2002/908/EC: Commission Decision of 15 November 2002 amending Decision 93/402/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Brazil (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 4493)
Date: 2002-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Paraguay, South America, fresh meat, health control, import, meat processing industry

L 313/34

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Official Journal of the European Communities

16.11.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 November 2002

amending Decision 93/402/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Brazil

(notified under document number C(2002) 4493)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/908/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (1), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

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 (2), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (3), and in
particular Article 14(3) and Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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 (4), as last amended by Decision 2002/
793/EC (5), applies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Paraguay and Uruguay.

The Commission has been informed by the Paraguayan
veterinary authorities of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease located outside the area allowed for export into
the EU but close to the border with Brazil.

The surveillance area of the outbreak affects part of the
territory of Brazil.

The Brazilian veterinary authorities immediately put in
place measures to avoid the spread of the disease into
the Brazilian territory, in particular providing for vacci-
nation of and movement controls on the animals in 16
municipalities along the border area.

In view of the potential risk of disease in this border
area, and of the action taken by the competent veter-
inary authorities of Brazil, importation of de-boned and
into the EU only from the
matured bovine meat

concerned municipality should be suspended on a
regional basis. However, consignments produced before
31 October 2002 should still be authorised.

(6)

(7)

Decision 93/402/EEC should therefore 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:

1. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision;

2. Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to
imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision
and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the
measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commis-
sion thereof.

This Decision shall be reviewed within two months.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 24, 31.1.1998, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 62.

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

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

Country

Argentina

Code

AR

Territory

Version

01/2001

Whole country

Description of territory

AR-1

04/2002

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

AR-3

01/2002

Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

Brazil

BR

01/93

Whole country

BR-1

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 municipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aqui-
dauana, 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, Rondonopolis (except for the
municipality of Itiquiora), Barra do Garças and Barra do Bugres in Mato Grosso

BR-2

01/2002

Mato Grosso do Sul municipality of Sete Quedas

Chile

Colombia

CL

CO

01/93

Whole country

01/93

Whole country

CO-1

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 coastline
to Cabo Tiburon; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Pana-
manian 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.

CO-2

01/93

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.

CO-3

01/93

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.

Paraguay

Uruguay

PY

PY-1

UY

01/93

Whole country

01/02

Chaco central and San Pedro areas

01/2001

Whole country’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Animal health guarantees requested on certification (1)

Model certificate for fresh meat
excluding offal

Model certificate for offal

Species

of bovine animals

of ovines

MP

soliped

Bovine

Ovine-caprine

Porcine

Soliped

HC

—

A (4)

B (6)

—

A (3)

A (8)

B

—

A

—

A

—

A (7)

A (2)

—

—

B (6)

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

C (2)

—

—

—

—

—

—

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

1

—

—

2

—

—

3

—

—

4

—

—

—

—

B (6)

B (6)

B (6)

B (6)

B (6)

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

PF

—

F (5)

B (6)

—

F (3)

F (9)

B

—

—

—

—

F

F

HC

—

—

PF

—

—

B (6)

B (6)

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

G

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

Country

Territory

Argentina

AR

AR-1

AR-3

BR

BR-1

BR-2

CL

CO

CO-1

CO-2

CO-3

PY

PY-1

UY

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

Uruguay

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3
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(1) The letter (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) appearing in the table, refer to the models of animal health guarantees as described in Part 2 of Annex III, to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with Article 2.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 deboned meat from animals slaughtered after 1 November 2001.
(3) In the case of Rio Grande do Sul only to be used for deboned meat from bovine animals and offal for pet food from animals slaughtered after 30 November 2001.
(4) Only to be used for deboned meat from bovine animals slaughtered after 31 January 2002-except in the cases of La Pampa and Santiago del Estero for which the date is 8 March 2002 and of Córdoba for which the date is 26 March 2002.
(5) Only to be used for offal for pet food from bovine animals slaughtered after 31 January 2002 except in the cases of La Pampa and Santiago del Estero for which the date is 8 March 2002 and of Córdoba for which the date is 26 March 2002.
(6) Only to be used for fresh meat (including offal) from ovine, caprine and bovine animals slaughtered after 1 March 2002 in the provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego.
(7) Only to be used for deboned meat from bovine animals slaughtered after 1 September 2002.
(8) Only to be used for deboned meat from bovine animals slaughtered before 31 October 2002.
(9) Only to be used for offal for pet food from bovine animals slaughtered before 31 October 2002.’

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