2004/81/EC: Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products, in particular to include certain acceding States (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5352)
Date: 2004-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, equidae, fresh meat, goat, import, meat product, sheep, swine, third country

24.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/41

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 January 2004

amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the
Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat
and meat products, in particular to include certain acceding States

(notified under document number C(2003) 5352)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/81/EC)

(5)

(6)

The Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC 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

Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 27 January 2004.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

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) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

72/462/EEC

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), draws up a list of third
countries
from which the Member States authorise
imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and
goats, fresh meat and meat products.

A number of acceding States have requested authorisa-
tion to export
fresh meat and meat
products to the Community prior to accession.

live animals,

A large number of veterinary missions have been carried
out by the Food and Veterinary Office to assess the
animal health situation in these countries.

On the basis of these mission reports, of the scope of
existing authorisations, and in order to harmonise the
listings prior to accession, it is appropriate to extend the
scope of authorisations in principle for importations into
the Community from acceding States.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15, as last amended by Decision 2001/

731/EC (OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 22).

Imports shall fulfil the appropriate animal and public health requirements.

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

PART 1

Live animals, fresh meat and meat products

ISO
country
code

Country or territory

AL

AR

AU

BA

BG

BH

BR

Albania

Argentina

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Bahrain

Brazil

BW

Botswana

BY

BZ

CA

CH

CL

CN

CO

CR

CU

Belarus

Belize

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

People's Republic of China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Fresh meat and meat products
Domestic

Fresh meat
Wild

Live animals

Animal health

B

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

S/G

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

0

P

X

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

0

E

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

CH

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

0

E

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

B

0

0

0

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

0

S/G

0

0

0

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

0

P

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

0

E

0

X

X

0

X

0

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

0

fresh
meat

meat
products

live
animals

(3)

(3) (4)

(3)

(3)

(1)

(1)

(1) (2)

(1)

(1)

(3)

(3)

(5)

(6)

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ISO
country
code

Country or territory

CY

CZ

DZ

EE

ET

FK

GL

GT

HK

HN

HR

HU

IL

IN

IS

KE

LT

LV

MA

MG

Cyprus (*)

Czech Republic (*)

Algeria

Estonia (*)

Ethiopia

Falkland Islands

Greenland

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Honduras

Croatia

Hungary (*)

Israel

India

Iceland

Kenya

Lithuania (*)

Latvia (*)

Morocco

Madagascar

MK (7)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MT

Malta (*)

Fresh meat and meat products
Domestic

Fresh meat
Wild

Live animals

Animal health

B

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

X

0

X

S/G

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

X

X

0

P

X

X

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

E

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

CH

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

E

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

B

0

X

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

S/G

0

X

0

X

0

0

X

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

P

X

X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

X

0

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

E

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

X

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

fresh
meat

meat
products

live
animals

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

.

.

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4
1
2
0
0
4

E
N

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7
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4
3

ISO
country
code

Country or territory

UM

MX

NA

NC

NI

NZ

PA

PL

PM

PY

RO

RU

Mauritius

Mexico

Namibia

New Caledonia

Nicaragua

New Zealand

Panama

Poland (*)

St.Pierre & Miquelon

Paraguay

Romania

Russia

SCG

Serbia and Montenegro

SG

SI

SK

SV

SZ

TH

TN

TR

Singapore

Slovenia (*)

Slovak Republic (*)

El Salvador

Swaziland

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Fresh meat and meat products
Domestic

Fresh meat
Wild

Live animals

Animal health

L

1
7
/
4
4

B

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

0

S/G

0

0

X

0

0

X

0

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

0

0

0

0

P

0

0

0

0

0

X

0

X

0

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

0

E

0

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

X

CH

0

0

X

X

0

X

0

X

0

0

X

X

X

0

X

X

0

X

0

0

0

E

0

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

X

X

0

0

X

B

0

0

0

0

0

X

0

X

0

0

X

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

0

S/G

0

0

0

0

0

X

0

X

0

0

X

0

0

0

X

X

0

0

0

0

0

P

0

0

0

0

0

X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

E

X

X

0

0

0

X

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

X

X

0

0

0

X

0

fresh
meat

meat
products

live
animals

(3)

(5) (8)

E
N

(1) (2)

(3)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1) (2)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1) (2)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3) (4)

O

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(5)

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2
4
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4

ISO
country
code

UA

US

UY

ZA

ZW

Country or territory

Ukraine

United States of America

Uruguay

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Fresh meat and meat products
Domestic

Fresh meat
Wild

Live animals

Animal health

B

0

X

X

X

X

S/G

0

X

X

X

0

P

0

X

0

X

0

E

0

X

X

X

0

CH

0

X

X

X

X

E

0

X

X

X

X

B

0

0

0

0

0

S/G

0

0

0

0

0

P

0

0

0

0

0

E

X

X

X

X

0

fresh
meat

meat
products

live
animals

(1) (2)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(5)

= Bovines (including buffalo and bison)

Special remarks:
B
S/G = Sheep/goats
= Pig
P
= Equidae
E
C/H = Cloven-hoofed animals
X
O

= Authorised
= Unauthorised

(*) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
(1) Excluding meat of wild swine.
(2) Excluding bonein meat and offal.
(3) Notwithstanding the restrictions in the above list, meat products which have undergone heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container to an Fo value of three or more are authorised.
(4) Notwithstanding the restrictions in the above list, meat products which have been treated to a centre temperature of at least 80° C are authorised.
(5) Member States shall only import equidae in accordance with Commission Decision 92/160/EEC establishing the regionalisation.
(6)
(7) 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.
(8)

Imports of live bovine animals are restricted to animals intended for reproduction and to veal calves aged under two weeks intended for fattening.

Imports of equidae for slaughter are not allowed.’

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