8. 2. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 36/43 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1984 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certfication for imports of fresh meat from Brazil (85/97/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries ('), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (3), and in particular Articles 16, 18 (2), 19 (a) and 28 thereof, Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certi- fication requirements for imports of fresh meat from Brazil have been established by Commission Decision 78/694/EEC (®), as last amended by Decision 84/354/EEC (*), in parallel with the Decisions relating to Argentina, Paraguay und Uruguay, particularly as regards foot-and-mouth disease ; Whereas up to now and by way of derogation from Article 1(2) of Decision 78/694/EEC, the system under which masseter muscles have been imported from Brazil has been a temporary one permitted by Commission Decision 79/277/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 84/26/EEC (¥); whereas, now, Directive 72/462/EEC authorizes Member States to allow imports into their territory of whole masseter muscles ; Whereas there should therefore be a single Decision covering animal health conditions and veterinary certi- fication requirements for imports of fresh meat, including masseter muscles, from Brazil and the Deci- sion in force should be replaced by a new Decision ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34. () OJ No L 236, 26. 8.'1978, p. 29. () OJ No L 186, 13. 7. 1984, p. 51. () OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1979, p. 32. (9 OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1984, p. 24. i HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1.  Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat from Brazil as follows : (a) de-boned fresh meat of bovine animals, excluding offal, from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sdo Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Bahia and Espirito Santo, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands, which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex A; (b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex B; (c) the following offal of bovine animals from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sdo Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Bahia and Espirito Santo ; — completely trimmed hearts, — completely trimmed livers, — completely trimmed tongues without bone, cartilage or tonsils, which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate correspon- ding with the specimen given in Annex C. 2. Member States may authorize the importation of completely trimmed whole masseter muscles of bovine animals from the Brazilian States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sio Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Bahia and Espirito Santo into their territory under Article 18(2) of Directive 72/462/EEC which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corres- ponding with the specimen given in Annex C. 3. Member States shall prohibit the import of cate- gories of fresh meat from Brazil other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.