EUR-Lex - 31978D0694 - EN

ARTICLE 1

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL AUTHORIZE THE IMPORTATION OF FRESH MEAT FROM BRAZIL AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) DEBONED FRESH MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS , EXCLUDING OFFALS , FROM THE STATES OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL , MINAS GERAIS , SANTA CATARINA , PARANA , SAO PAULO , BAHIA AND ESPIRITO SANTO , FROM WHICH HAVE BEEN REMOVED THE MAJOR ACCESSIBLE LYMPHATIC GLANDS , CONFORMING TO THE GUARANTEES LAID DOWN IN THE ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX A AND WHICH MUST ACCOMPANY THE CONSIGNMENT ;

( B ) FRESH MEAT OF DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS , CONFORMING TO THE GUARANTEES LAID DOWN IN THE ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX B AND WHICH MUST ACCOMPANY THE CONSIGNMENT ;

( C ) THE FOLLOWING OFFALS OF BOVINE ANIMALS , FROM THE STATES OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL , MINAS GERAIS , SANTA CATARINA , PARANA SAO PAULO , BAHIA AND ESPIRITO SANTO :

_ COMPLETELY TRIMMED HEARTS ,

_ COMPLETELY TRIMMED LIVERS ,

_ COMPLETELY TRIMMED TONGUES WITHOUT BONE , CARTILAGE OR TONSILS ,

CONFORMING TO THE GUARANTEES LAID DOWN IN THE ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX C AND WHICH MUST ACCOMPANY THE CONSIGNMENT .

2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE IMPORT OF CATEGORIES OF FRESH MEAT FROM BRAZIL OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . UNTIL THE ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL OF REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 AT THE LATEST , AND WHILE CONTINUING TO PROHIBIT VACCINATION AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE :

( A ) DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RESPECT OF NORTHERN IRELAND MAY , IN RESPECT OF THE DEBONED FRESH MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS REFERRED TO UNDER POINT ( A ) OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND THE OFFALS REFERRED TO UNDER POINT ( C ) THEREOF , CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO AUTHORIZE SUCH IMPORTS ;

( B ) THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY , IN RESPECT OF THE OFFALS REFERRED TO UNDER POINT ( C ) OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) , CONTINUE TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS CURRENTLY IN FORCE WHICH MUST BE AT LEAST AS STRICT AS THOSE WHICH APPLY IN INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE .

2 . THE UNITED KINGDOM SHALL IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS CURRENTLY IN FORCE .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO IMPORTS OF GLANDS AND ORGANS AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING PURPOSES .

ARTICLE 4

THIS DECISION SHALL BE EXAMINED WITH A VIEW TO ADAPTATION TO COUNCIL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , AND IN ANY CASE BEFORE 1 JULY 1982 .

ARTICLE 5

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 OCTOBER 1978 . HOWEVER , THE CERTIFICATES CURRENTLY USED , AMENDED IF NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECISION , MAY BE USED UNTIL 31 MARCH 1979 .

ARTICLE 6

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

ANNEXES : SEE O.J . N L 236 OF 26 . 8 . 78