draft commission decision amending annexes i and ii to council decision 79 542 eec as regards certification requirements for imports into the community of certain live ungulate animals and their fresh meat document sanco 10018 2006 rev. 11 the certificates notified hereby override those notified in g sps n eec 190 dated 3 march 2003 - commission decision 2004 212 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 o. j. num. l73 of 11 march 2003 pages 11-95 . this proposal assembles in a single act 101 pages numerous certificates which have been standardised to ensure their effective computer processing by the traces system see 2 under background . in supplement to this the commission takes this opportunity to update the certificates to incorporate the application of regulations of the european parliament and of the council nos. 852 2004 853 2004 and 854 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption notified in g sps n eec 94 18 september 2000 commission regulation no 2073 2005 of 15 november 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs notified in g sps n eec 263 19 july 2005 it is also updated the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the community of certain fresh meat is authorised see also g sps n eec 308 of 5 june 2007 . other minor changes are of administrative nature and correspond to legislation that has been notified previously or that is in compliance with oie rules. full details are provided in the notified document. background in document g sps n eec 190 dated 3 march 2003 the ec notified commission decision 2004 212 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 o. j. num. l73 of 11 march 2003 pages 11-95 . this decision simplifies the ec certification regime refunding and updating numerous existing model veterinary certificates into a single publication of 84 pages. it also updated the corresponding list of authorised countries and repealed 31 different community legislative acts. the new certificates followed recommendations by the office international des epizooties oie on the use of electronic certification and insert specific combined nomenclature or harmonized system hs numeric codes and definitions for the following commodities a. live domestic bovine ovine caprine and porcine species b. meat and edible meat offal from domestic bovine ovine caprine porcine and equines c. minced meat of bovine ovine and caprine as such or in meat preparations d. game meat from farmed suidae and other cloven-hoofed animals and from wild suidae other cloven-hoofed animals and solipeds and e. certain animals of the artiodactyla and proboscides order. in document g sps gen 489 18 may 2004 the european communities informed its trade partners about the introduction of traces a new automated system designed to improve the management of animal movements reducing reduces administrative formalities imported products. the system relies on the common veterinary entry document cved that makes it necessary to adapt numerous pre-existing veterinary certificates to the informatics exchange system traces. in document g sps n eec 263 dated 19 july 2005 the ec notified a commission regulation ec no 2073 2005 of 15 november 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs. this regulation harmonised the different microbiological criteria that where previously used by the ec member states such as for instance safety criteria for salmonella in minced meat meat preparations listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods staphylococcal enterotoxins in certain dairy products and histamine in certain fishery products thus facilitating imports and circulation within the ec territory. in document g sps n eec 308 dated 5 june 2007 the commission notified commission decision 2007 736 updating the annex ii to council decision 79 542 eec on the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the community of certain fresh meat is authorised. this list is further amended now.