No L 36/34 Official Jourpal of the European Communities 8. 2. 85 (Acts - whose publicaiion 15 not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1984 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Uruguay (85/96/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 Uruguay have been established by Commission Deci- sion 78/695/EEC (}), as last amended by Decision 84/354/EEC (%), in parallel with the Decisions relating to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, particularly as regards foot-and-mouth disease ; Whereas up to now and by way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/695/EEC, the system under which masseter muscles have been imported - from Uruguay has been a temporary one permitted by Commission Decision 79/277/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 84/26/EEC (5); whereas, now, Directive 72/462/EEC authorizes Member States to allow imports into their territory of whole masseter muscles ; () 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. 37. () OJ No L 186, 13. 7. 1984, p. SI. () OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1979, p. 32. () OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1984, p. 24. 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 Uruguay and the Decision in force should be replaced by a new Dec1- sion ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat from Uruguay as follows : (a) de-boned fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep and goats, excluding offal, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands, which present the guarantees laid down in the. accompanying animal health certificate correspon- ding 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 : — completely trimmed hearts, — completely trimmed livers,