2001/537/EC: Commission Decision of 13 July 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) 1892)
Date: 2001-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South America, foot-and-mouth disease, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import

17.7.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 193/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 July 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) 1892)

(2001/537/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 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 Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay are laid down by
Commission Decision 93/402/EEC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2001/410/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

and

disease

The competent veterinary authorities of the concerned
countries must confirm that their countries or regions
have for at least 12 months been free from foot-and-
mouth
the
competent veterinary authorities of the concerned coun-
tries must undertake to notify the Commission and the
Member States within 24 hours, by fax, telex or tele-
gram, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of
the abovementioned diseases, or of any alteration in the
vaccination policy against them.

Furthermore,

rinderpest.

On 23 April 2001 the competent veterinary authorities
foot-and-mouth
of Uruguay confirmed outbreaks of
disease in the department of Soriano. However, further
outbreaks of disease were reported in other regions and
emergency vaccination of all bovines was introduced.

competent

authorities of Uruguay
The
suspended certification of
freshmeat from susceptible
species to the European Community on 23 April 2001.

veterinary

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Commission Decision 2001/388/EC (5) confirmed this
suspension until 30 days after completion of the emer-
gency foot-and-mouth disease vaccination programme
in Uruguay.

The competent veterinary authorities of Uruguay have
confirmed that
their vaccination programme was
completed on 7 June 2001 and the foot-and-mouth
situation appears to be under control.

A Commission mission is foreseen for the end of June
2001.

Imports into the Community of offal for heat treatment
and deboned fresh meat from Uruguay may be resumed.

(10)

It is opportune to clarify and amend the headings in the
annexes to the Decision.

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

(12)

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 93/402/EEC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision. It shall apply, in relation to Uruguay, to meat of
animals of
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease
species
slaughtered after 16 July 2001.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 13 July 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 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 49.

(5) OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 33.

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION (1)

Model certificate for fresh meat

Model certificate for offal

Model certificate for de-boned fresh meat
(not to be used for offal)

Country

Territory

Species

of bovine animals

Of ovines

Species

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

HC

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

Uruguay

AR

BR

BR-1

CL

CO

CO-1

CO-2

CO-3

PY

UY

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

MP

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

E

PF

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

F

PF

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

F

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

—

—

A

A

—

A

—

A

A

A

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

(1) The letter (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 to 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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