CELEX: 31972H0368
Language: en
Date: 1972-10-17 00:00:00
Title: 72/368/EEC: Commission Recommendation of 17 October 1972 on health inspection of animals and fresh meat imported into the Community

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31972H0368

72/368/EEC: Commission Recommendation of 17 October 1972 on health inspection of animals and fresh meat imported into the Community  /* Unofficial translation */  

Official Journal L 253 , 09/11/1972 P. 0014 - 0014 Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1972(11) P. 0040  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1972(11) P. 0041  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 6 P. 0123  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 6 P. 0123 

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION  of 17 October 1972  concerning the health inspection of animals and fresh meat introduced into the territory of the Community  (72/368/EEC) For the protection of human and animal life or health in the Community, live animals and fresh meat which come from third countries and are introduced into the territory of the Community undergo an inspection by the veterinary authorities which usually takes place at the external frontier. If the introduction of dangerous and epizootic diseases is to be prevented, inspections must be very rigorous and thorough.  It has, however, become apparent that this inspection is not always carried out in respect of animals and fresh meat which immediately on entry into the Community are placed under customs procedure relating to free zones or warehousing. If such animals or meat are unhealthy, the danger to human and animal lifeor health in the Community could be considerable.  In order to avert such danger and also, as far as possible, to prevent fraudulent practices in respect of the abovementioned products, e.g. the submission of false or falsified documents intended to make possible the movement of such products within the Community in spite of the fact that they come from third countries from which, for health reasons, their importation is not authorised, it is desirable that veterinary inspection take place, in all cases, as soon as the products arrive in the Community.  For those reasons and in pursuance of Article 155 of the Treaty establishing the EEC, the Commission recommends that the Member States:  Apply the animal health measures in respect of animals and fresh meat coming from third countries immediately on their arrival in the Community, irrespective of the customs procedure under which the goods are placed.  Done at Brussels, 17 October 1972.  For the Commission  The President  S.L. MANSHOLT