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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of22April1997
drawingupthelistofthirdcountriesfromwhichtheimportoffisheryproductsisauthorizedfor
humanconsumption
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/296/EC)
(OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Decision 97/429/EC of 30 June 1997 L 184 53 12.7.1997
►M2Commission Decision 97/564/EC of 28 July 1997 L 232 13 23.8.1997
►M3Commission Decision 97/758/EC of 6 November 1997 L 307 38 12.11.1997
►M4Commission Decision 97/877/EC of 23 December 1997 L 356 62 31.12.1997
►M5Commission Decision 98/148/EC of 13 February 1998 L 46 18 17.2.1998
►M6Commission Decision 98/419/EC of 30 June 1998 L 190 55 4.7.1998
►M7Commission Decision 98/573/EC of 12 October 1998 L 277 49 14.10.1998
►M8Commission Decision 98/711/EC of 24 November 1998 L 337 58 12.12.1998
►M9Commission Decision 1999/136/EC of 28 January 1999 L 44 61 18.2.1999
►M10Commission Decision 1999/244/EC of 26 March 1999 L 91 37 7.4.1999
►M11Commission Decision 1999/277/EC of 23 April 1999 L 108 57 27.4.1999
►M12Commission Decision 1999/488/EC of 5 July 1999 L 190 39 23.7.1999
►M13Commission Decision 1999/532/EC of 14 July 1999 L 203 78 3.8.1999
►M14Commission Decision 1999/814/EC of 16 November 1999 L 315 44 9.12.1999
►M15Commission Decision 2000/88/EC of 21 December 1999 L 26 47 2.2.2000
►M16Commission Decision 2000/170/EC of 14 February 2000 L 55 68 29.2.2000
►M17Commission Decision 2000/674/EC of 20 October 2000 L 280 59 4.11.2000
►M18Commission Decision 2001/40/EC of 22 December 2000 L 10 75 13.1.2001
►M19Commission Decision 2001/66/EC of 23 January 2001 L 22 39 24.1.2001
►M20Commission Decision 2001/111/EC of 12 February 2001 L 42 6 13.2.2001
►M21Commission Decision 2001/635/EC of 16 August 2001 L 221 56 17.8.2001
►M22Commission Decision 2002/28/EC of 11 January 2002 L 11 44 15.1.2002
►M23Commission Decision 2002/473/EC of 20 June 2002 L 163 29 21.6.2002
►M24Commission decision 2002/863/EC of 29 October 2002 L 301 53 5.11.2002
►M25Commission Decision 2003/303/EC of 25 April 2003 L 110 12 3.5.2003
►M26Commission Decision 2003/606/EC of 18 August 2003 L 210 16 20.8.2003
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►M27Commission Decision 2003/764/EC of 15 October 2003 L 273 43 24.10.2003
►M28Commission Decision 2004/36/EC of 23 December 2003 L 8 8 14.1.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of22April1997
drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of
fisheryproductsisauthorizedforhumanconsumption
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/296/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the
conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of
third country establishments from which Member States are authorizedto import certain productsof animal origin, fis hery productsor livebivalve molluscs (
1), asamended by Decis ion 97/34/EC (2), and in
particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has fixed the special conditions for the
import of fishery products applying to certain specific third countries;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/328/EC (3) establishes a standar-
dized health certificate for importsof fis hery productsfrom thirdcountriesnot yet covered by that type of Decis ion;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/20/EC (
4) drawsup the lis t of third
countries from which the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,tunicatesand marine gas tropodsin whatever form intended for humanconsumption is authorized;
Whereas it is now necessary to draw up a list of third countries which
satisfy the equivalence conditions referred to in Article 2 (2) of Deci-
sion 95/408/EC and which are therefore able to guarantee that fisheryproductsexported to the Community meet the health requirementslaiddown for the protection of consumer health by Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditionsfor the production and the
placing on the market of fishery products (
5);
Whereas that list must comprise the third countries already covered by
a specific Decision and the third countries meeting the conditions laiddown in Article 2 (2) for which a provisional list of authorized estab-lishments can be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid downin Decision 95/408/EC;
Whereasin order to avoid any dis ruption of the traditional pattern of
trade, Article 11 (7) of Directive 91/493/EEC may continue to apply
for a limited period to fishery products imported from third countries
not yet included in that list;
Whereas that list of third countries is established without prejudice to
Community or national rulesconcerning the protection of animal healthor of the environment;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The list of third countries meeting the conditions laid down in Article 2
(2) of Decision 95/408/EC on the conditions for drawing up, for aninterim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from1997D0296 — EN — 14.01.2004 — 027.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 33.
(3) OJ No L 191, 12. 8. 1995, p. 32.
(4) OJ No L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 46.
(5) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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which Member Statesare authorized to import certain productsof
animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs is hereby estab-lished in the ►
M6Annex I ◄hereto.
Article 2
1. Without prejudice to provisions relating to the protection of
animal health or of the environment, Member States shall ensure that
no fishery products in whatever form intended for human consumptionareimportedexceptfromthethirdcountriesinthe
list►
M6intheAnnexI◄. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to fishery products imported from anestablishment approved in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 11 (6) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
3. In addition to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that aqua-
culture products, as defined in Article 2.2 of Council Directive 91/493/EEC, in whatever form intended for human consumption, are importedonly from the third countrieswhich are included in the Annex to thepresent Decision and in the Annex to the Commission Decision 2000/
159/EC asa country with an approved res iduesmonitoring plan for
aquaculture.
Article 3
Notwithstanding Commission Decision 2000/159/EC and Article 2.3 ofthe present Decision Member States, when importing fishery productsfrom countries listed in part II of the Annex to the present Decisionand up to the date of coming into effect of the model of health certifi-cate provided by the Commission Decision 2001/67/EC (
1), shall accept
the consignments of fishery products accompanied by the model of
health certificate provided by Decision 95/328/EC.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1997.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1997D0296 — EN — 14.01.2004 — 027.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 22, 24.1.2001, p. 41.▼M19
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ANNEX
LISTOFCOUNTRIESANDTERRITORIESFROMWHICHIMPORTA-
TION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN ANY FORM INTENDED FOR
HUMANCONSUMPTIONISAUTHORISED
I.Countriesandterritories covered bya specific Decision under Directive
91/493/EEC
AE — UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AL — ALBANIAAN — NETHERLANDS ANTILLESAR — ARGENTINAAU — AUSTRALIABD — BANGLADESHBG — BULGARIA
BR — BRAZIL
BZ — BELIZECA — CANADACH — SWITZERLANDCI — CÔTE D'IVOIRECL — CHILECN — CHINACO — COLOMBIA
CR — COSTA RICA
CS — SERBIA and MONTENEGRO (
1)
CU — CUBACV — CAPE VERDECZ — CZECH REPUBLICEC — ECUADOREE — ESTONIAEG — EGYPTFK — FALKLAND ISLANDS
GA — GABON
GH — GHANAGL — GREENLANDGM — GAMBIAGN — GUINEAGT — GUATEMALAGY — GUYANAHN — HONDURAS
HR — CROATIA
ID — INDONESIAIN — INDIAIR — IRANJM — JAMAICAJP — JAPANKE — KENYAKR — SOUTH KOREA
KZ — KAZAKHSTAN
LK — SRI LANKALT — LITHUANIA1997D0296 — EN — 14.01.2004 — 027.001 — 5
(1) Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution
1244 of 10 June 1999.
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LV — LATVIA
MA — MOROCCOMG — MADAGASCARMR — MAURITANIAMU — MAURITIUSMV — MALDIVESMX — MEXICOMY — MALAYSIAMZ — MOZAMBIQUENA — NAMIBIANC — NEW CALEDONIANG — NIGERIANI — NICARAGUANZ — NEW ZEALANDOM — OMANPA — PANAMAPE — PERUPG — PAPUA NEW GUINEAPH — PHILIPPINES
PF — FRENCH POLYNESIA
PM — ST PIERRE AND MIQUELONPK — PAKISTANPL — POLANDRU — RUSSIASC — SEYCHELLESSG — SINGAPORESI — SLOVENIASK — SLOVAKIASN — SENEGALSR — SURINAMETH — THAILANDTN — TUNISIATR — TURKEYTW — TAIWANTZ — TANZANIAUG — UGANDAUY — URUGUAYVE — VENEZUELAVN — VIETNAMYE — YEMENYT — MAYOTTEZA — SOUTH AFRICA
II.Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Decision
95/408/EC
AM — ARMENIA (
1)
AO — ANGOLAAG — ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (
2)
AZ — AZERBAIJAN (3)
BJ — BENIN1997D0296 — EN — 14.01.2004 — 027.001 — 6
(1) Authorised only for imports of live crayfish ( Astacus leptodactylus ) intended for direct
human consumption.
(2) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.
(3) Authorised only for imports of caviar.
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BS — BAHAMAS
BY — BELARUSCG — REPUBLIC OF CONGO (
1)
CM — CAMEROON
CY — CYPRUS
DZ — ALGERIAER — ERITREA
FJ — FIJI
GD — GRENADAHK — HONG KONGHU — HUNGARY (
2)
IL — ISRAEL
MM — MYANMARMT — MALTA
RO — ROMANIA
SB — SOLOMON ISLANDSSH — ST HELENASV — EL SALVADOR
TG — TOGO
US — UNITED STATES OF AMERICAZW — ZIMBABWE.1997D0296 — EN — 14.01.2004 — 027.001 — 7
(1) Authorised only for imports of fishery products caught, frozen and packed in their final
packaging at sea.
(2) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for direct human consumption.