30.8.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 232/19 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 August 2001 amending Decision 94/984/EC as regards the importation of fresh poultry meat from Brazil (notified under document number C(2001) 2469) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/659/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the Brazilian authorities have shown that their disease control measures for outbreaks of Newcastle disease are equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 92/ 66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community meas- ures for the control of Newcastle disease (°), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June and Sweden. 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, meat ('), as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (2), and in (5) It is appropriate on this basis to continue to allow the particular Articles 11 and 12 thereof, importation of fresh poultry meat from this region. Health attestation model A should therefore be Wh amended. ereas: L . (6) It is appropriate to restrict the scope of this Decision to (1)  Commission Decision 94/984/EC of 20 December 1994 poultry species covered by Council Directive 71/ laying down animal health conditions and veterinary 118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems certificates for the importation of fresh poultry meat affecting trade in fresh poultry meat (¥, as last amended g‘m.l . certza(i)r(l)ld;igrg Ecé) u4n tries (3.)(’1 asf last arpended b.Y by Directive 97/79/EC ('), and, if necessary, to lay down ecision ; / ; JEC €), provides Jor veterinary certi- the animal health conditions and veterinary certification ficates containing two different health attestations, for other poultry species in a separate Decision model A and model B, their use depending on the Newcastle disease situation in the country concerned. 7 The measures provided for in this Decision are in p (2)  Certain regions of Brazil are entitled to use the model A aCCoCr?qrr?q?trzgz with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary certificate for the exportation of poultry meat to the ’ Community. (3)  Outbreaks of Newcastle disease have affected some non- commercial poultry flocks in the State of Goids. There- fore this region of Brazil which is authorised to export fresh poultry meat to the Community is no longer free of Newcastle disease. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 (4)  An inspection carried out by the Commission's services in Brazil in October 2000 to assess the animal health o ) ) situation and the additional information received from Annex II part 2 model A to Decision 94/984/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. () O L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35. () O] L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17. () O] L 260, 5.9 ) () O] L 378, 21.12.1994, p. 11. (% O] L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 1. ( O] L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 37. () O] L 24, 30.1