THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption(1), and in particular points (1) and (4) of Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat(2) sets out a list of third countries and parts of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import fresh meat of animals as defined in that Decision.
(2) Under that Decision, parts of the territory of Botswana are authorised for imports into the Community of deboned and matured meat from domestic bovine animals, sheep, goats and wild or farmed non-domestic animals other than suidae and solipeds.
(3) However an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Botswana within the territory of BW-1 was reported by the veterinary authorities of Botswana to the Commission. The first clinical signs of that disease were seen by the veterinary authorities on 20 April 2006 and they took immediate and appropriate control measures in the affected zone, including suspending the movement of susceptible animals and their products within and out of the zone and closing down two export establishments approved for imports into the Community.
(4) In order to take into account those measures introduced by Botswana, the list of authorised third countries and parts thereof, as set out out in Part I of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC, should be amended. Accordingly imports from Botswana into the Community of consignments of deboned and matured meat from domestic animals and farmed game slaughtered or wild game hunted prior to 20 April 2006 originating from the territory of BW-1 should be indicated as authorised. However, all consignments of such meat from such animals slaughtered or hunted on or after that date originating from that territory should be indicated as not authorised.
(5) Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) This Decision is to be reviewed in the light of information obtained from Botswana.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.
For the Commission
Markos Kyprianou
Member of the Commission
| a Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries. | |||||
| b Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. | |||||
| c The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subjet in the United Nations. | |||||
| d Serbia and Montenegro are Republics with individual customs territory forming a State Union and therefore have to be listed separately. | |||||
| — = No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country). a = Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member States of the European Union. | |||||
| Country | Code of Territory | Description of territory | Veterinary certificate | Specific conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model(s) | SG | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| AL — Albania | AL-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| AR — Argentina | AR-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| AR-1 | The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar), Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, and Tucuman | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-2 | La Pampa and Santiago del Estero | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-3 | Cordoba | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-4 | Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | 1 | ||
| AR-5 | Formosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia) | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-6 | Salta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria) | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-7 | Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-8 | Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, with the exception of the buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AR-9 | The buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa | — | |||
| AR-10 | Part of the Province of Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| AU — Australia | AU-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | ||
| BA — Bosnia Herzegovina | BA-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| BG — Bulgaria a | BG-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| BG-1 | The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V. Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | |||
| BG-2 | The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the 20 km wide corridor on the border with Turkey | — | |||
| BH — Bahrain | BH-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| BR — Brazil | BR-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| BR-1 | Part of the State of Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), State of Espíritu Santo, State of Goias and, Part of the State of Mato Grosso comprising the regional unit of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), the regional unit of Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), the regional unit of Lucas do Rio Verde, the regional unit of Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), the regional unit of Barra do Garça and the regional unit of Barra do Burgres | BOV | A and H | 1 and 2 | |
| BR-2 | State of Rio Grande do Sul | BOV | A and H | 1 and 2 | |
| BR-3 | Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul comprising the municipality of Sete Quedas | BOV | A and H | 1 and 2 | |
| BR-4 | Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of: Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), State of Paraná, and State of Sao Paulo | BOV | A and H | 1 and 2 | |
| BR-5 | State of Paraná, State of Mato Grosso do Sul and State of Sao Paulo | — | — | 1 | |
| BR-6 | State of Santa Catarina | BOV | A and H | 1 and 2 | |
| BW — Botswana | BW-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | ||
| BW-1 | The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 | |
| BW-2 | The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 | |
| BY — Belarus | BY-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| BZ — Belize | BZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| CA — Canada | CA-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW | G | |
| CH — Switzerland | CH-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | ||
| CL — Chile | CL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF | ||
| CN — China (People's Republic of) | CN-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| CO — Colombia | CO-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| CO-1 | The zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River | BOV | A | 2 | |
| CO-3 | The zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its headwaters of Alto Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast | BOV | A | 2 | |
| CR — Costa Rica | CR-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| CU — Cuba | CU-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| DZ — Algeria | DZ-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| ET — Ethiopia | ET-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| FK — Falkland Islands | FK-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | ||
| GL — Greenland | GL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | ||
| GT — Guatemala | GT-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| HK — Hong Kong | HK-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| HN — Honduras | HN-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| HR — Croatia | HR-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | ||
| IL — Israel | IL-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| IN — India | IN-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| IS — Iceland | IS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | ||
| KE — Kenya | KE-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| MA — Morocco | MA-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| MG — Madagascar | MG-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniac | MK-0 | Whole country | OVI, EQU | ||
| MU — Mauritius | MU-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| MX — Mexico | MX-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| NA — Namibia | NA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | ||
| NA-1 | South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 2 | |
| NC — New Caledonia | NC-0 | Whole country | BOV, RUF, RUW | ||
| NI — Nicaragua | NI-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| NZ — New Zealand | NZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | ||
| PA — Panamá | PA-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | ||
| PY — Paraguay | PY-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| PY-1 | Chaco central and San Pedro areas | BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |
| RO — Romania a | RO-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF | ||
| RU — Russia | RU-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| RU-1 | Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Neeets autonomous area | RUF | |||
| SV — El Salvador | SV-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| SZ — Swaziland | SZ-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | ||
| SZ-1 | Area west of the “red line” fence which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 2 | |
| SZ-2 | The veterinary foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001 | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 | |
| TH — Thailand | TH-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| TN — Tunisia | TN-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| TR — Turkey | TR-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| TR-1 | The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale | EQU | |||
| UA — Ukraine | UA-0 | Whole country | — | ||
| US — United States | US-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW | G | |
| XM — Montenegro | XM-0 | Whole custom territoryd | BOV, OVI, EQU | ||
| XS — Serbiab | XS-0 | Whole custom territoryd | BOV, OVI, EQU | ||
| UY — Uruguay | UY-0 | Whole country | EQU | ||
| BOV | A | 1 and 2 | |||
| OVI | A | 1 and 2 | |||
| ZA — South Africa | ZA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | ||
| ZA-1 | The whole country except:
| BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 2 | |
| ZW — Zimbabwe | ZW-0 | Whole country | — | ||
Geographic and timing restrictions:
| Code of Territory | Veterinary certificate | Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | SG | |||
| AR-1 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 January 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 February 2002 | Authorised | |||
| AR-2 | BOV | A | Before and including 8 March 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 9 March 2002 | Authorised | |||
| AR-4 | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | — | Before and including 28 February 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 March 2002 | Authorised | |||
| AR-5 | BOV | A | From 1 February 2002 to 10 July 2003 (inclusive) | Authorised |
| After and including 11 July 2003 | Not authorised | |||
| AR-6 | BOV | A | From 1 February 2002 to 4 September 2003 (inclusive) | Authorised |
| After and including 5 September 2003 | Not authorised | |||
| AR-7 | BOV | A | From 1 February 2002 to 7 October 2003 (inclusive) | Authorised |
| After and including 8 October 2003 | Not authorised | |||
| AR-8 | BOV | A | Before and including 17 March 2005 | See AR-5, AR-6 and AR-7 for periods when the specific territories within the area referred to in AR-8 were not authorised |
| After and including 18 March 2005 | Authorised | |||
| AR-10 | BOV | A | Before and including 3 January 2006 | Authorised |
| After and including 4 January 2006 except for consignments already on their way before 4 February to the Community certified between 4 January and 4 February 2006 | Not authorised | |||
| BR-1 | BOV | A | After 1 December 2001 | Authorised |
| BR-2 | BOV | A | Before and including 30 November 2001 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 December 2001 | Authorised | |||
| BR-3 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 October 2002 | Authorised |
| After and including 1 November 2002 | Not authorised | |||
| BR-4 | BOV | A | After and including 1 December 2001 until and including 29 September 2005 | Authorised |
| BR-5 | BOV | After and including 30 September 2005 | Not authorised | |
| BR-6 | BOV | A | After 1 December 2001 | Authorised |
| BW-1 | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | A | Before 20 April 2006 | Authorised |
| After and including 20 April 2006 | Not authorised | |||
| BW-2 | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | A | Before and including 6 March 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 7 March 2002 | Authorised | |||
| PY-1 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 August 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003 | Authorised | |||
| After and including 20 February 2003 | Not authorised | |||
| SZ-2 | BOV, RUF, RUW | A | Before and including 3 August 2003 | Not authorised |
| After and including 4 August 2003 | Authorised | |||
| UY-0 | BOV, OVI | A | Before and including 31 October 2001 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 November 2001 | Authorised | |||
Category restrictions:
No offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).”
OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/360/EC (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 34).