3.8.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 210/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 11 July 2001 amending Decision 94/984/EC laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultrymeat from third countries and repealing Decisions 96/181/EC, 96/387[EC, 96/712/EC and 97/593/EC (notified under document number C(2001) 1841) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/598/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4 In October 2000 a mission was carried out to Brazil by the Commission services in order to assess the animal health situation for four new regions and it appears that Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the results of this inspection allow the further region- Community, alisation of Brazil. Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing (5 The Czech Republlic, Israel and Switzerland are not free on the market of fresh poultrymeat (!), as last amended by the from NewcasFle (.ilsease. However, they apply ‘measures Accession Treaty of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in partic- to control this disease which are at least equivalent to ular Article 14(B)(1)(c) thereof, those laid down in Council Directive 92/66/EEC (¢), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. Their disease control measures can now be Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June taken int70 account for cgertification, and Deciiions 96/ 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community 181/EC ( ) 96/.387/1”:C ), and. 9 7[593JEC () laying trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry- down special animal health conditions for fresh poultry- meat (3, as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (%), and in meat imports from these countries can be repealed particular Articles 11 and 12 thereof, accordingly. Whereas: . (6)  Croatia was allowed to export fresh meat only from designated areas of its territory. An inspection carried out in September/October 1997 and October 2000 has . iy " (1) Commission Decision 94/984/EC ("), as last amended by revealed that there is no further need for regionalisation. Decision 2000/352/EC (°), establishes the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates for imports of fresh poultrymeat from certain third countries. Two different certificates, model A and model B are laid (7)  Missions to Madagascar carried out by the Commission down. Their use depends on the Newcastle disease situa- services in 1997 revealed serious deficiencies in the tion in the country concerned. structure of the veterinary services and their control and certification duties. Therefore imports of certain prod- ucts of animal origin from Madagascar into the (2)  An inspection carried out by the Commission services in Community were suspended by Commission Decision Thailand in December 1999 to review the Newcastle 97/517EC (19). It now seems opportune to delete Mada- disease situation and additional information received gascar from the list of third countries authorised to recently from that country show that the Newcastle export fresh poultrymeat to the Community until satis- disease situation in Thailand has improved. Thailand can factory guarantees can be provided to allow lifting of the now comply with the requirements of certificate model suspension. A laid down in Decision 94/984/EC. (3)  The results of an inspection carried out in Tunisia in (8)  Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993, October 2000 and guarantees given by that country laying down requirements on the protection of animals suggest that Tunisia can comply with the requirements at the time of slaughter or killing ('!), should be taken of certificate model A laid down in Decision 94/984/EC into consideration when establishing the import condi- and therefore can be listed as such in that Decision. tions for fresh poultrymeat from third countries. (') As amended and updated by Council Directive 92/116 (O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 1) ©) 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. () %) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35. ®) 0 ( 1 55, 6.3.1996, p. 27. 155, 28.6.1996, p. 54. 239, 30.8.1997, p. 51. 19 O] L 214, 6.8.1997, p. 54. OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21. LLeee e () o () O] L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17. () O] L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11. () O] L 124, 25.5.2000, p. 64. 5