COMMISSION  DECISION
of 23 December 1983
concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
(84/106/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 animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 16, 19 and 28 thereof,
Whereas the health conditions and health certificates required on imports of fresh meat from Brazil were laid down by Commission Decision 78/694/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 79/690/EEC (3), notably on account of the situation with regard to foot-and-mouth disease then existing in Brazil;
Whereas further on-the-spot inspections have shown that the situation in Brazil regarding foot-and-mouth disease has been improved in the States of Rio de Janeiro and Goiás; whereas imports of fresh meat from these States may fufil the same conditions as from other approved States;
Whereas it is necessary to take account of the situation in Brazil regarding foot-and-mouth disease and particularly of the situation at present;
Whereas the measures adopted by Member States must be modified in the light of any developments in the particular health situation of each third country;
Whereas specific measures of animal health protection should be adopted on a Community basis as provided for by the Directive;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 1 of Decision 78/694/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat from Brazil as follows:
(a) deboned fresh meat of bovine animals, excluding offals, from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Espírito Santo, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex A and which must accompany the consignment;
(b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds, conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex B and which must accompany the consignment;
(c) the following offals of bovine animals from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Espírito Santo:
- completely trimmed hearts,
- completely trimmed livers,
- completely trimmed tongues without bone, cartilage or tonsils,
conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex C and which must accompany the consignment.
2. Member States shall not authorize the import of categories of fresh meat from Brazil other than those mentioned in paragraph 1.'
The Annexes to Decision 78/694/EEC are hereby replaced by Annexes A, B and C to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1984. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 31 March 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.