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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-572/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2000/572",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 September 2000 laying down the animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of meat preparations into the Community from third countries (notified under document number C(2000) 2533) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/572/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-572",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 8 September 2000\nlaying down the animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of meat preparations into the Community from third countries\n(notified under document number C(2000) 2533)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2000/572/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations, and in particular Article 13 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nSpecific conditions relating to the requirements of Directive 94/65/EC for the importation into the Community of minced meat and meat preparations must be established in a model of certificate including both the public and the animal health conditions. These conditions may not be less stringent than those laid down in Articles 3 and 5 of that Directive.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 97/29/EC establishes health conditions and public health certification for the importation of minced meat and meat preparations from third countries.\n(3)\nAnimal health conditions have not yet been established.\n(4)\nA new model of certificate must be established laying down both the animal and the public health conditions for imports of minced meat and meat preparations.\n(5)\nDecision 97/29/EC must be repealed.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",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": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 on Community health conditions on imports of animals and fresh meat including minced meat from third countries and amending Decisions 79/542/EEC, 2000/572/EC and 2000/585/EC (notified under document number C(2003) 5248) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/212/EC)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 12, 15.1.1997, p. 33."
    }
  ],
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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."
}