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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of18March1994
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of certain
productssubjecttoCouncilDirective 92/118/EEC
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(94/278/EC)
(OJ L 120, 11.5.1994, p. 44)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionDecision94/453/EC of 29 Jun e 1994 L 187 11 22.7.1994
►M2CommissionDecision95/134/EC of 7 April 1995 L 89 44 21.4.1995
►M3CommissionDecision95/444/EC of 18 October 1995 L 258 67 28.10.1995
►M4CommissionDecision96/166/EC of 12 February 1996 L 39 25 17.2.1996
►M5CommissionDecision96/285/EC of 12 April 1996 L 107 19 30.4.1996
►M6CommissionDecision96/344/EC of 21 May 1996 L 133 28 4.6.1996
►M7CommissionDecision97/752/EC of 31 October 1997 L 305 69 8.11.1997
►M8CommissionDecision98/597/EC of 15 October 1998 L 286 59 23.10.1998
►M9CommissionDecision2000/611/EC of 11 October 2000 L 259 64 13.10.2000
►M10CommissionDecision2001/158/EC of 12 February 2001 L 57 52 27.2.2001
►M11CommissionDecision2001/700/EC of 17 September 2001 L 256 14 25.9.2001
►M12CommissionDecision2002/337/EC of 25 April 2002 L 116 58 3.5.2002
►M13CommissionDecision2002/574/EC of 10 July 2002 L 181 23 11.7.2002
►M14CommissionDecision2003/235/EC of 3 April 2003 L 87 10 4.4.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of18March1994
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States
authorize imports of certain products subject to Council Directive
92/118/EEC
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(94/278/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC 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 Chapter1 to Directive 89/662/EEC and as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (
1) and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas certainproducts subject to Directive 92/118/EEC must come
from a third country or part of a third country fulfilling the require-
ments laid down by the Directive itself; whereas it is the case forgelatines not intended for human consumption animal casings, bonesand certain bone products, horns and certain horn products, hoovesand certain hoof products intended for human or animal consumption,serum from equidae, lard and rendered fats, furred farm game and
feather farmed game meat and poultry and wild game meat products;
Whereas other products subject to Directive 92/118/EEC must come
from a third country or part of a third country appearing on lists to belaid down;
Whereas inview of establishin g these lists, anevaluationof the real
risk of the spread of serious transmissible diseases or of the diseasestransmissible to man must be carried out; whereas this evaluation hasbeen carried out and it is therefore possible to draw up the differentlists of third countries necessary for the imports of the products in
questionwhich could be based, inparticular, onCoun cil Decision79/
542/EEC (
2) as last amended by Commission Decision 94/59/EC (3);
Whereas certain products do not show any risk for animal or public
health; whereas it is therefore possible to authorize imports of theseproducts from any third country;
Whereas, considering the adaptation to the new regime which will
follow the adoptionof those lists, it is justified to foresee a period oftime for their application;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Decisionare inaccordan ce
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall authorize from any third country imports of:
— bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn
products (excluding horn meal), hooves and hoof products(excluding hoof meal) intended for other purposes than human oranimal consumption,
— wool, ruminant hair, unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers,— agriculture products ►
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(1) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ No L 146, 14. 9. 1979, p. 15.
(3) OJ No L 27, 1. 2. 1994, p. 53.
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— game trophies in conformity with Chapter XIII of Annex I of Direc-
tive 92/118/EEC.
Article 2
Without prejudice to provisions of Annexes I and II of Directive 92/
118/EEC and those of Article 1, Member States shall authorize imports
of certainproducts subject to Directive 92/118/EEC from third coun -
tries appearing on the lists in the Annex respectively.
Article 3
This Decisionshall apply from 1 July 1994.
Article 4
This Decisionis addressed to Member States.1994D0278 — EN — 07.04.2003 — 009.001 — 3
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ANNEX
The following lists are lists in principle and importation shall fulfil the relevant
animal health and public health requirements.
PARTI
ListofthirdcountriesfromwhichMemberStatesmayauthorizeimportsof
milk,milkproductsandcolostrumnotintendedforhumanconsumption
Third countries appearing on lists of Parts B and C of the Annex to Commission
Decision95/340/EC.
PARTII
A.List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
processed animal proteins (excluding fish meal and other meal derived
from sea animals except mammals) not intended for human consump-
tion
Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC.
B.List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of
fishmealandothermealderivedfromseaanimalsexceptmammals
Third countries listed in Part I and Part II of Annex I to Decision 97/296/EC,
and the following countries:
(EE) Estonia
(PR) Puerto Rico
(UA) Ukraine
PARTIII
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
blood products (with the exception of equidae) and of raw material
intendedforpharmaceuticalpurposes
A.Blood products and raw material from ungulates
Third countries covered by Commission Decisions 92/183/EEC (1) and 92/
187/EEC (2).
B.Blood products and raw material from other species
Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.
PARTIV
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
blood products (with the exception of equidae) and of raw material
intendedforthemanufactureoftechnicalproducts
A.Blood products and raw material from ungulates
Third countries or parts of third countries appearing on the list in the Annex
of Decision79/542/EEC from which imports of all categories of fresh meat
of the respective species are authorized irrespective of any restrictions due to
the absence of an agreed residue plan.
B.Blood products and raw material from other species
Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC.1994D0278 — EN — 07.04.2003 — 009.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 84, 31. 3. 1992, p. 23.
(2) OJ No L 87, 2. 4. 1992, p. 20.▼M6
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PARTV
ListofthirdcountriesfromwhichMemberStatesauthorizeimportsofraw
material forthemanufactureofpetfood
A.Raw material fromanimals of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine
species and of the wild corresponding species
Third countries provided for in Part I of the Annex of Council Decision 79/
542/EEC for the fresh meat of the corresponding species.
B.Raw material from poultry
The lists of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC (1) but
excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to
the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4,
paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC (2).
C.Raw material from other species
Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.
PARTVI
A.List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
rabbitmeatandrabbitmeatproducts
Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.
B.List of third countries from which Member States shall authorize
importsoffurredfarmgamemeatproducts
Third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh meat of
the corresponding species.
C.List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
featheredfarmgamemeatproducts
The list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh
poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but excluding those
third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by
virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of
CommissionDecision93/342/EEC.
PARTVII
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
untreatedpigbristles
Third countries listed in Annex I of Decision 79/542/EEC.
PARTVIII
A.List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of eggs
intended for human consumption
All third countries listed in the Annex to Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a
list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of
fresh poultrymeat.
B.List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of egg
products intended for human consumption
All third countries listed in the Annex to Decision 94/85/EC and the
following countries:
(AL) Albania
(EE) Estonia(GL) Greenland(HK) Hong Kong1994D0278 — EN — 07.04.2003 — 009.001 — 5
(1) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.
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(IN) India
(MK(1)) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(MX) Mexico
(NC) New Caledonia
(RU) Russia(SG) Singapore
(YU) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
PARTIX
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
manurefortreatmentofthesoil
A.Processed manure products
Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.
B.Unprocessed manure from equidae
Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC for live
equidae.
C.Unprocessed manure from poultry
The list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but
excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to
the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4,
paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC.
PARTX
Listofthirdcountriesfrom whichMember Statesauthorize importsof pet
food containing low-risk materials within the meaning of Council Directive
90/667/EEC (
2)
Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Council Decision 79/542/EEC
and the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but excluding
those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community
by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of
CommissionDecision93/342/EEC ►M5, and the following countries:
(LK) Sri Lanka (3).◄
PARTXI
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of
snailsintendedforhumanconsumption
All third countries in the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC and the following coun-
tries:
(BA) Bosnia and Herzegovina
(HU) Hungary
(MD) Moldova
(MK(1)) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(SK) Slovakia
(SY) Syria
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(1) Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for
this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currentlytaking place on this subject at the United Nations.
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2) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51.
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PARTXII
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of
frogs'legsintendedforhumanconsumption
All third countries in the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC and the following coun-
tries:
(BA) Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EG) Egypt
(HU) Hungary
(MK(1)) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
PARTXIII
List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of
gelatinesintendedforhumanconsumption
Third countries appearing on the list of the first part of the Annex of Decision
79/542/EEC.
(KR) The Republic of Korea
(MY) Malaysia
(PK) Pakistan
(TW) Taiwan
PARTXIV
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of
honeyandroyaljellyintendedforhumanconsumption
The third countries appearing in the list of the Annex to Commission Decision
2000/159/EC with an ‘X’ in the column concerning honey.1994D0278 — EN — 07.04.2003 — 009.001 — 7
(1) Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for
this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently
taking place on this subject at the United Nations.▼B
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