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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-462/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/462",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 amending Appendix A to Annex X to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Hungary in the list of establishments in transition (notified under document number C(2004) 1715) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/462/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-462",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 29 April 2004\namending Appendix A to Annex X to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain establishments in the meat sector in Hungary in the list of establishments in transition\n(notified under document number C(2004) 1715)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2004/462/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Annex X, Chapter 5, Section B, point 1, paragraph (d) thereto,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex X, Chapter 5, Section B, point 1, paragraph (a) to the 2003 Act of Accession provides that the structural requirements laid down in Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat are not to apply to establishments in Hungary listed in Appendix A to Annex X to the Act of Accession until 31 December 2006, subject to certain conditions.\n(2)\nIn Hungary, fifteen more high capacity meat establishments have difficulties in complying with the structural requirements laid down in Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, by 1 May 2004.\n(3)\nAccordingly those fifteen establishments need time to finalize their upgrading process in order to be in full compliance with the relevant structural requirements laid down in Directives 64/433/EEC.\n(4)\nThe fifteen establishments, which are currently in an advanced state of upgrading, have given reliable guarantees that they have the necessary funds to correct their remaining shortcomings within a short time and have received a favourable opinion from the Hungarian Animal health and Food Control Department, as regards the finalisation of their upgrading process.\n(5)\nFor Hungary, the detailed information regarding the shortcomings for each establishment is available.\n(6)\nIn order to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in Hungary to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary legislation, it is justified therefore upon the request of Hungary, to grant the fifteen establishments a transitional period.\n(7)\nDue to the advanced stage of upgrading of the fifteen establishments, the transitional period should be limited to a maximum of 12 months.\n(8)\nThe Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision.\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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