2004/83/EC: Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh meat from certain acceding States (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5314)
Date: 2004-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fresh meat, import, originating product, third country

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Official Journal of the European Union

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amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh meat from certain acceding States

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 January 2004

(notified under document number C(2003) 5314)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/83/EC)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Member States should therefore authorise the importa-
tion of meat from bovines, ovines, caprines and solipeds
from these countries into the Community and also
pigmeat from Latvia.

It is also opportune to update the names including the
regions and ISO codes for Bulgaria and Slovakia.

Decision 98/371/EC should be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

to

regard

Council Directive

Having
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), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,

72/462/EEC

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down
the animal health rules governing the production, processing,
distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for
human consumption (2), and in particular Article 8(4) and
Article 9(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 98/371/EC (3) governs animal
health conditions and veterinary certification for imports
of fresh meat from certain European countries.

The animal health situation allowing it, and in order to
achieve clarity and consistency prior to accession, it is
appropriate to authorise Cyprus and Malta to import
into the Community fresh meat from all species referred
to in this Decision.

(3)

In addition,
Estonia and Latvia is satisfactory.

the general animal health situation in

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28, as last amended by Regulation (EC)

No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16, as last amended by Decision 2003/

827/EC (OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 36).

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 AND HERZEGOVINA

BULGARIA

BELARUS

CYPRUS (*)

CZECH REPUBLIC (*)

ESTONIA (*)

CROATIA

HUNGARY (*)

LITHUANIA (*)

LATVIA (*)

MALTA (*)

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC
OF MACEDONIA

POLAND (*)

AL

BA

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BY

CY

CZ

EE

HR

HU

LT

LV

MT

MK

PL

1/98

1/98

1/98

1/98

1/99

1/99

1/98

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

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

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

The 20 km-wide corridor to the border with Turkey

Whole country

1/2003

Whole country

1/2003

Whole country

1/98

1/98

1/98

1/98

1/98

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

1/2003

Whole country

1/2003

Whole country

1/98

Whole country

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Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

ROMANIA

RUSSIA

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

SLOVENIA (*)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC (*)

RO

RU

SCG

SCG-1

SCG-2

SI

SK

SK-1

1/98

1/98

1/98

1/98

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

Serbia and Montenegro excluding the region of Kosovo (as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10
June 1999) and Metohija

1/98

The region of Kosovo (as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999) and Metohija

1/2003

Whole country

1/98

Whole country

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).

SK-2

1/2003

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.,
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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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

ANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES TO BE REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION OF FRESH MEAT

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)

ALBANIA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BULGARIA

BELARUS

CYPRUS (*)

CZECH REPUBLIC (*)

ESTONIA (*)

CROATIA

HUNGARY (*)

LITHUANIA (*)

LATVIA (*)

MALTA (*)

AL

BA

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BY

CY

CZ

EE

HR

HU

LT

LV

MT

—

—

—

A

—

—

—

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

FORMER YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

MK (3)

—

POLAND (*)

ROMANIA

RUSSIA

PL

RO

RU

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

SCG

SCG-1

SCG-2

A

A

—

—

A

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

B

—

B

B

B

B

—

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

—

—

—

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

—

—

C

—

a

a

a

a

a

a

—

—

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

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Country

Code

Bovine

Swine

Ovine/caprine

Solipeds

Fresh meat for human consumption

Fresh meat
intended for
purposes other
than human
consumption

SLOVENIA (*)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC (*)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC

SI

SK

SK-1

SK-2

A

A

A

A

B

—

—

B

a

a

C

C

C

C

D

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

E

E

E

E

(*) Only applicable till this acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.

N.B: 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, etc.) appearing on 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, etc.) 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 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.’