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8.11.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
308/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1036/2012
of 7 November 2012
amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as
regards the entries for Croatia in the lists of third countries or parts thereof from which the
introduction of fresh meat and of certain meat products into the Union is authorised
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(6) Croatia
is
currently
listed
in
Part
1
of
Annex
II
to
Regu
lation (EU) No 206/2010 as a third country from which
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
imports of fresh meat of certain animals into the Union
Union,
are authorised. However, Croatia is currently not listed as
a third country from which imports of fresh meat,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the
into the Union are authorised.
production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption ( 1 ), and in
particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first
(7)
Croatia has submitted to the Commission a request to be
subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 8(4) thereof,
authorised to export fresh meat of domestic porcine
animals into the Union. According to the information
Whereas:
submitted by Croatia, preventive vaccination against
classical swine fever is prohibited on the territory of
(1) Commission
Decision
2007/777/EC
( 2 ) lays down rules
that third country since January 2005. In addition,
on imports into the Union and the transit and storage in
there is no evidence of classical swine fever virus circu
the Union of consignments of meat products and
lation in domestic porcine animals on the territory of
consignments of treated stomachs, bladders and intes
Croatia since March 2008. The information available
tines, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
therefore indicates that Croatia is free from classical
the European Parliament and of the Council of
swine fever in domestic porcine animals, without vacci
29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for
nation.
food of animal origin ( 3 ).
(2) Part
2
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/777/EC
sets
out
the
list of third countries or parts thereof from which the
(8) The
Croatian
competent
authority
has
also
provided
sufficient guarantees as regards compliance with the
introduction into the Union of meat products and treated
Union legislation regarding classical swine fever and it
stomachs, bladders and intestines into the Union is auth
is implementing an enhanced surveillance programme
orised, provided that those commodities comply with the
for domestic porcine animals and wild boar.
treatment referred to in that Part.


(3) Part
4
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/777/EC
sets
out
the
treatments referred to in Part 2 of that Annex, assigning
(9) In
addition,
the
results
of
an
inspection
carried
out
by
a code to each of those treatments. That Part sets out a
the Commission in Croatia in 2010 were largely positive.
non-specific treatment ‘A’ and specific treatments ‘B’ to ‘F’
Croatia has also submitted to the Commission the confir
listed in descending order of severity.
mation that certain planned corrective actions regarding
the shortcomings identified during that inspection were
(4) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
(
satifactorily implemented in 2011.

4 ) lays down
the veterinary certification requirements for the intro
duction into the Union of certain consignments of live
animals or fresh meat. It also lays down the lists of third
(10) The
evaluation
of
the
information
submitted
by
Croatia
countries, territories or parts thereof from which those
leads to the conclusion that the introduction into the
consignments may be introduced into the Union.
Union of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals from
that third country does not constitute a risk to the Union
(5) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that
health status with regard to classical swine fever. Imports
consignments of fresh meat intended for human
from Croatia of fresh meat, including minced meat, of
consumption are to be imported into the Union only if
domestic porcine animals into the Union should
they come from the third countries, territories or parts
therefore be permitted.
thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation for
which there is a model veterinary certificate
corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in
that Part.
(11) In addition, Croatia is currently listed in Part 2 of Annex
II to Decision 2007/777/EC for the introduction into the
Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders
( 1 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
and intestines from domestic porcine animals and farmed
( 2 ) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.
( 3 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
cloven-hoofed game (swine) which have undergone the
( 4 ) OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.
specific treatment ‘D’.

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Official Journal of the European Union
8.11.2012
(12) In view of the fact that imports of fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals
into the Union from Croatia are to be authorised, it is appropriate to also permit imports into the
Union from that third country of meat products which were obtained from such fresh meat, without
requiring that they undergo a specific treatment. Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC should
therefore be amended accordingly.
(13) Decision
2007/777/EC
and
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, the entry for Croatia is replaced by the following:
‘HR Croatia
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
D XXX
A
A XXX’
Article 2
In Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the entry for Croatia is replaced by the following:
‘HR — Croatia HR-0 Whole
country BOV,
OVI,
EQU,
RUF,
RUW
POR 8
November
2012’
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the the twentieth day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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