Corrigendum to Commission 2004/475/EC of 29 April 2004 adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Slovenia (OJ L 160, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, Slovenia, dairy industry, health legislation, meat processing industry, transitional period (EU)

12.6.2004

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Corrigendum to Commission 2004/475/EC of 29 April 2004 adopting a transitional measure in favour of
certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Slovenia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 160 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/475/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in
Slovenia

(notified under document number C(2004) 1732)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/475/EC)

(2)

(3)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

the Czech
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, 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, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Accordingly, those five 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, 77/99/EEC and 92/46/EEC.

These five establishments which are currently in an
advanced state of upgrading, or have made the commit-
ment to complete new facilities, have given reliable guar-
antees that they have the necessary funds to correct their
remaining shortcomings within a reasonable time and
have received a favourable opinion from the Veterinary
Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, as regards
the finalisation of their upgrading process.

Whereas:

(4)

For Slovenia,
shortcomings for each establishment is available.

the detailed information regarding the

(1)

In Slovenia four high-capacity meat establishments and
one high-capacity milk processing establishment have
difficulties in complying on 1 May 2004 with the rele-
vant 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 (1), 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 (2) and in
Annex B to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June
1992 laying down the health rules for the production
and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk
and milk-based products (3).

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.

(2) 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) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(5)

(6)

In order to facilitate the transition from the existing
regime in Slovenia to that resulting from the application
of the Community veterinary legislation,
it is justified
therefore at the request of Slovenia, to grant a transi-
tional period for those five establishments as an excep-
tional transitional measure.

Due to the exceptional nature of this transitional deroga-
tion which was not foreseen during the enlargement
negotiations, no further requests by Slovenia for transi-
tional measures concerning structural requirements of
establishments producing animal products or milk and
milk products should be granted after the adoption of
this Decision.

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(7)

(8)

(9)

Taking account of the advanced stage of upgrading and
the exceptional nature of the transitional measure, the
transitional period should be limited to 31 December
2004 and should not be prolonged after that date.

It is appropriate to subject the establishments in transi-
tion covered by this Decision to the same rules which
are applicable as regards the products originating from
the establishments to which a transitional period for
structural requirements has been granted in accordance
with the procedure provided for in the relevant Annexes
to the Act of Accession.

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

1.
The structural requirements laid down in Annex I to
in Annexes A and B to Directive
Directive 64/433/EEC,
77/99/EEC and in Annex B to Directive 92/46/EEC shall not
apply to the establishments in Slovenia listed in the Annex to
this Decision, subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph
2, until the date indicated for each establishment.

The following rules shall apply to products originating in

2.
the establishments referred to in paragraph 1:

— as long as the establishments listed in the Annex to this
Decision benefit
from the provisions of paragraph 1,
products originating from those establishments shall only
be placed on the domestic market or used for further
processing in the same establishment,
irrespective of the
date of marketing. This rule shall also applies to products
originating from integrated meat establishments where a
part of the establishment is subject to the provisions of
paragraph 1,

— they shall bear the special health mark.

Article 2

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

the Treaty of Accession of

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Meat and milk establishments in transition

Part 1

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.

14

25

19

Meso Kamnik, Kamnik

Mesarstvo Bobič, Škocjan

Meso Kamnik, Domžale

306

Arvaj Anton s.p., Kranj

x

x

x

x

Part 2

x

x

Sector: milk

Date of
compliance

31.12.2004

31.12.2004

31.12.2004

31.12.2004

Veterinary approval
number

Name and address of establishment

Activity of the establish-
ments

Date of compliance

Milk and milk-based
products

1.

M-163

Mlekarna Planika, Kobarid

x

31.12.2004