2004/628/EC: Commission Decision of 2 September 2004 on the list of establishments in New Caledonia from which Member States may authorise importation of fresh meat into the Community (notified under document number C(2004) 3296)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-09-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Caledonia, fresh meat, health control, import, meat processing industry, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 September 2004

on the list of establishments in New Caledonia from which Member States may authorise
importation of fresh meat into the Community

(notified under document number C(2004) 3296)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/628/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC 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),
and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 18(1)(a) and (b)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Directive 72/462/EEC provides that establishments in
third countries may only be authorised to export fresh
meat to the Community if they satisfy the general and
special conditions laid down in that Directive.

The
is
animal health situation in New Caledonia
comparable to that existing in the Member States, parti-
cularly as regards disease transmission through meat, and
that the operation of controls over the production of
fresh meat is satisfactory.

For the purposes of Article 4(3) of Directive 72/462/EEC,
New Caledonia has forwarded details concerning the
should be authorised to export
establishments
fresh meat to the Community.

that

The establishments put forward by New Caledonia meet
all the requirements laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC
in order to be designated as slaughterhouses, cold stores
and approved cutting plants from which imports into the
Community may be permitted in accordance with Article
18 of that Directive.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regu-

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

(5)

(6)

The hygiene standards of those establishments are satis-
factory and the establishments may therefore be included
to be drawn up in
in the list of establishments
accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC,
from which
imports of
into the Community may be
authorised.

fresh meat

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The establishments in New Caledonia listed in the Annex are
hereby approved as establishments from which Member States
into the
importation of
may authorise
Community pursuant to the conditions laid down in Directive
72/462/EEC, including Article 18(1)(a) and (b) thereof.

fresh meat

the

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 6 September 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 September 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

List of establishments referred to in Article 1

Country: NEW CALEDONIA

Approval
number

Establishment

Town/region

EA-3-1

OCEF — Barandeu

EA-18-1

OCEF

(*)

SH: Slaughterhouse
CP: Cutting premises
CS: Cold store
B:

Bovine meat

Bourail
Province Sud

Nouméa
Province Sud

Pigmeat

S/G: Sheepmeat/goatmeat
P:
SP: Meat from solipeds
Special remarks
SR:

Category (*)

SR

S/G

P

SP

SH

CP

CS

x

x

x

x

B

x

x