2001/849/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2001 amending Commission Decision 98/371/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of fresh meat from certain European countries to take into account some aspects in relation with Poland (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3818)
Date: 2001-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import

1.12.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 315/71

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 2001

amending Commission Decision 98/371/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary
certifications for import of fresh meat from certain European countries to take into account some
aspects in relation with Poland

(notified under document number C(2001) 3818)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/849/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6)

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 products from third countries (1), as last
amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Articles
14, 15 and 16 thereof,

Whereas:

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of fresh meat from certain European coun-
tries are laid down in Commission Decision 98/
371/EC (3),
Decision
as
2001/774/EC (4).

amended

last

by

appears that the health status of the swine in Poland in
relation to classical swine fever is satisfactory.

Therefore, it is appropriate to authorise Poland to export
pig meat to the Community, subject to certain condi-
tions in relation to the use of catering waste for the
feeding to swine. The Polish authorities have committed
themselves that, for the purpose of exporting pig meat, a
list of pig holdings kept under regular veterinary super-
visions and where appropriate controls are carried out to
exclude any use of catering waste for feeding to pigs will
be established.

Decision 98/371/EC must be amended accordingly.

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

(7)

(8)

fresh meat

for human consumption of
Imports of
domestic animals of the porcine species from Poland
were not authorised due to animal health reasons,
concerning in particular the control of classical swine
fever.

The Polish authorities have submitted a request to be
authorised to export pig meat to the Community and
have
information
concerning the health status of the swine in Poland and
the control of classical swine fever.

request with

supported

their

In May 2001 a Commission veterinary mission was
carried out
to assess the animal health situation in
Poland, and in particular concerning the classical swine
fever situation.

Based on the report of the mission and the further
it
information provided by the Polish authorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 98/371/EC is amended as follows:

(a) Annex II is replaced by Annex I to the present Decision;

(b) Annex IV is replaced by Annex II to the present Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 291, 8.11.2001, p. 48.

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX II

ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES TO BE REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION OF FRESH MEAT

Country

Code

Bovine

Swine

Ovine/Caprine

Solipeds

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

Fresh meat for human consumption

Fresh meat intended
for purposes other
than human
consumption

Albania

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Belarus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia

Croatia

Hungary

Lithuania

Latvia

Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (3)

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

AL

BA

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BY

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

EE

FY

FY-1

FY-2

HR

HU

LT

LV

MK

PL

RO

RU

SI

SK

—

—

—

A

—

—

A

A

A

—

—

A

—

A

A

A

—

—

A

A

—

A

A

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

A

—

—

—

C

—

—

C

C

C

—

—

C

—

C

C

C

—

C

C

C

—

C

C

—

—

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

—

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

(1) MC: Model of certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D …) appearing on the tables refer to the models of animal health guarantees, as described in Annex III of
Decision 98/371/EC, to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision. A dash “—” indicates that imports are not authorised.
(2) SG: Supplementary guarantees. The letters (a, b, c, d …) appearing on the tables are referring to the supplementary guarantees to be provided by the exporting country as
described in Annex IV. These supplementary guarantees must be inserted by the exporting country in the section V of each model of certificate laid down in Annex III.
(3) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United

Nations.

NB: Imports of fresh meat for human consumption are not allowed unless a programme of control of residues in the exporting third country has been approved by the

Commission.’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX IV

SUPPLEMENTARY GUARANTEES TO BE PROVIDED BY EXPORTING TERRITORY WHEN REQUIRED IN
ANNEX II IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 2(2)

a: I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby declare that the fresh meat described above is obtained from porcine
animals coming from holdings where an undertaking has been received that pigs are not fed with catering waste (1),
that are subject to official controls and are included in the list established by the competent authority for the purpose
of exporting pig meat to the European Union.’

(1) Catering waste means: all waste from food intended for human consumption from restaurants, catering facilities or kitchens, inclu-

ding industrial kitchens and household kitchens of the farmer or persons tending pigs.