No L 140/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 5. 86 COMMISSION DECISION of 9 April 1986 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Uruguay (86/192/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 Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (3, and in particular Article 16 thereof, Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certifi- cation requirements for imports of fresh meat from Uruguay have been established by Commission Decision 85/96/EEC (°), particularly as regards foot-and-mouth disease ; Whereas recently evolved scientific conclusions in respect of the survival of foot-and-mouth disease virus in certain categories of fresh meat suggest that a general review of import conditions for this meat from countries where the disease is endemic should take place; 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 : (@) de-boned fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep and goats, excluding offal, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands, which presents 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 presents the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. () OJ No L 36, 8. 2. 1985, p. 34. health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex B; (c) the following offal of bovine animals: — completely trimmed hearts, — completely trimmed diaphragmatic muscles, — completely trimmed tongues with epithelium and without bone, cartilage or tonsils, which presents the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex C. 2. Member States shall prohibit the import of catego- ries of fresh meat from Uruguay other than those mentioned in paragraph 1. ’ Article 2 1. By way of derogation from Article 1 (2), Member States may also authorize the importation of certain kinds of offal of bovine animals: — completely trimmed livers, — completely trimmed masseter muscles, — trimmed lungs, — other trimmed offal without bone or cartilage, presenting at least the guarantees laid down in the accom- panying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex D. Masseter muscles may be used either for human consumption or in the manufac- ture of pet food. Lungs, livers and other offal are to be used in the manufacture of pet food only. 2. The authorization, provided for in paragraph 1, to import the offal described above for human consumption or for use in the manufacture of pet food can only be given to establishments especially approved for this purpose by the Member States. Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of the approval and the conditions of approval of such establishments. In any case, the authorization can only be given to a processing establishment approved by the national autho- rities and under continuous veterinary supervision and on condition that a guarantee is provided that the raw mate- rial will be used only for the specified purpose without risk of contact with any product which remains unsteri- lized, and that it will not leave the establishment in its