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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1997-736/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1997/736",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 October 1997 concerning the importation of live animals, fresh meat and meat products from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Greenland and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (97/736/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1997-736",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 October 1997\nconcerning the importation of live animals, fresh meat and meat products from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Greenland and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(97/736/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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 or meat products from third countries, as last amended by Directive 96/91/EC, and in particular Article 3 thereof,\nWhereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC, as last amended by Commission Decision 97/160/EC, draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;\nWhereas, following a Community veterinary mission, it appears that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is covered by sufficiently well-structured and organized veterinary services; whereas a residue plan has been submitted and agreed by Member States;\nWhereas vaccination against classical swine fever is carried out in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; whereas classical swine fever breaks out from time to time; whereas therefore imports of swine from that country should not be authorized;\nWhereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;\nWhereas Greenland should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of sheep and goats;\nWhereas Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly;\nWhereas the specific animal health conditions and veterinary certification for importation of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products will be laid down in other decisions according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 39."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}