1.8.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 194/79 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 July 2003 amending Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC as regards imports of fresh meat from Botswana and Swaziland (notified under document number C(2003) 2743) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/571/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 Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (3), and in parti- cular Article 14(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/ 2003 (%), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof, 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 Commu- nity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(l) to Direc- tive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/ 425[EEC as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/42/ EC (%), and in particular Article 10 thereof, 1 () OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. () OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 36. () OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35. () OJL122,16.5.2003, p. 1. () O] () 0] ) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24. 6 Whereas: (1) The animal health and veterinary certification conditions ( ( ( ( for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC ('), as last amended by Decision 2003/163/EC (¥). 2)  The animal and public health veterinary certification conditions for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by Commission Decision 2000/585/EC (), as last amended by Decision 2003/163/EC. 3)  Following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Bots- wana, Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC were amended by Commission Decision 2003/74/EC (**) to suspend exports to the Community from the whole of the country of boned and matured fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates produced after the presumed date of first infection, pending further information required to support regio- nalisation. 4)  Additional information and guarantees were received from the Botswanan veterinary authorities and Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC were amended by Deci- sion 2003/163/EC to regionalise the country to allow imports into the Community of such boned and matured meat from zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. ~ J L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16. ) O ) OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 41. °) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1. ) OJ L 28, 4.2.2003, p. 45.