L117/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5.1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 April 1999 amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Communiy and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, fresh meat and meat products (notified under document number C(1999) 1165) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/301/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (49 Whereas Member States can only import fresh meat including offal from third countries or parts of third countries appearing on a list established by Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the Council upon a proposal from the Commis- Community, sion; 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 Directive 97/ 79/EC (®), and in particular Article 3(1), Article 4(1) and Article 18(1) thereof, Whereas the list of these third countries or parts thereof is contained in Council Decision 79/ 542/EEC (°), as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/236/EC ('), (6)  Whereas the United States of America appears on this list as a third country from which the Member Having regard to Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April States are authorised to import fresh meat and meat 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stock products; farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyro- static action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (}), and in (7)  Whereas Directive 96/22/EC prohibits the use of particular Article 11 thereof, certain substances having a hormonal action for growth promotion; (1)  Whereas a list of establishments in the United States of America, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 87/ h | action f h S 257/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 1999/ a hormona’ action for growth promotion 1s not 220/EC (%), whereas that list may be amended at prohibited is sub.]ect to the presentation of guaran- any time in the light of the results of Community tees at legst equlvalept to the rules laid down for inspections carried out in the United States of Community production; (8) Whereas the import of fresh meat from third coun- tries in which the use of certain substances having America; ) Whereas several inspection missions carried out in (2) Whereas routine inspections made in application the United States of America have revealed defi- of Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC have revealed ciencies in the implementation of the conditions that the level of hygiene of certain establishments agreed between the United States of America and may be considered to be satisfactory; whereas these the European Community for control of residues; establishments may therefore be maintained or entered on the said list; (10) Whereas sampling and analyses, for detection of residues of hormones in fresh bovine meat and liver imported from the United States of America intended for human consumption, have shown the presence of xenobiotic growth promoting 0] L 302, 31121972, p. 28. hormones; OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31. OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3. o] L o] L (3)  Whereas the list of establishments must be amended accordingly; (2 ( 0 N 0 D) ) 121, 9.5.1987, p. 55. ©) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. 80, 25.3.1999, p. 29. () OJ L 87, 31.3.1999, p. 13. 5