Commission Implementing Decision 2013/417/EU amending Annex III to Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption as regards the addition of a treatment to eliminate certain animal health risks in meat.

The present Decision amends Council Directive 2002/99/EC by replacing Annex III, which describes the treatments to eliminate certain animal health risks linked to meat and milk. These treatments are in line with the treatments recommended in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE Terrestrial Code). The following animal diseases are covered: foot-and-mouth disease; classical swine fever; swine vesicular disease; African swine fever; rinderpest; Newcastle disease, avian influenza; peste des petits ruminants.

2013-07-31