2003/163/EC: Commission Decision of 7 March 2003 amending Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC as regards Botswana (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 713)
Date: 2003-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Africa, Botswana, fresh meat, game meat, health certificate, import, pigmeat, rabbit meat, third country, veterinary inspection

11.3.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 66/41

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 March 2003

amending Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC as regards Botswana

(notified under document number C(2003) 713)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/163/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/EC of 16 June 1992
on 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 Commission Decision 2003/
42/EC (6), and in particular Article 10,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The animal health and veterinary certification conditions
for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries
are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC (7),
as last amended by Decision 2003/74/EC (8).

The animal and public health and veterinary certification
conditions 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 2003/74/EC.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed
in Botswana in the approved EC zone number 6 on 7 of
January 2003, with the first infection on the holding
thought to be 23 December 2002, and Commission
Decision 2003/74/EC was adopted to suspend exports to
the Community from the whole of the country of boned
fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and
farmed and wild ungulates produced after the presumed
date of
information
infection, pending further
required to support regionalisation.

first

The Botswanan authorities carried out emergency vacci-
nation around the outbreak and further investigations,
assessing the situation in the country. All the animals in
the infected farms are being destroyed.

The outcome of this assessment shows that the infected
area is located in veterinary control zones 6 and 7, in an
area of about 30 km by 40 km. In addition, four farms
on the periphery of
this area were included in the
infected area because of the possibility of contact with
animals of infected farms.

No further cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been
observed throughout the country.

The Botswanan authorities have informed the Commu-
nity that Zones 6 and 7 are the infected areas, the
surrounding zones 5, 8 and 9 are considered as buffer
zones, while zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 should be
considered free. These free areas are separated physically
from the rest of the territory by fences.

In this situation, the importation into the Community of
de-boned and matured fresh meat excluding offal of
bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild
ungulates should be allowed from the zones 10, 11, 12,
13 and 14 irrespective of the date of slaughter.

The measures provided for in this Decision should be
reviewed within three months in particular in the light
of the disease evolution and further information received
from the authorities of Botswana.

(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. 19.
(6) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24.
(7) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 28, 4.2.2003, p. 45.
(9) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.

(10) Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC should be

amended accordingly.

(11)

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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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 5

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the text in
Annex I to this Decision.

The measures provided for in this Decision shall be reviewed
within three months in the light of the evolution of the foot-
and-mouth disease situation in Botswana.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 14 March 2003.

Article 6

Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the text in
Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 7

Annex I to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in
Annex III to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 7 March 2003.

Article 4

Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in
Annex IV to this Decision.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 66/43

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

DESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL
HEALTH CERTIFICATION PURPOSES

Country

Botswana

Morocco

Madagascar

Namibia

Swaziland

Code of
territory

BW

BW-01

BW-02

MA

MG

NA

Version

Description of territory

01/99

The whole country

01/03

Veterinary disease control zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 18.

01/03

Veterinary disease control zones: 10, 11, 12, 13 and
14.

01/99

The whole country

01/99

The whole country

01/99

The whole country

NA-01

01/00

South of
Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east

the cordon fences which extends

from

SZ

SZ-01

01/99

The whole country

01/01

Area west of the “red line” fences which extends north-
wards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South
Africa west of Nkalashane and excluding the veterinary
foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control
areas gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal
notice number 51 of 2001

South Africa

ZA

01/99

The whole country

ZA-01

03/01

Republic of South Africa excluding:
— the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area
situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga
and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwa-
vuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the
border area with Botswana east of longitude 28 °,
and

— the district of Camperdown,

in the province of

KwaZulu-Natal

Zimbabwe

ZW

01/99

The whole country

ZW-01

01/99

Veterinary regions of Mashonaland West province,
(including Chikomba
Mashonaland East province
district), Mashonaland Central province, Manicaland
province (including only Makoni district), Midlands
province (including only the Gweru, Kwekwe, Shur-
ugwi, Chirimanzu and Zvishavane districts), Masvingo
province (including only the districts of Gutu and
Masvingo), Matabeleland South province (including
only the Insiza, Bullimamangwe, Umzingwamange,
Gwanda and West Nicholson districts) and Matabele-
land north province (including only the districts of
Bubi and Umgusa)’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

MODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED

Fresh meat for human consumption

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

Morocco

Madagascar

Namibia

Swaziland

South Africa

Zimbabwe

BW

BW–01

BW02

MA

MG

NA

NA–01

SZ

SZ–01

ZA

ZA–01

ZW

ZW–01

—

A (3)

A (4)

—

—

—

A

—

A

—

A

—

—

a

a

a

a

a

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

a

a

a

a

—

C (3)

C (4)

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

C

—

—

D

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(1) MC: Model of certificate to be fulfilled: 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 section V of each model of certificate laid down in Annex III.

(3) Only meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 and before 23 December 2002 can be imported into the Commu-

nity.

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 66/45

ANNEX III

‘ANNEX I

DESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
CERTIFICATION PURPOSES

Country

Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Bulgaria

Brazil

Botswana

Czech Republic

Namibia

Russia

Swaziland

South Africa

Zimbabwe

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BR-1

BW-01

BW-02

CZ-1

CZ-2

NA-01

RU-1

SZ-01

ZA-01

ZW-01

—

—

—

—

01/03

01/03

—

—

—

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (1) (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 94/984/EC (2) (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (3) (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 98/371/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (as last amended)

01/99

The region of Murmansk (Murmanskaya oblast)

—

—

—

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (as last amended)

As described in Annex I of Commission Deci-
sion 1999/283/EC (as last amended)

Any country appearing in
the first column of Annex II

ISO code as indicated
in the first column of
Annex II

The whole country

(1) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.’

ANNEX IV

‘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

Leporidae (rabbit and hare)

Wild solipeds

Other wild land-
mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

AR

AU

BG

Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

BR

Brazil

BW

Botswana

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus

Czech
Republic

9

AR

AU

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BR

BR-1

BW

—

A

—

A

A

—

—

—

—

—

F

—

F

F

—

—

—

—

BW-01

A (y)

BW-02

A (x)

1,2

1,2

F (y)

F (x)

2,3

2,3

9

9

9

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

J

J

—

J

—

J

—

9

9

9

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

G

G

—

G

G

G

G

D

D

D

D

D

D

—

D

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

8

8

8

8

8

8

I

I

I

I

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

C

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

—

E

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

E

—

—

—

—

—

—

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Code of
territory

Cloven-hoofed game, excluding wild
swine

Wild swine

Game birds

Leporidae (rabbit and hare)

Wild solipeds

Other wild land-
mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

7

—

9

EE

GL

Estonia

Greenland

HR

Croatia

HU

Hungary

IL

LI

Israel

Lithuania

LV

Latvia

NA

Namibia

NC

New Cale-
donia

NZ

New Zealand

PL

Poland

RO

Romania

RU

Russia

SL

SK

Slovenia

Slovak
Republic

SZ

Swaziland

EE

GL

HR

HU

IL

LI

LV

NA

NA-01

NC

NZ

PL

RO

RU

RU-1

SL

SK

SZ

SZ-01

A

A

A

A

—

A

A

—

A

A

A

A

A

—

—

A

A

—

A

F

F

F

F

—

F

F

—

F

F

F

F

F

—

F

F

F

—

F

2,3

—

5

2,3

—

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1,2

9

—

1,2

—

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

—

—

D

D

—

—

—

—

I

I

I

I

—

—

—

—

I

I

I

8

8

—

—

I

I

—

I

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

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

E

E

—

—

—

E

E

—

—

—

E

—

E

E

E

—

—

—

—

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Code of
territory

Cloven-hoofed game, excluding wild
swine

Wild swine

Game birds

Leporidae (rabbit and hare)

Wild solipeds

Other wild land-
mammals

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

Wild

Farmed

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

MC (*)

SC (1)

—

—

A

—

—

A

—

—

TH

TN

US

UY

ZA

Thailand

Tunisia

United States
of America

Uruguay

South Africa

TH

TN

US

UY

ZA

ZA-01

ZW

Zimbabwe

ZW

ZW-01

Third countries, other than those
above, appearing on the list of the
first part of the Annex to Council
Decision 79/542/EEC (2) as
last
amended

9

1,2

—

—

F

—

—

F

—

—

2,3

—

—

J

—

—

—

—

—

9

—

—

G

—

—

—

—

—

D

D

D

—

—

—

8

8

8

I

I

I

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(*) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(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 categories 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) Only meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 and before 23 December 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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