2002/198/EC: Commission Decision of 7 March 2002 amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries in particular as regards to Argentina (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 890)
Date: 2002-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, South America, fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 66/21

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 March 2002

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

(notified under document number C(2002) 890)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/198/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 Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 14(3) thereof,

Whereas:

slaughtered in the case of La Pampa and Santiago after
8 March 2002 and in the case of Córdoba after 26
March 2002.

(5)

(6)

Decision 93/402/EEC should therefore be amended in
order to add the provinces of La Pampa, Santiago del
Estero and Córdoba to the list of provinces listed in the
Annexes of Decision 93/402/EEC.

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports into the Community 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 American countries (3), as last
amended by Decision 2002/68/EC (4).

Since the adoption of Commission Decisions 2002/
45/EC (5) and 2002/68/EC the epidemiological situation
of foot and mouth disease in Argentina has improved in
the regions of La Pampa, Santiago del Estero and
Córdoba.

In these provinces the remaining outbreaks of foot and
mouth disease have been closed and the situation is now
under control.

It is therefore appropriate to allow the importation into
the Community of deboned and matured bovine meat
from animals originating from these provinces and

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 March 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 30, 31.1.2002, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 20, 23.1.2002, p. 7.

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ANNEXES

‘ANNEX I

Description of territories of South America established for animal health certification purposes

Country

Argentina

Brazil

Code

AR

AR-1

BR

BR-1

Territory

Version

Description of territory

01/2001

Whole country

03/2002

The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco,
Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy,
La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio
Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe,
Santiago del Estero, Tierra de Fuego and Tucuman

01/93

Whole country

02/2001

The States of: Rio Grande do Sul; Parana, Minas Gerais
(except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São
Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo,
Espirito 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

Chile

Columbia

CL

CO

01/93

Whole country

01/93

Whole country

CO-1

01/93

CO-2

01/93

CO-3

01/93

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 Córdoba, and from this point to the
mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic Coast

Paraguay

Uruguay

PY

UY

01/93

Whole country

01/2001

Whole country

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