Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/462/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Appendix A to Annex X to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Hungary in the list of establishments in transition (OJ L 156, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, accession to the European Union, health control, health legislation, meat processing industry, transitional period (EU)

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/462/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Appendix A to Annex X to the
2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Hungary in the list of establish-
ments in transition

(Official Journal of the European Union L 156 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/462/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

amending Appendix A to Annex X to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments
in the meat sector in Hungary in the list of establishments in transition

(notified under document number C(2004) 1715)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/462/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia (2), and in particular Annex X, Chapter 5,
Section B, point 1(d) thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex X, Chapter 5, Section B, point 1(a) to the 2003
Act of Accession provides that the structural require-
ments laid down in Annex I
to Council Directive
64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for
the production and marketing of fresh meat (3) are not
to apply to establishments
in Hungary listed in
Appendix A to Annex X to the Act of Accession until
31 December 2006, subject to certain conditions.

In Hungary, 15 more high-capacity meat establishments
have difficulties in complying with the structural require-
ments laid down in Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC by
1 May 2004.

Accordingly those 15 establishments need time to fina-
lise their upgrading process in order to be in full compli-
ance with the relevant structural requirements laid down
in Directive 64/433/EEC.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

The 15 establishments, which are currently in an
advanced state of upgrading, have given reliable guaran-
tees that they have the necessary funds to correct their
remaining shortcomings within a short time and have
received a favourable opinion from the Hungarian
Animal Health and Food Control Department, as regards
the finalisation of their upgrading process.

For Hungary,
shortcomings for each establishment is available.

the detailed information regarding the

In order to facilitate the transition from the existing
regime in Hungary to that resulting from the application
of the Community veterinary legislation,
it is justified
therefore upon the request of Hungary to grant the 15
establishments a transitional period.

Due to the advanced stage of upgrading of the 15 estab-
lishments, the transitional period should be limited to a
maximum of 12 months.

The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health has been informed of the measures provided for
in this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17
(2) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33
(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.

1.
The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision
are added to the Appendix A referred to in Chapter 5, Section
B, point 1 of Annex X to the 2003 Act of Accession.

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2.
For the establishments listed in the Annex to this Deci-
sion the rules foreseen in Annex X, Chapter 5, Section B, point
1(b) of the Act of Accession are applicable.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the
the Czech
entry into force of
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

the Treaty of Accession of

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Meat establishments in transition

No

Veterinary
approval number

Name and address of establishment

Sector: Meat

Activity of the establishments

Fresh meat,
slaughter, cutting

Meat products

Cold store

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

02522

02523

02524

03525

04526

06527

06528

08529

08530

08531

11532

13533

13534

14535

16536

Halász Gábor, Ballószög

Fejes és Társa Kft., Kecel

Zvertyelhús Kft., Kisszállás

Atalante Kft., Kaszaper

Agrár COOP Kft, Mezőkövesd

MUR HÚS- M Kft, Martonvásár

Kalória Kft., Szabadbattyány

Hajdú-Hús 2000 Kft., Debrecen

Szoboszlóhús Kft., Hajdúhadház

IMKI-Food Kft., Biharnagybajom

Agro Produkt Kft , Pásztó

Carnarium Kft, Juta

Kapos-Ternero Kft., Hetes

Borkesz Hús Kft, Kisvárda

Hús Trió Kft, Simontornya

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Date of
compliance

31.12.2004

30.5.2004

31.12.2004

30.3.2005

30.4.2005

30.4.2005

30.4.2005

31.5.2004

1.8.2004

1.8.2004

1.11.2004

30.4.2005

30.4.2005

31.3.2005

30.3.2005