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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 July 1999
on certain protective measures in respect of infectious salmon anaemia in salmonids in Norway
(notified under document number C(1999) 2444)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/766/EC)
(OJ L 302, 25.11.1999, p. 23)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 2000/431/EC of 7 July 2000 L 170 15 11.7.2000
►M2 Commission Decision 2001/313/EC of 4 April 2001 L 109 67 19.4.2001
►M3 Commission Decision 2002/109/EC of 11 February 2002 L 40 12 12.2.2002
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 July 1999
on certain protective measures in respect of infectious salmon
anaemia in salmonids in Norway
(notified under document number C(1999) 2444)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/766/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying
down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks onanimals entering the Community from third countries and amendingDirectives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (
1), as last
amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18(7)
thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990
laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinarychecks on products entering the Community from third countries (
3), as
last amended by Directive 96/43/EC, and in particular Article 19(7)
thereof,
(1) Whereas, further to an outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia(ISA) in Norway, the Commission, by Decision 97/586/EC (
4) has
taken safeguard measures in order to prevent the introduction ofthat disease in the Community; whereas these measures include aban on the imports into the Community of live salmon andstringent conditions for the importation of salmon products for
human consumption; whereas these measures have expired on 30
June 1999;
(2) Whereas the Norwegian authorities, by implementing diseasecontrol measures over an extended period of time, have been ableto limit the number of outbreaks; whereas the conditions laiddown in Decision 97/586/EC can therefore be reviewed so as tomake them commensurate to the risk involved;
(3) Whereas with regard to salmonid products for human consump-tion, measures can be restricted to the areas in Norway for whichrestrictions have been imposed by the Norwegian competentauthorities; whereas however it is considered that a ban on the
trade in live salmonids must be maintained;
(4) Whereas these measures must be reviewed in the light of theevolution of the disease;
(5) 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 only accept slaughtered uneviscerated salmon
(Salmo salar ), sea trout and rainbow trout originating in Norway upon
presentation of the certificate referred to in the Annex.
2. Member States shall prohibit imports of live fish belonging to the
family Salmonidae, as well as eggs and gametes thereof.1999D0766 — EN — 12.02.2002 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 373, 31.12.1990, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 238, 29.8.1997, p. 41.
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Article 2
In derogation to Article 1, Member States may allow the introduction of
samples for scientific purposes.
Article 3
The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order
to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately
inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply until ►M31 February 2003 ◄. However,
the requirement laid down in Article 1(2) shall be reviewed before
►M31 February 2003 ◄.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1999D0766 — EN — 12.02.2002 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
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