10. 1. 89 Official joumai of the European Communities No L 7/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION : - COMMISSION DECISION . of 9 December 1988 amending Decision 87/363/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Chile (89/5/EEC). 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 ('), as last amended by Directive 88/289/EEC (3, and in particular Article 16 thereof, A Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certifi- cation requirements for imports of fresh meat from Chile were established by Commission Decision 87/363/EEC (); ' Whereas outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in several regions of Chile during 1987 _ Whereas the last outbreak in Chile occurred in August 1987 ; whereas the whole of Chile has been declared free of foot-and-mouth disease in April 1988 according to norms of the Zoosanitary Code of the International Office of Epizootics (OIE); whereas the last outbreak in Region X occurred in May 1987 ; whereas no outbreaks occurred in Region XI; whereas it is now considered suitable to re-establish the authorization to import fresh meat from Region XI under the same conditions as those laid down for Region XII; Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certifi- cation must be adapted according to the animal health situation of the non-member country concerned ; () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 124, 18. 5. 1988, p. 31. () OJ No L 194, 15. 7. 1987, p. 35. Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committe, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 87/363/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1 (1) (b) is_ replaced by the following subparagraph : ‘(b) fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep and goats born, reared and slaughtered in the XIth and XIith regions of Chile conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate made out in accordance with Annex B, which must accompany the consignment; 2. Annex B is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. ' Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the ‘Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1988. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President