L 170/16 16. 6. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities IT (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1998 concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain European countries (notified under document number C(1998) 1445) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/371/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 (), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (3), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16, Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were established by Commission Decisions 81/547/ EEC(®), 82/8/EEC(*, 82/9/EEC(’), 82/132/EEC (), 92/222/EEC (), 92/377/EEC (%), 92/390/EEC (), 94/845/EC (), 94/846/EC (') and 97/737/EC (*3); Whereas the imports of fresh meat from Albania are not authorised by Commission Decision 89/197/EEC (), L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. L 206, 27. 7. 1981, p. 15. L 8, 13. 1. 1982, p. 9. L 8, 13. 1. 1982, p. 15. L 60, 3. 3. 1982, p. 16. L 108, 25. 4. 1992, p. 38. L 197, 16. 7. 1992, p. 75. L 207, 23. 7. 1992, p. 53. L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 38. L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 48. L 295, 29. 10. 1997, p. 39. L 73, 17. 3. 1989, p. 53. 000000000 (LS ST St S et Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia have not yet been established; whereas it is therefore necessary to determine the products to be authorised and the health guarantees to be requested; Whereas, with a view to the internal market, numerous health measures have been established in the framework of trade inside the Community; whereas the realisation of this objective necessitates, in parallel, an adaptation of the health conditions required for importation of fresh meat from third countries particularly from certain European countries; Whereas this adaptation must take into account the dif- ferent epidemiological situations in the European coun- tries concerned, and indeed in the different parts of their territories; whereas, given the existence of identical health situations between the various parts of those different countries, it is necessary to take account of this fact in establishing a new system of health guarantees; Whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to establish different health certificates in accordance with the conditions required for the importation of fresh meat from those different categories of countries or parts of countries;