2005/290/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 2005 on simplified certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pig meat from Canada and amending Decision 2004/639/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 1002) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal breeding, cattle, fresh meat, health certificate, simplification of formalities, swine

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 April 2005

on simplified certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pig meat from Canada and
amending Decision 2004/639/EC

(notified under document number C(2005) 1002)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/290/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14 De-
cember 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between
the European Community and the Government of Canada on
sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect
trade in live animals and animal products (1), and in
of
particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June
1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable
semen of
to intra-Community trade
in particular
domestic
animals of
Articles 10(2) and 11(2) thereof,

in and imports of

the bovine

species (2),

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 De-
cember 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 (3),
and in particular Articles 16(1) and 22(2) thereof,

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 15).
(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24. Directive as last amended by Regu-

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 De-
cember 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing
the production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (4),
in
particular Article 8(4) and 9(4) (b) thereof.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex V to the Agreement of 17 December 1998
between the European Community and the Government
of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and
animal health in respect of trade in live animals and
animal products (the Agreement) establishes the public
health and animal health measures for imports into the
Community of certain animals and products thereof for
which equivalence should be recognised.

Annex VII
to the Agreement provides for simplified
official animal health and/or public health attestations
to be included in the model health certificate for
imports
live animals and
animal products
for which equivalence of measures
(Yes-1) has been recognised.

into the Community of

Equivalence has been recognised for bovine semen with
respect to animal health requirements on the basis of
by Directive
as
Directive
2003/43/EC (5), and therefore a simplified model certi-
ficate for bovine semen should be established.

88/407/EEC,

amended

(4) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.

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(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

It should be clarified that the use of the model animal
health certificates laid down in Commission Decision
2004/639/EC of 6 September 2004 laying down the
importation conditions of semen of domestic animals
of the bovine species (1) is required without prejudice to
specific certification requirements based on equivalence
agreements
third
countries. Decision 2004/639/EC should be amended
accordingly.

Community

between

and

the

Equivalence has been recognised with regard to public
health requirements for pig meat but not for animal
health requirements. Therefore the simplification based
on equivalence of
the model certificate for pig meat
should only cover public health measures.

Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on
the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or
killing (2) provides that
the health certificates accom-
panying meat to be imported from a third country be
supplemented by an attestation certifying that animals
referred to in that Directive have been slaughtered
under conditions which offer guarantees of humane
treatment at least equivalent to those provided for in
that Directive. That attestation should be included in
the model certificate for fresh pig meat set out in this
Decision.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Article 2

The Member States shall authorise the importation from Canada
of fresh meat of domestic swine conforming to the certification
conditions laid down in the model certificate set out in Annex
II, and accompanied by such a certificate duly completed and
issued before departure of the consignment from Canada.

Article 3

In Article 1 of Decision 2004/639/EC, the following paragraph
4 is added:

‘4.
The requirement laid down in paragraph 1 to use the
model animal health certificate set out in Annex II, part 1
certification
shall
requirements and model certificates adopted pursuant
to
agreements between the Community and third countries
following a recognition of equivalence.’

be without

prejudice

specific

to

Article 4

For a transitional period not exceeding 90 days from the date of
application of this Decision, Member States shall authorise the
importation from Canada of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species and fresh meat of domestic swine under model
this
certificates applicable before the date of application of
Decision.

Article 5

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 1

The Member States shall authorise the importation from Canada
of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species conforming
to the certification conditions laid down in the model certificate
set out in Annex I, and accompanied by such a certificate duly
completed and issued before departure of the consignment from
Canada.

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15.9.2004, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21. Directive as amended by Regulation

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

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