91/487/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 September 1991 amending Decision 89/15/EEC on the importations of live animals and fresh meat from certain third countries

COMMISSION DECISION  of 9 September 1991  amending Decision 89/15/EEC on the importations of live animals and fresh meat from certain third countries  (91/487/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by  Directive 91/266/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof, in conjunction with Council Directive 88/146/EEC of 7 March  1988 prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a hormonal action (4), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, in application of Decision 89/15/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 90/485/EEC (6), Member States continue to authorize imports of fresh meat and live animals from certain third countries appearing in the Annex to this Decision under the  conditions laid down in that Annex;
Whereas the authorities of Iceland have forwarded sufficient information on their laws on the use of substances having an oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic and thyrostatic action as well as specific information on the plan specifying the guarantees  offered by their country in respect of monitoring of residues of substances in Group A, I and II in Annex I to Decision 86/469/EEC and whereas those guarantees may be considered as equivalent to those resulting from the application of Council Directives  85/358/EEC (7) and 86/469/EEC;
Whereas the authorities of this country have, moreover, guaranteed that no meat coming from animals to which substances having a thyrostatic, oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action have been administered by any means will be exported to the  Community;
Whereas for these types of substances, imports of fresh meat of ovines from Iceland should therefore be authorized;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,