Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/463/EC of 29 April 2004 amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Slovakia in the list of establishments in transition (OJ L 156, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, accession to the European Union, health control, health legislation, meat processing industry, transitional period (EU)

7.6.2004

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/463/EC of 29 April 2004 amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to
the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Slovakia in the list of estab-
lishments in transition

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

Decision 2004/463/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establish-
ments in the meat sector in Slovakia in the list of establishments in transition

(notified under document number C(2004) 1730)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/463/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 XIV, Chapter
5, Section B, paragraph (d) thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B, paragraph (a) to the
2003 Act of Accession provides that
the structural
requirements 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) and in
Annexes A and B to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21
December 1976 on health problems affecting the
production and marketing of meat products and certain
other products of animal origin (4) are not to apply to
establishments in Slovakia listed in the Appendix to
Annex XIV to the Act of Accession until 31 December
2006, subject to certain conditions.

In Slovakia, nine more high-capacity meat establish-
ments have difficulties in complying with the structural
requirements
to Directive
laid down in Annex I
64/433/EEC and in Annexes A and B to Directive
77/99/EEC by 1 May 2004.

(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.

(4) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. Directive as last amended by Regulation

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Accordingly those nine 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 Directives 64/433/EEC and 77/99/EEC .

The nine 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 Slovak Food and
Veterinary Service, as regards the finalisation of their
upgrading process.

For Slovakia,
shortcomings for each establishment is available.

the detailed information regarding the

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

Due to the advanced stage of upgrading of the nine
establishments, 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.
The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision
are added to the Appendix referred to in Chapter 5, Section B
the 2003 Act of Accession.
to Annex XIV of

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2.
For the establishments listed in the Annex to this Deci-
sion, the rules foreseen in Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B,
paragraph (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.

TN 6-31

2.

TN 6-30

3.

PE 6-10

4.

MI 6-1

5.

MY 6-1

6.

PU 6-1

7.

KN 6-4

8.

MA 6-30

9.

CA 6-31

Jakub Ilavský, s.r.o.
913 11 Trenč. Stankovce 273

Jakub Ilavský, s.r.o.
Sedličná 54
913 11 Trenč. Stankovce 273

COLAGEN SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.
Kúpeľná 193
958 04 Partizánske

Mäso ZEMPLÍN a.s.
Užhorodská č. 86
071 01 Michalovce

Peter Fabuš-FABUŠ
Mäsopriemysel Myjava
Šimonovičova 481
907 01 Myjava

Púchovský mäsový priemysel
a.s. Vsetínska 1354/15
020 39 Púchov

JATKA Hurbanovo s.r.o.
947 01 Hurbanovo

BERTO-Ignác Bertovič
Hlavná 1
900 66 Vysoká pri Morave

K.B.K. spol. s.r.o.
A. Hlinku 27
022 01 Čadca

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Date of
compliance

31.12.2004

31.12.2004

31.3.2005

16.4.2005

15.12.2004

x

30.4.2005

30.9.2004

28.2.2005

15.2.2005