92/166/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 February 1992 amending Commission Decision 92/25/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe

COMMISSION DECISION  of 28 February 1992  amending Commission Decision 92/25/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe  (92/166/EEC)
THE COMMISSION 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, ovine, caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by  Directive 91/688/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/25/EEC (3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe; whereas this Decision provides that Member States shall authorize imports of de-boned carcase meat of  bovine animals from the regions of Mashonaland West and Central in Zimbabwe;
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in Zimbabwe which has been free for some time in the region of Mashonaland Central;
Whereas the Zimbabwean authorities have taken certain veterinary control measures including vaccination of bovine animals in a small part of Mashonaland Central and the suspension of exports of fresh meat to the Community from the hitherto free area of  the territory;
Whereas the situation has improved and now it is possible to amend the regionalisation in Zimbabwe thereby suspending temporarily the veterinary region of Mashonaland Central but allowing importation into the Community of fresh de-boned meat from  Mashonaland West;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,