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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of29January2003
oncertainprotective measuresinrespectofinfectioussalmonanaemiainNorway
(notified under document number C(2003) 362)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/70/EC)
(OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 76)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2003/392/EC of 23 May 2003 L 135 27 3.6.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of29January2003
on certain protective measures in respect of infectious salmon
anaemiainNorway
(notified under document number C(2003) 362)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/70/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 on
animals entering the Community from third countries and amending
Directives 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 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997
laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinarychecks on products entering the Community from third countries (
3),
and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The occurrence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Norway,
led to the adoption of Commission Decision 1999/766/EC of 28July 1999 on certain protective measures in respect of infectioussalmon anaemia (ISA) in salmonids in Norway(
4), as last
amended by Decision 2002/109/EC (5). The measures include a
ban on imports into the Community of live salmon and stringent
conditions for the importation of certain products for human
consumption. Those measures apply until 1 February 2003.
(2)Despite the measures undertaken by Norway, further outbreaksof ISA were notified by that state in 2002, and a rapid eradica-tion of that disease cannot therefore be envisaged.
(3)The International Office of Epizootic Diseases (IOE), has givenan opinion stating that there is no evidence of vertical transmis-sion of ISA virus.
(4)On the basis of the opinion of the IOE, and the experience and
practice of Member States and third countries affected by ISA, it
has not been demonstrated that it is necessary to retain theprotective measures provided for in Decision 1999/766/ECrelating to eggs and gametes of the family Salmonidae coming
from a farm in Norway that is not under animal health restric-
tions due to a suspicion or an outbreak of infectious salmon
anaemia, and it is thus appropriate to replace the measures bythose contained in this Decision and Decision 1999/766/ECshould accordingly be repealed.
(5)In light of the disease situation in Norway, the protective
measures contained in this Decision should remain applicable
until February 2004.
(6)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,2003D0070 — EN — 06.06.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 302, 25.11.1999, p. 23.
(5) OJ L 40, 12.2.2002, p. 12.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Livefish,eggsandgametesbelongingtothefamily Salmonidae
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of live fish belonging to the
family Salmonidae originating in Norway.
2. Member States shall prohibit imports of live eggs of fish
belonging to the family Salmonidae originating in Norway, unless
they have been disinfected twice, both at the green egg stage and the
eyed egg stage, and subject to the consignments being accompaniedby a certificate in accordance with the model laid down in Annex I ofthis Decision.
3. Member States shall authorise the import of live gametes of fish
belonging to the family Salmonidae originating in Norway subject to
the consignments being accompanied by a certificate in accordancewith the model laid down in Annex I.
Article 2
Conditions for the import of non-processed slaughtered fish
belongingtothefamily Salmonidaeforhumanconsumption
Member States shall authorise import of slaughtered Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar) , sea trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncor-
hynchus mykiss) originating in Norway provided that they are
eviscerated, or when they are non-eviscerated, provided that the
consignments are accompanied by a certificate in accordance with themodel laid down in Annex II of this Decision.
Article 3
Derogationforscientific purposes
By way of derogation, Member States may allow the importation into
their territory of samples of the animals and products covered by thepresent Decision for scientific purposes.
Article 4
Decision 1999/766/EC is repealed.
Article 5
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply in trade in
order to bring them into conformity with this Decision. They shallforthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 6
This Decision shall apply from 3 February 2003 until 1 February 2004.
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2003D0070 — EN — 06.06.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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