2002/646/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2002 amending Decision 1999/283/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries and in particular as regards Botswana and amending Decision 2000/585/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2889)
Date: 2002-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Botswana, fresh meat, game meat, health certificate, health control, import (EU), rabbit meat, third country

7.8.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 211/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 July 2002

amending Decision 1999/283/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certifica-
tion for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries and in particular as regards Botswana
and amending Decision 2000/585/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary
certification for imports of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries

(notified under document number C(2002) 2889)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/646/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992
concerning public health and animal health problems relating
to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of
wild game meat (3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (4),
and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade in and imports into the Commu-
nity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Direc-
tive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/
425/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 1999/724/EC (6), and
in particular Article 10(3) and Articles 15 and 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certificates
for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries
are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC (7),
as last amended by Decision 2002/219/EC (8).

The animal and public health conditions and veterinary
certification for import of wild and farmed game meat
and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by
Commission Decision 2000/585/EC (9), as last amended
by Decision 2002/219/EC.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(6) OJ L 290, 12.11.1999, p. 32.
(7) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 32.
(9) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in
Botswana in the approved EC zone number 7 on 7
February 2002 and the Competent Veterinary Authority
of Botswana immediately suspended exports of de-boned
fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and
farmed and wild ungulates to the European Community
from the whole of the country.

The Competent Veterinary Authority provided informa-
tion and guarantees concerning regionalisation of zones
10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Botswana which were
authorised for importation into the Community of de-
boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine
and caprine
species and farmed and wild ungulates by Decision
2002/219/EC.

According to Directive 72/462/EEC a third country may
be considered as having been free of foot-and-mouth
disease for at least two years even if a limited number of
outbreaks of the disease have been recorded on a limited
part of its territory on condition that the outbreak has
been stamped out within a period of less than three
months.

Botswana has used suppressive vaccination with subse-
quent slaughter of the vaccinated animals and no further
outbreaks have been reported.

Therefore sufficient guarantees exist to further regiona-
lise Botswana and to allow imports of de-boned meat of
bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild
ungulates from zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18.

Commission Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC
must be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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7.8.2002

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by Annex I

1.
to this Decision.

In Annex III to Decision 1999/283/EC footnote 5 in the
2.
health attestation in model A is replaced by:
‘In the case of
Botswana until 8 February 2003, notwithstanding the outbreaks
of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in the “EC designated free”
region of Botswana in February 2002, that part of the country
may be regarded as being free of foot-and-mouth without vacci-
nation for at least 12 months.’

Article 2

in the relevant and current Decision for fresh meat of the corre-
sponding susceptible domestic species must be
included
however, in addition, in the case of Botswana until 8 February
2003, notwithstanding the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease
confirmed in the “EC designated free” region of Botswana in
February 2002, that part of the country may be regarded as
being free of foot-and-mouth without vaccination for at least
12 months.’

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Annex II

1.
Annex II to this Decision.

to Decision 2000/585/EC is

replaced by

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.

In Annex III to Decision 2000/585/EC footnote 8 in the
2.
health attestation in model A and footnote 7 in the health attes-
tation in model F are replaced by: ‘Version Number referred to

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX II

MODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED

Fresh meat for human comsumption

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
intended for
purposes other
than human
consumption

Botswana

BW

—

BW-01

A (4)

BW-02

A (5)

Morocco

Madagascar

Namibia

MA

MG

NA

NA-01

Swaziland

SZ

SZ-01

South Africa

ZA

ZA-01

Zimbabwe

ZW

ZW-01

—

—

—

A

—

A

—

A

—

—

a

a

a

a

a

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

a

a

a

a

—

C (4)

C (5)

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

C

—

—

D

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(1) MC: Model of certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D) appearing on the tables are referring to the models of animal health
guarantees as described in Annex III, to be applied for each product category 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.

(4) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 can be imported into the Community.
(5) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 March 2002 can be imported into the Community.’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Animal health guarantees to be requested on certification of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat

Country

Code of
territory

Cloven-hoofed game,
excluding wild swine

Wild swine

Game birds

Wild solipeds

Leporidae
(rabbit and hare)

Other wild
land mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Domestic rabbit

MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2)

AR

Argentina

AU

Australia

BG

Bulgaria

BR

Brazil

BW Botswana

AR

AU

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BR

BR-1

BW

9

—

A

—

A

A

—

—

—

—

—

F

—

F

F

—

—

—

—

BW-01

A (y)

1, 2

F (y)

2, 3

BW-02

A (x)

1, 2

F (x)

2, 3

CA

Canada

CH

Switzerland

CL

Chile

CA

CH

CL

A

A

A

9

9

F

F

F

9

9

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

J

J

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

G

G

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

D

—

—

—

D

D

D

8

8

8

8

8

I

I

I

I

I

I

—

I

—

—

—

I

I

I

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

B

—

—

—

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

—

E

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

E

—

—

L

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2
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E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
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e

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Code of
territory

Cloven-hoofed game,
excluding wild swine

Wild swine

Game birds

Wild solipeds

Leporidae
(rabbit and hare)

Other wild
land mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Domestic rabbit

MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2)

CY

CZ

Cyprus

Czech Republic

EE

Estonia

GL

Greenland

HR

Croatia

HU

Hungary

IL

LI

Israel

Lithuania

LV

Latvia

NA

Namibia

NC

New Caledonia

NZ

New Zealand

PL

Poland

RO

Romania

RU

Russia

SL

SK

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

CY

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

EE

GL

HR

HU

IL

LI

LV

NA

NA-01

NC

NZ

PL

RO

RU

RU-1

SL

SK

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

—

A

A

—

A

A

A

A

A

—

—

A

A

9

1, 2

9

—

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

—

F

F

—

F

F

F

F

F

—

F

F

F

J

—

J

—

—

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

9

7

—

9

G

G

G

G

—

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

2, 3

—

5

D

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

—

—

D

D

8

8

8

I

I

I

I

—

—

I

I

I

I

—

—

—

—

I

I

I

—

—

I

I

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

—

—

—

—

E

E

—

—

—

E

E

—

—

—

E

—

E

E

E

—

—

.

.

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Country

SZ

Swaziland

TH

TN

US

UY

ZA

Thailand

Tunisia

United States of
America

Uruguay

South Africa

ZW Zimbabwe

Code of
territory

SZ

SZ-01

TH

TN

US

UY

ZA

ZA-01

ZW

ZW-01

Third countries, other than those above,
appearing on the list of the first part of the
Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC as last
amended

Cloven-hoofed game,
excluding wild swine

Wild swine

Game birds

Wild solipeds

Leporidae
(rabbit and hare)

Other wild
land mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Domestic rabbit

MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2) MC (1)

SC (2)

—

A

—

—

A

—

—

A

—

—

1, 2

9

1, 2

—

F

—

—

F

—

—

F

—

—

2, 3

2, 3

—

—

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

9

—

—

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

8

8

8

—

—

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

I

I

I

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(1) MC: model certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D, etc.) appearing in the tables refer to the models of animal health guarantees, as described in Annex III to the present Decision, to be applied for each category of fresh meat and

origin in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision. A dash “—” indicates that imports are not authorised.

(2) SC: specific conditions. The numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) appearing in the table refer to the special conditions to be provided by the exporting country as described in Annex IV. These supplementary guarantees must be inserted by the exporting

country in section V of each model of certificate set down in Annex III.

NB:
(y) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 can be imported into the Community.
(x) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 March 2002 can be imported into the Community.’

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