82/731/EEC: Council Decision of 18 October 1982 on the list of establishments in the Republic of Finland approved for the purposes of exporting fresh meat to the Community
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COUNCIL DECISION
OF 18 OCTOBER 1982
ON THE LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXPORTING FRESH MEAT TO THE COMMUNITY
( 82/731/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/462/EEC OF 12 DECEMBER 1972 ON HEALTH AND VETERINARY INSPECTION PROBLEMS UPON IMPORTATION OF BOVINE ANIMALS AND SWINE AND FRESH MEAT FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 ( 1 ) AND 18 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THIRD COUNTRIES CANNOT BE AUTHORIZED TO EXPORT FRESH MEAT TO THE COMMUNITY UNLESS THEY SATISFY THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN DIRECTIVE 72/462/EEC ;
WHEREAS FINLAND HAS FORWARDED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 72/462/EEC , A LIST OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS AUTHORIZED TO EXPORT FRESH MEAT TO THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS COMMUNITY ON-THE-SPOT VISITS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE HYGIENE STANDARDS OF MANY OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE SUFFICIENT AND THEY MAY THEREFORE BE ENTERED ON A FIRST LIST , DRAWN UP ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF THE SAID DIRECTIVE , OF ESTABLISHMENTS FROM WHICH IMPORTATION OF FRESH MEAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED ;
WHEREAS THE CASE OF THE OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS PROPOSED BY FINLAND HAS TO BE RE-EXAMINED ON THE BASIS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR HYGIENE STANDARDS AND THEIR ABILITY TO ADAPT QUICKLY TO COMMUNITY RULES ;
WHEREAS , IN THE MEANTIME AND SO AS TO AVOID ANY ABRUPT INTERRUPTION OF EXISTING TRADE FLOWS , THESE ESTABLISHMENTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED TEMPORARILY TO CONTINUE THEIR EXPORTS OF FRESH MEAT TO THOSE MEMBER STATES PREPARED TO ACCEPT THEM ;
WHEREAS IT WILL THEREFORE BE NECESSARY TO RE-EXAMINE AND , IF NECESSARY , AMEND THIS DECISION ;
WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FRESH MEAT FROM ESTABLISHMENTS APPEARING IN THE ANNEX REMAIN SUBJECT TO VETERINARY PROVISIONS LAID DOWN AND TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY ; WHEREAS , IN PARTICULAR , THE IMPORTATION FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AND THE RE-EXPORTATION TO OTHER MEMBER STATES OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MEAT , SUCH AS CUTS WEIGHING LESS THAN 3 KG , OR MEAT CONTAINING RESIDUES OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES , WHICH ARE NOT YET COVERED BY HARMONIZED COMMUNITY RULES , REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE HEALTH LEGISLATION OF THE IMPORTING MEMBER STATE ;
WHEREAS , IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY FAVOURABLE OPINION FROM THE STANDING VETERINARY COMMITTEE , THE COMMISSION IS UNABLE TO ADOPT THE MEASURES IT HAD ENVISAGED ON THIS MATTER UNDER THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED