91/361/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 June 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third counties from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat and supplementing the list as regards meat products

• Published date: 18 July 1991
• Subject Matter: Veterinary legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 195, 18 July 1991

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91/361/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 June 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third counties from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat and supplementing the list as regards meat products

Official Journal L 195 , 18/07/1991 P. 0043 - 0045
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 38 P. 0065
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 38 P. 0065

COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third counties from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat and supplementing the list as regards meat products (91/361/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 91/69/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Council Directive 89/227/EEC (3) extended the scope of Directive 72/462/EEC to include imports of meat products;

Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (4), as last amended by Commission Decision 90/485/EEC (5), the Council established a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat;

Whereas that Decision must now be amended to cover imports of meat products;

Whereas the measures applicable to the importation of fresh meat must be taken into account when imports of meat products are authorized; whereas some meat products may be imported only after being subjected to a particular heat treatment;

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

Decision 79/542/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

'Council Decision of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, fresh meat and meat products';

2. the following paragraph is added to Article 1:

'2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall import certain meat products from all domestic species...