2001/601/EC: Commission Decision of 18 July 2001 amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal health situation in South Africa (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1977)
Date: 2001-07-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import, third country

L 210/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.8.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 July 2001

amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certi-
fication for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal
health situation in South Africa

(notified under document number C(2001) 1977)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/601/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
on 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 Article
14(3) and Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries
are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC (3),
as last amended by Decision 2001/297/EC (4).

Imports of fresh meat from South Africa have been
possible since this country has been regionalised and a
free region without vaccination was recognised by the
European Community as officially free of
foot-and-
mouth disease.

The responsible veterinary authorities of the concerned
countries must confirm that their country or regions
have been free from rinderpest and foot-and-mouth
disease for at least 12 months; 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 any occurrence of
the abovementioned
diseases, or of an alteration in the vaccination policy
against them.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Following outbreaks of foot-and-mouse disease in parts
of the free territory the Commission adopted Decision
2001/164/EC (5), further regionalising the country.

competent

The
authorities of South Africa have
requested that the current regionalisation is amended to
reflect changes in the administrative names of
these
regions.

Decision 1999/283/EC must be amended accordingly.

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 I to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 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 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 61.

(5) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 40.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

DESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
CERTIFICATION PURPOSES

Country

Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Botswana

BW

01/99

The whole country

BW-01

01/99

Veterinary disease control zones, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14 and 18

Morocco

Madagascar

Namibia

MA

MG

NA

01/99

The whole country

01/99

The whole country

01/99

The whole country

NA-01

01/00

South of the cordon fences which extends from Palgrave Point
in the west to Gam in the east

Swaziland

SZ

01/99

The whole country

SZ-01

01/99

Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards
from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of
Nkalashane

South Africa

ZA

01/99

The whole country

ZA-01

02/01

Republic of South Africa excluding:

— the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situ-
ated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and
Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the
veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with
Botswana east of longitude 28 °,

and

— the districts of Camperdown, Pietermaritzburg, Lions River,
New Hanover, Umvoti, Kranskop, Mapumulo, Ndwedwe,
Lower Tugela, Inanda, Pinetown, Durban, (including the
metropolitan area of Durban), Chatswoth, Umzali,
Umbumbulu and Richmond in the province of KwaZulu-
Natal

Zimbabwe

ZW

01/99

The whole country

ZW-01

01/99

Veterinary regions of Mashonaland West province, Mashona-
land East province (including Chikomba district), Mashonaland
Central province, Manicaland province (including only Makoni
(including only the Gweru,
district), Midlands province
Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirimanzu and Zvishavane districts),
Masvingo province (including only the districts of Gutu and
Masvingo), Matabeleland South province (including only the
Insiza, Bullimamangwe, Umzingwamange, Gwanda and West
province
Nicholson
(including only the districts of Bubi and Umgusa)’

and Matabeleland

districts)

north