
Article 1 
Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this decision.
Article 2 
Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 3 
Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows:

1.. ‘SG (Supplementary guarantees)’ are replaced by text in Annex III to this decision.
2.. Health certificate models RUF and RUW are replaced by the models in Annex IV to this Decision.
Article 4 
Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision shall apply from 24 December 2004.
Article 3 shall apply from 1 January 2005.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2004.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


ANNEX I  LIVE ANIMALS 

Country Code of Territory Description of territory Veterinary certificate Specific conditions
Model(s) SG
1 2 3 4 5 6
BG — Bulgaria BG-0 Whole country —  
BG-1 The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V. Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia distric, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Starazagora, Vratza, Montana and Vidin BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y A
CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country POR-X  IVb IX
CA-1 Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:
— from a point on the Canada/United States border 120° 15′ longitude, 49° latitude
— northerly to a point 119° 35′ longitude, 50° 30′ latitude
— north-easterly to a point 119° longitude, 50° 45′ latitude
— southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118° 15′ longitude, 49° latitude BOV-X, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM A
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM  
POR-X, POR-Y, SUI B
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country OVI-X, RUM  
POR-X, SUI B 
GL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country OVI-X, RUM  V
HR — Croatia HR-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y  
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y  I
POR-X, POR-Y B
NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, POR-X, POR-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y  I
PM — St Pierre and Miquelon PM-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y, CAM  
RO — Romania RO-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y  V


“I”territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y“II”territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X“III”territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X“IVa”territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X“IVb”territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X“V”territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X“VI”geographical constraints“VII”territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM“VIII”territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM“IX”territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease -free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.

ANNEX II


ANNEX II  FRESH MEAT 

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, 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  
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
AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW  
BA — Bosnia Hercegovina BA-0 Whole country —  
BG — Bulgaria 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 States of Paraná, Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo, Espíritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Santa Catarina, Goias and 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 and Barra do Burges in Mato Grosso. BOV A 1 and 2
BR-2 State of Rio Grande do Sul BOV A 1 and 2
BR-3 State of Mato Grosso do Sul, municipality of Sete Quedas BOV A 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 coast-line 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 head-Waters 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  
CS — Serbia and Montenegro CS-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, 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 — Panama 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 RO-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF  
RU — Russian Federation RU-0 Whole country —  
RU-1 Region of Murmansk (Murmanskaya oblast) RUF 
SV — El Salvador SV-0 Whole country —  
SZ — Swaziland SZ-0 Whole country EQU, EQW  
SZ-1 Area west of the “red line” fences 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 of America US-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW G 
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country EQU  
BOV A 1
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.


ANNEX III

‘A’guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).‘B’guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point 10.6).‘C’guarantees regarding laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate SUW (point 10.3 bis) was obtained.‘D’guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of certificate POR (point 10.3 d)) was obtained.‘E’guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate BOV (point 10.4 d)) was obtained.‘F’guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).‘G’guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point 9.2.1) and RUW (point 9.3.1).

ANNEX IV













