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Commission Decision of 3 June 2005 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of meat products for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decisions 97/41/EC, 97/221/EC and 97/222/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 1616) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/432/EC) (repealed)

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ANNEX II

PART 1Description of regionalised territories as laid down for the countries listed in parts 2 and 3

CountryTerritoryDescription of territory
CodeVersion
ArgentinaAR01/2004Whole country
AR-101/2004The whole country except the provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
AR-201/2004The provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
BulgariaBG01/2004Whole country
BG-101/2004As described in Annex II Part I to Council Decision 79/542/EECa (as last amended)
BG-201/2004As described in Annex II Part I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
BrazilBR01/2004Whole country
BR-101/2004As described in Annex I to Commission Decision 94/984/ECb (as last amended)
Serbia and MontenegroCS01/2004Whole country as described in Annex II Part I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
MalaysiaMY01/2004Whole country
MY-101/2004Peninsular (Western) Malaysia only

PART 2Third countries or parts thereof from which meat products are authorised for importation into the Community

a

See Part 3 of this Annex for the minimum treatment requirements applicable to pasteurised meat products and biltong.

b

For meat products prepared from fresh meat obtained from animals slaughtered after 1 March 2002.

(Δ)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

XXX

No certificate laid down and meat products containing meat of this species are not authorised.

Code ISOCountry of origin or part thereof1. Domestic bovine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game-(excluding swine)Domestic ovine/ caprine1. Domestic porcine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine)Domestic soliped1. Domestic poultry2. Farmed feathered gameDomestic rabbit and farmed leporidaeWild cloven hoofed game (excluding swine)Wild swineWild solipedWild leporidae (rabbits and hares)Wild game birdsWild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae)
ARArgentina ARCCCAAACCXXXADXXX
Argentina AR-1aCCCAAACCXXXADXXX
Argentina AR-2aAbAbCAAACCXXXADXXX
AUAustraliaAAAADAAAXXXADA
BGBulgaria BGDDDAAADDXXXAAXXX
Bulgaria BG-1AADAAAADXXXAAXXX
Bulgaria BG-2DDDAAADDXXXAAXXX
BHBahrainBBBBXXXACCXXXAXXXXXX
BRBrazilCCCADACCXXXADXXX
Brazil BR-1CCCAAACCXXXAAXXX
BWBotswanaBBBBXXXABBAAXXXXXX
BYBelarusCCCBXXXACCXXXAXXXXXX
CACanadaAAAAAAAAXXXAAA
CHSwitzerlandAAAAAAAAXXXAAXXX
CLChileAAAAAABBXXXAAXXX
CNPeople’s Republic of ChinaBBBBBABBXXXABXXX
COColombiaBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
CSSerbia and MontenegroAADADADDXXXAXXXXXX
ETEthiopiaBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
GLGreenlandXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAXXXXXXXXXAAA
HKHong KongBBBBDABBXXXAXXXXXX
HRCroatiaAADAAAADXXXAAXXX
ILIsraelBBBBAABBXXXAAXXX
INIndiaBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
ISIcelandBBBAAABBXXXAAXXX
KEKenyaBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
KRKorea (Republic)XXXXXXXXXXXXDAXXXXXXXXXADXXX
MAMoroccoBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
MGMadagascarBBBBDABBXXXADXXX
MKFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Δ)AABAXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
MUMauritiusBBBBXXXABBXXXAXXXXXX
MXMexicoADDADADDXXXADXXX
MYMalaysia MYXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Malaysia MY-1XXXXXXXXXXXXDAXXXXXXXXXADXXX
NANamibiaaBBBBDABBAADXXX
NZNew ZealandAAAAAAAAXXXAAA
PYParaguayCCCBXXXACCXXXAXXXXXX
RORomaniaAADAAAADXXXAAA
RURussiaCCCBXXXACCXXXAXXXA
SGSingaporeBBBBDABBXXXAXXXXXX
SZSwazilandBBBBXXXABBAAXXXXXX
THThailandBBBBAABBXXXADXXX
TNTunisiaCCBBAABBXXXADXXX
TRTurkeyXXXXXXXXXXXXDAXXXXXXXXXADXXX
UAUkraineXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAXXXXXXXXXAXXXXXX
USUnited States of AmericaAAAAAAAAXXXAAXXX
UYUruguayCCBADAXXXXXXXXXADXXX
ZASouth AfricaaCCCADACCAADXXX
ZWZimbabweaCCBADABBXXXADXXX

PART 3Third countries or parts thereof not authorised under the non specific treatment regime (A) but from where biltong/jerky or pasteurised meat products are authorised for importation into the Community

ISO CodeCountry of origin or part thereof1. Domestic bovine2. Farmed cloven hoofed game excluding swineDomestic ovine/caprine1. Domestic porcine2. Farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine)Domestic soliped1. Domestic poultry2. Farmed feathered gameDomestic rabbit and farmed leporidaeWild cloven hoofed game (excluding swine)Wild swineWild solipedWild leporidae (rabbits and hares)Wild game birdsWild land mammalian game (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae)
ARArgentinaFFXXXXXXXXXAXXXXXXXXXAXXXXXX
NANamibiaEEXXXXXXEAXXXXXXAAEXXX
ZASouth AfricaEEXXXXXXEAXXXXXXAAEXXX
ZWZimbabweEEXXXXXXEAXXXXXXEAEXXX

PART 4Interpretation of codes used in tables in parts 2 and 3

TREATMENTS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX I

Non-specific treatment regime:

A

=

No minimum specified temperature or other treatment is established for animal health purposes for the meat product. However, the meat must have undergone a treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat and the fresh meat used must also satisfy the animal health rules applicable to the export of fresh meat to the Community.

Specific treatment regimes — listed in descending order of severity:

B

=

Treatment in a hermetically sealed container to an Fo value of three or more.

C

=

A minimum temperature of 80 °C which must be reached throughout the meat during the processing of the meat product.

D

=

A minimum temperature of 70 °C which must be reached throughout the meat during the processing of meat products, or for raw ham, a treatment consisting of natural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months and resulting in the following characteristics:

  • Aw value of not more than 0,93,

  • pH value of not more than 6,0.

E

=

In the case of ‘biltong’ type products, a treatment to achieve:

  • Aw value of not more than 0,93,

  • pH value of not more than 6,0.

F

=

A heat treatment ensuring that a centre temperature of at least 65 °C is reached for a period of time as necessary to achieve a pasteurisation value (pv) equal to or above 40.

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