19. 10. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 267/29 COMMISSION DECISION of 11 October 1996 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products (Text with EEA relevance) (96/605/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 the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3, as last amended by Commission Decision 96/279/EC (%), a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goat, fresh meat and meat products has been established; Whereas the authorities of Tunisia gave guarantees that live equidae to be exported to the Community for im- mediate slaughter have never been treated with substances having a thyrostatic, oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action; Whereas, it is necessary to modify the Decision 79/542/EEC accordingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commnittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows: — in the line concerning Tunisia and in the column for residues, the reference O is replaced by (d). Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 October 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15. () OJ No L 107, 30. 4. 1996, p. 1.