2004/882/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 2004 amending Annex I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the updating of the import conditions and model health certificates relating to wild and farmed game meat (notified under document number C(2004) 4554)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Chile, Serbia and Montenegro, animal disease, health certificate, import licence, import policy, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 December 2004

amending Annex I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the updating of the import
conditions and model health certificates relating to wild and farmed game meat

(notified under document number C(2004) 4554)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/882/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC (1) 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, and
in particular Article 3(1), last sentence, Article 11(2) and Article
16(1) thereof.

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16
December 2002 laying down the
animal health rules
governing the production, processing, distribution and intro-
human
duction
consumption (2), and in particular Article 8(1) and (4) and
Article 9(4)(b) thereof,

products

animal

origin

for

of

of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

third countries or parts of

Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979
draws up a list of
third
countries, and lays down animal and public health and
veterinary certification conditions, for importation into
the Community of certain live animals and their fresh
meat (3).

the

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of
European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying
down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (4), has
been recently amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1471/2004 (5), in order to take account of the risk
related to chronic wasting disease in wild and farmed
cervids. Requirements on imports of
fresh meat of
cervids originating in the United States and in Canada
have been inserted in the Regulation and will enter into
force as from 1 January 2005.

is necessary to align the animal health certificates
to Decision

It
Models
79/542/EEC with the updated TSE rules.

‘RUW’ and ‘RUF’

in Annex II

(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).

(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.2002, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. As

last amended by Decision

2004/620/EC (OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 30).

(4) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. as last amended by Commission Regu-

lation (EC) No 1993/2004 (OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 12).

(5) OJ L 271, 18.8.2004, p. 24.

Chronic Wasting Disease is relevant only for certain
animal species. It is therefore opportune to review the
current restrictions on imports of ‘other ruminants’ from
Canada in order to allow import of live ruminants with
the exception of cervidae.

The Commission has been formally requested by the
Chilenian authorities to list Chile for export of of fresh
farmed ‘wild boar’ meat. Chile is authorised to export
suidae, non-domestic suidae and meat of domestic
satisfactory animal
porcine
health situation assessed by several
inspections of the
Food and Veterinary Office, and therefore it is appro-
priate to list Chile for exportation of meat of farmed
non-domestic suidae.

animals because of

its

The definition of the territory of Serbia and Montenegro
should be reviewed in order to fully reflect the United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June
1999.

Part 1 of Annex I and part 1 and part 2 of Annex II to
Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the
text in Annex I to this decision.

Article 2

Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the
text in Annex II to this Decision.

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Article 3

Article 3 shall apply from 1 January 2005.

Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as
follows:

1.

‘SG (Supplementary guarantees)’ are replaced by text
Annex III to this decision.

in

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

2. Health certificate models RUF and RUW are replaced by the

models in Annex IV to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 2004.

Article 4

Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision shall apply from 24 December
2004.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

LIVE ANIMALS

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof (*)

Country

Code of
Territory

Description of territory

1

2

3

BG — Bulgaria

BG-0 Whole country

BG-1

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

Pleven,

Specific
conditions

6

Veterinary certificate

SG

5

A

Model(s)

4

—

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y

CA — Canada

CA-0 Whole country

POR-X

IVb IX

A

BOV-X,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y,
RUM (**)

CA-1 Whole country except the Okanagan Valley
region of British Columbia described as
follows:

— from a point on the Canada/United States
border 120° 15′ longitude, 49° latitude

— northerly to a point 119° 35′ longitude,

50° 30′ latitude

— north-easterly to a point 119° longitude,

50° 45′ latitude

— southerly to a point on the Canada/
15′

border

118°

United
longitude, 49° latitude

States

CH — Switzerland

CH-0 Whole country

CL — Chile

CL-0 Whole country

GL — Greenland

GL-0 Whole country

HR — Croatia

HR-0 Whole country

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y,
RUM

POR-X,
POR-Y, SUI

B

OVI-X,
RUM

POR-X, SUI

B

OVI-X,
RUM

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y

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1

2

3

4

5

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0 Whole country

PM — St Pierre
and Miquelon

PM-0 Whole country

RO — Romania

RO-0 Whole country

B

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y

POR-X,
POR-Y

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
POR-X,
POR-Y,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y,
CAM

BOV-X,
BOV-Y,
RUM,
OVI-X,
OVI-Y

6

I

I

V

(*) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.
(**) Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.

Specific conditions

(see footnotes in each certificate)

“I”:

“II”:

“III”:

“IVa”:

“IVb”:

“V”:

“VI”:
“VII”:

“VIII”:

“IX”:

territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of
exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X

territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to
the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X

territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the
purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X

geographical constraints

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM
territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease -free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.’

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Specific
conditions

6

SG

5

Veterinary
certificate

Model(s)

4

—

EQU

BOV

A

1 and 2

A

A

A

A

A

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

FRESH MEAT

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof (*)

Country

Code of
Territory

Description of territory

1

2

3

AL — Albania

AL-0 Whole country

AR — Argentina

AR-0 Whole country

AR-1

The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca,
Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza,
Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan,
San Luis, Santa Fe, and Tucuman.

AR-2

La Pampa and Santiago del Estero

AR-3

Cordoba

BOV

BOV

AR-4

Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

BOV, OVI

AR-5

AR-6

AR-7

Formosa (only the territory of Ramon
Lista) and Salta (only the department of
Rivadavia)

Salta (only the departments of General Jose
de San Martin, Oran,
Iruya, and Santa
Victoria)

the territory of
Chaco, Formosa (except
(except
the
Ramon
Salta
Lista),
departments of General
Jose de San
Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa
Victoria), Jujuy

BOV

BOV

BOV

AU — Australia

AU-0 Whole country

BA — Bosnia
Hercegovina

BA-0 Whole country

BG — Bulgaria

BG-0 Whole country

BG-1

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra,
Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse,
V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo,
Lovetch,
Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district,
Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad,
Vratza, Montana and Vidin

Pleven,

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
RUF, RUW,
SUF, SUW

—

EQU

BOV, OVI
RUW, RUF

BG-2

The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven,
Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the
20 km-wide corridor on the border with
Turkey

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6

4

—

EQU

BOV

A

1 and 2

2

3

BH — Bahrain

BH-0 Whole country

BR — Brazil

BR-0 Whole country

BR-1

Bonito,

Caracol,

States of Paraná, Minas Gerais
(except
regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos,
São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and
Bambuí), São Paulo, Espíritu Santo, Mato
Grosso do Sul (except for the municipa-
lities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana,
Bodoqueno,
Coxim,
Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes,
Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of
Mato Grosso
Santa
Catarina, Goias and the regional units of
Cuiaba (except
for the municipalities of
San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora
do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de
Melgaço), Caceres (except for the munici-
pality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde,
Rondonopolis (except for the municipality
of Itiquiora), Barra do Garça and Barra do
Burges in Mato Grosso.

and Corumbá),

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

A

A

F

F

G

BR-2

State of Rio Grande do Sul

BR-3

State of Mato Grosso do Sul, municipality
of Sete Quedas

BOV

BOV

BW — Botswana

BW-0 Whole country

EQU, EQW

BW-1

The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6,
7, 8, 9 and 18

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

BW-2

The veterinary disease control zones 10,
11, 12, 13 and 14

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

BY — Belarus

BY-0 Whole country

BZ — Belize

BZ-0 Whole country

CA — Canada

CA-0 Whole country

CH — Switzerland

CH-0 Whole country

CL — Chile

CL-0

Whole country

CN — China
(People’s Republic of)

CN-0 Whole country

—

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
SUF, SUW,
RUF, RUW

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
RUF, RUW,
SUF, SUW

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
RUF, RUW,
SUF

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2

3

4

5

CO — Colombia

CO-0 Whole country

EQU

6

2

BOV

A

The zone included within the borderlines
from the point where the Murri River
flows into the Atrato River, downstream
along the Atrato River to where it flows
into the Atlantic Ocean from this point to
following the
the Panamanian border
Atlantic coast-line to Cabo Tiburón; from
this point to the Pacific Ocean following
from
the Columbian-Panamanian border;
this point
the Valle
to the mouth of
River along the Pacific coast and from
this point along a straight
line to the
point where the Murri River flows into
the Atrato River.

CO-1

CO-3

to

its

head-Waters

The zone included within the borderlines
from the mouth of the Sinu River on the
Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu
River
of Alto
Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey
following the
on the Atlantic Ocean,
borderline between the Department of
Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this
point
the Sinu River
to the mouth of
along the Atlantic coast.

BOV

A

2

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU

BOV, EQU

—

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

BOV, EQU

—

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

CR — Costa Rica

CR-0 Whole country

CS — Serbia and
Montenegro (**)

CS-0

Whole country

CU — Cuba

CU-0 Whole country

DZ — Algeria

DZ-0 Whole country

ET — Ethiopia

ET-0

Whole country

FK — Falkland
Islands

FK-0

Whole country

GL — Greenland

GL-0 Whole country

GT — Guatemala

GT-0 Whole country

HK — Hong Kong

HK-0 Whole country

HN — Honduras

HN-0 Whole country

HR — Croatia

HR-0 Whole country

IL — Israel

IL-0

Whole country

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IN — India

IN-0

Whole country

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

KE — Kenya

KE-0

Whole country

MA — Morocco

MA-0 Whole country

MG — Madagascar

MG-0 Whole country

5

6

4

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

EQU

—

(MK) — Former
Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia (***)

MK-0 Whole country

OVI, EQU

MU — Mauritius

MU-0 Whole country

MX — Mexico

MX-0 Whole country

NA — Namibia

NA-0 Whole country

—

BOV, EQU

EQU, EQW

NA-1

South of the cordon fences which extend
from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in
the east

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

F

2

NC — New
Caledonia

NC-0 Whole country

NI — Nicaragua

NI-0

Whole country

NZ — New
Zealand

NZ-0 Whole country

PA — Panama

PA-0 Whole country

PY — Paraguay

PY-0

Whole country

BOV, RUF,
RUW

—

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
RUF, RUW,
SUF, SUW

BOV, EQU

EQU

PY-1

Chaco central and San Pedro areas

BOV

A

1 and 2

RO — Romania

RO-0 Whole country

RU — Russian
Federation

RU-0 Whole country

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUW,
RUF

—

RU-1

Region
oblast)

of Murmansk

(Murmanskaya

RUF

SV — El Salvador

SV-0

Whole country

—

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2

3

SZ — Swaziland

SZ-0

Whole country

4

EQU, EQW

BOV, RUF,
RUW

Area west of the “red line” fences which
extends northwards from the river Usutu
to the frontier with South Africa west of
Nkalashane,

SZ-1

SZ-2

The veterinary foot and mouth surveillance
and vaccination control areas as gazetted
as a Statutory Instrument under
legal
notice number 51 of 2001

BOV, RUF,
RUW

TH — Thailand

TH-0 Whole country

TN — Tunisia

TR — Turkey

TN-0 Whole country

TR-0 Whole country

TR-1

The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin,
Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli,
Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak,
Yozgat and Kirikkale

UA — Ukraine

UA-0 Whole country

US — United
States of America

US-0 Whole country

UY — Uruguay

UY-0 Whole country

ZA — South Africa

ZA-0 Whole country

ZA-1

The whole country except:
— the part of the foot-and-mouth disease
control area situated in the veterinary
regions of Mpumalanga and northern
provinces,
of
Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of
Natal and in the border area with
Botswana east of longitude 28°, and

district

the

in

—

—

—

EQU

—

BOV, OVI,
POR, EQU,
SUF, SUW,
RUF, RUW

EQU

BOV

OVI

EQU, EQW

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

5

F

F

G

A

A

F

6

2

1 and 2

1

1 and 2

2

— the district of Camperdown,
province of KwaZuluNatal

in the

ZW — Zimbabwe

ZW-0 Whole country

—

(*) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries.
(**) Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
(***) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be

attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

— = No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited’.

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SG (Supplementary guarantees)

‘A’:

‘B’:

‘C’:

‘D’:

‘E’:

‘F’:

‘G’:

guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according
to the models of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).

guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point 10.6).

guarantees regarding laboratory test
according to the model of certificate SUW (point 10.3 bis) was obtained.

for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified

guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of
certificate POR (point 10.3 d)) was obtained.

guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of
certificate BOV (point 10.4 d)) was obtained.

guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models
of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).

guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to
chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point 9.2.1) and RUW (point 9.3.1).

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