1999/301/EC: 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)
L 117/52 EN 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 into the of America approved for the purpose of 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 importing fresh meat (notified under document number C(1999) 1165) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/301/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 (1), as last amended by Directive 97/ 79/EC (2), and in particular Article 3(1), Article 4(1) and Article 18(1) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stock 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 (3), and in particular Article 11 thereof, (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/ 257/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 1999/ 220/EC (5); whereas that list may be amended at any time in the light of the results of Community inspections carried out in the United States of America; (2) Whereas routine inspections made in application of Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC have revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments may be considered to be satisfactory; whereas these establishments may therefore be maintained or entered on the said list; (3) Whereas list of the amended accordingly; establishments must be (1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. (3) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 3. (4) OJ L 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 55. (5) OJ L 80, 25. 3. 1999, p. 29. (4) Whereas Member States can only import fresh meat including offal from third countries or parts of third countries appearing on a list established by the Council upon a proposal from the Commis- sion; (5) Whereas the list of these third countries or parts is contained in Council Decision 79/ last amended by Commission thereof 542/EEC (6), as Decision 1999/236/EC (7); (6) Whereas the United States of America appears on this list as a third country from which the Member States are authorised to import fresh meat and meat products; (7) Whereas Directive 96/22/EC prohibits the use of certain substances having a hormonal action for growth promotion; (8) Whereas the import of fresh meat from third coun- tries in which the use of certain substances having a hormonal action for growth promotion is not prohibited is subject to the presentation of guaran- tees at least equivalent to the rules laid down for Community production; (9) Whereas several inspection missions carried out in the United States of America have revealed defi- ciencies in the implementation of the conditions agreed between the United States of America and the European Community for control of residues; (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 promoting hormones; xenobiotic growth of (6) OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15. (7) OJ L 87, 31. 3. 1999, p. 13. 5. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/53 (11) Whereas the situation requires an immediate inten- sification of import checks for residues of growth- promoting hormones to be carried out on fresh bovine meat imported from the United States of America; whereas the intensity and organisation of these checks have been set down in Decision 1999/302/EC (1); including offal (12) Whereas in circumstances like those described above, the relevant Community legislation and international agreements applicable in this case enable the European Community to suspend imports from the United States of America; time should be whereas a limited period of provided for the United States of America to take the necessary measures and action required to satisfy objectively that the level of sanitary protec- tion applied in the European Community is respected; (13) Whereas the United States of America should therefore be suspended from the list of third coun- tries from which the Member States are authorised to import fresh bovine meat for human consump- from 15 June 1999; whereas, tion with effect suspension of imports, in the circumstances of the present case, is the only type of measure that is reasonably available to the European Community; (14) Whereas in this the measures provided for Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision 87/257/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows: 1. the line Article 2 ‘US United States of America · · · · · · · · · · # # # XR(b)' is replaced by: ‘US United States of America s · · · · · · · · · # # # XR(b)'; 2. the following footnote is added after ‘o = unauthorised'; ‘s = suspended for export of product for human consumption'. Article 3 The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them into line with Article 2 of this Decision and Decision 1999/302/EC. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. The provisions of Article 2 shall be reviewed following information on the evolution of the situation and guarantees supplied by the competent authorities of the United States of America. Article 4 1. 2. Article 1 shall apply from the date of notification of this Decision. Article 2 shall apply from 15 June 1999. Article 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 6 Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission (1) See page 58 of this Official Journal. L 117/54 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 5. 1999 List of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community ANNEX Approval Number Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B S/G 3 W Swift & Company, Worthington, MN · · 53 American Freezer Services, Norfolk, NE I-113 US Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA I-149 C W Storage, Albany, NY I-182 Garden State Cold Storage Inc. , Mullica Hill, NJ I-183 Blue Grass Inspection Service, Philadelphia, PA I-195 Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc. , Hatfield, PA 244 P Transcontinental Cold Storage, Perry, IA 244 W IBP, Waterloo, IA 245 L IBP, Lexington, NE I-305 Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah, GA 320M Premium Standard Foods, Milan, MO I-335 Service Cold Storage, Miami, FL 382G Smithfield Packing Co. , Norfolk, VA 410 Green Bay Dressed Beef Inc. , Green Bay, WI E-713 Central Nebraska Packing Inc. , North Platte, NE 889 A J. F. O’Neill Packing Co. , Omaha, NE 1620 Quality Pork Processors Inc. , Austin, MN E-2018 Dallas Crow Inc. , Kaufman, TX 2508 The Bruss Company, Chicago, IL 3056 3131 Termicol Inc. , Wallula, WA Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company, Worthington, MN 3136 Cloverleaf Cold Storage of Fairmont, Fairmont, MN 3149 Milliard Refrigerated Services, Des Moines, IA 3157 Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. , Des Moines, IA 3158 Freezer Services Inc. , Amarillo, TX 3161 Monument Distribution Warehouse Inc. , Indianapolis, IN · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · P · · · · · SR SP 10(a), T 1 1 1 1, TF 1 1 1, TF 5, 16, TF 14 1 T 1 1 10 15 14 7, 13 15 1 1, TF 1, TF 1, TF 1, TF 1 1 · · 5. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/55 Approval Number Establishment/address Category (*) SR SL CP CS B S/G P SP 3170 Logansport Refrig Services, Logansport, IN 3190 American Freezer Services Inc. , Fremont, NE 3198 Milliard Refrigerated Services, Denison, IA 3215 Napoleon Warehouse Inc. , Napoleon, OH 3216 Freezer Services Inc. of Texas, Garden City, KS 3229 Iowa Beef Processors Inc. , Emporia, KS 3241 AMC Warehouses, Grand Prairie, TX 3245 United Refrigerated Services, Marshall, MO 3261 Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc. , Hatfield, PA 3283 Industrial Cold Storage, 2625 West 5th St. , Jacksonville, FL 3338 Millard Refrigerated Services, Iowa City, IA 3363 Millard Refrigerated Services, Friona, TX 3396 Americold, Bettendorf, IA 3397 Alford Refrigerated Warehouse, Richardson, TX 3398 Millard Refrigerated Services, Grand Island, NE 3407 Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN 3431 Texas Cold Storage, Fort Worth, TX 3447 Mohawk Cold Storage Division, Wauwatosa, WI 3475 3505 Atlas Cold Storage, Green Bay, WI Dakota Cold Storage, Huron, SD 3535 Ashland Cold Storage Co. , Chicago, IL 3552 Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co. (No 2), Sioux City, IA 3554 Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co. , Sioux City, IA 3555 Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co. (No 5), Sioux City, IA 3573 Albert Lea Freezer Warehouse Co. , Albert Lea, MN 3610 Millard Refrigerated Services, Dodge City, KS 3688 Newport St Paul Cold Storage, Newport, MN 3707 United States Cold Storage Inc. , Omaha, NE 3738 Artesian Ice and Cold Storage Co. , St Joseph, MO · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, TF 1, TF 1 1 1 1, TF L 117/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 5. 1999 Approval Number Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B S/G P SP 3748 Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co. , Sioux City, IA 3854 Merchants Refrigerating Co. , Vinita Park, MO 3860 Central Storage and Warehouse Inc. , Eau Claire, WI 3871 York Cold Storage Co. , York, NE 3910 United States Cold Storage, East Peoria, IL 3942 Wilkerson Cold Storage, Lubbock, TX 4104 Goldberg & Solovy Foods, 5925 Alcor, CA 90058 4816 Frontier Game Company, Whiteface, TX E-7041 Beltex Corporation, Fort Worth, TX 7271 Custom Meat Corp. , Dallas, TX 8904 Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN 8984 Provimi Veal Corp. , Seymour, WI 9400 Taylor Packing Inc. , Wyalusing, PA 13182 Millard Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE 13225 Quality Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE 13331 Millard Processing Services, Omaha, NE (West) 13531 Beef America Operating Co. , York, NE E-15849 Cavel International, De Kalb, IL 17054 RCS/Smithfield Inc. , Smithfield, VA 17068 US Coldstorage, Cumberton, NC 17354 CSW Central Storage & Warehouse Co. Inc. , Madison, WI 17461 Millard Refrigerated Services, Greeley, CO 17624 Wiscold Inc. Rochelle, Rochelle, IL 17756 Millard Refrigerated Services, Sioux City, IA 17993 Richmond Cold Storage, 5501 Corrugated Road, Sandston, VA 18163 Quality Refrigerated Services, Spencer, IA 18265 Alford Refrigerated Warehouses, Houston, TX 18294 Marshall Cold Store, Marshalltown, IA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · SR 1 1 1 1 1 1 · · · · · · 15, 18 · · 1 3 9 1, TF 1 1, TF · · · · 15 1 1 1 1 1, TF 1, TF 1, TF 1, TF 1 TF, 1 5. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/57 Approval Number Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B S/G P SP 18435 Carolina Cold Storage, Tar Heel, NC 18674 Millard Refrigerated Services, Edwardsville, KS 18793 Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Austin, MN 18859 North American Bison Cooperative, New Rockford, ND · · 18930 Jacintoport Corp. , 16203 Peninsula Blvd, Houston, TX 18986 Alford Refrigerated Warehouse, Laporte, TX 19086 Gress Refrigerated Services, Scranton, PA 19087 Inter Cities Cold Storage, Inc. , Pittston, PA 19246 Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Sioux City, IO 19288 United States Cold Storage, PO Box 242, Milford, DE 19470 Nordic Warehouse Inc. , 403 Commerce Ct. , Goldsboro, NC 19593 Ball Packing Inc. , Idaho Falls, ID 19690 T&T Freezers, 2192 NV Blvd, Vineland, NJ 19797 Burris Refrigerated Svcs, Gilbert Rd, Benson, NC 19870 United States Cold Storage, PO Box 627, Warszaw, NC 20012 Lakeway International Food Group LLC, Omaha, NE · 20190 Interstate Warehousing, Newport News, VA 20374 Quality Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · SR TF, 1 1, TF TF, 1 1 1, TF 1 1 1, TF 1 1, TF 1 1 1, TF 1 1 1 (*) SL: Slaughterhouse CP: Cutting premises CS: Coldstore B: S/G: P: Bovine meat Sheepmeat/Goatmeat Pigmeat SP: SR: Meat from solipeds Special remarks 1 = Only storage of meat already finally packaged in approved slaughtering or cutting establishments. 2 = Offal only. 3 = Also for sliced bovine livers. 4 = Only sliced bovine livers. 5 = Tongues, hearts and carcase meat only. 6 = Tongues, hearts and kidneys only. 7 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys and livers only. 8 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only. 9 = Tongues, hearts, stomachs and carcase meat only. 10 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and stomachs only. 10(a) = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, stomachs and carcase meat only. 11 = Carcase meat, tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only. 12 = Hearts and stomachs only. 13 = Only packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC. 14 = Offal excluded. 15 = Livers and kidneys excluded. 16 = Only carcase meat and packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC. 17 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, brains and tails. 18 = Bison included. TF = The establishments with the indication ‘TF' are authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of the same Directive. T = This establishment is authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for in Article 2 of the abovementioned Directive