11.3.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 7311 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 January 2004 on Community health conditions on imports of animals and fresh meat including minced meat from third countries and amending Decisions 79/542/EEC, 2000/572/EC and 2000/585/EC (notified under document number C(2003) 5248) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/212/EQ) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72[462[/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (3), and in particular Articles 3(1), 6(3), 7 and 8, 11(2), 14(3)(c) and (d), 15, 16(1), 17(2)(b) and (d) and 22(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675[EEC (°) as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (*), and in particular Article 8B thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (%), and in particular Article 16(2)(c) and (3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(l) to Directive 90/425/EEC (), as last amended by Commission ) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. (0o () OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36. () OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. () OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1. () OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35. (% OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. () OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Regulation (EC) No 1398/2003 (8), and in particular Articles 6A(1)(e), 17(2) and (3), 18(1) and 19 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down public health and animal 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, Chapter I, to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (°), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/721/EC (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 94/65/EEC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations ('!), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (12), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 22452003 (*%), and in particular Articles 15(3), 16(7) and 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (!#), and in particular Articles 8 and 9(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) ~ Community provisions concerning animal health conditions for imports from third countries of live () OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 3. () OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. (1% OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21. () OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10. (13 OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. () OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 28. () OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.