2008/642/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2008 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the entries for Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Community of certain fresh meat are authorised (notified under document number C(2008) 3992) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, fresh meat, health control, import restriction, third country, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 July 2008

amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the entries for Argentina, Brazil and
Paraguay in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Community of
certain fresh meat are authorised

(notified under document number C(2008) 3992)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/642/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

to

regard

2002/99/EC

Council Directive

of
Having
16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules
governing the production, processing, distribution and intro­
duction
human
consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of
Article 8, the first subparagraph of point (1) of Article 8 and
point (4) of Article 8 thereof,

products

animal

origin

for

of

of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of
21 December 1976 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
from which Member States are
authorised to import fresh meat of certain animals.

thereof

is recognised as having a free of

Argentina is listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision
79/542/EEC, and has been divided into different terri­
tories mainly according to their animal health status.
the
The Argentinean territory of Patagonia south of
foot-
42nd parallel
Imports
and-mouth disease without vaccination status.
from
into the Community of bone-in fresh meat
certain animals are authorised from that territory. The
other territories of Argentina are recognised as having
a free of
foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination
status and only imports of de-boned and matured fresh
from those territories into the Community are
meat
authorised.

(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 2008/61/EC (OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 33).

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

In 2007, a territory in Argentina north of the 42nd
the provinces of
parallel corresponding to parts of
Neuquén and Rio Negro was recognised as having a
free of
foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination
status by the World Organisation for Animal Health
(OIE).

recognition, Argentina requested that
Following that
imports into the Community of bone-in fresh meat
from that territory be authorised. In February 2008, a
Community inspection was carried out in Argentina to
verify the situation on the ground. As the outcome of
that mission was favourable, it is appropriate to authorise
imports into the Community of bone-in fresh meat from
certain animals from that territory.

as

Several Community inspections have been recently
including in the states of Paraná
carried out in Brazil,
inspections,
and São Paulo. As a result of
those
by Decision
amended
79/542/EEC,
Decision
2008/61/EC,
lays down import measures strengthening
the control and surveillance of holdings from which
to the Community are
animals eligible for export
fresh de-
in order
sourced,
boned and matured bovine meat only from animals
located in states
from specifically approved farms
which are recognised as having a free of
foot-and-
mouth disease status with or without vaccination.

to authorise imports of

In May 2008,
foot-and-mouth
disease with vaccination was reinstated by the OIE for
certain Brazilian States, including Paraná and São Paulo.

the status of

free of

the

states,

results of

and considering

Considering the free of foot-and-mouth disease status of
those
the
inspections carried out in Brazil, these states should be
re-included in the list of territories from which imports
into the Community of
fresh de-boned and matured
bovine meat are authorised under the uniform conditions
applicable to the other Brazilian States free of foot-and-
mouth disease with vaccination and currently authorised
for such imports into the Community.

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(8)

(9)

In 2007, Paraguay was recognised by the OIE as having a
free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination status
with the exception of a high surveillance area along its
external borders. In April 2008, a Community inspection
took place in Paraguay in order to verify the situation on
the ground.

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.

is

appropriate

The favourable outcome of that inspection suggests that
into the
to authorise
it
Community of de-boned and matured fresh bovine
meat from the territory of Paraguay which is recognised
by the OIE as having a free of foot-and-mouth disease
with vaccination status.

imports

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 August 2008.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(10) Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended

accordingly.

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.

(11)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘Part 1

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF (*)

Veterinary certificate

Model(s)

4

—

EQU

BOV

RUF

SG

5

A

A

Specific
conditions

Closing
date (**)

Opening date (***)

6

1

1

7

8

18 March 2005

1 December 2007

Country

Code of
territory

Description of territory

1

2

3

AL — Albania

AL-0 Whole country

AR — Argentina

AR-0 Whole country

AR-1

of:

Buenos

Palmar),

provinces

Entre Ríos,

Corrientes
Berón
of

Aires,
The
(except
the
Catamarca,
de Astrada,
departments
Capital, Empedrado, General Paz,
Itati,
Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís
del
La Rioja,
Mendoza, Misiones, part of Neuquén
(excluding territory included in AR-4),
part of Río Negro (excluding territory
included in AR-4), San Juan, San Luis,
Santa Fe, Tucuman, Cordoba, La Pampa,
Santiago del Estero, Chaco Formosa, Jujuy
and Salta, excluding the buffer area of 25
km from the border with Bolivia and
Paraguay that extends from the Santa
in the Province of
Catalina District
Jujuy,
in the
Province of Formosa

to the Laishi District

AR-2

Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

1 March 2002

BOV, RUF

A

1

1 December 2007

BOV, OVI,
RUW, RUF

1 August 2008

AR-3

AR-4

Corrientes: the departments of Berón de
Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz,
Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San
Luís del Palmar

Part of Río Negro (except: in Avellaneda
the zone located north of the Provincial
road 7 and east of the Provincial road
250, in Conesa the zone located east of
the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone
located north of the Provincial road 7
from its intersection with the Provincial
road 66 to
border with the
Department of Avellaneda, and in San
Antonio the zone located east of
the
Provincial roads 250 and 2)

the

Part of Neuquén (except in Confluencia
the zone located east of the Provincial
road 17, and in Picun Leufú the zone
located east of the Provincial road 17)

AU — Australia

AU-0 Whole country

BA — Bosnia
Herzegovina

BA-0 Whole country

BH — Bahrain

BH-0 Whole country

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

—

—

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8

31 January 2008

31 January 2008

1 August 2008

1 December 2007

7 March 2002

6

1

1

1

1

1

4

EQU

BOV

5

A and
H

1

2

3

BR — Brazil

BR-0 Whole country

BR-1

Part of the State of Minas Gerais (except
regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos,
São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and
Bambuí), State of Espíritu Santo, State of
Goias

the State of Mato Grosso

Part of
comprising 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 muni­

cipality of Itiquiora),

— Barra do Garça,
— Barra do Burgres,

State of Rio Grande do Sul

BR-2

State of Santa Catarina

BR-3

States of Paraná and São Paulo

BOV

BOV

A and
H

A and
H

F

F

G

BW — Botswana

BW-0 Whole country

EQU, EQW

BW-1

The veterinary disease control zones 3c,
4b, 5, 6, 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

CN-0 Whole country

CO — Colombia

CO-0 Whole country

CR — Costa Rica

CR-0 Whole country

CU — Cuba

CU-0 Whole country

—

BOV, EQU

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

(cid:127)

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

—

EQU

BOV, EQU

BOV, EQU

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6

7

8

1

2

3

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

IN — India

IL-0

Whole country

IN-0

Whole country

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

KE — Kenya

KE-0 Whole country

MA — Morocco

MA-0 Whole country

ME — Montenegro

ME-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

MX — Mexico

MX-0 Whole country

NA — Namibia

NA-0 Whole country

4

—

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

BOV, EQU

—

BOV, EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

—

BOV, OVI,
EQU, RUF,
RUW

—

EQU

BOV, OVI,
EQU

—

OVI, EQU

—

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

1

NC — New
Caledonia

NC-0 Whole country

NI — Nicaragua

NI-0

Whole country

BOV, RUF,
RUW

—

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0 Whole country

PA — Panama

PA-0 Whole country

PY — Paraguay

PY-0

Whole country

PY-1

Whole country except for the designated
high surveillance zone of 15 km from
the external borders

RS — Serbia (*****)

RS-0 Whole country

RU — Russian
Federation

RU-0 Whole country

RU-1

Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Nenets
autonomous area

SV — El Salvador

SV-0 Whole country

SZ — Swaziland

SZ-0 Whole country

SZ-1

SZ-2

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

veterinary
and
gazetted

The
surveillance
areas
as
Instrument under
51 of 2001

vaccination

foot-and-mouth
control
Statutory
legal notice number

as

a

TH — Thailand

TH-0 Whole country

TN — Tunisia

TN-0 Whole country

TR — Turkey

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

US-0 Whole country

UY — Uruguay

UY-0 Whole country

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

BOV, EQU

EQU

BOV

BOV, OVI,
EQU

—

RUF

—

EQU, EQW

BOV, RUF,
RUW

BOV, RUF,
RUW

—

—

—

EQU

—

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

EQU

BOV

OVI

A

1

1 August 2008

F

F

G

A

A

1

1

1

1

4 August 2003

1 November 2001

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2

3

ZA — South Africa

ZA-0 Whole country

ZA-1

The whole country except:
— the part of

foot-and-mouth
the
disease control area situated in the
veterinary regions of Mpumalanga
in the
and northern provinces,
the
of
Ingwavuma
district
veterinary region of Natal and in
the border area with Botswana east
of longitude 28°, and

of

7

8

4

EQU, EQW

BOV, OVI,
RUF, RUW

5

F

6

1

— the district of Camperdown,
province of KwaZuluNatal

in the

ZW — Zimbabwe

ZW-0 Whole country

—

(*) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Community agreements with third countries.
(**) Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date indicated in column 7 can be imported into the Community for 90 days from that date.

Consignments on the high seas can be imported into the Community if certified before the date indicated in column 7 for 40 days from that date.
(NB: no date in column 7 means that there are no time restrictions).

(***) Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date indicated in column 8 can be imported into the Community (no date in column 8 means that there are no

time restrictions).

(****) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed

following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.

(*****) Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
(cid:127) = Certificates in accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002,

p. 132).

— = No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).
1 = Category restrictions:

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