98/473/EC: Commission Decision of 15 July 1998 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 Community (notified under document number C(1998) 1995) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 209/54 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 7. 98 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1998 amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of into the Community importing fresh meat (notified under document number C(1998) 1995) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/473/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 on 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 4(1) and 18(1) thereof, 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 (3) as last amended by Decision 98/113/EC (4); 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; Whereas negotiations are under way to conclude an agree- ment with the United States on health measures to protect public health and animal health in the context of trade in livestock and products of animal origin; Whereas this situation, progress already achieved, and the need to avoid distortion of trade justify the postponement of the deadline established for the landing of certain fresh meat, from 31 July 1998 to 31 January 1999; whereas the fixing of this date is without prejudice either to the date of conclusion or to the content of the abovementioned agreement; Whereas the list of establishments must be amended accordingly; 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 The Annex to Decision 87/257/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 July 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. (3) OJ L 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 46. (4) OJ L 31, 6. 2. 1998, p. 18. 25. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 209/55 ANNEX List of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community Approval No Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B SG Swift & Company, Worthington, MN · · New Orleans Inspection Service Inc. , New Orleans, LA 3 W I-30 53 72 American Freezer Services, Norfolk, NE Intermountain Meat, Blackfoot, ID I-113 US Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA 137 Colonial Beef Company, 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 I-320 South Carolina State Ports Authority, North Charleston, SC 320M Premium Standard Foods, Milan, MO · · I-335 Service Cold Storage, Miami, FL I-346 Primliks, Miami, FL 382G Smithfield Packing Co. , Norfolk, VA 410 532 Green Bay Dressed Beef Inc. , Green Bay, WI Conagra Northern State Beef, Omaha, NE 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 Termicol Inc. , Wallula, WA · · · · · · · · · · SR SP 10(a), 15, T P · 1 1 · 15, T · · 1 15 1 1, TF 1 1 1, TF · · · · · · 5, 15, 17, TF 15 1 1 · T, 15 1 1 1 10, 15 15, 18 16 14, 15 7, 13, 15 16 15 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · L 209/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 7. 98 Approval No Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B SG P SP 3131 Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company, Worthington, MN 3136 Cloverleaf Cold Storage of Fairmont, Fairmont, MN 3149 Milliard Refrigerated Services, Des Moines, IA 3150 Beatrice Cold Storage Warehouse, Denver, CO 3157 Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. , Des Moines, IA 3158 Freezer Services Inc. , Amarillo, TX 3161 Monument Distribution Warehouse Inc. , Indianapolis, IN 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 3219 Christian Salvesen, Denver, CO 3229 Iowa Beef Processors Inc. , Emporia, KS 3241 AMC Warehouses, Grand Prairie, TX 3245 United Refrigerated Services, Marshall, MO 3256 Nobel Inc. , Denver, CO 3261 Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc. , Hatfield, PA 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 3474 Nordic Warehouses Inc. , Benson, NC 3475 Atlas Cold Storage, Green Bay, WI 3477 Northland Cold Storage, Greenbay, WI 3490 Oneida Cold Storage, Salt Lake City, UT · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · SR 1, TF 1, TF 1, TF 1 1, TF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, TF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 209/57 Category (*) SL CP CS B SG P SP Approval No Establishment/address 3505 Dakota Cold Storage, Huron, SD 3507 Zollinger Cold Storage Corp. , Logan, UT 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 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 4816 Frontier Game Company, Whiteface, TX 5736 A VMI Corporation, Omaha, NE 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 Gerber Foods, Inc. , York, NE E-15849 Cavel International, De Kalb, IL 17054 RCS/Smithfield Inc. , Smithfield, VA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · SR 1 1 1 1 1 1, TF 1, TF 1 1 1 1, TF 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 4, 15 15 1 3, 15 2, 15 1, TF 1 1, TF 15 16 1 · 16, 19 · · · · · · · · · · · L 209/58 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 7. 98 Approval No Establishment/address Category (*) SL CP CS B SG P SP 17068 US Coldstorage, Cumberton, NC 17233 Millard Refrigerated Services, Batavia, IL 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 18079 Carolina Food Processors, Tar Heel, NC · 18163 Quality Refrigerated Services, Spencer, IA 18265 Alford Refrigerated Warehouses, Houston, TX 18294 Marshall Cold Store, Marshalltown, IA 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 · · 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 19593 Ball Packing Inc. , Idaho Falls, ID 19633 Cargill Foods, Medley, FL · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · SR 1 1, TF 1 1 1, TF 1, TF · 8, 13, 15 1, TF 1 TF, 1, 15 TF, 1 1, TF TF, 1 15 1, TF 1 1 1, TF 1 1 20012 Lakeway International Food Group LLC, Omaha, NE · · (*) SL: Slaughterhouse CP: Cutting premises CS: Coldstore B: S/G: P: Bovine meat Sheep meat/goat meat Pig meat 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 = Fresh meat must be unloaded onto the territory of the Community by 31 January 1999. 16 = Livers and kidneys excluded. 17 = Only carcase meat and packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC. 18 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, brains and tails. 19 = 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 aforementioned Directive