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Consolidated text: Commission Decision of 13 October 2003 amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh pigmeat from Slovakia (notified under document number C(2003) 3579) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/742/EC)

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 2003

amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh pigmeat from Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2003) 3579)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/742/EC)

(OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p.73)


Corrected by:

 C1

Corrigendum, OJ L 288, 6.11.2003, p. 7  (742/03)




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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 2003

amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh pigmeat from Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2003) 3579)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/742/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 Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 98/371/EC ( 3 ), as last amended by Decision 2003/533/EC ( 4 ), governs animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain European countries.

(2)

Slovakia has reported a case of classical swine fever in wild boar in the district of Trnava, which is outside the restricted and infected wild boar areas.

(3)

Slovakia has taken measures for the control of classical swine fever concerning wild boars and, in particular, prohibited any imports into the Community of pigmeat originating from this area.

(4)

Therefore the district of Trnava should be excluded from the areas authorised for the importation of pigmeat into the Community as laid down in Annex I to Decision 98/371/EC.

(5)

Decision 98/371/EC should be amended accordingly.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Annexes I and II to Decision 98/371/EC are replaced by the text in the Annexes to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




ANNEX I




‘ANNEX I



Description of territories of certain European countries established for animal health certification purposes

Country

Code of territory

Version

Description of territory

Albania

AL

1/1998

Whole country

Bosnia-Herzegovina

BA

1/1998

Whole country

Bulgaria

BG

1/1998

Whole country

BG-1

1/1998

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Solistra, Choumen, Targovichte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdiv, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin

BG-2

1/1999

The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo and Kardjali, except the 20 km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey

BG-3

1/1999

The 20 km-wide corridor to the border with Turkey

Belarus

BY

1/1998

Whole country

Czech Republic

CZ

1/1998

Whole country

CZ-1

1/1999

Whole country excluding the provinces of Kroměříž, Vyškov, Hodonín, Uherské Hradiště, Zlín and Vsetín

CZ-2

1/1999

The provinces of Kroměříž, Vyškov, Hodonín, Uherské Hradiště, Zlín and Vsetín

Estonia

EE

1/1998

Whole country

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

YU

1/1998

Whole country

YU-1

1/1998

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia excluding the region of Kosovo and Metohija

YU-2

1/1998

The region of Kosovo and Metohija

Croatia

HR

1/1998

Whole country

Hungary

HU

1/1998

Whole country

Lithuania

LI

1/1998

Whole country

Latvia

LV

1/1998

Whole country

Poland

PL

1/1998

Whole country

Romania

RO

1/1998

Whole country

Russia

RU

1/1998

Whole country

Serbia and Montenegro

CS

1/1998

Whole country

CS-1

1/1998

Serbia and Montenegro excluding the region of Kosovo and Metohija

CS-2

1/1998

The region of Kosovo and Metohija

Slovenia

SI

1/1998

Whole country

Slovak Republic

SK

1/1998

Whole country

SK-1

1/2003

The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Trnava (comprising Piešťany, Hlohovec and Trnava districts); Levice (comprising Levice district); Nitra (comprising Nitra and Zlaté Moravce districts); Topoľčany (comprising Topoľčany district); Nové Mesto nad Váhom (comprising Nové Mesto nad Váhom district); Trenčín (comprising Trenčín and Bánovce nad Bebravou districts); Prievidza (comprising Prievidza and Partizánske districts); Púchov (comprising Púchov and Ilava districts); Žiar nad Hronom (comprising Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská Štiavnica districts); Zvolen (comprising Zvolen and Detva districts); Banská Bystrica (comprising Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts).

SK-2

1/2003

The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Bratislava mesto (comprising Bratislava I, II, III, IV and V districts); Senec (comprising Senec, Pezinok and Malacky districts); Dunajská Streda (comprising Dunajská Streda district); Galanta (comprising Galanta district); Senica (comprising Senica and Skalica districts); Nové Mesto nad Váhom (comprising Myjava district); Púchov (comprising Považská Bystrica district); Nové Zámky (comprising Nové Zámky district); Komárno (comprising Komárno district); Šaľa (comprising Šaľa district); Žilina (comprising Žilina and Bytča district); Dolný Kubín (comprising Dolný Kubín, Tvrdošín and Námestovo districts); Martin (comprising Martin and Turčianske Teplice districts); Liptovský Mikuláš (comprising Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok districts); Lučenec (comprising Lučenec and Poltár districts); Veľký Krtíš (comprising Veľký Krtíš district); Rimavská Sobota (comprising Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts); Zvolen (comprising Krupina district); Poprad (comprising Poprad, Kežmarok and Levoča districts); Prešov (comprising Prešov and Sabinov districts); Bardejov (comprising Bardejov district); Vranov nad Topľou (comprising Vranov nad Topľou district); Svidník (comprising Svidník and Stropkov districts); Humenné (comprising Humenné, Medzilaborce and Snina districts); Stará Ľubovňa (comprising Stará Ľubovňa district); Košice - mesto (comprising Košice I, II, III and IV districts); Košice - okolie (comprising Košice - okolie district); Michalovce (comprising Michalovce and Sobrance districts); Rožňava (comprising Rožňava district); Spišská Nová Ves (comprising Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica districts) and Trebišov (comprising Trebišov district).’




ANNEX II




‘ANNEX II



Animal health guarantees to be requested on certification of fresh meat

Country

Code

Fresh meat for human comsumption

Fresh meat intended for purposes other than human consumption

Bovine

Swine

Ovine/caprine

Solipeds

MC

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

MC (1)

SG (2)

Albania

AL

 

 

 

Bosnia-Herzegovina

BA

 

 

 

Bulgaria

BG

 

 

 

D

E

BG-1

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

BG-2

 

 

 

D

E

Belarus

BY

 

 

 

E

Czech Republic

CZ

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

E

CZ-1

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

E

CZ-2

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

E

Estonia

EE

 

B

a

 

E

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

FY

 

 

 

D

E

FY-1

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

FY-2

 

 

 

D

E

Croatia

HR

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

Hungary

HU

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

E

Lithuania

LT

A

 

B

a

C

 

D

E

Latvia

LV

 

 

 

E

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (3)

MK

 

 

C

 

D

E

Poland

PL

A

 

B

a

C

 

D

E

Romania

RO

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

Russia

RU

 

 

 

E

Serbia and Montenegro

CS

 

 

 

D

E

CS-1

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

CS-2

 

 

 

D

E

Slovenia

SI

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

Slovakia

SK

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

SK-1

A

 

 

C

 

D

E

SK-2

A

 

B

a

C

 

D

E

(1)   ‘MC: Model of certificate to be completed. The letters (A, B, C, D…) appearing in the tables refer to the models of animal health guarantees, as described in Annex III to Decision 98/371/EC, to be applied for each product and origin in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision. A dash “‘—”‘ indicates that imports are not authorised.

(2)   ‘SG: Supplementary guarantees. The letters (a, b, c, d…) appearing on the tables refer to the supplementary guarantees to be provided by the exporting country as described in Annex IV. These supplementary guarantees must be inserted by the exporting country in the section V of each model of certificate laid down in Annex III.

(3)   ‘Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.’

‘NB:

‘Imports of fresh meat for human consumption are not allowed unless a programme of control of residues in the exporting third country has been approved by the Commission.



( 1 ) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.

( 2 ) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.

( 3 ) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 16.

( 4 ) OJ L 184, 23.7.2003, p. 33.

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