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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1832/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/1832",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1832 of 17 October 2016 amending the model certificates for imports into the Union of meat preparations, meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as well as fresh meat of domestic solipeds set out in Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards public health requirements for residues (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1832",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1832\nof 17 October 2016\namending the model certificates for imports into the Union of meat preparations, meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as well as fresh meat of domestic solipeds set out in Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards public health requirements for residues\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 9(2)(b) and Article 9(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, and in particular Article 7(2)(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2000/572/EC lays down the animal and public health veterinary certification conditions for the importation into the Union of consignments of certain meat preparations from third countries. It provides that such consignments are to be accompanied by an animal and public health certificate complying with the model set out in Annex II thereto (‘the health certificate for meat preparations’).\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2007/777/EC lays down the animal and public health conditions for imports into the Union of consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines. It provides that only consignments complying with the requirements of the model animal health and public health certificate set out in Annex III thereto (‘the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities’) and accompanied by such a certificate are to be imported into the Union.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 lays down the veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of equidae intended for human consumption. It provides that such consignments are only to be imported, if they are accompanied by a veterinary certificate drawn up in accordance with the model veterinary certificate ‘EQU’ for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) set out in Part 2 of Annex II (‘the EQU certificate’) thereto.\n(4)\nCouncil Directive 96/22/EC prohibits, amongst others, the importation from third countries of meat or products intended for human consumption obtained from animals which have been administered certain substances, including beta-agonists. This Directive allows imports of animals intended for breeding, breeding animals at the end of their reproductive life, or meat therefrom, from third countries, which can afford guarantees at least equivalent to those laid down in that Directive, which have been established for the purpose of giving effect to Chapter V of Council Directive 96/23/EC describing the measures to be taken in the event of infringement.\n(5)\nDirective 96/23/EC lays down measures for monitoring the presence of certain substances and groups of residues in live animals and animal products. It provides that imports of animals for slaughter and of products of animal origin intended for human consumption are only to be authorised from third countries whose monitoring plan has been approved by the Commission.\n(6)\nDomestic solipeds are usually not raised solely for the production of meat and are only sent for slaughter at the end of their productive life. In the Union, animals of the equidae family are considered to be food-producing animals, unless they are irreversibly excluded from slaughter for human consumption in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(7)\nFollowing audit missions in certain third countries, where deficiencies had been detected, and in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of Directive 96/22/EC, it is necessary to reinforce the guarantees on imports of fresh meat of equidae intended for human consumption, meat preparations as well as meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines produced therefrom as regards the monitoring of substances and groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC.\n(8)\nTherefore, the health certificate for meat preparations, the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities and the EQU certificate should be amended so that they provide the necessary guarantees that the commodities covered by them, when they are produced from or contain meat of domestic solipeds, were produced from meat which meets the requirements set out for the imports of fresh meat of domestic solipeds.\n(9)\nDecisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(10)\nTo avoid any disruption of trade, imports into the Union of consignments of commodities accompanied by the health certificate for meat preparations, the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities and the EQU certificate issued in accordance with Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments made by this Regulation should continue to be authorised for a transitional period.\n(11)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Decision 2000/572/EC 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 (OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1)."
    }
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