farmed game meat products

"Rabbit meat and farmed game meat intended for human consumption".

The Annex to Decision 97/467/EC concerned rabbit meat and farmed game meat but did not include establishments producing ratite meat.

amending Decision 97/467/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat, with respect to imports of ratite meat

The Annex to Decision 97/467/EC becomes Annex I to that Decision, and the following title is added: "List of establishments authorised for import of rabbit meat and game meat (other than ratites)".

Provisional lists of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat have been drawn up pursuant to Commission Decision 97/467/EC of 7 July 1997 drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/396/EC(4).

The survey must record the area of the beds available for growing crops which are or will be filled with compost at least once during the 12-month reference period.

Annex IV to Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat(25);

It was also submitted in this regard that the basic physical characteristics change significantly because of lower fat content and the colour of flesh of the fish matured for producing roe.

Commission Decision 1997/467/EC(4) as last amended by Decision 2000/691/EC(5), draws up a provisional list of establishments from which the Member States may authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat.

have been grown at a place of production which has been found free from Daktulosphairavitifoliae (Fitch) on official inspections carried out during the last two complete cycles of vegetation;

Commission Decision 97/467/EC of 7 July 1997 drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (OJ L 199, 26.7.1997, p. 57), as amended by:

Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41), as amended by:

amending Decision 1999/283/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries and in particular as regards Botswana and amending Decision 2000/585/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries

The animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by Commission Decision 2000/585/EC(9), as last amended by Decision 2001/793/EC(10).

The Competent Veterinary Authority have provided information and guarantees concerning regionalisation of certain zones (10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) in Botswana which therefore should be authorised for importation into the Community of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates.

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC of 7 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries and repealing Commission Decisions 97/217/EC, 97/218/EC, 97/219/EC and 97/220/EC (OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1), as amended by:

In point 3 of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (11), 'in Article 1 of Directive 71/118/EEC' shall be replaced by 'in Article 2 of Directive 71/118/EEC'.

southern American and southern African countries or parts thereof where matured and boned meat of the corresponding species is authorised, concerning matured and boned meat (including diaphragm) and/or matured trimmed offal of bovine, caprine, ovine animals and game (wild or farmed).

Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC must be amended accordingly, however Member States shall allow consignments of de-boned fresh meat from bovine, ovine, caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates slaughtered before 7 February 2002 to be imported from the previously authorised EC zones.

Holdings with special conditions of production (point 1 above) include, for example, holdings specialising in growing olives or grapes or fruit and vegetables in the open or in fattening cattle on grass and only requiring labour for a limited number of months.

Commission Decision 2000/609/EC of 29 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed ratite meat amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat (OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 49), as amended by:

The list of countries from which Member States are authorised to import ratite meat, the animal health conditions and veterinary certification required for import of this meat into the Community have been established in Commission Decision 2000/609/EC of 29 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed ratite meat amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat(3).

this meat has been passed as fit for human consumption following a veterinary inspection carried out in accordance with Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat or Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat;

Farmed game meat

'farmed game meat':

Farmed, wild game meat

- Fresh meat, farmed and wild game

Fresh meat poultry, feathered farmed and wild game

in the case of fresh meat from farmed game and domestic rabbits:

Rules applicable to the production and marketing of farmed game meat

Fresh and poultry, feathered farmed and wild game

"Rabbit meat and farmed game meat intended for human consumption".

Chapter 2 of Annex I to this Directive for rabbit meat and farmed game meat,

Fresh meat poultry, farmed and wild feathered game

for meat products obtained from poultrymeat, farmed game meat, wild game meat and rabbit meat(1)

Rabbit meat or meat of farmed game birds shall not be used for human consumption if:

- fresh meat of poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game,

- fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer)

- Fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer)

Whereas rabbit meat and farmed game meat are included in the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty;

Meat of farmed game birds shall fulfil the conditions referred to in Article 3 of Directive 71/118/EEC.

This Decision lays down the public health conditions for the importation of meat products obtained from poultry-meat, farmed game meat, wild game meat and rabbit meat.

in the case of wild game meat, the requirements of Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Council Directive 92/45/EEC (9);

in the case of rabbit meat and farmed game meat, the requirements of Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Council Directive 91/495/EEC (9);

A provisional list of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat can thus be drawn up for Russia.

( 3 ) For meat products prepared from fresh meat of farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine).

Whereas specific conditions must be established for the importation into the Community of meat products obtained from poultrymeat, farmed game meat, wild game meat and rabbit meat;

Whereas it is appropriate to lay down exceptions for small quantitites of rabbit meat and farmed game meat used for local trade;

A provisional list of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat can thus be drawn up for Slovenia.