CELEX: 31985D0606
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-13 00:00:00
Title: 85/606/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1985 on the list of establishments in Spain approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community

No L 373 / 56                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      31 . 12 . 85
                                                         COMMISSION DECISION
                                                            of 13 December 1985
                    on the list of establishments in Spain approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the
                                                                  Community
                                                               ( 85 / 606 / EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are
                                                                             also subject to other Community veterinary legislation ,
                                                                             particularly as regards animal health protection
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                        requirements ;
Economic Community ,
                                                                             Whereas import of fresh meat from the establishment
                                                                             appearing in the Annex remains subject to provisions laid
Having regard to Council Directive 72 / 462 / EEC of 12                      down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ;
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection                            whereas in particular , import from third countries and
problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and                    re-export to other Member States of certain categories of
fresh meat from third countries ( x ), as last amended by                    meat , such as meat containing residues of certain substances
Directive 83 / 91 / EEC ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 4(1 ) and          which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules ,
18 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                            remain subject to the health legislation of the importing
                                                                             Member State , while respecting the general provisions of the
                                                                             Treaty;
Whereas establishments in • third countries cannot be
authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless                      Whereas the provisions of Directive 72 / 462 / EEC apply to
they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in                 imports of fresh meat from Spain until the entry into force of
Directive 72 / 462 / EEC ;                                                   the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal ;
                                                                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
Whereas on the basis of a first inspection no establishments                 accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
were judged satisfactory and whereas Commission Decision                     Committee ,
84 / 327 / EEC ( 3 ) prohibited Member States , on a
Community basis , from importing fresh meat from
establishments in Spain , while still allowing those Member
States whose national legislation so permitted the possibility
of not abruptly interrupting existing trade flows with the                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
establishments proposed by the Spanish authorities , for a
period of seven months ;
                                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas a further inspection carried out pursuant to Article                 1.     The establishment in Spain appearing in the Annex is
5 of Directive 72 / 462 / EEC and Article 3 ( 1 ) of Commission              hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the
Decision 83 / 196 / EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning the                       Community pursuant to the said Annex .
on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the
importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat                       2.     Imports from the establishment referred to in
from non-member countries ( 4 ) has shown that the standard                  paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community
of hygiene in one establishment has been raised and can thus                 veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere , and , in particular
be regarded as satisfactory ;                                                those concerning animal health protection requirements .
Whereas this establishment can in these circumstances be
included in a list of establishments authorized to export to the                                        Article 2
Community ;
                                                                             Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming
                                                                             from establishments other than that appearing in the
Whereas , therefore , Decision 84 / 327 / EEC must be                        Annex .
repealed ;
(*)  OJ  No L 302 , 31 .   12 . 1972 , p. 28 .                                                          Article 3
(2)  OJ  No L 59 , 5 . 3 . 1983 , p. 34 .
( 3) OJ  No L 170 , 29 .   6 . 1984 , p. 80 .
(4)  OJ  No L 108 , 26 .   4 . 1983 , p. 18 .                                Decision 84 / 327 / EEC is hereby repealed .
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                         Article 4                                  Done at Brussels , 13 December 1985 .
This Decision shall apply until 28 February 1986 .
                                                                                                        For the Commission
                         Article 5
                                                                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .                                                           Vice-President
                                                            ANNEX
                                                 LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
                       No                               Establishment                              Address
                                               SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT
                                                        Slaughterhouse
                  MF 10.709 / SS   Ernesto Montero Alonso                                   Irun , Guipuzcoa