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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 1994
drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh
poultrymeat (SIC! poultry meat)
(94/85/EC)
(OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision of5 May 1994 (94/298/EC) L 131 24 26.5.1994
►M2Commission Decision of29 June 1994 (94/453/EC) L 187 11 22.7.1994
►M3Commission Decision of2 March 1995 (95/58/EC) L 55 41 11.3.1995
►M4Commission Decision of17 May 1995 (95/181/EC) L 119 34 30.5.1995
►M5Commission Decision of12 December 1995 (96/2/EC) L 1 6 3.1.1996
►M6Commission Decision 2000/609/EC of29 September 2000 L 258 49 12.10.2000
►M7Commission Decision 2001/299/EC of30 March 2001 L 102 69 12.4.2001
Amended by:
►A1Act ofAccession ofAustria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
▼B
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 1994
drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States
authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat (SIC! poultry meat)
(94/85/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of26 June 1991 on
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in andimports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (SIC! poultry meat) (
1),
as amended by Directive 92/116/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9
thereof,
Whereas the countries listed in the Annex to this Decision which
traditionally supply the Member States, have been requested to show,
through the provision ofwritten assurances supported by appropriatedocumentation or as a result ofon-the-spot inspections, that they satisf ythe requirements ofthe Community;
Whereas these assurances shall be examined by the Standing Veterinary
Committee;
Whereas this list applies without prejudice to Commission Decision 93/
342/EEC (
3) which laid down the criteria to classify third countries with
regard to avian influenza and Newcastle disease;
Whereas it may also be necessary in certain cases to specify the parts of
countries from which imports will be authorized;
Whereas this list can be amended at any time to take into account new
information or new situations; whereas the listing of any country shall be
reviewed at any time when further information, in particular resultingfrom on-the-spot inspections, indicates that conditions in the thirdcountry concerned may have changed or that previously receivedinformation was incomplete, inexact or inaccurate;
Whereas, although the list ofthird countries f orms the basis ofthe
Community arrangements applicable to imports from third countries laiddown in Directive 91/494/EEC, other measures, particularly concerning
specific animal health conditions, public health requirements, residue
plans and certification will have to be taken into account in order toachieve complete harmonization ofthe conditions f or importation offresh poultrymeat (SIC! poultry meat);
Whereas, pending the adoption by the Commission ofthe animal health
certification for importation of fresh poultrymeat (SIC! poultry meat)from the countries specified in this list, Member States may continue to
apply, on importation, their animal health requirements in force on 1
January 1994;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion ofthe Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States shall authorize imports off resh poultrymeat (SIC!
poultry meat) in accordance with the list in the Annex.1994D0085 — EN — 12.04.2001 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.
▼B
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to all Member States.1994D0085 — EN — 12.04.2001 — 003.001 — 3
▼M7
ANNEX
This is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health
requirements
ISO code CountryFresh poul-
trymeatSpecial remarks
AR Argentina ×
AU Australia ×
BG Bulgaria ×
BR Brazil ×
CA Canada ×
CH Switzerland ×
CL Chile ×
CN China (People's Republic) ×
CY Cyprus ×
CZ Czech Republic ×
HR Croatia ×
HU Hungary ×
IL Israel ×
IS Iceland ×
KR Korea (Republic) ×
LI Lithuania ×
MG Madagascar ×
MT Malta ×
MY Malaysia × Western Peninsular only
NA Namibia × Ostrich meat only
NZ New Zealand ×
PL Poland ×
RO Romania ×
SI Slovenia ×
SK Slovakia ×
TH Thailand ×
TN Tunisia ×
TR Turkey ×
US United States ofAmerica ×
UY Uruguay ×
ZA South Africa ×
ZW Zimbabwe ×1994D0085 — EN — 12.04.2001 — 003.001 — 4