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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of17November2003
drawinguplistsofthirdcountriesfromwhichMemberStatesaretoauthoriseimportsofcertain
productsforhumanconsumptionsubjecttoCouncilDirective 92/118/EEC
(notified under document number C(2003) 4181)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/812/EC)
(OJ L 305, 22.11.2003, p. 17)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2004/19/EC of 23 December 2003 L 5 84 9.1.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of17November2003
drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are
to authorise imports of certain products for human consumption
subjecttoCouncilDirective 92/118/EEC
(notified under document number C(2003) 4181)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/812/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992
laying down animal health and public health requirementsgoverningtrade in and importsinto the Community of productsnot s ubject to
the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred
to in Annex A(1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, asregardspathogens ,to Directive 90/425/EEC (
1), as last amended by Commission Decision
2003/721/EC (2), and in particular Article 10(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Directive 92/118/EEC sets out Community rules concerning
animal and public health requirementsgoverning trade in andimportsinto the Community of productsof animal origin.
(2)Commission Decision 94/278/EC of 18 March 1994 drawing up
a list of third countries from which Member States authorise
importsof certain productss ubject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (
3), as last amended by Decision 2003/235/EC (4), sets out
lists of third countries from which Member States are toauthorise imports of certain products subject to Directive 92/118/EC, including productsnot intended for human cons ump-
tion.
(3)Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rulesconcerning animal by-productsnot intended for human cons ump-tion (
5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
808/2003 (6), sets out Community rules on animal products not
intended for human consumption. The date of application of themodel health certificatesprovided for in Regulation (EC) No1774/2002 is1 January 2004.
(4)Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 21 October 2002 amending Council Directives90/
425/EEC and 92/118/EC asregardshealth requirementsfor
animal by-products(
7), hass ignificantly amended Directive 92/
118/EEC in order to limit itss cope to productsintended forhuman consumption.
(5)It is necessary to take into account that the Acceding States arescheduled to join as of 1 May 2004.
(6)In the interests of clarity and consistency of Community legisla-tion, Decision 94/278/EC should be repealed and replaced by theprovisions of this Decision.
(7)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,2003D0812 — EN — 09.01.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 120, 11.5.1994, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 87, 4.4.2003, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall authorise imports of certain animal products
intended for human consumption subject to Directive 92/118/EECfrom third countriesor partsof third countriesor territoriesappearing
on the lists set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Decision 94/278/EC is repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from ►
M11 May 2004 ◄.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2003D0812 — EN — 09.01.2004 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX
The following lists are lists in principle and any importation shall fulfil the rele-
vant animal health and public health requirements
Lists of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
States are to authorise imports of certain animal products intended for
humanconsumption
PART I
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsofleporidae(rabbitandhare)meatandtheir
meatproducts
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted under the column ‘Domes tic
rabbit and farmed leporidae’ in the table set out in Part II of the Annex to
Commission Decision 97/222/EC (1) and under the column ‘Leporidae (rabbit
and hare)’ in the table set out in Annex II to Commission Decision 2000/585/
EC (2).
PART II
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsoffurredfarmgamemeatproducts
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted under the appropriate column
‘2. farmed cloven hoofed game (excluding swine)’ or ‘wild cloven hoofed
game (excluding swine)’ in the table set out in Part II of the Annex to Decision
97/222/EC.
PART III
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsoffeatheredfarmgamemeatproducts
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted under the appropriate column
‘2. Farmed feathered game’ or ‘wild game birds’ in the table set out in Part II
of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC.
PART IV
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsofeggsintendedforhumanconsumption
Third countries or parts of third countries listed in the Annex to Commission
Decision 94/85/EC (3).
PART V
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
States shall authorise imports of egg products intended for humanconsumption
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted in the Annex to Decis ion 94/85/
EC and the following countries:
ISO code Country
AL Albania
EE Estonia (*)
GL GreenlandHK Hong Kong2003D0812 — EN — 09.01.2004 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 39.
(2) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.
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ISO code Country
IN India
MK (**) Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMX Mexico
NC New Caledonia
RU RussiaCS Serbia and MontenegroSG Singapore
(*) Only applicable until thisacceding State becomesa full Member State of the Commu-
nity.
(**) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature
for thiscountry, which isto be agreed following the conclus ion of negotiationscurrently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.
PART VI
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsofsnailsintendedforhumanconsumption
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted in PartsI and II of the Annex to
Commission Decision 97/296/EC (1) and the following countries:
ISO code Country
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
MD MoldovaMK (*) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
SK Slovakia (**)
SY SyriaUA Ukraine
(*) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature
for thiscountry, which isto be agreed following the conclus ion of negotiationscurrently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.
(**) Only applicable until thisacceding State becomesa full member State of the Commu-
nity.
PART VII
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
States shall authorise imports of frogs' legs intended for human consump-
tion
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted in Part I and II of the Annex to
Decision 97/296/EC and the following countries:
ISO code Country
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
EG Egypt2003D0812 — EN — 09.01.2004 — 001.001 — 5
(1) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21.
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ISO code Country
MK (*) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(*) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature
for thiscountry, which isto be agreed following the conclus ion of negotiationscurrently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.
PART VIII
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
Statesshallauthoriseimportsofgelatinintendedforhumanconsumption
Third countriesor partsof third countrieslis ted in Part 1 of Annex II to Council
Decision 79/542/EEC (1) and the following countries:
ISO code Country
KR The Republic of Korea
MY Malaysia
PK Pakistan
TW Taiwan
PART IX
List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member
States shall authorise imports of honey and royal jelly intended for human
consumption
The third countries or parts of third countries listed in the Annex to Commission
Decision 2000/159/EC (2) with an ‘X’ in the column ‘Honey’.2003D0812 — EN — 09.01.2004 — 001.001 — 6
(1) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 30.