" No L 255/16 Official Journal of the European  Communities 19. 9. 90 (Acts whose publication is .not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 1990 granting derogation to Italy and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected in relation to cutting of fresh meat (90/469/EEC) 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 89/662/EEC (3, and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas, according to Article 13 of Directive 64/433/EEC in accordance with the procedure under Articlé’ 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 Italy, by telex of 20 April 1990, have presented to the Commission a request for a deroga- tion from paragraph 45 (c) of Annex 1 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; Whereas the health conditions proposed by Italy are equi- valent to those laid down in paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC; () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. () O] No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. 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, Italy may authorize cutting of fresh. beef, sheep and pigmeat under the conditions laid down in the Annex -to-this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 5-September 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission