No L 352/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 94 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1994 amending Commission Decision 91/449/EEC laying down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products imported from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (94/839/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 (EEC) No 1601/92 (3, and in particular Articles 21 (a) and 22 thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 94/847/EC (¥), lays down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products from third countries ; - Whereas no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or vacci- nation against foot-and-mouth disease has been carried out or has occurred in the free regions of Namibia and South Africa for more than 12 months ; whereas, however, vaccination against this disease is carried -out in other parts of the country ; whereas imports of fully heat-treated meat products are authorized from the whole of Namibia and South Africa; Whereas the categories of meat products which can be imported from third countries depend on the health situ- ation of the country of fabrication ; whereas it is possible to authorize the import from these free regions of certain meat products which have undergone an acceptable treat- ment process of maturation, marinading and then drying ; Whereas considering that a new certification regime is established, a period of time should be provided for its implementation ; () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (® OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. () OJ No L 240, 29. 8. 1991, p. 29. () See page 56 of this Official Journal. Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 91/449/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. At the end of Article 1 (2) before the words “The rele- vant certificate must accompany the consignment’, the following words are added : ‘In addition Member States shall authorize the imports from the countries listed in the second part of Annex F of meat products which have undergone a treatment consisting of maturation, marinading and then drying so that an aw (water acti- vity) value of not more than 0,93 and a pH value of not more than six is achieved in the final product’. 2. The Annex attached to this Decision is included as Annex F. Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 February 1995. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission