
Article 1 
Member States shall suspend the importation from the territory of the Republic of South Africa:

— live ratites, and hatching eggs of these species,
— birds other than poultry including pet birds accompanying their owners.
Article 2 
Member States shall suspend the importation from the territory of the Republic of South Africa:

— fresh meat of ratites,
— meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of these species,
— non treated game trophies from any birds,
— unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers.
Article 3 

1. By derogation from Article 2, Member States shall authorise the importation of the products covered by that Article which have been obtained from birds slaughtered before 16 July 2004.
2. In the veterinary certificates accompanying consignments of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 the following words as appropriate to the species concerned shall be included:'Fresh ratite meat/meat product consisting of, or containing meat of ratites /meat preparation consisting of, or containing meat of ratites, which has been obtained from ratites slaughtered before 16 July 2004, in accordance with Article 3(1) of Decision 2004/614/EC.'.
3. By derogation from Article 2, Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of, or containing meat of ratites, when the meat of these species has undergone one of the specific treatments referred to under points B, C or D in part IV of the Annex to Commission Decision 97/222/EC.
4. For the importation of processed feathers or parts of feathers (excluding processed decorative feathers, processed feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of processed feathers sent to private individuals for non industrial purposes) a commercial document stating that the processed feathers or parts thereof have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring that no pathogens are transmitted shall accompany the consignment.
Article 4 
Decision 2004/594/EC is repealed.
Article 5 
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 6 
This Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the disease evolution and information supplied by the veterinary authorities of the Republic of South Africa.
Article 7 
This Decision shall apply until 1 January 2005.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 August 2004.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission