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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 June 1995
drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of live
poultry and hatching eggs
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/233/EC)
(OJ L 156, 7.7.1995, p. 76)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 96/619/EC of 16 October 1996 L 276 18 29.10.1996
►M2 Commission Decision 2001/732/EC of 10 October 2001 L 275 14 18.10.2001
►M3 Commission Decision 2001/751/EC of 16 October 2001 L 281 24 25.10.2001
►M4 Commission Decision 2002/183/EC of 28 February 2002 L 61 56 2.3.2002
►M5 Commission Decision 2004/118/EC of 28 January 2004 L 36 34 7.2.2004
Amended by:
►A1 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic ofMalta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 June 1995
drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States
authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/233/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in andimports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (
1), as last
amended by the Act of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, andin particular Articles 21 and 26 thereof,
Whereas certain countries which traditionally supply the Member
States, have been requested to show, through the provision of writtenassurances supported by appropriate documentation or as a result ofon-the-spot inspections, that they satisfy the requirements of theCommunity;
Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to Commission Deci-
sion 93/342/EEC (
2), as amended by Decision 94/438/EC (3), which laid
down the criteria for classifying third countries with regard to avianinfluenza 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 authoriza-tion to import may be restricted to certain species or categories of
birds;
Whereas this list of third countries can, however, be amended at any
time to take into account new information or new situations; whereasthe listing of any country should be reviewed at any time when furtherinformation, in particular resulting from on-the-spot inspections, indi-cates that conditions in the third country concerned may have changed
or that previously received information was incomplete, inexact or
inaccurate;
Whereas, although the list of third countries forms the basis of the
Community provisions applicable to imports from third countries laiddown in Directive 90/539/EEC, other measures, particularly concerningspecific animal health conditions, residue plans and certification will
have to be taken into account in order to achieve complete harmoniza-
tion of the conditions for importation of live poultry and hatching eggs;
Whereas it is justified to establish a separate list of third countries for
imports of ratites, because of the biological differences between thesebirds and the other poultry species; whereas such birds need to undergoquarantine after importation;
Whereas it is also necessary to take account of the provisions of Article
11 of Directive 90/539/EEC and, therefore, to establish the list of coun-tries which, although providing less strict animal health guarantees, canbe authorized for importation of small consignments under conditionssimilar to those adopted for other birds in accordance with the provi-sions of Council Directive 92/65/EEC (
4);
Whereas, pending the adoption by the Commission of the animal health
certification for importation of live poultry and hatching eggs from thecountries specified in this list, Member States may continue to apply,1995D0233 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.
(2) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.
(3) OJ No L 181, 17. 7. 1994, p. 35.
(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.
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on importation, their animal health requirements in force on 1 January
1995;
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
1. Member States shall authorize imports of live poultry and
hatching eggs in accordance with the list in Annex I.
The list in Annex I does not apply to imports of ratites and hatching
eggs thereof.
2. Member States shall authorize imports of ratites and hatching
eggs thereof in accordance with the list in Annex II. The conditionsof importation of such birds or eggs shall include a requirement forpost-import quarantine.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and pending the adoption
of Community rules on animal health requirements and veterinary
certification for such imports, Member States shall authorize importsof single consignments of less than 20 units of live poultry andhatching eggs in accordance with the list referred to in Annex III. Theconditions of importation of such consignments shall include a require-ment for post-import isolation or quarantine.
The provisions of the first subparagraph do not apply to consignments
of ratites or hatching eggs thereof.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1995.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1995D0233 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 006.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of live
poultry and hatching eggs, ratites and eggs thereof excluded
This is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and
public health requirements.
ISO code Country
AU Australia
BG Bulgaria
BR Brazil
CA Canada
CH Switzerland
CL Chile
CZ (*) Czech Republic (*)
EE (*) Estonia (*)
HR Croatia
IL Israel
LT (*) Lithuania (*)
MT (*) Malta (*)
NZ New Zealand
RO Romania
SK (*) Slovak Republic (*)
TN Tunisia
US United States of America
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.1995D0233 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 006.001 — 4
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ANNEX II
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of live
ratites and eggs thereof
This is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and
public health requirements.
ISO code Country
AU Australia
BG Bulgaria
BR Brazil
BW Botswana
CA Canada
CH SwitzerlandCL Chile
CZ (*) Czech Republic (*)
EE (*) Estonia (*)
HR Croatia
IL Israel
KE Kenya
LT (*) Lithuania (*)
MT (*) Malta (*)
NA Namibia
NZ New Zealand
RO Romania
SK (*) Slovak Republic (*)
TN Tunisia
US United States of America
ZA South Africa
ZW Zimbabwe
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.1995D0233 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 006.001 — 5
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ANNEX III
List of countries from which the Member States authorize imports of small
consignments of live poultry and hatching eggs, ratites and eggs thereof
excluded
This list is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and
public health requirements.
All countries or parts thereof listed in Part I of the Annex to Council Decision
79/542/EEC from which importation has not been banned because of outbreaks
of avian influenza and/or Newcastle disease.1995D0233 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 006.001 — 6