2003/742/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 2003 amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh pigmeat from Slovakia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3579)
Date: 2003-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, fresh meat, health certificate, import, originating product, pigmeat

18.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 268/73

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 2003

amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh pigmeat from Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2003) 3579)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/742/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 807/2003 (2), and in parti-
cular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,

(5)

(6)

Decision 98/371/EC should 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:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 98/371/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2003/533/EC (4), governs animal health condi-
tions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh
meat from certain European countries.

Slovakia has reported a case of classical swine fever in
wild boar in the district of Trnava, which is outside the
restricted and infected wild boar areas.

Slovakia has taken measures for the control of classical
in particular,
swine fever concerning wild boars and,
prohibited any imports into the Community of pigmeat
originating from this area.

Therefore the district of Trnava should be excluded from
the areas authorised for the importation of pigmeat into
the Community as laid down in Annex I to Decision 98/
371/EC.

Annexes I and II to Decision 98/371/EC are replaced by the
text in the Annexes to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 184, 23.7.2003, p. 33.

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

Description of territories of certain European countries established for animal health certification purposes

Country

Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Albania

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

AL

BA

BG

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

BG-1

1/1998

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Solistra, Choumen, Targovichte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdiv,
Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin

BG-2

1/1999

The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo and Kardjali, except the 20 km-wide corridor on the border with
Turkey

BG-3

1/1999

The 20 km-wide corridor to the border with Turkey

Belarus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Croatia

Hungary

Lithuania

Latvia

BY

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

EE

YU

YU-1

YU-2

HR

HU

LI

LV

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1999

Whole country excluding the provinces of Kromeˇrˇíž, Vyškov, Hodonín, Uherské Hradišteˇ, Zlín and Vsetín

1/1999

The provinces of Kromeˇrˇíž, Vyškov, Hodonín, Uherské Hradišteˇ, Zlín and Vsetín

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia excluding the region of Kosovo and Metohija

1/1998

The region of Kosovo and Metohija

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

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Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

PL

RO

RU

SI

SK

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

1/1998

Whole country

SK-1

1/2003

SK-2

1/2003

The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Trnava (comprising Piešt’any, Hlohovec and Trnava districts); Levice
(comprising Levice district); Nitra (comprising Nitra and Zlaté Moravce districts); Topol’cˇany (comprising Topol’cˇany district); Nové
Mesto nad Váhom (comprising Nové Mesto nad Váhom district); Trencˇín (comprising Trencˇín and Bánovce nad Bebravou districts);
Prievidza (comprising Prievidza and Partizánske districts); Púchov (comprising Púchov and Ilava districts); Žiar nad Hronom
(comprising Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská Štiavnica districts); Zvolen (comprising Zvolen and Detva districts); Banská
Bystrica (comprising Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts).

The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Bratislava mesto (comprising Bratislava I, II, III, IV and V districts);
Senec (comprising Senec, Pezinok and Malacky districts); Dunajská Streda (comprising Dunajská Streda district); Galanta
(comprising Galanta district); Senica (comprising Senica and Skalica districts); Nové Mesto nad Váhom (comprising Myjava district);
Púchov (comprising Považská Bystrica district); Nové Zámky (comprising Nové Zámky district); Komárno (comprising Komárno
district); Šal’a (comprising Šal’a district); Žilina (comprising Žilina and Bytcˇa district); Dolný Kubín (comprising Dolný Kubín,
Tvrdošín and Námestovo districts); Martin (comprising Martin and Turcˇianske Teplice districts); Liptovský Mikuláš (comprising
Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok districts); Lucˇenec (comprising Lucˇenec and Poltár districts); Vel’ký Krtíš (comprising Vel’ký
Krtíš district); Rimavská Sobota (comprising Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts); Zvolen (comprising Krupina district); Poprad
(comprising Poprad, Kežmarok and Levocˇa districts); Prešov (comprising Prešov and Sabinov districts); Bardejov (comprising
Bardejov district); Vranov nad Topl’ou (comprising Vranov nad Topl’ou district); Svidník (comprising Svidník and Stropkov
districts); Humenné (comprising Humenné, Medzilaborce and Snina districts); Stará L’ubovnˇa (comprising Stará L’ubovnˇa district);
Košice - mesto (comprising Košice I, II, III and IV districts); Košice - okolie (comprising Košice - okolie district); Michalovce
(comprising Michalovce and Sobrance districts); Rožnˇava (comprising Rožnˇava district); Spišská Nová Ves (comprising Spišská
Nová Ves and Gelnica districts) and Trebišov (comprising Trebišov district).’

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.10.2003

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Animal health guarantees to be requested on certification of fresh meat

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)

Albania

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Belarus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Croatia

Hungary

Lithuania

Latvia

Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia (3)

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

Slovakia

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

SK-1

SK-2

—

—

—

A

—

—

A

A

A

—

—

A

—

A

A

A

—

—

A

A

—

A

A

A

A

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

B

B

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

B

a

a

a

a

—

—

—

C

—

—

C

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

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Fresh meat
intended for
purposes other
than human
consumption

MC

—

—

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

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.

(1) MC: Model of certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D...) appearing in the tables refer to the models of animal health guarantees, as described in Annex III to
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 refer 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.’