20. 1. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 16/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 January 1990 granting derogation to France and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected to cutting of fresh meat (90/31/BEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat(!), as last amended by Directive 88/657/EEC (3, and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas, according to Article- 13 of Directive 64/433/EEC in accordance with the procedure under Article 16, derogations from paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I may be granted, on request, to any Member State provi- ding similar guarantees ; whereas these derogations are to fix health conditions which are at least equivalent to those of the said Annex; Whereas the authorities of France, by letter of 18 January 1989, have presented to the Commission a request for a derogation from paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC for cutting fresh beef, sheep and pigmeat; whereas this request proposes health conditions ; whereas it is necessary that the health conditions fixed as alterna- tive in the requested derogation on cutting of fresh meat be at. least equivalent to-those of paragraph 45 (c) of Annex [ to Directive 64/433/EEC; () OJ No 121, 29, 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.° () OJ No L 382, 31, 12. 1988, p. 3. Whereas. the health conditions proposed by France are equivalent to those laid down in- paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC; 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 Notwithstanding paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, France may authorize cutting of fresh beef, sheep and pigmeat under the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision. : Ariicle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 January 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission