2001/538/EC: Commission Decision of 16 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) 2205)
Date: 2001-07-16
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 193/31

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 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) 2205)

(2001/538/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)

(6)

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 2001/537/EC (4).

Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in
Uruguay starting on 23 April 2001 and a program of
vaccination of bovines against foot-and-mouth disease
has been introduced.

The Commission suspended the importation into the
Community of all categories of fresh meat from those
species
to foot-and-mouth disease by
Commission Decision 2001/388/EC (5).

susceptible

A Commission mission took place, from 25 to 29 June
2001, in order to examine the epidemiological situation
regarding foot-and-mouth disease and the control meas-
ures in place.

The findings of this mission raise some concerns in
relation to certain control measures in place in Uruguay
concerning the current foot-and-mouth disease situation,
in particular concerning the number of outbreaks, the
control of animal movements and of the meat matura-
tion process.

The competent veterinary authorities of Uruguay are
addressing these concerns and it is therefore necessary to
prolong the suspension of imports into the Community
from those species
fresh meat
of all categories of

susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease in conformity
with Decision 2001/388/CE, at least until the deficien-
cies found have been rectified and the disease situation
has further stabilised.

In order to clarify the import conditions, it is necessary
to repeal Decision 2001/537/EC and to amend Decision
93/402/EEC accordingly.

This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the evolu-
tion of the situation.

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

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 93/402/EEC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

Decision 2001/537/EC is repealed.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall apply as from 16 July 2001.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 16 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) See page 29 of this Official Journal.
(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

—

—

—

—

—

—

MP

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

PF

—

—

F

B

—

—

—

—

F

—

PF

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

Bovine

Ovine/
caprine

Porcine

Soliped

—

—

A

A

—

A

—

A

A

—

—

—

—

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 this Decision, to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with

Article 2 of this Decision; a dash (—) indicates that imports are not authorised.

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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