Pending: 31987D0095

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas the standards applicable in the field of information technology and the activities necessary for their preparation must, in particular, take account of: – the complexity of the technical specifications and the precision required to ensure the exchange of information and data and the compatible operating of systems; – the need to ensure rapid publication of standards so that undue delays do not result in the early obsolescence of texts that have been overtaken by the speed of technological change; – the need to encourage the application of international standards for exchange of information and data on a basis which will establish their credibility from the standpoint of practical implementation; – the economic importance of the role played by standardization in contributing to the creation of a Community market in this field; Whereas Directive 83/189/EEC (3) enables the Commission, the Member States and the standards institutions to be informed of the intentions of standards institutions to draw up or to amend a standard, and whereas, under the terms of that Directive, the Commission may establish terms of reference for work on standardization of common interest to be undertaken jointly and at an early stage; Whereas that Directive does not contain all the provisions necessary for the implementation of a Community policy on standardization in the field of information technology and telecommunications; Whereas the increasing amount of technical overlap between the different fields of standardization, particularly in the case of information technology and telecommunications, is such as to justify close cooperation between standards institutions, which should collaborate in order to deal with these matters of common interest; Whereas agreements have been recently concluded by the Commission within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and in the context of the general guidelines approved with the joint standardization organization European Committee for Standardization/European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CEN/CENELEC); Whereas Directive 86/361/EEC (4) sets out programmes for work on common technical specifications (corresponding to Normes Européennes de Télécommunication (NETs)) for this field by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations in consultation, where appropriate, with the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization; Whereas the field of public procurement orders is suitably placed to encourage wider acceptance of open systems interconnection information and data exchange standards through reference to them in purchasing; Whereas it is necessary to entrust a committee with the task of assisting the Commission in its pursuance and management of the objectives and activities laid down by the Decision, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1
For the purposes of this Decision:
1. ‘technical specifications’ means a specification contained in a document which lays down the characteristics required of a product, such as levels of quality, performance, safety or dimensions, including the requirements applicable to the product as regards terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking or labelling;
2. ‘common technical specification’ means a technical specification drawn up with a view to uniform application in all the Member States of the Community;
3. ‘standard’ means a technical specification approved by a recognized standards body for repeated or continuous application, compliance with which is not compulsory;
4. ‘international standard’ means a standard adopted by a recognized international standards body;
5. ‘Draft International Standard (DIS)’ means a draft standard adopted by a recognized international standards body;
6. ‘international technical specification in telecommunications’ means the technical specification of all or some characteristics of a product, recommended by such organizations as the Comité international télégraphique et téléphonique (CCITT) or the CEPT;
7. ‘European standard’ means a standard which has been approved pursuant to the statutes of the standards bodies with which the Community has concluded agreements;
8. ‘European pre-standard’ means a standard adopted under the reference (EPS) in accordance with the statutory rules of the standards bodies with which the Community has concluded agreements;
9. ‘functional standard’ means a standard worked out to yield a complex function required to ensure systems interoperability and generally obtained by the linking together of several existing reference standards and adopted in accordance with the statutory rules of standards bodies;
10. ‘functional specification’: the specification which defines, in the field of telecommunications, the application of one or more open system interconnection standards in support of a specific requirement for communication between information technology systems (standards recommended by such organizations as the ‘Comité international télégraphique et téléphonique’ (CCITT) or the CEPT);
11. ‘technical regulation’ means the technical specifications, including the relevant administrative provisions, the observance of which is compulsory, de jure or de facto, in the case of marketing or use in a Member State or a major part thereof, except those laid down by local authorities;
12. ‘certification of conformity’ means the activity whereby the conformity of a product or service to given standards or other technical specifications is certified by means of a certificate or mark of conformity;
13. ‘information technology’ means the systems, equipment, components and software required to ensure the retrieval, processing and storage of information in all centres of human activity (home, office, factory, etc.), the application of which generally requires the use of electronics or similar technology;
14. ‘public procurement orders’ means those:
– defined in Article 1 of Directive 77/62/EEC (1);
– concluded for the supply of equipment relating to information technology and telecommunications, irrespective of the sector of activity of the contracting authority;
15. ‘telecommunications authorities’ means recognized authorities or private enterprises in the Community which provide public telecommunications services.

Article 2
In order to promote standardization in Europe and the preparation and application of standards in the field of information technology and and functional specifications in the field of telecommunications, the following measures, subject to Article 3 (2) and Article 4, shall be implemented at Community level:
(a) regular, at least annual, determination on the basis of international standards, draft international standards or equivalent documents, of the priority standardization requirements with a view to the preparation of work
programmes and the commissioning of such European standards and functional specifications as may be deemed necessary to ensure the exchange of information and data and systems interoperability;
(b) on the basis of international standardization activities:
– the European standards institutions and specialized technical bodies in the information technology and telecommunications sector shall be invited to establish European standards, European prestandards or telecommunications functional specifications having recourse, if necessary, to the drafting of functional standards, to ensure the precision required by users for exchange of information and data and systems interoperability. Such bodies shall base their work on international standards, draft international standards or international technical specifications in telecommunications. Where an international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications offers clear provisions allowing its uniform application, these provisions will be adopted unaltered in the European standard, European prestandard, or telecommunication functional specification. Only where such clear provisions do not exist in the international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications, the European standard, European prestandard, or telecommunication functional specification will be written to clarify or, where necessary, supplement the international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications while avoiding divergence from it;
– the same bodies shall be invited to prepare technical specifications which may form the basis of European standards or European prestandards in the absence of, or as a contribution to the production of, agreed international standards for the exchange of information and data and systems interoperability;
(c) measures to facilitate the application of the standards and functional specifications, in particular by means of coordinating Member States’ activities in:
– the verification of the conformity of products and services to the standards and functional specifications on the basis of test requirements specified;
– the certification of conformity to standards and functional specifications in accordance with properly harmonized procedures.
(d) promotion of the application of standards and functional specifications relating to information technology and telecommunications in public sector orders and technical regulations.

Article 3
1. The specific objectives of the measures proposed are described in the Annex to this Decision.
2. This Decision shall cover:
– standards in the field of Information Technology as set out in Article 5
– functional specifications for the services specifically offered over public telecommunications networks for exchange of information and data between information technology systems.
3. This Decision shall not cover:
– common technical specifications for terminal equipment connected to the public telecommunications networks, which are covered by Directive 86/361/EEC
– specifications for the equipment forming any part of the telecommunications networks themselves.

Article 4
In determining requirements as regards standardization and in drawing up a work programme for standardization and the preparation of functional specifications, the Commission shall refer in particular to the information communicated to it pursuant to Directive 83/189/EEC.
The Commission, after consulting the Committee provided for in Article 7, shall entrust the technical work to the competent European standards organizations or specialised technical bodies (CEN, CENELEC and CEPT) requesting them, if necessary, to draw up corresponding European standards or functional specifications. The mandates to be given to these organizations shall be referred for agreement to the Committee provided for under Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC in accordance with the procedures of the said Directive. No mandate shall be issued which overlaps with any part of work programmes commenced or drawn up under Directive 86/361/EEC.

Article 5
1. Taking account of the differences between existing national procedures, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that reference is made to:
– European standards and European prestandards as described in Article 2 (b);
– international standards when accepted in the country of the contracting authority;
in public procurement orders relating to information technology so that these standards are used as the basis for the exchange of information and data for systems interoperability. 2. In order to provide end-to-end compatibility, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that their telecommunications administrations use functional specifications for the means of access to their public telecommunication networks for those services specifically intended for exchange of information and data between information technology systems which themselves use the standards mentioned in paragraph 1.
3. Application of this Article shall take account of special circumstances as outlined below which may justify the use of standards and specifications other than those provided for in this Decision:
– the need for operational continuity in existing systems, but only as part of clearly defined and recorded strategies for subsequent transition to international or European standards or functional specifications;
– the genuinely innovative nature of certain projects;
– where the standard or functional specification in question is technically inadequate for its purpose on the grounds that it does not provide the appropriate means of achieving information and data exchange or systems interoperability, or that the means (including testing) do not exist to establish satisfactorily conformity of a product to that standard or functional specification or where, in the case of European Pre-Standards, these lack the necessary stability for application. It shall be open to other Member States to demonstrate to the Committee referred to in Article 7 that equipment conforming to the standard had been used satisfactorily, and that use of this waiver was not justified;
– where, after careful consultation of the market, it is found that important reasons related to cost-effectiveness make use of the standard or functional specification in question inappropriate. It would be open to other Member States to demonstrate to the Committee referred to in Article 7 that equipment conforming to that standard had been used satisfactorily on a normal commercial basis, and that use of this waiver was not justified.
4. In addition, Member States may require reference, on the same basis as in paragraph 1, to draft international standards.
5. Contracting authorities relying upon paragraph 3 shall record their reasons for doing so, if possible, in the initial tender documents issued in respect of the procurement, and in all cases shall record these reasons in their internal documentation and shall supply such information on request to tendering companies and to the Committee referred to in Article 7 whilst respecting commercial confidentiality. It shall also be possible for complaints about use of derogations referred to in paragraph 3 to be made direct to the Commission.
6. The Commission shall ensure that the provisions of this Article are applied in the case of all Community projects and programmes, including public procurement orders financed from the Community budget.
7. Contracting authorities, if they consider it necessary, may apply other specifications to contracts of a value lower than 100 000 ECU, provided that these purchases will not prevent the use of the standards mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 in any contract of a greater value than the sum mentioned in this paragraph. The need for the derogation or the level of the threshold established in this paragraph will be reviewed within three years of the briging into application of this Decision.

Article 6
When drafting or amending technical regulations in areas covered by this Decision, Member States shall refer to the standards referred to in Article 5 whenever these meet in an appropriate fashion the required technical specifications of the regulation.

Article 7
1. An advisory committee, called the ‘Senior Officials Group on standardization in the field of Information Technology’ shall assist the Commission in its pursuance of the objectives and its management of the activities laid down by the Decision. It shall consist of representatives appointed by the Member States, who may call on the assistance of experts or advisers: its chairman shall be a representative of the Commission. For telecommunication issues the competent committee is the ‘Senior Officials Group for Telecommunications’ provided for in Article 5 of Directive 86/361/EEC.
2. The Commission shall consult the Committee when determining Community priorities, implementing measures referred to in the Annex, when dealing with matters concerning the verification of conformity to standards, monitoring the implementation of Article 5 and other matters relating to standardization in the field of information technology and telecommunications, or other fields which which these overlap. It shall also consult the Committee on the report referred to in Article 8.
3. The Commission shall coordinate the activities of these Committees with the Committee provided for in Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC in particular where there is a potential overlap in issuing requests to European standards institutions under this Decision and that Directive. 4. Any questions regarding the implementation of this Decision may be submitted to the Committee at the request of the Chairman or a Member State.
5. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year.
6. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
7. The Secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Commission.

Article 8
Every two years the Commission shall submit a progress report to the European Parliament and the Council on standardization activities in the information technology sector. This report shall refer to the implementing arrangements adopted within the Community, the results obtained, the application of those results in public procurement contracts and national technical regulations, and, in particular, their practical significance for certification.

Article 9
This Decision shall not prejudice the application of Directive 83/189/EEC and Directive 86/361/EEC.

Article 10
This Decision shall be brought into application one year from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 11
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1986.
For the Council
The President
(1) OJ No C 36, 17. 2. 1986, p. 55.
(2) OJ No C 303, 25. 11. 1985, p. 2.
(3) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.
(4) OJ No L 217, 5. 8. 1986, p. 21.
(1) OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas the standards applicable in the field of information technology and the activities necessary for their preparation must, in particular, take account of: – the complexity of the technical specifications and the precision required to ensure the exchange of information and data and the compatible operating of systems; – the need to ensure rapid publication of standards so that undue delays do not result in the early obsolescence of texts that have been overtaken by the speed of technological change; – the need to encourage the application of international standards for exchange of information and data on a basis which will establish their credibility from the standpoint of practical implementation; – the economic importance of the role played by standardization in contributing to the creation of a Community market in this field; Whereas Directive 83/189/EEC (3) enables the Commission, the Member States and the standards institutions to be informed of the intentions of standards institutions to draw up or to amend a standard, and whereas, under the terms of that Directive, the Commission may establish terms of reference for work on standardization of common interest to be undertaken jointly and at an early stage; Whereas that Directive does not contain all the provisions necessary for the implementation of a Community policy on standardization in the field of information technology and telecommunications; Whereas the increasing amount of technical overlap between the different fields of standardization, particularly in the case of information technology and telecommunications, is such as to justify close cooperation between standards institutions, which should collaborate in order to deal with these matters of common interest; Whereas agreements have been recently concluded by the Commission within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and in the context of the general guidelines approved with the joint standardization organization European Committee for Standardization/European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CEN/CENELEC); Whereas Directive 86/361/EEC (4) sets out programmes for work on common technical specifications (corresponding to Normes Européennes de Télécommunication (NETs)) for this field by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations in consultation, where appropriate, with the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization; Whereas the field of public procurement orders is suitably placed to encourage wider acceptance of open systems interconnection information and data exchange standards through reference to them in purchasing; Whereas it is necessary to entrust a committee with the task of assisting the Commission in its pursuance and management of the objectives and activities laid down by the Decision, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
For the purposes of this Decision:
1. ‘technical specifications’ means a specification contained in a document which lays down the characteristics required of a product, such as levels of quality, performance, safety or dimensions, including the requirements applicable to the product as regards terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking or labelling;
2. ‘common technical specification’ means a technical specification drawn up with a view to uniform application in all the Member States of the Community;
3. ‘standard’ means a technical specification approved by a recognized standards body for repeated or continuous application, compliance with which is not compulsory;
4. ‘international standard’ means a standard adopted by a recognized international standards body;
5. ‘Draft International Standard (DIS)’ means a draft standard adopted by a recognized international standards body;
6. ‘international technical specification in telecommunications’ means the technical specification of all or some characteristics of a product, recommended by such organizations as the Comité international télégraphique et téléphonique (CCITT) or the CEPT;
7. ‘European standard’ means a standard which has been approved pursuant to the statutes of the standards bodies with which the Community has concluded agreements;
8. ‘European pre-standard’ means a standard adopted under the reference (EPS) in accordance with the statutory rules of the standards bodies with which the Community has concluded agreements;
9. ‘functional standard’ means a standard worked out to yield a complex function required to ensure systems interoperability and generally obtained by the linking together of several existing reference standards and adopted in accordance with the statutory rules of standards bodies;
10. ‘functional specification’: the specification which defines, in the field of telecommunications, the application of one or more open system interconnection standards in support of a specific requirement for communication between information technology systems (standards recommended by such organizations as the ‘Comité international télégraphique et téléphonique’ (CCITT) or the CEPT);
11. ‘technical regulation’ means the technical specifications, including the relevant administrative provisions, the observance of which is compulsory, de jure or de facto, in the case of marketing or use in a Member State or a major part thereof, except those laid down by local authorities;
12. ‘certification of conformity’ means the activity whereby the conformity of a product or service to given standards or other technical specifications is certified by means of a certificate or mark of conformity;
13. ‘information technology’ means the systems, equipment, components and software required to ensure the retrieval, processing and storage of information in all centres of human activity (home, office, factory, etc.), the application of which generally requires the use of electronics or similar technology;
14. ‘public procurement orders’ means those:
– defined in Article 1 of Directive 77/62/EEC (1);
– concluded for the supply of equipment relating to information technology and telecommunications, irrespective of the sector of activity of the contracting authority;
15. ‘telecommunications authorities’ means recognized authorities or private enterprises in the Community which provide public telecommunications services.
In order to promote standardization in Europe and the preparation and application of standards in the field of information technology and and functional specifications in the field of telecommunications, the following measures, subject to Article 3 (2) and Article 4, shall be implemented at Community level:
(a) regular, at least annual, determination on the basis of international standards, draft international standards or equivalent documents, of the priority standardization requirements with a view to the preparation of work
programmes and the commissioning of such European standards and functional specifications as may be deemed necessary to ensure the exchange of information and data and systems interoperability;
(b) on the basis of international standardization activities:
– the European standards institutions and specialized technical bodies in the information technology and telecommunications sector shall be invited to establish European standards, European prestandards or telecommunications functional specifications having recourse, if necessary, to the drafting of functional standards, to ensure the precision required by users for exchange of information and data and systems interoperability. Such bodies shall base their work on international standards, draft international standards or international technical specifications in telecommunications. Where an international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications offers clear provisions allowing its uniform application, these provisions will be adopted unaltered in the European standard, European prestandard, or telecommunication functional specification. Only where such clear provisions do not exist in the international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications, the European standard, European prestandard, or telecommunication functional specification will be written to clarify or, where necessary, supplement the international standard, draft international standard or international technical specification in telecommunications while avoiding divergence from it;
– the same bodies shall be invited to prepare technical specifications which may form the basis of European standards or European prestandards in the absence of, or as a contribution to the production of, agreed international standards for the exchange of information and data and systems interoperability;
(c) measures to facilitate the application of the standards and functional specifications, in particular by means of coordinating Member States’ activities in:
– the verification of the conformity of products and services to the standards and functional specifications on the basis of test requirements specified;
– the certification of conformity to standards and functional specifications in accordance with properly harmonized procedures.
(d) promotion of the application of standards and functional specifications relating to information technology and telecommunications in public sector orders and technical regulations.
1. The specific objectives of the measures proposed are described in the Annex to this Decision.
2. This Decision shall cover:
– standards in the field of Information Technology as set out in Article 5
– functional specifications for the services specifically offered over public telecommunications networks for exchange of information and data between information technology systems.
3. This Decision shall not cover:
– common technical specifications for terminal equipment connected to the public telecommunications networks, which are covered by Directive 86/361/EEC
– specifications for the equipment forming any part of the telecommunications networks themselves.
In determining requirements as regards standardization and in drawing up a work programme for standardization and the preparation of functional specifications, the Commission shall refer in particular to the information communicated to it pursuant to Directive 83/189/EEC.
The Commission, after consulting the Committee provided for in Article 7, shall entrust the technical work to the competent European standards organizations or specialised technical bodies (CEN, CENELEC and CEPT) requesting them, if necessary, to draw up corresponding European standards or functional specifications. The mandates to be given to these organizations shall be referred for agreement to the Committee provided for under Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC in accordance with the procedures of the said Directive. No mandate shall be issued which overlaps with any part of work programmes commenced or drawn up under Directive 86/361/EEC.
1. Taking account of the differences between existing national procedures, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that reference is made to:
– European standards and European prestandards as described in Article 2 (b);
– international standards when accepted in the country of the contracting authority;
in public procurement orders relating to information technology so that these standards are used as the basis for the exchange of information and data for systems interoperability. 2. In order to provide end-to-end compatibility, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that their telecommunications administrations use functional specifications for the means of access to their public telecommunication networks for those services specifically intended for exchange of information and data between information technology systems which themselves use the standards mentioned in paragraph 1.
3. Application of this Article shall take account of special circumstances as outlined below which may justify the use of standards and specifications other than those provided for in this Decision:
– the need for operational continuity in existing systems, but only as part of clearly defined and recorded strategies for subsequent transition to international or European standards or functional specifications;
– the genuinely innovative nature of certain projects;
– where the standard or functional specification in question is technically inadequate for its purpose on the grounds that it does not provide the appropriate means of achieving information and data exchange or systems interoperability, or that the means (including testing) do not exist to establish satisfactorily conformity of a product to that standard or functional specification or where, in the case of European Pre-Standards, these lack the necessary stability for application. It shall be open to other Member States to demonstrate to the Committee referred to in Article 7 that equipment conforming to the standard had been used satisfactorily, and that use of this waiver was not justified;
– where, after careful consultation of the market, it is found that important reasons related to cost-effectiveness make use of the standard or functional specification in question inappropriate. It would be open to other Member States to demonstrate to the Committee referred to in Article 7 that equipment conforming to that standard had been used satisfactorily on a normal commercial basis, and that use of this waiver was not justified.
4. In addition, Member States may require reference, on the same basis as in paragraph 1, to draft international standards.
5. Contracting authorities relying upon paragraph 3 shall record their reasons for doing so, if possible, in the initial tender documents issued in respect of the procurement, and in all cases shall record these reasons in their internal documentation and shall supply such information on request to tendering companies and to the Committee referred to in Article 7 whilst respecting commercial confidentiality. It shall also be possible for complaints about use of derogations referred to in paragraph 3 to be made direct to the Commission.
6. The Commission shall ensure that the provisions of this Article are applied in the case of all Community projects and programmes, including public procurement orders financed from the Community budget.
7. Contracting authorities, if they consider it necessary, may apply other specifications to contracts of a value lower than 100 000 ECU, provided that these purchases will not prevent the use of the standards mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 in any contract of a greater value than the sum mentioned in this paragraph. The need for the derogation or the level of the threshold established in this paragraph will be reviewed within three years of the briging into application of this Decision.
When drafting or amending technical regulations in areas covered by this Decision, Member States shall refer to the standards referred to in Article 5 whenever these meet in an appropriate fashion the required technical specifications of the regulation.
1. An advisory committee, called the ‘Senior Officials Group on standardization in the field of Information Technology’ shall assist the Commission in its pursuance of the objectives and its management of the activities laid down by the Decision. It shall consist of representatives appointed by the Member States, who may call on the assistance of experts or advisers: its chairman shall be a representative of the Commission. For telecommunication issues the competent committee is the ‘Senior Officials Group for Telecommunications’ provided for in Article 5 of Directive 86/361/EEC.
2. The Commission shall consult the Committee when determining Community priorities, implementing measures referred to in the Annex, when dealing with matters concerning the verification of conformity to standards, monitoring the implementation of Article 5 and other matters relating to standardization in the field of information technology and telecommunications, or other fields which which these overlap. It shall also consult the Committee on the report referred to in Article 8.
3. The Commission shall coordinate the activities of these Committees with the Committee provided for in Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC in particular where there is a potential overlap in issuing requests to European standards institutions under this Decision and that Directive. 4. Any questions regarding the implementation of this Decision may be submitted to the Committee at the request of the Chairman or a Member State.
5. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year.
6. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
7. The Secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Commission.
Every two years the Commission shall submit a progress report to the European Parliament and the Council on standardization activities in the information technology sector. This report shall refer to the implementing arrangements adopted within the Community, the results obtained, the application of those results in public procurement contracts and national technical regulations, and, in particular, their practical significance for certification.
This Decision shall not prejudice the application of Directive 83/189/EEC and Directive 86/361/EEC.
This Decision shall be brought into application one year from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1986.
For the Council
The President
(1) OJ No C 36, 17. 2. 1986, p. 55.
(2) OJ No C 303, 25. 11. 1985, p. 2.
(3) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.
(4) OJ No L 217, 5. 8. 1986, p. 21.
(1) OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1.
MEASURES FOR STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1.2 // 1. // Aims // // (a) to contribute to the integration of the internal Community market in the information technology and telecommunications sector; // // (b) to improve the international competitiveness of Community manufacturers by allowing for greater market uptake in the Community of equipment manufactured to recognized European and international standards; // // (c) to facilitate the exchange of information throughout the Community, by reducing the obstacles created by incompatibilities arising from the absence of standards or their lack of precision; // // (d) to ensure that user requirements are taken into account by giving users greater freedom to assemble their systems in a manner guaranteeing operating compatibility and, consequently, improved preformance at a lower cost; // // (e) to promote the application of standards and functional specifications in public sector orders. // 2. // Description of measures and activities to be undertaken // 2.1. // Preparation of work programmes and definition of priorities // // The drawing-up of work programmes and assignment of priorities taking account of Community requirements and the economic impact of these activities from the standpoint of users, producers and telecommunications administrations. The tasks to be performed at this level may include, in particular: // 2.1.1. // gathering detailed information on the basis of national and international programmes, presentation of that information in a form which facilitates comparative analysis and preparation of the summaries required for the work of the Committee; // 2.1.2. // The dissemination of that information, the examination of requirements and the consultation of interested parties; // 2.1.3. // synchronization of the work programmes with international standardization activities; // 2.1.4. // the management of work programmes; // 2.1.5. // the preparation of reports describing the execution of the activities and the practical results of their implementation. // 2.2. // The execution of standardization activities in the field of information technology // // Execution of the work programmes necessitates the implementation of a series of activities, responsibility for which is generally entrusted to CEN/CENELEC and to the CEPT and which correspond to the different stages of activity that must be completed in order to ensure the credibility of standards. // // These activities include: // 2.2.1. // the refinement of international standards in an effort to remove the ambiguities and options that distort the function of standards designed to guarantee the exchange of information and the compatible operation of systems; // 2.2.2. // the drafting of prestandards in cases justified by the excessive delays of international standardization procedures, or of standards required in the Community context in the absence of international standards; // 2.2.3. // the definition of the conditions to be fulfilled in order to establish complete conformity to a standard; // 2.2.4. // the preparation of test standards or test specifications included in the standards and the organization of procedures and structures to enable test laboratories to check conformity to those standards on a properly harmonized basis. // 2.3. // Activities affecting the telecommunications sector // // The standardization measures which concern the telecommunications sector include two types of activity: // // – the drafting of functional specifications, based on international or European standards/specifications where they exist, for the means of access to public telecommunication networks for those services specifically intended for exchange of information and data between information technology systems. This technical work comes under the harmonization activities carred out in the telecommunications section and is entrusted to CEPT following the procedures described in Directive 86/361/EEC, // // – the work to be carried out in the field common to information technology and to telecommunications requires increased cooperation between the competent technical bodies (i.e. CEN/CENELEC/CEPT). It should raise the degree of convergence so that the standards and functional specifications can be applied in as many ways as possible and in a harmonized manner following the procedure described in Directive 83/189/EEC. // 2.4. // Complementary measures // // This part of the programme covers the following measures: // 2.4.1. // specific metrological activities relating to: // // – promotion of the development of test and validation instruments and formal description techniques, // // – support for the case of references, particularly in the case of applications requiring the use of functional standards based on a number of standards in combination; // 2.4.2. // the promotion of the preparation of manuals giving guidance on the application of standards for the final user; // 2.4.3. // the promotion of demonstrations in respect of the operating compatibility achieved as a result of the application of a standard. The main aim of this action will be to make the test and metrological instruments defined in 2.4.1. available for use in different projects and to ensure that development standards are experimented with; // 2.4.4. // the promotion of arrangements that go beyond the framework of industrial standardization, depend on agreements concluded in particular fields of professional activity and contribute to the efficient exchange of information (travel agency transactions, automation of money transactions, computerization of customs documents, robotics, office automation, micro-computing, etc.); // 2.4.5. // studies and projects relating specifically to standardization in the field of information technology. // 3. // Measures relating to the application of standards in the public procurement sector // // Determination of the most efficient methods of ensuring the rapid application of the standards and technical specifications within the context of the present Decision while assuring appropriate linking with activities depending on Directive 77/62/EEC (1).
(1) OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1.

Pending: 31986D0414

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof, Whereas, in application of Article 17 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC, lists of establishments in third countries authorized for importation of meat products into the Community must be established; whereas these establishments must satisfy the conditions laid down in the Annex to the said Directive; Whereas Argentina has forwarded a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community fully heat-treated canned bovine meat and frozen cooked bovine meat which is cooked to a centre temperature of at least 80 °C; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of certain of these establishments are sufficient; whereas they may therefore be entered on an initial list, established pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of meat products may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Argentina has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of meat products to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and of improvements made; Whereas the present Decision is based upon the existing Community rules applicable to importations from third countries; whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine this Decision as soon as the aforesaid rules have been modified or extended; Whereas, moreover, in accordance with Article 17 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC, the provisions otherwise applied by the Member States concerning importation of meat products from third countries may not be more favourable than those governing intra-Community trade; whereas, in this respect, importation of meat products from the establishments appearing on the list in the Annex to this Decision remain subject to other veterinary legislation, particularly as regards animal health requirements, and to the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. Member States may authorize the importation of meat products from Argentina only from the establishments in the Annex and in conformity with the said Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 28 February 1987 imports of meat products coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Argentinian authorities as of 24 February 1986, unless a decision is taken to the contrary before 1 March 1987.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
3. The meat products referred to in paragraph 1 must be prepared from fresh meat originating from establishments approved in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (3) or Council Directive 72/462/EEC (4).
4. Imports coming from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, particularly as regards animal health requirements.

Article 2
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 August 1986.

Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 March 1987.

Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 1986.
For the Commission
Frans ANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 12. 1977, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.
(3) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
(4) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof, Whereas, in application of Article 17 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC, lists of establishments in third countries authorized for importation of meat products into the Community must be established; whereas these establishments must satisfy the conditions laid down in the Annex to the said Directive; Whereas Argentina has forwarded a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community fully heat-treated canned bovine meat and frozen cooked bovine meat which is cooked to a centre temperature of at least 80 °C; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of certain of these establishments are sufficient; whereas they may therefore be entered on an initial list, established pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of meat products may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Argentina has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of meat products to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and of improvements made; Whereas the present Decision is based upon the existing Community rules applicable to importations from third countries; whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine this Decision as soon as the aforesaid rules have been modified or extended; Whereas, moreover, in accordance with Article 17 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC, the provisions otherwise applied by the Member States concerning importation of meat products from third countries may not be more favourable than those governing intra-Community trade; whereas, in this respect, importation of meat products from the establishments appearing on the list in the Annex to this Decision remain subject to other veterinary legislation, particularly as regards animal health requirements, and to the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. Member States may authorize the importation of meat products from Argentina only from the establishments in the Annex and in conformity with the said Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 28 February 1987 imports of meat products coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Argentinian authorities as of 24 February 1986, unless a decision is taken to the contrary before 1 March 1987.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
3. The meat products referred to in paragraph 1 must be prepared from fresh meat originating from establishments approved in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (3) or Council Directive 72/462/EEC (4).
4. Imports coming from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, particularly as regards animal health requirements.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 August 1986.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 March 1987.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 1986.
For the Commission
Frans ANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 12. 1977, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.
(3) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
(4) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // // // // 13 (1) (2) // Swift Armour SA Argentina // Rosario, Santa Fé // 20 (2) // SA Frigorífico Monte Grande // Monte Grande, Buenos Aires // 1352 (1) // Frigorífico Meatex SA // Alejandro Korn, Buenos Aires // 1822 (2) // Meatex // Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires // 1921 (1) // San Telmo SACIAFIF // Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires // 1930 (1) (2) // Vizental y Cia SACIA // San José, Entre Ríos // 2067 (1) (2) // Cía elaborada de productos animales SAICAGT // Pontevedra, Buenos Aires // // //
(1) Frozen cooked bovine meat which is cooked to a centre temperature of at least 80 °C only.
(2) Fully heat treated canned bovine meat only.

Pending: 31984D0247

January 16, 2026
12.5.1984 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 125/58
1. have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application is made;
2. prove to the competent authorities:(a)that it operates efficiently;(b)that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;(c)that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;(d)that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme; (a) that it operates efficiently; (b) that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees; (c) that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary; (d) that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;
(a) that it operates efficiently;
(b) that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;
(c) that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;
(d) that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;
(a) that it operates efficiently;
(b) that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;
(c) that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;
(d) that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;
3. have a set of rules covering:(a)the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;(b)the system for identifying animals;(c)the system for recording pedigrees;(d)the definition of its breeding objectives,(e)the systems for making use of livestock performance data,(f)the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book; (a) the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics; (b) the system for identifying animals; (c) the system for recording pedigrees; (d) the definition of its breeding objectives, (e) the systems for making use of livestock performance data, (f) the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;
(a) the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;
(b) the system for identifying animals;
(c) the system for recording pedigrees;
(d) the definition of its breeding objectives,
(e) the systems for making use of livestock performance data,
(f) the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;
(a) the definition of the breed's (or breeds') characteristics;
(b) the system for identifying animals;
(c) the system for recording pedigrees;
(d) the definition of its breeding objectives,
(e) the systems for making use of livestock performance data,
(f) the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;
4. have rules of procedure, adopted in accordance with its articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 15 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the abovementioned Directive, the criteria governing the recognition of breeders’ organizations and associations and the criteria governing the establishment of herd-books;
Whereas in all the Member States, with the exception at present of Greece, herd-books are maintained or established by breeders’ organizations and associations; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the recognition of breeders’ organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books;
Whereas a breeders’ organization or association must apply for official recognition to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated;
Whereas, where a breeders’ organization or association meets certain criteria and has defined targets, it must be officially recognized by the authorities of the Member State to which it has applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
In order to be officially recognized, a breeders’ organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated.

Article 2
The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official recognition to any breeders’ organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books if the latter meet the conditions laid down in the Annex.
However, in a Member State in which in respect of a given breed one or more officially recognized organizations or associations already exists, the authorities of the Member State concerned may refuse to recognize a new breeders’ organization or association if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the zootechnical programme of the existing organization or association. In such a case, the Member States shall inform the Commission of approvals granted and refusals to give recognition.

Article 3
The authorities of the Member State concerned shall withdraw official recognition from any breeders’ organization or association which maintains herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Annex are no longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner by the breeders’ organization or association concerned.

Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 1984.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 15 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the abovementioned Directive, the criteria governing the recognition of breeders’ organizations and associations and the criteria governing the establishment of herd-books;
Whereas in all the Member States, with the exception at present of Greece, herd-books are maintained or established by breeders’ organizations and associations; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the recognition of breeders’ organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books;
Whereas a breeders’ organization or association must apply for official recognition to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated;
Whereas, where a breeders’ organization or association meets certain criteria and has defined targets, it must be officially recognized by the authorities of the Member State to which it has applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
In order to be officially recognized, a breeders’ organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated.
The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official recognition to any breeders’ organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books if the latter meet the conditions laid down in the Annex.
However, in a Member State in which in respect of a given breed one or more officially recognized organizations or associations already exists, the authorities of the Member State concerned may refuse to recognize a new breeders’ organization or association if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the zootechnical programme of the existing organization or association. In such a case, the Member States shall inform the Commission of approvals granted and refusals to give recognition.
The authorities of the Member State concerned shall withdraw official recognition from any breeders’ organization or association which maintains herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Annex are no longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner by the breeders’ organization or association concerned.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 1984.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.
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In order to be officially recognized, a breeders’ organization or association which maintains or establishes a herd-book must:
1.

have legal personality in accordance with the legislation in force in the Member State where the application is made;
2.

prove to the competent authorities:

(a)

that it operates efficiently;

(b)

that it can carry out the checks necessary for recording pedigrees;

(c)

that it has a sufficiently large herd to carry out a breed improvement programme, or that it has a sufficiently large herd to preserve the breed where this is considered necessary;

(d)

that it can make use of the livestock performance data necessary for carrying out its breed improvement or preservation programme;
3.

have a set of rules covering:

(a)

the definition of the breed’s (or breeds’) characteristics;

(b)

the system for identifying animals;

(c)

the system for recording pedigrees;

(d)

the definition of its breeding objectives,

(e)

the systems for making use of livestock performance data,

(f)

the division of the herd-book, if there are different conditions for entering animals or if there are different procedures for classifying the animals entered in the book;
4.

have rules of procedure, adopted in accordance with its articles of association, laying down, in particular, the principle of non-discrimination between members.

Pending: 31983D0402

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas New Zealand has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by New Zealand has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas import of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remains subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas, in particular, import from third countries and re-export to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by Community rules or by rules which need to be further harmonized, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State, while respecting the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The establishments in New Zealand listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere.

Article 2
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 30 April 1984 imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the authorities of New Zealand as of 30 March 1983 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.

Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 February 1984.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1983.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas New Zealand has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by New Zealand has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas import of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remains subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas, in particular, import from third countries and re-export to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by Community rules or by rules which need to be further harmonized, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State, while respecting the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The establishments in New Zealand listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 30 April 1984 imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the authorities of New Zealand as of 30 March 1983 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 February 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1983.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // 1,3 // I. BOVINE MEAT // A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises // // 1.2.3 // // // // ME 14 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Christchurch // ME 15 // The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. Ltd // Belfast // ME 21 // Southland Frozen Meat Ltd // Mataura // ME 22 // Southland Frozen Meat Ltd // Makarewa // ME 24 // Hellaby Shortland Ltd // Otahuhu // ME 26 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Balclutha // ME 34 // The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. Ltd // Pareora // ME 50 // Alliance Freezing Co. (Southland) Ltd // Invercargill // ME 56 // Auckland Farmers Freezing Co-op Ltd, Rangiuru // Te Puke // ME 63 // Farmers Meat Export Ltd // Whangarei // ME 66 // Phoenix Meat Co. Ltd, Kokiri // Greymouth // ME 69 // Ashley Meat Export Ltd // Christchurch // 1,3 // B. Cutting premises // // 1.2.3 // // // // MPH 50 // Crown Meats Ltd // Feilding // MPH 52 // Dawn Meat (NZ) Ltd // Hastings // MPH 53 // W. Richmond Ltd // Hastings // MPH 56 // W. Richmond Ltd // Hastings // MPH 63 // Primex Meats Ltd // Wellington // MPH 69 // Dawn Meat (NZ) Ltd // Hastings // MPH 72 // Kellax Foods Ltd // Auckland // 1,3 // II. SHEEPMEAT A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises // // 1.2.3 // // // // ME 1 (1) // Borthwick CWS Ltd // Masterton // ME 6 // Borthwick CWS Ltd // Longburn // ME 8 (1) // Gisborne Refrigerating Co. Ltd // Gisborne // ME 14 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Christchurch // ME 17 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Timaru // ME 20 // Ocean Beach Freezing Co. Ltd // Ocean Beach // ME 21 // Southland Frozen Meat Ltd // Mataura // ME 22 // Southland Frozen Meat Ltd // Makarewa // ME 26 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Balclutha // ME 34 // The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. Ltd // Pareora // ME 37 // Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. (Canterbury) Ltd // Belfast // ME 50 // Alliance Freezing Co. (Southland) Ltd // Invercargill // ME 56 // Auckland Farmers Freezing Co-op Ltd, Rangiuru // Te Puke // ME 58 // Hawkes Bay Farmers’ Meat Co. Ltd // Takapau // ME 60 // Pacific Freezing NZ Ltd // Dannevirke // ME 65 // AML Meats Ltd // Gisborne // ME 69 // Ashley Meat Export Ltd // Christchurch // 1,3 // (1) Offal excluded. // 1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // 1,3 // B. Slaughterhouses // // 1.2.3 // // // // ME 16 // The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. Ltd // Ashburton // ME 41 // NCF Kaiapoi Ltd // Kaiapoi // 1,3 // C. Cutting premises // // 1.2.3 // // // // MPH 39 // Defiance Processors Ltd // Dunedin // MPH 42 // Fresha Products Ltd // New Plymouth // MPH 45 // Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. Ltd // Harewood // MPH 50 // Crown Meats Ltd // Feilding // MPH 52 // Dawn Meat (NZ) Ltd // Hastings // MPH 53 // W. Richmond Ltd // Hastings // MPH 54 // Ashley Meat Export Ltd // Christchurch // MPH 56 // W. Richmond Ltd // Hastings // MPH 57 // NZ Primary Processors Ltd // Mt Maunganui // MPH 63 // Primex Meats Ltd // Wellington // MPH 69 // Dawn Meat (NZ) Ltd // Hastings // MPH 72 // Kellax Foods Ltd // Auckland // MPH 74 // Canterbury Meat Packers Ltd // Ashburton // 1,3 // III. COLD STORES // // 1.2.3 // // // // S 1 // Timary Harbour Board Cool Store // Timaru // S 2 // Auckland Farmer’s Freezing Co-op Ltd // Whangarei // S 10 // Otago Dairy Producers Cool Storage Ltd // Dunedin // S 11 // South Canterbury Co-op Cool Storage Ltd // Timaru // S 17 // Cool Hire Storage Ltd // Dunedin // S 25 // Dawn Meat (NZ) Ltd // Hastings // S 28 // Cool Stores (NZ) Ltd // Auckland // S 30 // N. O. Pierson Ltd // Christchurch // S 31 // Pacific Cold Storage Co. Ltd // Mt Maunganui // S 32 // Taranaki Producers Freezing Ltd // New Plymouth // S 33 // Christchurch Airport Authorities // Christchurch // S 34 // Coolpak Prebbleton Ltd, Prebbleton // Christchurch // S 35 // Nelson Cold Storage Co-op // Nelson // S 36 // Cold Storage (Bay of Plenty) Ltd // Te Puke // S 39 // Christchurch Cool Stores Ltd // Christchurch // S 40 // Southland Harbour Board // Bluff // S 41 // Eljays Ice Box // Feilding // S 42 // Wellington Cold Storage Co. // Tawa // S 45 // Wairarapa Cold Storage // Greytown // S 47 // Polar Cold Storage, Hornby // Christchurch // S 49 // Chill Air Ltd // Auckland International Airport // S 51 // Kiwi Fruit Cool Store Co-op // Gisborne // S 53 // Otaki Cold Store // Otaki // S 55 // Airport Cold Storage Ltd // Wellington // S 57 // Air New Zealand // Auckland Airport // S 58 // Cool & Cold Storage Associated Ltd // Te Puke // S 59 // Richmond Cool Stores (1963) Ltd, Manchester Street // Hastings // S 60 // Export Cool Storage // Mt Maunganui // S 61 // Coolpak Cool Stores Ltd // Timaru 1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // // // // S 63 // Mogal Cool Stores Ltd // Christchurch Airport // S 66 // Mogal Cool Stores Ltd // Auckland Airport // S 68 // Freezer Flow, Mt Wellington // Auckland // S 70 // Freezer Stores Hawkes Bay Ltd // Hastings // S 72 // Motueka Coldstorage // Motueka // S 73 // LEP International, Mangere // Auckland // S 75 // Amaltal Coolstores & Exporters Ltd // Nelson // S 84 // Polar Cold Storage Ltd // Dunedin // S 86 // Tai-Tapu Dairy Co. Ltd // Christchurch // S 87 // Homebush Berryfruits // Masterton // S 88 // Hawkes Bay Export Cold Stores Ltd // Napier // S 89 // R. & W. Hellaby Ltd // Mt Wellington // S 90 // Waitaki-NZ Refrigerating Ltd // Blenheim // S 91 // Southland Frozen Meat Ltd // Mataura // S 92 // Food Freezing Partnership // Havelock North // S 93 // Air New Zealand // Christchurch // S 95 // McCallum Industries Ltd // Patea // S 96 // Townsend & Paul Ltd // Napier // S 97 // J. Wattie Canneries Ltd // Gisborne // // //
COLD STORAGE ( BAY OF PLENTY ) LTD
CHRISTCHURCH COOL STORES LTD
CHRISTCHURCH
SOUTHLAND HARBOUR BOARD
ELJAYS ICE BOX
WELLINGTON COLD STORAGE CO .
WAIRARAPA COLD STORAGE
POLAR COLD STORAGE, HORNBY
CHRISTCHURCH
CHILL AIR LTD
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
KIWI FRUIT COOL STORE CO-OP
OTAKI COLD STORE
AIRPORT COLD STORAGE LTD
AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
COOL & COLD STORAGE ASSOCIATED LTD
RICHMOND COOL STORES ( 1963 ) LTD, MANCHESTER STREET
EXPORT COOL STORAGE
MT MAUNGANUI
COOLPAK COOL STORES LTD
1.2.3 // // //
APPROVAL NO
ESTABLISHMENT
ADDRESS // // //
MOGAL COOL STORES LTD
CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT
MOGAL COOL STORES LTD
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
FREEZER FLOW, MT WELLINGTON
FREEZER STORES HAWKES BAY LTD
MOTUEKA COLDSTORAGE
LEP INTERNATIONAL, MANGERE
AMALTAL COOLSTORES & EXPORTERS LTD
POLAR COLD STORAGE LTD
TAI-TAPU DAIRY CO . LTD
CHRISTCHURCH
HOMEBUSH BERRYFRUITS
HAWKES BAY EXPORT COLD STORES LTD
R . & W . HELLABY LTD
MT WELLINGTON
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Pending: 31983D0384

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas Australia has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Australia has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas import of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remains subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas in particular, import from third countries and re-export to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances, which are not yet covered by Community rules or by rules which need to be further harmonized, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State, while respecting the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The establishments in Australia listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere.

Article 2
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 30 April 1984 imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Australian authorities as of 7 April 1983 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.

Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 February 1984.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1983.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas Australia has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Australia has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas import of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remains subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas in particular, import from third countries and re-export to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances, which are not yet covered by Community rules or by rules which need to be further harmonized, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State, while respecting the general provisions of the Treaty; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The establishments in Australia listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 30 April 1984 imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Australian authorities as of 7 April 1983 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 February 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1983.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
1.2 // // // Establishment No // Address // 1,2 // // I. BOVINE MEAT // A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises // 1.2 // // // 7 (1) // CQME Pty. Ltd, Rockhampton, Queensland // 135 // Blue Ribbon Export Division, Launceston, Tasmania // 151 // Richardson’s Meat Industries Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania // 170 // Beef City Pty. Ltd, Purrawunda, Queensland // 195 (1) // R. J. Gilbertson Pty. Ltd, Longford, Tasmania // 239 (1) // Northern Cooperative Meat Company Ltd, Casino, New South Wales // 243 // Warwick Bacon Company Ltd, Warwick, Queensland // 294 // Teys Bros Pty. Ltd, Beenleigh, Queensland // 525 // Tancred Bros, Beaudesert, Queensland // 642 // Metro Meat Ltd, Cootamundra, New South Wales // 751 // Tasmeats Ltd, Camdale, Tasmania // 1352 // Lockyer Valley Abattoir, Grantham, Queensland // 1,2 // B. Slaughterhouses // 1.2 // // // 3 // The Metropolitan Public Abattoir, Brisbane, Queensland // 53 (1) // Thomas Borthwick and Sons, Melbourne, Victoria // 54 (1) // H. W. Greenham and Sons, Pty. Ltd, Newport, Victoria // 155 // Blaney County Council Abattoir, Blaney, New South Wales // 218 // Northwest Exports Pty. Ltd, Inverell, New South Wales // 533 (1) // Charles David Pty. Ltd, Murray Bridge, South Australia // 612 (1) // Associated Meat Processors Pty. Ltd, Wodonga, Victoria // 648 (1) // E. G. Green and Sons, Harvey, Western Australia // 761 (1) // R. J. Gilbertson Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1265 (1) // G. & K. O’Connor, Export Abattoir, Pty. Ltd, Pakenham, Victoria // 1471 (1) // South Australian Meat Corporation, Gepps Cross, South Australia // 1,2 // C. Cutting premises // 1.2 // // // 1595 // R. J. Gilbertson Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1618 // Cisco’s Meats Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1735 // Western Australian Lamb Marketing Board, Perth, Western Australia // 1842 // S. G. Allen, Pty, Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1889 // Webb Meat Exports, Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1,2 // II. SHEEPMEAT A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises // 1.2 // // // 151 // Richardson’s Meat Industries Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania // 1,2 // B. Slaughterhouses // 1.2 // // // 155 // Blayney County Council Abattoir, Blayney, New South Wales // 199 (1) // Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Australasia) Ltd, Albany, Western Australia // 423 (1) // S.E. Meat (Aust.) Ltd, Naracoorte, South Australia // 533 (1) // Charles David Pty. Ltd, Murray Bridge, South Australia // 612 (1) // Associated Meat Processors Pty. Ltd, Wodonga, Victoria // 642 // Metro Meat Ltd, Cootamundra, New South Wales // 1027 (1) // Linley Valley Meats Pty. Ltd, Wooroloo, Western Australia // 1471 (1) // South Australian Meat Corporation, Gepps Cross, South Australia // 1,2 // (1) Offal excluded. // 1.2 // // // Establishment No // Address // 1,2 // // C. Cutting premises // 1.2 // // // 1595 // R. J. Gilbertson Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1614 // Tatiara Meat Co. Pty. Ltd, Bordertown, South Australia // 1618 // Cisco’s Meats Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1735 // Western Australian Lamb Marketing Board, Perth, Western Australia // 1842 // S. G. Allen Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1889 // Webb Meat Exports Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1,2 // III. STORES // (Frozen packaged meat only) // 1.2 // // // 45 // Corio Bay Freezers Pty. Ltd, North Geelong, Victoria // 47 // Watson and Son Pty. Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland // 84 // South Australian Meat Corporation, Gepps Cross, South Australia // 132 // P & O Cold Storage Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland // 149 // P & O Cold Storage Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 156 // Snowboy Pty. Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales // 198 // A. B. Oxford Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 202 // Polar Cold Storage Co., Melbourne, Victoria // 216 // T. A. Field, Port Alma, Queensland // 253 // Australian Service Cold Storage Pty. Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales // 274 C // Moss Vale Cold Store, Moss Vale, New South Wales // 292 // Port of Portland Authority, Portland, Victoria // 492 // W. Woodmason Cold Storage Pty. Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales // 565 // Port Huon Fruit Juices Pty. Ltd, South Hobart, Tasmania // 651 // Central Coast Coldstores, West Gosford, New South Wales // 1013 // P & O Cold Storage Ltd, Perth, Western Australia // 1025 // Port of Devonport Authority, Devonport, Tasmania // 1025 A // S. P. Holman Ltd, Devonport, Tasmania // 1057 // Marine Board of Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania // 1060 // Port Adelaide Freezers Pty. Ltd, Port Adelaide, South Australia // 1168 // Frigmobile, Townsville, Queensland // 1190 // Rego Cold Storage Pty. Ltd, Scoresby, Victoria // 1258 // City Centre Cold Store, Sydney, New South Wales // 1277 // Magdem Enterprises, Hobart, Tasmania // 1289 // Port of Launceston Authority, Bell Bay, Tasmania // 1379 // Doboy Cold Stores Pty. Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland // 1380 // Port of Devonport Authority, Devonport, Tasmania // 1439 // P & O Australia Ltd (Food City), Brisbane, Queensland // 1467 // South Australian Cold Stores Ltd, Dry Creek, South Australia // 1487 // Cold Stores of Australia Pty. Ltd, North Freemantle, Western Australia // 1617 // Frigmobile, Cairns, Queensland // 1625 // Schumacher Ice Cold Pty. Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland // 1662 // A. B. Oxford Cold Storage Co. Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria // 1692 // Marine Board of Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania // 2095 // Frigmobile, Townsville, Queensland // 2180 // P. Manettas Holdings Pty. Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales // 2190 // Frigmobile, Pty. Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales // 2325 // Adelaide Cold Stores Pty. Ltd, Cavan, South Australia // 2514 // Wedgewood Pastries, Sydney, New South Wales // //

Pending: 31982D0913

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas the competent authorities have forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by the competent authorities has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to the present Decision remain subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas, in particular, the importation from third countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The establishments in South Africa and Namibia listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere and, in particular, those concerning health protection requirements.

Article 2
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, the prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply until 1 August 1983 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the competent authorities as of 16 August 1982 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 August 1983.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1983.

Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 May 1983.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1982.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas the competent authorities have forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by the competent authorities has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to the present Decision remain subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas, in particular, the importation from third countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The establishments in South Africa and Namibia listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere and, in particular, those concerning health protection requirements.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, the prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply until 1 August 1983 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the competent authorities as of 16 August 1982 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 August 1983.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1983.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 May 1983.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1982.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
I. BOVINE MEAT
A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises
1.2.3 // // // // Establishment No // Establishment // Address // // // // 23 // Karoo Meat Packers // Okahandja, Namibia // 25 // Damara Meat Packers // Otavi, Namibia // 30 // Johannesburg Abattoir // City Deep, Transvaal, RSA (1) // 47 // Bull Brand Foods // Krugersdorp, Transvaal, RSA // 1,3 // B. Cutting premises // // 1.2.3 // // // // 61 // Meat Control Board // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 62 // National Meat Suppliers // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 69 // Karoo Meat Packers // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 83 // Blue Continent Cold Storage // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 87 // Rand Cold Storage // City Deep, Transvaal, RSA // 93 // Wholesome Meats // Durban, Natal, RSA // 1,3 // II. COLD STORES // // 1.2.3 // // // // 4 // Table Bay Cold Storage // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 84 // Maydon Wharf Cold Storage // Durban, Natal, RSA // 90 // Epping Cold Storage // Cape Town, Cape Province, RSA // 94 // Walvis Bay Cold Storage // Walvis Bay // // //
(1) RSA = Republic of South Africa

Pending: 31982D0045

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80 of 4 December 1980 on import arrangements in respect of State-trading countries (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 81/248/EEC (2) established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80; Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the said Regulation, the Governments of the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation; Whereas the measure envisaged is such as to further the progressive harmonization of the import arrangements applied in the Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in the Member States specified in the Annex, of the goods therein indicated originating in China, are hereby abolished.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 1982.
For the Commission
Étienne DAVIGNON
Vice-President
(1) OJ No L 353, 29. 12. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 115, 27. 4. 1981, p. 1.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80 of 4 December 1980 on import arrangements in respect of State-trading countries (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 81/248/EEC (2) established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80; Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the said Regulation, the Governments of the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation; Whereas the measure envisaged is such as to further the progressive harmonization of the import arrangements applied in the Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in the Member States specified in the Annex, of the goods therein indicated originating in China, are hereby abolished.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 1982.
For the Commission
Étienne DAVIGNON
Vice-President
(1) OJ No L 353, 29. 12. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 115, 27. 4. 1981, p. 1.
1.2.3 // // // // Member State // NIMEXE code (1980) // Description // // // // // // // Benelux // ex 44.24-00 // Wooden clothes pegs // // // // Federal Republic of Germany // ex 73.02-30 // Ferro-silicon, with a silicon content of more than 60 % // // 51 // High carbon ferro-chromium with a carbon content of more than 6 % and a silicon content of more than 1;5 % // // ex 76.01-15 // First-melt aluminium, alloyed // // // // Greece // 73.40-51 // Small cages and aviaries // // // // Italy // 28.47-43 // Potassium dichromate // // 29.01-99 // Aromatic hydrocarbons other than those falling within codes 29.01-61 to 29.01-81 // // 29.02-25 // Carbon tetrachloride // // 29.04-14 // 2-Methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butyl alcohol) // // 18 // Butanol and isomers thereof, other than 2-Methylpropan-2-ol and Butan-1-ol // // 29.06-11 // Phenol and its salts // // 29.11-12 // Formaldehyde // // 29.14-12 // Formic acid // // 29.35-88 // Furazolidone // // 89 // Ethoxyquinolines; 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde semicarbazone // // 91 // Lactams // // 93 // Piperazine and 2,5-dimethylpiperazine and their salts // // 94 // Tetrahydrofuran // // 96 // Cocarboxylase // // 97 // Benzothiazole-2-thiol derivatives (other than salts) // // 38.19-01 // Fusel oil; dippel’s oil // // 03 // Naphtenic acids // // 18 // Getters for vacuum tubes // // 22 // Non-agglomerated mixtures of metal carbides // // 26 // Alkaline iron oxide for the purification of gas // // 28 // Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes // // 32 // Accumulator compounds based on cadmium oxide or nickel hydroxide // // 33 // Carbon (other than artificial graphite) in metal-graphite or other compounds, in the form of small plates, bars or other semi-manufactures // // 66 // Preparations for electroplating // // 72 // Emulsifiers for fats // // 84 // Auxiliary products for foundries (other than those falling within code 38.19-37) // // 86 // Concrete ready to pour // // 88 // Mortar, non refractory, including mixtures of cement and sand // // 61.05-91 (textile category 160) // Handkerchiefs of silk, of noil or of other waste silk // // // // United Kingdom // 69.12-10 // Tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes, of common pottery // // ex 85.15-19 // Radiograms // // //

Pending: 31981D0713

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in non-member countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas the Federative Republic of Brazil has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Brazil must be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remain subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ; whereas, in particular, the importation from non-member countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The establishments in the Federative Republic of Brazil listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community.
2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection requirements.

Article 2
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of the categories of fresh meat referred to in Article 1 (1) (1) OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. This prohibition, however, shall not apply until 1 May 1982 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Brazilian authorities as of 1 July 1981 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1982.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 1981.

Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 March 1982.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1981.
For the Commission
The President
Gaston THORN

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in non-member countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas the Federative Republic of Brazil has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Brazil must be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation; Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remain subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ; whereas, in particular, the importation from non-member countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The establishments in the Federative Republic of Brazil listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community.
2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection requirements.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of the categories of fresh meat referred to in Article 1 (1) (1) OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. This prohibition, however, shall not apply until 1 May 1982 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Brazilian authorities as of 1 July 1981 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1982.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 1981.
This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 March 1982.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1981.
For the Commission
The President
Gaston THORN
I. BOVINE MEAT
A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises
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>PIC FILE= “T0020654”> II. HORSEMEAT
Slaughterhouses and cutting premises
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Pending: 31981D0121

January 16, 2026
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas procedures should be laid down for granting daily allowances and reimbursing the travelling expenses of members of the Economic and Social Committee, and of alternates and experts within the meaning of the Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Committee of 13 June 1974 (1), as amended on 22 July 1980 (2), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1
Members of the Economic and Social Committee, alternates and experts shall be entitled to a daily allowance for days spent at meetings or travelling and to the reimbursement of travelling expenses in accordance with the provisions below.

Article 2
The daily allowance per day of meeting shall amount to: – Bfrs 3 300 for members,
– Bfrs 2 475 for alternates and experts.

Article 3
1. The time taken into consideration for the reimbursement of days travelling shall be established on a flat-rate basis for return journeys in accordance with the following calculation: – three-quarters of a day for a distance of over 100kilometres up to a maximum of 200 kilometres,
– one day for a distance of over 200 kilometres up toa maximum of 500 kilometres,
– one day and a half for a distance of over 500kilometres up to a maximum of 1 000 kilometres,
– two days for a distance of over 1 000 kilometres.
2. However, travelling time shall continue to be reimbursed at the rates paid under the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981 until such time as the method of calculation described in paragraph 1 enables the same level of reimbursement to be attained.

Article 4
1. Travelling expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981, it being understood that the alternates shall receive the same treatment as members and experts.
2. However air travel of members, alternates and experts shall be reimbursed on the basis of the tourist class fare, except in the case of the chairman on the one hand and the vice-chairman on official missions on the other, who are entitled to reimbursement of the first class fare.

Article 5
This Decision shall take effect on 1 March 1981.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1981.
For the Council
The President
G.M.V. van AARDENNE (1) OJ No L 228, 19.8.1974, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 366, 31.12.1980, p. 30.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas procedures should be laid down for granting daily allowances and reimbursing the travelling expenses of members of the Economic and Social Committee, and of alternates and experts within the meaning of the Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Committee of 13 June 1974 (1), as amended on 22 July 1980 (2), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Members of the Economic and Social Committee, alternates and experts shall be entitled to a daily allowance for days spent at meetings or travelling and to the reimbursement of travelling expenses in accordance with the provisions below.
The daily allowance per day of meeting shall amount to: – Bfrs 3 300 for members,
– Bfrs 2 475 for alternates and experts.
1. The time taken into consideration for the reimbursement of days travelling shall be established on a flat-rate basis for return journeys in accordance with the following calculation: – three-quarters of a day for a distance of over 100kilometres up to a maximum of 200 kilometres,
– one day for a distance of over 200 kilometres up toa maximum of 500 kilometres,
– one day and a half for a distance of over 500kilometres up to a maximum of 1 000 kilometres,
– two days for a distance of over 1 000 kilometres.
2. However, travelling time shall continue to be reimbursed at the rates paid under the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981 until such time as the method of calculation described in paragraph 1 enables the same level of reimbursement to be attained.
1. Travelling expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981, it being understood that the alternates shall receive the same treatment as members and experts.
2. However air travel of members, alternates and experts shall be reimbursed on the basis of the tourist class fare, except in the case of the chairman on the one hand and the vice-chairman on official missions on the other, who are entitled to reimbursement of the first class fare.
This Decision shall take effect on 1 March 1981.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1981.
For the Council
The President
G.M.V. van AARDENNE (1) OJ No L 228, 19.8.1974, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 366, 31.12.1980, p. 30.

Pending: 31981D0092

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in non-member countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas Uruguay has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Uruguay must be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the relevant Community legislation ; whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of steps taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions in respect of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remain subject to Community provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ; whereas, in particular, the importation from non-member countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by special harmonized rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The establishments in the Republic of Uruguay listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal, sheepmeat and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community.
2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection requirements.

Article 2
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of the categories of fresh meat referred to in Article 1 (1) coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. This prohibition, however, shall not apply until 31 August 1981 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Uruguayan authorities as of 1 September 1980, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 September 1981.
(1) OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 1981.

Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 July 1981.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 1981.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof, Whereas establishments in non-member countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC; Whereas Uruguay has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community; Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized; Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Uruguay must be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the relevant Community legislation ; whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them; Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of steps taken to this end and improvements made; Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions in respect of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remain subject to Community provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ; whereas, in particular, the importation from non-member countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than 3 kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by special harmonized rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The establishments in the Republic of Uruguay listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal, sheepmeat and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community.
2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection requirements.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of the categories of fresh meat referred to in Article 1 (1) coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. This prohibition, however, shall not apply until 31 August 1981 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Uruguayan authorities as of 1 September 1980, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 September 1981.
(1) OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 1981.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 July 1981.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 1981.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
I. BOVINE MEAT
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II. SHEEPMEAT
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III. HORSEMEAT
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IV. COLD STORES
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