
Article 1 
Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX II 
Part 1

Country Code of Territory Description of territory Veterinary certificate Specific conditions
Model(s) SG
1 2 3 4 5 6
AL — Albania AL-0 Whole country —  
AR — Argentina AR-0 Whole country EQU  
AR-1 The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar), Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, and Tucuman BOV A 1 and 2
AR-2 La Pampa and Santiago del Estero BOV A 1 and 2
AR-3 Cordoba BOV A 1 and 2
AR-4 Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF  1
AR-5 Formosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia) BOV A 1 and 2
AR-6 Salta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria) BOV A 1 and 2
AR-7 Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy BOV A 1 and 2
AR-8 Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, with the exception of the buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa BOV A 1 and 2
AR-9 The buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa —  
AR-10 Part of the Province of Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar BOV A 1 and 2
AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW  
BA — Bosnia Herzegovina BA-0 Whole country —  
BG — Bulgaria a BG-0 Whole country EQU  
BG-1 The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V. Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF
BG-2 The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the 20 km wide corridor on the border with Turkey —
BH — Bahrain BH-0 Whole country —  
BR — Brazil BR-0 Whole country EQU  
BR-1 Part of the State of Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí),State of Espíritu Santo,State of Goias and,Part of the State of Mato Grosso comprising the regional unit of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), the regional unit of Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), the regional unit of Lucas do Rio Verde, the regional unit of Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), the regional unit of Barra do Garça and the regional unit of Barra do Burgres BOV A and H 1 and 2
BR-2 State of Rio Grande do Sul BOV A and H 1 and 2
BR-3 Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul comprising the municipality of Sete Quedas BOV A and H 1 and 2
BR-4 Part of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of: Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá),State of Paraná, andState of Sao Paulo BOV A and H 1 and 2
BR-5 State of Paraná,State of Mato Grosso do Sul andState of Sao Paulo — — 1
BR-6 State of Santa Catarina BOV A and H 1 and 2
BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country EQU, EQW  
BW-1 The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 and 2
BW-2 The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 and 2
BY — Belarus BY-0 Whole country —  
BZ — Belize BZ-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW G 
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW  
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF  
CN — China (People's Republic of) CN-0 Whole country —  
CO — Colombia CO-0 Whole country EQU  
CO-1 The zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River BOV A 2
CO-3 The zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its headwaters of Alto Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast BOV A 2
CR — Costa Rica CR-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
CU — Cuba CU-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
DZ — Algeria DZ-0 Whole country —  
ET — Ethiopia ET-0 Whole country —  
FK — Falkland Islands FK-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU  
GL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW  
GT — Guatemala GT-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
HK — Hong Kong HK-0 Whole country —  
HN — Honduras HN-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
HR — Croatia HR-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW  
IL — Israel IL-0 Whole country —  
IN — India IN-0 Whole country —  
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW  
KE — Kenya KE-0 Whole country —  
MA — Morocco MA-0 Whole country EQU  
MG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country —  
MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK-0 Whole country OVI, EQU  
MU — Mauritius MU-0 Whole country —  
MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
NA — Namibia NA-0 Whole country EQU, EQW  
NA-1 South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 2
NC — New Caledonia NC-0 Whole country BOV, RUF, RUW  
NI — Nicaragua NI-0 Whole country —  
NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW  
PA — Panamá PA-0 Whole country BOV, EQU  
PY — Paraguay PY-0 Whole country EQU  
PY-1 Chaco central and San Pedro areas BOV A 1 and 2
RO — Romania a RO-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF  
RU — Russia RU-0 Whole country —  
RU-1 Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Neeets autonomous area RUF
SV — El Salvador SV-0 Whole country —  
SZ — Swaziland SZ-0 Whole country EQU, EQW  
SZ-1 Area west of the “red line” fence which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane BOV, RUF, RUW F 2
SZ-2 The veterinary foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001 BOV, RUF, RUW F 1 and 2
TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country —  
TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country —  
TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country —  
TR-1 The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale EQU  
UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country —  
US — United States US-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW G 
XM — Montenegro XM-0 Whole custom territory BOV, OVI, EQU  
XS — Serbia XS-0 Whole custom territory BOV, OVI, EQU  
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country EQU  
BOV A 1 and 2
OVI A 1 and 2
ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country EQU, EQW  
ZA-1 The whole country except:
— the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, and
— the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZuluNatal BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 2
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country —  




—No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).aOnly applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member States of the European Union.
“1”Geographic and timing restrictions:
Code of Territory Veterinary certificate Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained
Model SG
AR-1 BOV A Before and including 31 January 2002 Not authorised
After and including 1 February 2002 Authorised
AR-2 BOV A Before and including 8 March 2002 Not authorised
After and including 9 March 2002 Authorised
AR-4 BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF — Before and including 28 February 2002 Not authorised
After and including 1 March 2002 Authorised
AR-5 BOV A From 1 February 2002 to 10 July 2003 (inclusive) Authorised
After and including 11 July 2003 Not authorised
AR-6 BOV A From 1 February 2002 to 4 September 2003 (inclusive) Authorised
After and including 5 September 2003 Not authorised
AR-7 BOV A From 1 February 2002 to 7 October 2003 (inclusive) Authorised
After and including 8 October 2003 Not authorised
AR-8 BOV A Before and including 17 March 2005 See AR-5, AR-6 and AR-7 for periods when the specific territories within the area referred to in AR-8 were not authorised
After and including 18 March 2005 Authorised
AR-10 BOV A Before and including 3 January 2006 Authorised
After and including 4 January 2006 except for consignments already on their way before 4 February to the Community certified between 4 January and 4 February 2006 Not authorised
BR-1 BOV A After 1 December 2001 Authorised
BR-2 BOV A Before and including 30 November 2001 Not authorised
After and including 1 December 2001 Authorised
BR-3 BOV A Before and including 31 October 2002 Authorised
After and including 1 November 2002 Not authorised
BR-4 BOV A After and including 1 December 2001 until and including 29 September 2005 Authorised
BR-5 BOV  After and including 30 September 2005 Not authorised
BR-6 BOV A After 1 December 2001 Authorised
BW-1 BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF A Before 20 April 2006 Authorised
After and including 20 April 2006 Not authorised
BW-2 BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF A Before and including 6 March 2002 Not authorised
After and including 7 March 2002 Authorised
PY-1 BOV A Before and including 31 August 2002 Not authorised
After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003 Authorised
After and including 20 February 2003 Not authorised
SZ-2 BOV, RUF, RUW A Before and including 3 August 2003 Not authorised
After and including 4 August 2003 Authorised
UY-0 BOV, OVI A Before and including 31 October 2001 Not authorised
After and including 1 November 2001 Authorised“2”Category restrictions:
No offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).
