1999/62/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1998 amending Decision 97/222/EC of 28 February 1997 laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products (notified under document number C(1998) 4347) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 20/54 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 1999 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1998 amending Decision 97/222/EC of 28 February 1997 laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products (notified under document number C(1998) 4347) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/62/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the 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 (1), as last amended by Directive 97/ 79/EC (2), and in particular Articles 21(a) and 22 thereof, as Whereas Commission Decision amended by Decision 98/246/EC (4), lays down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products; 97/222/EC (3), Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the bovine and porcine species from certain European coun- tries were established by Commission Decision 98/372/ EC (5), as last amended by Decision 98/505/EC (6); imports of domestic animals of Whereas due to classical swine fever persistence in the feral pig population some restrictions are established for imports of the Czech live pigs from some parts of Republic; (1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. (3) OJ L 89, 4. 4. 1997, p. 39. (4) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 44. (5) OJ L 170, 16. 6. 1998, p. 34. (6) OJ L 226, 13. 8. 1998, p. 50. Whereas the same regionalisation should be applicable to imports of wild swine meat products from the Czech Republic; Whereas health restrictions were applied by the European Community to some zones of Croatia due to certain prob- lems concerning the veterinary controls in those parts; whereas veterinary mission, it appears that the Croatian veterinary services control satisfactorily the whole country; recent Community following a Whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to make possible the importation of meat products from the whole of Croatia; the control of animal health diseases Whereas in Zimbabwe is satisfactory; whereas therefore, it is appro- priate to make possible the importation from Zimbabwe of meat products heat treated at a minimum temperature of 80 C which must be reached throughout the meat during the process; the Tunisian veterinary Whereas authorities have provided satisfactory guarantees to make possible imports from Tunisia of meat products heat treated at a minimum temperature of 80 C which must be reached throughout the meat during the process; Whereas Decision 97/222/EC must be amended accord- ingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, 27. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 20/55 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 2 Article 1 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. The Annex to Decision 97/222/EC is amended as follows: Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998. 1. Part I is replaced by part I of the Annex to the present Decision. 2. Part II is replaced by part II of the Annex to the present Decision. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission L 20/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 1999 ANNEX PART I Description of regionalised territories as laid down for the countries listed in Parts II and III Code ISO Country Territory Code Version Description of territory BR Brazil BR 2 CZ Czech Republic CZ 1 CZ Czech Republic CZ 2 FY FY Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FY 1 FY 2 — — — — — As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 94/984/EC (1) (as last amended) As described in Annex I of Commission Decision 98/371/EC (2) (as last amended) As described in Annex I of Decision 98/371/EC (as last amended) As described in Annex I of Decision 98/371/EC (as last amended) As described in Annex I of Decision 98/371/EC (as last amended) MY Malaysia MY 1 95/1 Peninsular (Western) Malaysia only (1) OJ L 378, 31. 12. 1994, p. 11. (2) OJ L 170, 16. 6. 1998, p. 16. Third countries or parts thereof from where meat products are authorized for importation into the European Community PART II Code ISO Country of origin or part thereof 1. Domestic bovine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game — excluding swine Domestic ovine/caprine 1. Domestic porcine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game (swine) Domestic soliped 1. Domestic poultry 2. Farmed feathered game Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae Wild cloven- hoofed game (excluding swine) Wild swine Wild soliped Wild leporidae (rabbits & hares) Wild game birds Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae) AR AU BG BH BR BR Argentina (1) Australia Bulgaria Bahrain Brazil Brazil-BR 1 BW Botswana BY CA Belarus Canada CH Switzerland CL CN Chile People’s Republic of China CO Colombia CY CZ CZ Cyprus Czech Republic Czech Republic- CZ 1 C A A B C C B C A A B B B C A A C A A B C C B C A A B B B C A A C A D B C C B C A A B B B C A D A A A B A A B B A A A B B A A A D A D — D A — — A A A B — A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A C C C B C A A B B B C A A C A D C C C B C A D B B B C D D — — — — — — A — — — — — — — — — A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A D A D — D A — — A A A B — A A A — A — — — — — — A — — — — — — — 2 7. 1. 1 9 9 9 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s L 2 0 / 5 7 Code ISO Country of origin or part thereof 1. Domestic bovine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game — excluding swine Domestic ovine/caprine 1. Domestic porcine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game (swine) Domestic soliped 1. Domestic poultry 2. Farmed feathered game Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae Wild cloven- hoofed game (excluding swine) Wild swine Wild soliped Wild leporidae (rabbits & hares) Wild game birds Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae) CZ ES ET FY FY FY Czech Republic- CZ 2 Estonia Ethiopia Federal Republic of Yogoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia- FY 1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia- FY 2 A C B C A C A C B C A C A C B C D C A A B A A A GR Greenland — — — — HK Hong Kong HR Croatia HU Hungary IL IN IS KE KR LI Israel India Iceland Kenya Korea (Republic) Lithuania B A A B B B B — C B A A B B B B — C B D A B B B B — C B A A B B A B — A A — — D D D — D A A D — — — D D A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C B C A C D C B C D C — — B A A B B B B — C B D A B B B B — C — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A — — — — — A — A A D — — — D D — A — — — — A — — — — — — — — A L 2 0 / 5 8 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 2 7. 1. 1 9 9 9 Code ISO Country of origin or part thereof 1. Domestic bovine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game — excluding swine Domestic ovine/caprine 1. Domestic porcine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game (swine) Domestic soliped 1. Domestic poultry 2. Farmed feathered game Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae Wild cloven- hoofed game (excluding swine) Wild swine Wild soliped Wild leporidae (rabbits & hares) Wild game birds Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae) LV Latvia MA Morocco MG Madagascar MK MT MY Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia Malta Malaysia-MY 1 MU Mauritius MX Mexico NA NZ PL PY RO RU SG Sl SK SZ Namibia (1) New Zealand Poland Paraguay Romania Russia Singapore Slovenia Slovak Republic Swaziland C B B A — — B A B A A C A C B A A B C B B A — — B D B A A C A C B A A B C B B B — — B D B A D C D C B D D B A B B A — — B A B A A B A B B A A B — — D — A D — D D A A — A — D D A — A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C B B B — — B D B A A C A C B A A B C B B B — — B D B A D C D C B D D B — — — — — — — — A — — — — — — — — A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A — — D — — D — D D A A — A — — D A — A — — — — — — — — A — — A A — — — — 2 7. 1. 1 9 9 9 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s L 2 0 / 5 9 Code ISO Country of origin or part thereof 1. Domestic bovine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game — excluding swine Domestic ovine/caprine 1. Domestic porcine 2. Farmed cloven- hoofed game (swine) Domestic soliped 1. Domestic poultry 2. Farmed feathered game Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae Wild cloven- hoofed game (excluding swine) Wild swine Wild soliped Wild leporidae (rabbits & hares) Wild game birds TH TN TR UA US UY ZA Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United States of America Uruguay South Africa (1) ZW Zimbabwe (1) B C — — A A C C B C — — A A C C B B — — A B C B B B — — A A A A A — D — A D D D A A A A A A A A B B — — A — C B B B — — A — C B — — — — — — A — A A A A A A A A D D D — A D D D (1) See Part III for minimum treatment requirements for pasteurized meat products and biltong. Wild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae) — — — — — — — — L 2 0 / 6 0 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 2 7. 1. 1 9 9 9