92/453/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1992 amending Commission Decision 81/547/EEC, 82/9/EEC, 81/132/EEC, 82/425/EEC and 92/222/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from the Yugoslav Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria

COMMISSION DECISION  of 30 July 1992  amending Commission Decisions 81/547/EEC, 82/9/EEC, 82/132/EEC, 82/425/EEC and 92/222/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from the Yugoslav  Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria  (92/453/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  Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 (2), and in particular Articles 14 and 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decisions 81/547/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 91/73/EEC (4), 82/9/EEC (5), 82/132/EEC (6), 82/425/EEC (7), as amended by Decision 92/244/EEC (8), and 92/222/EEC (9) lay down the requirements as regards animal health conditions  and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from the Yugoslav Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria;
Whereas Council Directives 90/423/EEC (10) and 91/688/EEC (11) lay down additional health measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine-fever respectively;
Whereas additional health protection measures, namely the prohibition of imports of fresh meat, must be taken against those countries which continue to carry out routine vaccination against classical swine-fever; whereas Bulgaria, Poland, Romania,  Czechoslovakia and the Yugoslav Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia continue to carry out such routine vaccinations;
Whereas additional health protection measures have been laid down on a Community basis, with regard to foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine-fever;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the existing conditions in respect of imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and the Yugoslav Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia laid down in the abovementioned  Decisions;
Whereas these amendments should not influence the importation of pig meat for purposes other than human consumption, such as pet food production or technical purposes such as covered by Commission Decision 89/18/EEC (12);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,