14.6.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 151/3 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 June 2005 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of meat products for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decisions 97/41/EC, 97/221/EC and 97/222[EC (notified under document number C(2005) 1616) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/432[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992, laying down animal health and public 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(1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425[EEC ('), and in particular Article 10(2)(c) 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 intro- duction of products of animal origin for human consumption (), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first paragraph of Article 8(1), Article 8(4), Article 9(2)(b), Article 9(4)(b) and (c) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 97/41/EC of 18 December 1996 establishing health conditions and a public health certi- ficate for the importation from third countries of meat products obtained from poultry meat, farmed game meat, wild game meat, and rabbit meat (%) lays down public () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2004 (O] L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 60). () OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. () O L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 34. health conditions for the importation into the Community of certain meat products. (2)  Commission Decision 97/221/EC of 28 February 1997 laying down the animal health conditions and model veterinary certificates in respect of imports of meat products from third countries and revoking Decision 91/449/EEC (* lays down animal health conditions and certification rules for the importation into the Community of certain meat products. (3)  Commission Decision 97/222[EC of 28 February 1997 laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products (°) provides for the importation into the Community of certain meat products provided that such products have undergone the appropriate treatment and comply with Community veterinary certi- fication requirements. (4 Council Directive 72/462[EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon impor- tation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (¢) lays down animal health requirements for the importation into the Community of certain meat products. Council Directive 2004/68/EC (7) provides for the repeal of Directive 72/462[EEC from 1 January 2006. () O] L 89, 441997, p. 32. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/427[EC (O] L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 8). () O] L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 39. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/857[EC (O] L 369, 16.12.2004, p. 65). (% OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. () OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 320.