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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-779/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2003/779",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 31 October 2003 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries (notified under document number C(2003) 3988) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/779/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-779",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 31 October 2003\nlaying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries\n(notified under document number C(2003) 3988)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2003/779/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC, as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/721/EC, and in particular Article 10(2)(a) and (c) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 94/187/EC of 18 March 1994 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries has been substantially amended several times. In the interests of clarity and rationality, the said Decision should be codified.\n(2)\nAnnex I(2) to Directive 92/118/EEC allows the importation from any third country of animal casings which have undergone a prescribed treatment.\n(3)\nThe animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be laid down in order to guarantee that the prescribed treatment of the casings is carried out.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 89, 6.4.1994, p. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See Annex II to this Decision."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
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