Commission Decision of 8 December 2004 amending Decision 97/222/EC laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products (notified under document number C(2004) 4563) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/857/EC)

EU Decision 2004/857 · Adopted 8 December 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 8 December 2004

amending Decision 97/222/EC laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products

(notified under document number C(2004) 4563)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/857/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries^f1, and in particular Articles 3(1) and 16 in conjunction with the first indent of Article 21a(1) thereof,

Having 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 (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC^f2, and in particular Article 10(2)(a) and (3)(a) thereof,

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^f3, and in particular Article 8(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 97/222/EC^f4 establishes a list of third countries or parts of third countries from which the importation of meat products are authorised.

(2)

To ensure transparency and harmonisation of the codes for certain treatment regimes as laid down in the tables in Part II and III of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC, it is necessary to amend and clarify some of the footnotes with reference to the origin and provenance of fresh meat.

(3)

In the description of regionalised territories in Part I of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC, there are outdated references to legislation that has now been repealed and replaced by new acts. It is therefore necessary to update those references. The corresponding codes of territories and treatment regimes in Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC should also be updated accordingly.

(4)

Therefore, Part I, II and IV of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC should be amended accordingly.

(5)

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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).
f2: OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2004 (OJ L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 60).
f3: OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
f4: OJ L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 39. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/245/EC (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 62).

1Article 1
2Article 2
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Signature
Annex IAnnex I
Annex IIAnnex II
Annex IIIAnnex III

1

Commission Decision 97/222/EC is amended as follows:

1..

Part I of the Annex is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision;
2..

Part II of the Annex is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision;
3..

Part IV of the Annex is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Decision.

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

Annex I

‘Description of regionalised territories as laid down for the countries listed in parts II and III

OJ L 146, 14.6.1976, p. 15.

OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.

Country Territory Description of territory
Code Version
Argentina AR Whole country
AR-1 1/2004 The whole country except the Provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
AR-2 1/2004 The Provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
Bulgaria BG Whole country
BG-1 — As described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC^f1 (as last amended)
BG-2 — As described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
Brazil BR Whole country
BR-1 — As described in Annex I to Commission Decision 94/984/EC^f2 (as last amended)
Serbia and Montenegro CS Whole country as described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
Malaysia MY Whole country
MY-1 95/1 Peninsular (western) Malaysia only

’

OJ L 146, 14.6.1976, p. 15.
OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.
Country	Territory	Description of territory
Code	Version
Argentina	AR		Whole country
AR-1	1/2004	The whole country except the Provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
AR-2	1/2004	The Provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
Bulgaria	BG		Whole country
BG-1	—	As described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC^f1 (as last amended)
BG-2	—	As described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
Brazil	BR		Whole country
BR-1	—	As described in Annex I to Commission Decision 94/984/EC^f2 (as last amended)
Serbia and Montenegro	CS		Whole country as described in Part I of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
Malaysia	MY		Whole country
MY-1	95/1	Peninsular (western) Malaysia only

Annex II

‘PART II

Third countries or parts thereof from where meat products are authorised for importation into the European Community

See Part III of the present Annex for minimum treatment requirements applicable to pasteurised meat products and biltong.

For meat products prepared from fresh meat obtained from animals slaughtered after 1 March 2002.

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

XXX

Meat products containing meat of these species are not authorised.

Code ISO Country of origin or part thereof 1. Domestic bovine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (excluding swine) Domestic ovine/caprine 1. Domestic porcine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine) Domestic soliped 1. Domestic poultry2. Farmed feathered game Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae Wild cloven hoofed game (excluding swine) Wild swine Wild soliped Wild leporidae (rabbits and hares) Wild game birds Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae)
AR Argentina AR C C C A A A C C XXX A D XXX
Argentina AR-1^f1 C C C A A A C C XXX A D XXX
Argentina AR-2 A^f2 A C A A A C C XXX A D XXX
AU Australia A A A A D A A A XXX A D A
BG Bulgaria BG D D D A D A D D XXX A D XXX
Bulgaria BG-1 A A D A D A A D XXX A D XXX
Bulgaria BG-2 D D D A D A D D XXX A D XXX
BH Bahrain B B B B XXX A C C XXX A XXX XXX
BR Brazil C C C A D A C C XXX A D XXX
Brazil BR-1 C C C A A A C C XXX A A XXX
BW Botswana B B B B XXX A B B A A XXX XXX
BY Belarus C C C B XXX A C C XXX A XXX XXX
CA Canada A A A A A A A A XXX A A A
CH Switzerland A A A A A A A D XXX A A XXX
CL Chile A A A A A A B B XXX A A XXX
CN People’s Republic of China B B B B B A B B XXX A B XXX
CO Colombia B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
CS Serbia and Montenegro A A D A D A D D XXX A XXX XXX
ET Ethiopia B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
GL Greenland XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX A XXX XXX XXX A A A
HK Hong Kong B B B B D A B B XXX A XXX XXX
HR Croatia A A D A A A A D XXX A A XXX
IL Israel B B B B D A B B XXX A D XXX
IN India B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
IS Iceland B B B A A A B B XXX A A XXX
KE Kenya B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
KR South Korea XXX XXX XXX XXX D A XXX XXX XXX A D XXX
MA Morocco B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
MG Madagascar B B B B D A B B XXX A D XXX
MK Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia^f3 A A B A XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
MU Mauritius B B B B XXX A B B XXX A XXX XXX
MX Mexico A D D A D A D D XXX A D XXX
MY Malaysia MY XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Malaysia MY-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX D A XXX XXX XXX A D XXX
NA Namibia B B B B D A B B A A D XXX
NZ New Zealand A A A A A A A A XXX A A A
PY Paraguay C C C B XXX A C C XXX A XXX XXX
RO Romania A A D A A A A D XXX A A A
RU Russia C C C B XXX A C C XXX A XXX A
SG Singapore B B B B D A B B XXX A XXX XXX
SZ Swaziland B B B B XXX A B B A A XXX XXX
TH Thailand B B B B A A B B XXX A D XXX
TN Tunisia C C B B A A B B XXX A D XXX
TR Turkey XXX XXX XXX XXX D A XXX XXX XXX A D XXX
UA Ukraine XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX A XXX XXX XXX A XXX XXX
US United States of America A A A A A A A A XXX A A XXX
UY Uruguay C C B A D A XXX XXX XXX A D XXX
ZA South Africa C C C A D A C C A A D XXX
ZW Zimbabwe C C B A D A B B XXX A D XXX

’

See Part III of the present Annex for minimum treatment requirements applicable to pasteurised meat products and biltong.
For meat products prepared from fresh meat obtained from animals slaughtered after 1 March 2002.
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.
XXX Meat products containing meat of these species are not authorised.
Code ISO	Country of origin or part thereof	1. Domestic bovine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (excluding swine)	Domestic ovine/caprine	1. Domestic porcine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine)	Domestic soliped	1. Domestic poultry2. Farmed feathered game	Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae	Wild cloven hoofed game (excluding swine)	Wild swine	Wild soliped	Wild leporidae (rabbits and hares)	Wild game birds	Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae)
AR	Argentina AR	C	C	C	A	A	A	C	C	XXX	A	D	XXX
Argentina AR-1^f1	C	C	C	A	A	A	C	C	XXX	A	D	XXX
Argentina AR-2	A^f2	A	C	A	A	A	C	C	XXX	A	D	XXX
AU	Australia	A	A	A	A	D	A	A	A	XXX	A	D	A
BG	Bulgaria BG	D	D	D	A	D	A	D	D	XXX	A	D	XXX
Bulgaria BG-1	A	A	D	A	D	A	A	D	XXX	A	D	XXX
Bulgaria BG-2	D	D	D	A	D	A	D	D	XXX	A	D	XXX
BH	Bahrain	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	C	C	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
BR	Brazil	C	C	C	A	D	A	C	C	XXX	A	D	XXX
Brazil BR-1	C	C	C	A	A	A	C	C	XXX	A	A	XXX
BW	Botswana	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	A	A	XXX	XXX
BY	Belarus	C	C	C	B	XXX	A	C	C	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
CA	Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	XXX	A	A	A
CH	Switzerland	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	D	XXX	A	A	XXX
CL	Chile	A	A	A	A	A	A	B	B	XXX	A	A	XXX
CN	People’s Republic of China	B	B	B	B	B	A	B	B	XXX	A	B	XXX
CO	Colombia	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
CS	Serbia and Montenegro	A	A	D	A	D	A	D	D	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
ET	Ethiopia	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
GL	Greenland	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	A	A
HK	Hong Kong	B	B	B	B	D	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
HR	Croatia	A	A	D	A	A	A	A	D	XXX	A	A	XXX
IL	Israel	B	B	B	B	D	A	B	B	XXX	A	D	XXX
IN	India	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
IS	Iceland	B	B	B	A	A	A	B	B	XXX	A	A	XXX
KE	Kenya	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
KR	South Korea	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	D	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	D	XXX
MA	Morocco	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
MG	Madagascar	B	B	B	B	D	A	B	B	XXX	A	D	XXX
MK	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia^f3	A	A	B	A	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
MU	Mauritius	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
MX	Mexico	A	D	D	A	D	A	D	D	XXX	A	D	XXX
MY	Malaysia MY	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Malaysia MY-1	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	D	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	D	XXX
NA	Namibia	B	B	B	B	D	A	B	B	A	A	D	XXX
NZ	New Zealand	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	XXX	A	A	A
PY	Paraguay	C	C	C	B	XXX	A	C	C	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
RO	Romania	A	A	D	A	A	A	A	D	XXX	A	A	A
RU	Russia	C	C	C	B	XXX	A	C	C	XXX	A	XXX	A
SG	Singapore	B	B	B	B	D	A	B	B	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
SZ	Swaziland	B	B	B	B	XXX	A	B	B	A	A	XXX	XXX
TH	Thailand	B	B	B	B	A	A	B	B	XXX	A	D	XXX
TN	Tunisia	C	C	B	B	A	A	B	B	XXX	A	D	XXX
TR	Turkey	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	D	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	D	XXX
UA	Ukraine	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	XXX	XXX
US	United States of America	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	XXX	A	A	XXX
UY	Uruguay	C	C	B	A	D	A	XXX	XXX	XXX	A	D	XXX
ZA	South Africa	C	C	C	A	D	A	C	C	A	A	D	XXX
ZW	Zimbabwe	C	C	B	A	D	A	B	B	XXX	A	D	XXX

Annex III

‘PART IV

Interpretation of codes used in tables in parts II and III

Non-specific treatment regime:

A

No minimum specified temperature or other treatment is established for animal health purposes for the meat product. However, to qualify as a “meat product”, the meat must have undergone a treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat and the fresh meat used must also satisfy the animal health rules applicable to the export of fresh meat to the European Community.

Specific treatment regimes — listed in descending order of severity:

B =

Treatment in a hermetically sealed container to an F_o value of three or more.

C = A

Minimum temperature of 80 °C which must be reached throughout the meat during the processing of the meat product.

D = A

Minimum temperature of 70 °C which must be reached throughout the meat during the processing of meat products, or for raw ham, a treatment consisting of natural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months and resulting in the following characteristics:

A_w value of not more than 0,93,

pH value of not more than 6,0.

E =

In the case of “biltong”-type products, a treatment to achieve:

A_w value of not more than 0,93,

pH value of not more than 6,0.

F = A

Heat treatment ensuring that a centre temperature of at least 65 °C is reached for a period of time as necessary to achieve a pasteurisation value (pv) equal to or above 40.’