2001/842/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2001 amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries and in particular as regards to Brazil (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3802)
Date: 2001-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brazil, South America, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2001

amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from South American countries and in particular as regards to Brazil

(notified under document number C(2001) 3802)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/842/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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 Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (2), and in
particular Articles 15, 16(1), and 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 of 10 June 1993
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary
certification for imports of fresh meat from South Amer-
ican countries (3), as last amended by Decision 2001/
767/EC (4).

Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in
the region of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil starting on 9
May 2001 and a program of vaccination of bovines
foot-and-mouth disease has been introduced.
against

The Commission suspended the importation from the
region of Rio Grande do Sul into the Community of all
categories of fresh meat from those species susceptible
to foot-and-mouth disease by Commission Decision
2001/410/EC (5) amending Decision 93/402/EEC with
the effect of deleting the region in question from the list
of Brazilian regions from which imports of such fresh
meat are authorised.

A Commission mission took place,
from 22 to 26
October 2001, in order to examine the epidemiological
situation regarding foot-and-mouth disease and the
control measures in place.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 288, 1.11.2001, p. 51.
(5) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 49.

This examination showed that the competent veterinary
authorities of Brazil have addressed the concerns identi-
fied during previous missions, and that the disease situa-
tion has now stabilised. It is therefore appropriate to lift
the suspension of imports into the Community of de-
boned fresh meat
for human consumption, and of
certain meat and offal for direct treatment for pet food,
and to reintroduce to that effect
the region of Rio
Grande do Sul
into the list of Annex I to Decision
93/402/EEC.

Decision 2001/410/EC also provided for a clarification
of the conditions applicable for Uruguay but this clarifi-
cation is now consolidated by Decision 2001/767/EC
and therefore Decision 2001/410/EC can be repealed in
its entirety.

Council Directive 93/119/EC (6) requires that the veter-
inary health certificate accompanying meat
to be
imported from third countries
to the European
Community must be supplemented by an attestation
certifying that the animals have been slaughtered under
conditions which offer guarantees of humane treatment
at
the
Directive; it is opportune to introduce this certification
requirement into the model health certificate itself at the
time when other amendments to the model are required.

to the relevant provisions of

least equivalent

It is also opportune to update the model veterinary
certificates to require the container number and corre-
sponding seal number to be included on the certificates
and also to provide for an attestation on the protection
of animals at the time of slaughter.

Decision 93/402/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly and Decision 2001/410/EC should be
repealed.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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

(6) OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 4

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Annexes I, II and III to Decision 93/402/EEC are replaced by
the corresponding Annexes to this Decision.

Decision 2001/410/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2001 after being
reviewed at the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for
20 to 21 November 2001.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 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

02/2001

States of: Rio Grande do Sul; Paraná, Minas Gerais
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo,
Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the muni-
cipalities 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, Rondono-
polis (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 Columbian-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 head-waters of Alto
Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic
Ocean, following the borderline between the Department
of Antiquia and Cordoba, 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’

‘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

Bovine

Ovine-
Caprine

Porcine

Soliped

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

Uruguay

AR

BR

BR-1

CL

CO

CO-1

CO-2

CO-3

PY

UY

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B (2)

B (2)

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

MP

3

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

4

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

PF

—

—

F (5)

B

—

—

—

—

F

PF

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

A (5)

A

—

A

—

A

A

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

B (2)

B (3)

B (3)

B (3)

B (3)

F
B (3)

F
B (3)

A (4)

C (4)

(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 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.

(2) Only to be used for meat from animals slaughtered before the 23 March 2001.
(3) Only to be used for offal from animals slaughtered before the 23 April 2001.
(4) Only to be used for de-boned meat from animals slaughtered before the 23 April 2001 and/or after the 1 November 2001.
(5) In the case of Rio Grande do Sul only to be used for de-boned meat or offal for pet food from animals slaughtered before the 9 May 2001 and/or after the 30 November 2001.’

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