02.06.2010; Lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements
Up until now Council Decision 79/542/EEC establishes the sanitary conditions for the importation into the European Union of live animals excluding equidae, and for the importation of fresh meat of such animals, including equidae, but excluding meat preparations. Annexes I and II to that Decision also set out lists of third countries or parts thereof from which certain live animals and their fresh meat may be imported into the Union as well as models of veterinary certificates.
For the sake of clarity and transparency the measures that are laid down in Decision 79/542/EEC have been laid down in a new legal act.
Up until now Council Decision 79/542/EC had not been repealed officially.
With Decision No 477/2010/EU, published today, Decision 79/542/EC has now been repealed from 9 April 2010.
The new Regulation entered into force on 09 April 2010.
For a transitional period consignments of live animals and of fresh meat intended for human consumption in respect of which the relevant veterinary certificates have been issued in accordance with Decisions 79/542/EEC may continue to be introduced into the Union.
Vetimpleg explains the consequences.
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