Commission Decision

of 18 April 2001

amending Decision 1999/710/EC on the drawing-up of provisional lists of third-country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of minced meat and meat preparations

(notified under document number C(2001) 1075)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/336/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Council Decision 2001/4/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) A provisional list of establishments producing minced meat and meat preparations was drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/710/EC(3).

(2) The Slovak Republic has sent a list of establishments producing minced meat and meat preparations for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments are in accordance with the Community rules.

(3) A provisional list of establishments producing minced meat and meat preparations can thus be drawn up for the Slovak Republic in accordance with the procedure laid down in Decision 95/408/EC in respect of certain countries.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of the Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex to Commission Decision 1999/710/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 82.

ANNEX

Country: SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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