vaccination is now
being carried out.

In order to prevent spread of the disease the competent
authorities of Brazil have introduced a programme of
vaccination of bovine animals in the whole region.

It is necessary to suspend imports of fresh meat from
foot-and-mouth susceptible animals into the EC from
Rio Grande do Sul but it is possible to allow imports
from this region of deboned meat produced and certified
in conformity with the requirements laid down in
Decision 93/402/EEC, produced on or before 9 May.

Provided the Brazilian authorities provide information
on the completion of their vaccination programme and
this decision will be
the disease is under control
reviewed with the objective of recommencing imports of
deboned, fresh meat 30 days after the completion of the
vaccination programme in Rio Grande do Sul.

Following the last amendment to Decision 93/402/EEC
by Decision 2001/388/EC concerning the suspension of
imports into the EC of fresh meat from Uruguay it is
necessary to clarify that horsemeat is not included in the
suspension.

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Decisions 93/402/EEC and 2001/388/EC must be
amended accordingly.

accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 93/
402/EEC.

(9)

(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

Member States shall not authorise imports of fresh meat from
foot-and-mouth susceptible animals from the region of Rio
Grande do Sul in Brazil and Decision 93/402/EEC is amended
as follows:

Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

However notwithstanding Article 1 Member States
shall
authorise imports of deboned fresh meat from Rio Grande do
Sul slaughtered on or before 9 May 2001, and certified in

Article 3

In Decision 2001/388/EC Article 2 is amended by the addition
of the words ‘from foot-and-mouth susceptible animals’
in
paragraphs 1a after the words ‘any fresh meat’, in 1b after the
words ‘deboned fresh meat and offal’ and in 2 after the words
‘bone-in fresh meat and offal’.

Article 4

This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the evolution of
the situation.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

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

Country

Argentina

Brazil

Code

AR

BR

BR-1

Territory

Version

Description of territory

01/2001

Whole country

01/93

Whole country

01/2001

States of: Parana, Minas Gerais (except regional delega-
tions of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setela-
goas and Bambuí), São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Mato
Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities 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, Rondonopolis (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 Antiquia 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’