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17.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
219/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 14 August 2012
amending Decision 2007/777/EC as regards the entries for Israel in the lists of third countries from
which certain meat products may be introduced into the Union
(notified under document C(2012) 5703)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/479/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) Following
outbreaks
of
highly
pathogenic
avian
influenza
in certain areas of Israel, Decision 2007/777/EC, as
amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
No 532/2012 ( 4 ), provides that imports into the Union
Union,
of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and
intestines of poultry, farmed feathered game, farmed
ratites and wild game birds are authorised from the
areas of that third country affected by the outbreak
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
only if they have been subjected to the specific
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the
treatment ‘D’, pursuant to Part 4 of Annex II to
production, processing, distribution and introduction of
Decision 2007/777/EC. The area in Israel affected by
products of animal origin for human consumption ( 1 ), and in
the outbreak to which regionalisation for animal health
particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first
reasons applies is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex II
subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8 and point 4 of Article 8
to that Decision.
thereof,
(5) Israel
successfully
controlled
the
outbreaks
of
highly
Whereas:
pathogenic avian influenza according to the submitted
information on the favourable disease situation with
respect to that disease. In addition, surveillance carried
(1) Commission
Decision
2007/777/EC
of
29
November
out by the competent authority in Israel during the
2007 laying down the animal and public health
period which has elapsed since the stamping out of the
conditions and model certificates for imports of certain
poultry on the infected poultry holdings and the cleaning
meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and
and disinfection of those premises did not reveal any
intestines for human consumption from third countries
further spread of disease.
and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC ( 2 ) lays down rules
on imports into the Union and the transit and storage in
(6)
It is therefore appropriate to amend the entries for Israel
the Union of consignments of meat products and
in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC in
consignments of treated stomachs, bladders and intes
order to authorise imports from the whole territory of
tines, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
Israel into the Union of meat products and treated
the European Parliament and of the Council of
stomachs, bladders and intestines of poultry, farmed
29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for
feathered game, farmed ratites and wild game birds
food of animal origin ( 3 ).
which have been subjected to a non-specific treatment
‘A’, pursuant to Part 4 of Annex II to Decision
2007/777/EC.
(2) Part
2
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/777/EC
sets
out
the
list of third countries or parts thereof from which the
introduction of meat products and treated stomachs,
(7) Decision
2007/777/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
bladders and intestines is authorised, provided that
accordingly.
those commodities comply with the treatment referred
to in that list. Where third countries are regionalised for
the purposes of inclusion in that list, their regionalised
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
territories are set out in Part 1 of that Annex.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(3) Part
4
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/777/EC
sets
out
the HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
treatments referred to in Part 2 of that Annex, assigning
a code to each of those treatments. That Part sets out a
non-specific treatment ‘A’ and specific treatments ‘B’ to ‘F’
Article 1
listed in descending order of severity.
Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.
( 1 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
( 2 ) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.
( 3 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
( 4 ) OJ L 163, 22.6.2012, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
17.8.2012
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2012.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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17.8.2012 Off
ANNEX
Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended as follows:
(1) in Part 1, the whole entry for Israel is deleted;
(2) in Part 2 the entry for Israel is replaced by the following:
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‘IL Israel
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
B
B XXX
A
A XXX’
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