2004/82/EC: Commission Decision of 15 January 2004 amending Decision 2002/199/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of live bovine and porcine animals from certain third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5353)
Date: 2004-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, health certificate, health control, import, live animal, originating product, swine, third country

L 17/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 January 2004

amending Decision 2002/199/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of live bovine and porcine animals from certain third countries

(notified under document number C(2003) 5353)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/82/EC)

(5)

(6)

(7)

In addition it
is opportune to update the names
including the regions and ISO-codes for some of the
listed third countries.

Decision 2002/199/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 2002/199/EC are replaced by the
text in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall apply from 24 March 2004.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 15 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 8(1) thereof,

72/462/EEC

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2002/199/EC (3) established the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of live bovine and porcine animals from certain
third countries.

health

situation

diseases
The
animal
concerning pigs,
in particular classical swine fever in
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, certain regions
of the Slovak Republic and Slovenia has been assessed
and found to be satisfactory.

concerning

In addition, in order to achieve clarity and consistency
prior to accession, outstanding authorisations for the
import of live animals into the Community should be
granted where the animal health situation so justifies it.

Member States should therefore authorise the importa-
tion of live pigs from these countries into the Com-
munity.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 71, 13.3.2002, p. 1.

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

Country

Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

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Argentina

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Belarus

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Czech Republic (*)

Cyprus (*)

AR

AU

BA

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BY

CA

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

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

01/00

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

01/00

The 20 km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

CA-1

01/00

Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:
— From a point on the Canada/United States border 120 °15(cid:1) longitude, 49 ° latitude
— Northerly to a point 119 °35(cid:1) longitude, 50 °30(cid:1) latitude
— North-easterly to a point 119 ° longitude, 50 °45(cid:1) latitude
— Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118 °15(cid:1) longitude, 49 ° latitude.

CH

CL

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

CY

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country excluding the provinces of Kromeriz, Vyskov, Hodonin, Uherske Hradiste, Zlin and Vsetin

01/00

The provinces of Kromeriz, Vyskov, Hodonin, Uherske Hradiste, Zlin and Vsetin

01/00

Whole country

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Description of territory

Estonia (*)

Falkland Islands

Croatia

Hungary (*)

Iceland

Lithuania (*)

Latvia (*)

EE

FK

HR

HU

IS

LT

LV

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia

MK (1)

01/00

Whole country

Malta (*)

New Zealand

Poland (*)

Romania

Russia

MT

NZ

PL

RO

RU

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

01/00

Whole country

Serbia and Montenegro

SCG

01/2003

Whole country

SCG-1

01/2003

The whole country excluding the region of Kosovo and Metohija

SCG-2

01/2003

The region of Kosovo and Metohija

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Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Slovenia (*)

Slovak Republic (*)

SI

SK

SK-1

01/00

01/00

1/2003

SK-2

1/2003

Whole country

Whole country

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.,
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).

II.,

United States of America

Uruguay

US

UY

01/00

01/00

Whole country

Whole country

(*) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
(1) Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2004

ANNEX II

Animal health requirements requested on certification — live animals

Bovine

Swine

Country

Code

Breeding/
production

Slaughter

Breeding/
production

Slaughter

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

1, 2,

Argentina

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Belarus

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus (*)

Czech Republic (*)

Estonia (*)

Falkland Islands

Croatia

Hungary (*)

Iceland

Lithuania (*)

Latvia (*)

Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia

Malta (*)

New Zealand

Poland (*)

Romania

Russia

Serbia and Montenegro

AR

AU

BA

BG

BG-1

BG-2

BG-3

BY

CA

CA-1

CH

CL

CY

CZ

CZ-1

CZ-2

EE

FK

HR

HU

IS

LT

LV

MK

MT

NZ

PL

RO

RU

SCG

SCG-1

SCG-2

—

—

—

A

A

—

—

—

A

A

—

—

A

A

A

A

—

A

A

A

A

A

—

—

A

A

A

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

B

B

—

—

—

—

B

—

—

B

B

B

B

—

B

B

B

B

B

—

—

B

B

B

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

C

—

C

C

C

—

C

—

C

—

—

C

C

C

C

—

C

C

C

—

—

—

—

—

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D

—

D

—

D

—

D

—

—

D

D

D

D

—

D

D

D

—

—

—

—

—

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Bovine

Swine

Country

Code

Breeding/
production

Slaughter

Breeding/
production

Slaughter

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

mc (1)

sc (2)

Slovenia (*)

Slovak Republic (*)

United States of America

Uruguay

SI

SK

SK-1

SK-2

US

UY

A

A

A

A

—

—

B

B

B

B

—

—

3

3

C

—

C

—

—

—

D

—

D

—

—

—

(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community
(1) MC: model of certificate to be fulfilled. The letters (A, B, C, D, etc.) appearing on the tables refer to the models of animal health
requirements as described in Annex III, to be applied for each animal and origin in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision. A dash
(—) indicates that imports are not authorised.

(2) SC: specific conditions. The numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) appearing on the tables refer to the specific conditions to be provided by the
exporting country as described in Annex IV. These specific conditions must be inserted by the exporting country in Section VI of
each model of certificate laid down in Annex III.’