2002/208/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2002 on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 11 of Council Directive 2001/89/EC concerning Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 984)

Commission Decision
of 11 March 2002
on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 11 of Council Directive 2001/89/EC concerning Germany
(notified under document number C(2002) 984)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/208/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), and in particular Article 11(1)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In January and February 2002 outbreaks of classical swine fever in Rhineland-Palatinate were declared by the veterinary authorities of Germany.
(2) In accordance with Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Directive 2001/89/EC protection and surveillance zones were immediately established around outbreak sites in Germany.
(3) The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat(2), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC(3).
(4) In accordance with Article 11(1)(f) of Directive 2001/89/EC, Germany has submitted a request for the adoption of a derogation concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in the surveillance zones established in Rheinland-Palatinate and slaughtered, subject to a specific authorisation issued by the competent authority.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (section Animal health and Welfare),