2005/753/EC: Commission Decision of 24 October 2005 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Brazil (notified under document number C(2005) 4168)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brazil, animal disease, beef, fresh meat, health legislation, import restriction, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 October 2005

amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Brazil

(notified under document number C(2005) 4168)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/753/EC)

is considered appropriate that imports of bovine meat
from these states should be suspended.

on

30

September

The first notification to the Brazilian veterinary autho-
rities was
Therefore
consignements with certification for deboned and
matured meat
from bovines slaughtered prior to this
date should be accepted but all consignments of such
from bovines slaughtered on or after this date
meat
from these three States should be suspended.

2005.

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

This Decision will be reviewed in the light of information
obtained from Brazil.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 (1), and in particular Article 8(1) and (4) thereof,

products

animal

origin

for

of

of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of
21 December 1979 drawing up a list of third countries
or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and
public health and veterinary certification conditions for
importation into the Community of certain live animals
and their fresh meat (2) sets out a list of third countries
and parts of third countries from which Member States
are authorised to import certain live animals and their
fresh meat.

Under that Decision, part of the territory of Brazil
is
authorised for import into the Community of deboned
and matured meat from bovines as vaccination against
foot and mouth is carried out.

However an outbreak of foot and mouth disease has
been confirmed by the Brazilian veterinary authorities
and reported by the World Organisation for Animal
in the State of
Health on 10 October 2005 in Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul near the border with the State of
Parana.
In addition there are many movements and
epidemiological links between these States and the State
of Sao Paulo. Therefore, in the absence of detailed infor-
mation to allow a more precise definition of the affected
area and in order to ensure the high health status of the
Commmunity with regard to foot and mouth disease, it

(1) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2005/620/EC (OJ L 216, 20.8.2005, p. 11).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

FRESH MEAT

Part 1

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF (1)

Country

Code of
Territory

Description of territory

Veterinary certificate

1

2

3

AL — Albania

AR — Argentina

AL-0

Whole country

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

AR-4

Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

AR-5

AR-6

AR-7

AR-8

AR-9

BG-0

BG-1

BG-2

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

Salta (only the departments of General
Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria)

Jose de San Martin,

BOV

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

Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, with the exception of the buffer
area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that
extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of
Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa

The buffer area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and
Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the
Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of
Formosa

BOV

BOV

—

AU — Australia

AU-0

Whole country

BA — Bosnia
Herzegovina

BG — Bulgaria

BA-0

Whole country

Whole country

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Shumen, Targovichte,
Razgrad, Russe, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovech,
Plovdiv, Smolian, Pazardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik,
Kiustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratsa, Montana and Vidin

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

Iambol, Sliven, Stara Zagora,
The provinces of Burgas,
Haskovo, Kardjali and the 20-km-wide corridor on the
border with Turkey

—

_____________
(1) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries.

Specific
conditions

6

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

SG

5

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Model(s)

4

—

EQU

BOV

BOV

BOV

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

BOV

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

—

EQU

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2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

5

A

A

A

F

F

G

1

2

3

BH — Bahrain

BH-0

Whole country

BR — Brazil

BR-0

Whole country

BR-1

States of: Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of
Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim,
Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio
Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Paraná and
Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais
regional delegations of
(except
Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and
Bambuí), Espíritu Santo, 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 municipality of
Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde, Rondonopolis (except for the
municipality of
Itiquiora), Barra do Garça and Barra do
Bugres in Mato Grosso

4

—

EQU

BOV

BR-2

State of Rio Grande do Sul

BOV

BR-3

State of Mato Grosso do Su ( municipality of Sete Quedas)

BOV

BR-4

States of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of
Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim,
Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio
Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Paraná and
Sao Paulo

BOV

BW — Botswana

BW-0

Whole country

BW-1

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

BW-2

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

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

EQU, EQW

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

—

BOV, EQU

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

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

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

—

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1

2

3

CO — Colombia

CO-0

Whole country

CO-1

CO-3

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
following the
Atlantic coast-line to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the
Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border;
from this point to the mouth of the Valle 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

to the Panamanian border

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

4

EQU

BOV

5

A

BOV

A

6

2

2

CR — Costa Rica

CR-0

Whole country

CS — Serbia and
Montenegro (*)

CU — Cuba

DZ — Algeria

ET — Ethiopia

CS-0

Whole country

CU-0

Whole country

DZ-0

Whole country

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

IN — India

IS — Iceland

IL-0

Whole country

IN-0

Whole country

IS-0

Whole country

KE — Kenya

KE-0

Whole country

MA — Morocco

MA-0

Whole country

MG — Madagascar

MG-0

Whole country

MK — Former Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia (**)

MK-0

Whole country

MU — Mauritius

MU-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU

BOV, EQU

—

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

BOV, EQU

—

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

EQU

—

OVI, EQU

—

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2

3

MX — Mexico

MX-0

Whole country

NA — Namibia

NA-0

Whole country

4

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

5

F

6

2

NC — New Caledonia

NC-0

Whole country

NI — Nicaragua

NI-0

Whole country

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0

Whole country

PA — Panama

PY — Paraguay

PA-0

Whole country

PY-0

PY-1

Whole country

Chaco central and San Pedro areas

RO — Romania

RO-0

Whole country

RU — Russia

RU-0

Whole country

RU-1

Region of Murmansk, Yamalo-Nenets autonomous area

SV — El Salvador

SZ — Swaziland

TH — Thailand

TN — Tunisia

TR — Turkey

SV-0

SZ-0

SZ-1

SZ-2

TH-0

TN-0

TR-0

TR-1

Whole country

Whole country

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

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

Whole country

Whole country

Whole country

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

US-0

Whole country

UY — Uruguay

UY-0

Whole country

BOV, RUF,
RUW

—

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

BOV, EQU

EQU

BOV

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUW,
RUF

—

RUF

—

EQU, EQW

BOV, RUF,
RUW

—

—

—

EQU

—

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

EQU

BOV

OVI

A

1 and 2

F

F

G

A

A

2

1 and 2

1 and 2

1 and 2

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2

3

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,
in the district of Ingwavuma of the
veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with
Botswana east of longitude 28°, and

— the district of Camperdown,

in the province of KwaZu-

luNatal

4

EQU, EQW

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

5

F

6

2

ZW — Zimbabwe

ZW-0

Whole country

—

(*)
(**)

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 (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).

Specific conditions referred to in column 6

“1”: Geographic and timing restrictions

Veterinary certificate

Code of
Territory

AR-1

Model

BOV

AR-2

BOV

AR-3

BOV

AR-4

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

AR-5

BOV

AR-6

BOV

AR-7

BOV

AR-8

BOV

SG

A

A

A

—

A

A

A

A

Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of
slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained

Before and including 31 January 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 February 2002

Authorised

Before and including 8 March 2002

Not authorised

After and including 9 March 2002

Authorised

Before and including 26 March 2002

Not authorised

After and including 27 March 2002

Authorised

Before and including 28 February 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 March 2002

Authorised

From 1 February 2002 to 10 July 2003 (inclusive)

Authorised

After and including 11 July 2003

Not Authorised

From 1 February 2002 to 4 September 2003 (inclusive)

Authorised

After and including 5 September 2003

Not Authorised

From 1 February 2002 to 7 October 2003 (inclusive)

Authorised

After and including 8 October 2003

Not Authorised

Before and including 17 March 2005

see AR-5, AR-6 and AR-7 for periods when
the
area
referred to in AR-8 were not authorised

territories within the

specific

After and including 18 March 2005

Authorised

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Code of
Territory

BR-2

Veterinary certificate

Model

BOV

SG

A

BR-3

BOV

BR-4

BOV

BW-1

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

BW-2

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

PY-1

BOV

SZ-2

BOV, RUF,
RUW

UY-0

BOV, OVI

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of
slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained

Before and including 30 November 2001

Not authorised

After and including 1 December 2001

Before and including 31 October 2002

Authorised

Authorised

After and including 1 November 2002

Not authorised

Before and including 29 September 2005

Authorised

After and including 30 September 2005

Not authorised

Before and including 7 July 2002

Not authorised

After and including 8 July to 22 December 2002

Authorised

After and including 23 December 2002 to 6 June 2003

Not authorised

After and including 7 June 2003

Authorised

Before and including 6 March 2002

Not authorised

After and including 7 March 2002

Authorised

Before and including 31 August 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003 Authorised

After and including 20 February 2003

Not authorised

Before and including 3 August 2003

Not authorised

After and including 4 August 2003

Authorised

Before and including 31 October 2001

Not authorised

After and including 1 November 2001

Authorised

“2”: Category restrictions

No offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).’