Animal casings

Animal casings for human consumption

Animal casings not for human consump tion

Animal casings which in accordance with Chapter 2 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC have been cleaned, scraped and either salted with sodium-chloride for 30 days or bleached or dried after scraping and were protected from re-contamination after treatment.

"Animal casings intended for human consumption".

amending Decision 1999/120/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings, with respect to Ukraine

Provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing animal casings have been drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/120/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/80/EC(4).

Ukraine has provided the name of an establishment producing animal casings for which the competent authorities certify that the establishment is in accordance with the Community rules.

Commission Decision 1999/120/EC of 27 January 1999 drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings, stomachs and bladders (OJ L 36, 10.2.1999, p. 21 ), as amended by:

"Animal casings intended for human consumption".

ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE for animal casings intended for dispatch to the European Community

laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries

amending Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC as regards animal casings, lard and rendered fats and rabbit meat and farmed game meat

(2) Annex I(2) to Directive 92/118/EEC allows the importation from any third country of animal casings which have undergone a prescribed treatment.

Whereas Annex I, Chapter 2 of the abovementioned Directive allows the import of animal casings which have undergone a prescribed treatment, from any third country;

(1) Commission Decision 94/187/EC of 18 March 1994 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries(3) has been substantially amended several times(4).

animal casings, hides and skins, pet food, bones and bone products, processed animal protein, blood and blood products, lard and rendered fats, raw materials for feedingstuffs, pharmaceutical or technical use and products obtained from poultrymeat.

Member States shall authorise the importation from any third country of animal casings accompanied by a health certificate as laid down in Annex I, which shall consist of one sheet and shall be completed in at least one official language of the Member State carrying out the import control.

Member States shall authorize the importation of animal casings from any third country accompanied by a health certificate as laid down in the Annex, which shall consist of one sheet and shall be completed in at least one official language of the Member State carrying out the import control.

whereas it is the case for gelatines not intended for human consumption animal casings, bones and certain bone products, horns and certain horn products, hooves and certain hoof products intended for human or animal consumption, serum from equidae, lard and rendered fats, furred farm game and feather farmed game meat and poultry and wild game meat products;

All establishments for other products of animal origin for human consumption (e.g. casings, meat preparations, minced meat)

Meat products prepared from meat as defined under I and other products of animal origin for human consumption (minced meat, meat preparations, casings)

(3) The animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be laid down in order to guarantee that the prescribed treatment of the casings is carried out.

Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be laid down in order to guarantee that the prescribed treatment of the casings is carried out;

Whereas Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC fn, as last amended by Commission Decision 96/405/EC fn, lays down the conditions for the importation of animal casings, hides and skins, bones and bone products, horn and horn products, hooves and hoove products, game trophies and unprocessed wool and hair; whereas these products may be imported only if treated in such a way as to destroy the virus; whereas, however, certain other products may still be imported; whereas this material constitutes a risk;

Whereas Commission Decisions 94/143/EC fn, 94/187/ES fn, 94/309/ES fn 94/344/ES fn, 94/446/ES fn and 94/435/ES fn respectively lay down the animal health conditions and the veterinary certification for import of serum from equidae, animal casing, certain petfoods and certain untanned edible products for pets, containing low risk materials, processed animal protein including products containing this protein intended for animal consumption, bones and bone products, horns and horn products and hooves and hoof products for futher processing not intended for human or animal consumption, and pig bristles from third countries;

for animal casings intended for dispatch to the European Community

The Member States have asked for the inclusion in Annex VI, part C, of animal casings;

Imports of animal casings shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions adopted elsewhere.

Trade in animal casings is subject to production of a document specifying the plant of origin which must be:

The Member State shall authorise imports of animal casings from the establishments listed in the Annex hereto.

provisional lists of establishments producing animal casings can thus be drawn up for Bangladesh, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama;

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries

Commission Decision of 31 October 2003 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries

provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing animal casings have been drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/120/EC(3);

the nature of any treatment or the measures to be taken to avoid recontamination of animal casings, eggs and egg products shall be established.

Annex I(2) to Directive 92/118/EEC allows the importation from any third country of animal casings which have undergone a prescribed treatment.

Whereas provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing animal casings have been drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/120/EC(3);

Whereas Council Directive 92/118/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (4), lays down that animal casings can be imported from any third country;

The lists of establishments producing animal casings in the Annex to this Decision are added, in alphabetical order, to the Annex to Decision 1999/120/EC.

Whereas, the period during which Member States were able to continue to import animal casings from the establishments they have recognised would expire on 31 December 1998;

Oman has provided the name of an establishment producing animal casings for which the competent authorities certify that the establishment is in accordance with the Community rules.

Commission Decision 94/187/EC of 18 March 1994 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries(3) has been substantially amended several times(4).

Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing animal casings can thus be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Decision 95/408/EC in respect of certain countries;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2004 of 10 March 2004 amending Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC as regards animal casings, lard and rendered fats and rabbit meat and farmed game meat

COMMISSION DECISION of 19 April 1999 amending Decision 1999/120/EC drawing up provisional lists of third-country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings

COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1999 amending Decision 1999/120/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings

Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing animal casings can thus be drawn up for Afghanistan, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Latvia, Paraguay, South Africa, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan;

Whereas, for third countries the health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of animal casings have been laid down in Commission Decision 94/187/EC (7), as last amended by Decision 96/106/EC (8);

Commission Decision of 25 November 2002 amending Decision 1999/120/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings, with respect to Oman