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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/626

of 5 March 2019

concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists

(Text with EEA relevance)







Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation concerns the lists of third countries or regions thereof from which consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption shall be authorised for entry into the Union from food safety perspective in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(2) ‘meat preparations’ means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(3) ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(4) ‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(5) ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(6) ‘eggs’ means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(7) ‘egg products’ means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(8) ‘meat products’ means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(9) ‘treated stomachs, bladders and intestines’ means treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(10) ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(11) ‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(12) ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(13) ‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(14) ‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(15) ‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in points 2 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(16) ‘frogs' legs’ means frogs' legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

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(17) ‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other species of snails of the family of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae, intended for human consumption;

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(18) ‘rendered animal fat’ means rendered animal fat defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(19) ‘greaves’ means greaves as defined in point7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(20) ‘gelatine’ means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(21) ‘collagen’ means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(22) ‘honey’ means honey as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

(23) ‘apiculture products’ means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(24) ‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625;

(25) ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625.

Article 3

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates

Consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

Article 4

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultry, eggs and egg products

Consignments of meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultry, eggs and egg products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 ( 2 ).

Article 5

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat of wild leporidae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, and of farmed rabbits

Consignments of meat of wild leporidae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, and of farmed rabbits intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

Article 6

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines other than casings

Consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, others than casings, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with point (b) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC.

However, consignments of biltong/jerky and pasteurised meat products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Part 3 of Annex II of Decision 2007/777/EC.

Article 7

Third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of casings

Consignments of casings intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/779/EC.

Article 8

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

Consignments of live chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex I. Nevertheless, entry into the Union of adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, shall also be permitted from third countries not appearing on such a list.

Article 9

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of fishery products others than those referred to in Article 8

Consignments of fishery products others than those referred to in Article 8, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.

Article 10

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products

Consignments of raw milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.

Article 11

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of frogs' legs

Consignments of frogs' legs intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex III.

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Article 12

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of snails

Consignments of snails intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex III to this Regulation.

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Article 13

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of rendered animal fats and greaves

Consignments of rendered animal fats and greaves intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of meat products into the Union in accordance with point (b)(i) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC.

Article 14

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of gelatine and collagen

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1. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 or from South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan.

2. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, or from Taiwan.

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3. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.

4. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

Article 15

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

1. Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and equine animals intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of consignments of fresh meat of the specific ungulates into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

2. Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for which imports of poultry meat of the respective species are authorised as specified in that part of that Annex.

3. Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.

4. Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

Article 16

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

1. Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and equine animals intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan.

2. Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 the table in of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 or from Taiwan.

3. Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.

4. Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

5. Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen referred to in point 4(b)(iii) of Chapter I of Section XIV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of raw materials derived from those commodities in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation.

Article 17

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of honey and other apiculture products

Consignments of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in the ‘Country’ column in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU ( 3 ) and marked with an ‘X’ in the ‘Honey’ column in that Annex.

Article 18

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain highly refined products

Consignments of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

1. in the case of raw materials derived from ungulates, third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;

2. in the case of raw materials derived from fishery products, all third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II;

3. in the case of raw materials derived from poultry, third countries and or territories listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

Article 19

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of reptile meat

Consignments of reptile meat intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from Switzerland ( 4 ), Botswana, Vietnam, South Africa or Zimbabwe.

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Article 20

Third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of insects

Consignments of insects intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if such foods have originated in and been consigned from a third country or region thereof, listed in Annex IIIa to this Regulation.

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Article 21

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of other products of animal origin

Consignments of products of animal origin other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 20 intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

1. if derived from ungulates, the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;

2. if derived from poultry, the third countries listed in the column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 or from Taiwan;

3. if derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof listed in Annex II;

4. if derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals other than ungulates, the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009;

5. if derived from different species, the third countries or regions thereof listed in points 1 to 4 of this Article for each product of animal origin.

Article 22

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is deleted;

2. Annex I is deleted.

Article 23

Repeal

Decision 2006/766/EC is repealed. References to Decision 2006/766/EC shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 24

Transitional provisions

Until 20 April 2021, Member States shall continue to allow the entry on their territory of consignments of casings referred to in Article 7 from third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of such consignments into the Union in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/779/EC.

Article 25

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 14 December 2019.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.









ANNEX I







LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF LIVE, CHILLED, FROZEN OR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (1) COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS AU Australia CA Canada CH Switzerland (2) CL Chile GL Greenland JM Jamaica Only marine gastropods JP Japan Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods KR South Korea Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods MA Morocco Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum must be accompanied by: (a) an additional health attestation in accordance with the model set out in Part B of Appendix V of Annex VI to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27); and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detectable by the bioassay method. NZ New Zealand PE Peru Only eviscerated Pectinidae (scallops) of aquaculture origin TH Thailand Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods TN Tunisia TR Turkey US United States of America Washington State and Massachusetts UY Uruguay VN Vietnam Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (1) Including those covered by the definition of fishery products in point 3.1, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). (2) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).









ANNEX II







LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY ANNEX I COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS AE United Arab Emirates AG Antigua and Barbuda Only live lobsters AL Albania AM Armenia Only live wild crayfish, heat processed non-farmed crayfish and frozen non-farmed crayfish AO Angola AR Argentina AU Australia AZ Azerbaijan Only caviar BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BD Bangladesh BJ Benin BN Brunei Only aquaculture products BR Brazil BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba BS The Bahamas BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CG Congo Only fishery products caught, gutted (where appropriate), frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea CH Switzerland (1) CI Cote d'Ivore CL Chile CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cape Verde CW Curaçao DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EG Egypt ER Eritrea FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands GA Gabon GD Grenada GE Georgia GH Ghana GL Greenland GM Gambia GN Guinea Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing. The reduced frequency of physical checks, provided for by Commission Decision 94/360/EC (OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 41), shall not be applied. GT Guatemala GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HN Honduras ID Indonesia IL Israel IN India IR Iran JM Jamaica JP Japan KE Kenya KI Republic of Kiribati KR South Korea KZ Kazakhstan LK Sri Lanka MA Morocco MD Republic of Moldova Only caviar ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MK North Macedonia MM Myanmar MR Mauretania MU Mauritius MV Maldives MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledonia NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PK Pakistan RS Serbia Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 RU Russia SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SG Singapore SH Saint Helena Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Tristan da Cunha Not including the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension Only lobsters (fresh or frozen) SN Senegal SR Suriname SV El Salvador SX Sint Maarten TG Togo TH Thailand TN Tunisia TR Turkey TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda US United States of America UY Uruguay VE Venezuela VN Vietnam YE Yemen ZA South Africa ZW Zimbabwe (1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).









ANNEX III







LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF FROGS' LEGS AND SNAILS, PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION XI TO ANNEX III TO REGULATION (EC) NO 853/2004 INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS AE United Arab Emirates AL Albania ▼M1 AM Armenia ▼B AO Angola AR Argentina AU Australia AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BD Bangladesh BJ Benin BR Brazil BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba BS The Bahamas BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CH Switzerland (1) CI Cote d'Ivore CL Chile CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cape Verde CW Curaçao DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EG Egypt ER Eritrea FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands GA Gabon GD Grenada GE Georgia GH Ghana GL Greenland GM Gambia GT Guatemala GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HN Honduras ID Indonesia IL Israel IN India IR Iran JM Jamaica JP Japan KE Kenya KI Republic of Kiribati KR South Korea KZ Kazakhstan LK Sri Lanka MA Morocco MD Republic of Moldova Only snails ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MK North Macedonia MM Myanmar MR Mauretania MU Mauritius MV Maldives MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledonia NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PK Pakistan RS Serbia Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 RU Russia SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SG Singapore SH Saint Helena Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension SN Senegal SR Suriname SV El Salvador SX Sint Maarten SY Syria Only snails TG Togo TH Thailand TN Tunisia TR Turkey TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda US United States of America UY Uruguay VE Venezuela VN Vietnam YE Yemen ZA South Africa ZW Zimbabwe (1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).

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ANNEX IIIa

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF INSECTS IS PERMITTED, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 20







Country ISO code Third country or regions thereof Remarks CA Canada CH Switzerland KR South Korea

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ANNEX IV







CORRELATION TABLE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23 Decision 2006/766/EC This Regulation Article 1 Article 8 Article 2 Article 9 Article 3 — Article 4 — Annex I Annex I Annex II Annex II