30.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 312/49 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5777) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/777EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A () to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425[EEC ('), and in particular Article 10(2)(c) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and intro- duction of products of animal origin for human consumption (), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first paragraph of point 1 of Article 8, Article 8(4), Article 9(2)(b) and Article 9(4)(b) and (c) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 2005/432/EC of 3 June 2005 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of meat products for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decisions 97[41/EC, 97/221[EC and 97/222[EC (%) lays down the animal and public health rules and certification requirements for the importation into the Community of consignments of certain meat products, including the lists of third countries and parts thereof from which imports of such products are authorised. (2)  Decision 2005/432[EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2006/801/EC (), takes into account the health requirements and definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of food- stuffs (°), Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2004 (O] L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 60). () O] L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. () OJ L 151, 14.6.2005, p. 3. Decision as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 (O] L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1). () O] L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 26. () OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected version OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3. Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (°) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (’). (3)  Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down separate definitions for meat products and for treated stomachs, bladders and intestines. (4 The specific treatments laid down for each third country by Decision 2005/432/EC are established basing on the treatments laid down by Directive 2002/99/EC in order to eliminate the potential animal health risk carried by the fresh meat used in the preparation of the meat products. From the animal health point of view, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines present the same animal health risk of the meat products. Therefore, they should be treated with the same specific treatments as provided for in Decision 2005/432/EC and conse- quently submitted to the harmonised veterinary certifi- cation for their import into the Community. (5)  Animal health requirements for importation into the EU of casings are laid down in Decision 2003/779/EC (8). Therefore, the products covered by Decision 2003/779[EC should be excluded by the definition of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines laid down in this Decision. (6)  Commission Decision 2004/432[EC of 29 April 2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (°) lists the third countries authorised to export to the Community on the basis of their approved residue monitoring plans. (®) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected version OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). () O] L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected version O] L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006. (®) O] L 285, 1.11.2003, p. 38. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/414EC (O] L 151, 30.4.2004, p. 56). (°) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/362[EC (O] L 138, 30.5.2007, p. 18).