
Article 1 
In the list of third countries laid down in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC, the line of the territory ‘BR-Brazil’ is replaced by the following:

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;Part of the State of Mato Grosso comprising the regional units of:
— Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço),
— Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres),
— Lucas do Rio Verde,
— Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora),
— Barra do Garça,
— Barra do Burgres.State of Rio Grande do Sul. BOV A and H 1  31 January 2008
BR-2 State of Santa Catarina BOV A and H 1  31 January 2008’
Article 2 
In the ‘BOV’ veterinary certificate laid down in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC:

1.. Section 10.3 is replaced by the following:
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10.3 
(a) None of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or] (12) rinderpest, and

(5) either [(b) in these holdings, and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days,]

(5) (13) or [(b) there is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 25 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 60 days, and,

(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]

(5) (18) [(d) animals have not been introduced from non-approved EC areas during the last three months;

(e) animals are identified and registered in the national System of Identification and Certification of Origin for bovine animals;

(f) the holdings in question are listed as approved holdings, following a favourable competent authorities' inspection and official report, in Traces (19) and inspections are regularly carried out by the competent authorities to ensure that the relevant requirements provided for in this Decision are respected;]

(5) (14) or [(b) there is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 12 months, and;

(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]
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2.. After note (18) the following note (19) is added:
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(19) The list of approved holdings provided by the competent authority is reviewed on a regular basis and kept up to date by the competent authority. The Commission will ensure that this list of approved holdings is made publicly available for information purposes through its integrated computerised veterinary system (Traces).
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Article 3 
Consignments of fresh de-boned and matured bovine meat for which veterinary certificates were issued in accordance with Decision 79/542/EEC before the amendments introduced by the present Decision with an issue date prior to 31 January 2008 and which were en route to the Community at that date may be imported into the Community until 15 March 2008.
Article 4 
This Decision shall apply from 31 January 2008.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 January 2008.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission