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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of8February2000
ontheprovisionalapprovalofresidueplansofthirdcountriesaccording toCouncilDirective 96/
23/EC
(notified under document number C(2000) 343)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/159/EC)
(OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 30)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2001/31/EC of 20 December 2000 L 8 40 12.1.2001
►M2Commission Decision 2001/487/EC of 18 June 2001 L 176 68 29.6.2001
►M3Commission Decision 2002/336/EC of 25 April 2002 L 116 51 3.5.2002
►M4Commission Decision 2003/16/EC of 10 January 2003 L 7 91 11.1.2003
►M5Commission Decision 2003/485/EC of 27 June 2003 L 164 14 2.7.2003
►M6Commission Decision 2003/702/EC of 3 October 2003 L 254 29 8.10.2003
▼B
COMMISSIONDECISION
of8February2000
on the provisional approval of residue plans of third countries
accordingtoCouncilDirective 96/23/EC
(notified under document number C(2000) 343)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/159/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC (1), and in particular
Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC (2) of 12 December
1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems on importation of
bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meatproducts from third countries, as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (
3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Some third countries have presented residue monitoring plans
including results thereof to the Commission services, and thereisa need for additional information and further clarifications .
(2)Other third countrieshave been providing information on res idueplansunder conditionslaid down before Directive 96/23/EC was
implemented, and are currently exporting to the Community
although they have not submitted a recent plan of residue moni-toring and/or the relevant results, and there are aspects whichneed more information and clarification.
(3)Third countriesthat wis h to export productsof animal origin forhuman consumption to the Community, as specified in Directive96/23/EC, may submit their residue monitoring plan at any timeto the Commission services for approval. On compliance with
Directive 96/23/EC, they may be added to thisDecis ion.
(4)There isa need, in the interes t of the third countriesand theEuropean Community, to provide for transparency in all actions,
and at the same time to provide enough time for the third coun-tries to adapt their legislation to Community requirements.
(5)There isa public health concern in relation to res iduesinproducts of animal origin. Therefore residue plans shall beapproved and regularly updated.
(6)Council Decision 79/542/EEC (4), as last amended by Commis-
sion Decision 2000/2/EC (5), drawsup a lis t of third countries
from which Member States authorise imports of bovine animals,swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat productsand includes provisions relating to residue monitoring plans
which are covered by this Decision. Therefore Decision 79/542/
EEC should be amended accordingly.
(7)Article 29(1) of Directive 96/23/EC states that inclusion andretention on the lists of third countries provided for in Commu-nity legislation from which Member States are authorised toimport animalsand animal productscovered by thisDirectiveshall be subject to submission by the third country concerned ofa plan setting out the guarantees which it offers as regards the2000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 125, 25.5.1996, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(4) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 17.
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monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to
in Annex I.
(8)Article 8(3) of Directive 96/23/EC states that by no later than 31March each year, Member States shall forward to the Commis-sion the results of their residue and substance detection plansand their control measures.
(9)The second paragraph of Article 29(1) of Directive 96/23/ECstates that provisions of Article 8 concerning time limits forsubmission and updating of plans shall apply for plans submittedby third countriesand, in addition, that the guaranteesmus t have
an effect at least equivalent to those provided for in this Direc-
tive.
(10)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Animalsor animal productsfrom third countriesappearing in the lis t of
the Annex with an ‘X’ are considered to comply provisionally with
Directive 96/23/EC, concerning the approval of residue plans.
Article 2
The Commission will review this Decision as necessary. From 1 April
2000, the Commission will evaluate the residue monitoring planssubmitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Directive96/23/EC before final approval isgiven.
By 31 March 2000 third countries must present a residue monitoring
plan for those foodstuffs of animal origin for import into the Commu-nity for the year 2000, demonstrating compliance with Directive 96/23/
EC, which may include provision of equivalent guarantees; and present
the results of the residue monitoring plan for the year 1999 for thosefoodstuffs of animal origin which have been imported into the Commu-nity during 1999.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 3
ANNEX
The residue monitoring plans of the following third countries are provisionally approved on the basis of Council Directive 96/23/EC for the animals o r primary animal productsappearing with an ‘X’ in
the table.
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
AD Andorra (1)X X X
AE United Arab Emirates X
AF Afghanistan X (2)
AL Albania X XAN NetherlandsAntilles(
3)
AR Argentina X X X (2) XXXXXXXXX
AU Australia XXXXXXXXXXXX
BD Bangladesh X (2)X
BG Bulgaria X X X X (4)X X X X X X
BH Bahrain X (2)
BR Brazil X X (2) XXXXX XX
BW Botswana XBY BelarusX (
3)
BZ Belize XX
CA Canada XXXXXXXX XXX
CH Switzerland XXXXX XX▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 4
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
CL Chile X X X X (2)X X X X X
CN China X (2)X (2)
CO Colombia XX
CR Costa Rica X (2)X (2)X (2)X
CU Cuba XX
CY CyprusX X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
CZ Czech Republic X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
EC Ecuador X
EE Estonia X X X X (3) XXXX X X
EG Egypt X (2)
ER Eritrea X
FK Falkland Islands X
FO Faeroe Islands X
GL Greenland X X (3)X X
GT Guatemala XX
HK Hong Kong (3)
HN HondurasX (2)X
HR Croatia X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
HU Hungary X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 5
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
ID Indonesia X
IL Israel XXXX XX
IN India X (2)X (2) XXXX X
IR Iran X (2)X
IS Iceland XXXX XX
JM Jamaica X
JP Japan X (2)X
KE Kenya X
KR South Korea X
KW Kuwait X (2)
LB Lebanon X (2)
LK Sri Lanka X
LT Lithuania X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
LV Latvia X X X X X X X X X X XMA Morocco X (
2)X
MD Moldova X
MG Madagascar X
MK Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia (5)XX X (3)X
MN Mongolia X (2)▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 6
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
MT Malta X X X X (3) XXXXX X
MX Mexico X X (2) XXXXXX X
MY Malaysia X(6)X
MZ Mozambique X
NA Namibia X X X X X
NC New Caledonia X X X X
NI Nicaragua X (2)X (2)X X
NO Norway (7) XXX XXXX XXX
NZ New Zealand X X X X X X X X
OM Oman X (2)X (2)X
PA Panama X X (2)X
PE Peru X (2)X X
PH Philippines X
PK Pakistan X (2)X (2)
PL Poland XXXXXXXXXXXX
PY Paraguay X X (2) X
RO Romania XXXXXXXXXXXX
RU Russia X (3) X(8)
SC Seychelles X▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 7
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
SG Singapore (4)
SI Slovenia X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
SK Slovakia X X X X (3) XXXXXXXX
SM San Marino (9)X X X
SR Suriname X
SV El Salvador X
SY Syria X (2)
SZ Swaziland X
TH Thailand XX
TM Turkmenistan X (2)
TN Tunisia X (2)X (3)X X X X
TR Turkey X (2)X X
TW Taiwan XX
TZ Tanzania X
UA Ukraine X (3)
US United States XXXXXXXXXXX
UY Uruguay X X X X X X X X X
UZ Uzbekistan X (2)
VE Venezuela X▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 8
Code ISO2 Country BovineOvine/
caprineSwine Equine PoultryAquacul-
tureMilk EggsRabbit Wild gameFarmed
gameHoney
VN Viet Nam XX
YT Mayotte X
YU Serbia and Montenegro X X X X (3) X
ZA South Africa X X X X X X X X X XZM Zambia X
ZW Zimbabwe X X X
(1) Initial residue monitoring plan approved by veterinary sub-group EC/Andorra (in accordance with Decision No 2/1999 of EC/Andorra Joint Committee of 22 December 1999 — OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 84).
(2) Only casings.
(3) Third country using only raw material from other approved third countries for food production.
(4) Exports of live horses for slaughter (food producing animals only).
(5) Appropriate denomination still under discussion at UN.
(6) Peninsular (western) Malaysia only.
(7) Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision of EFTA Surveillance Authority No 223/96/COL of 4 December 1996 (OJ L 78, 20.3.1997, p. 38).
(8) Only for reindeer from Murmansk region.
(9) Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision No 1/94 of the EC-San Marino Cooperation Committee of 28 June 1994 (OJ L 238, 13.9.1994, p. 25).▼M62000D0159 — EN — 08.10.2003 — 006.001 — 9