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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of22April1997
drawingupthelistofthirdcountriesfromwhichtheimportoffisheryproductsisauthorizedfor
humanconsumption
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/296/EC)
(OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 97/429/EC of 30 June 1997 L 184 53 12.7.1997
►M2Commission Decision 97/564/EC of 28 July 1997 L 232 13 23.8.1997
►M3Commission Decision 97/758/EC of 6 November 1997 L 307 38 12.11.1997
►M4Commission Decision 97/877/EC of 23 December 1997 L 356 62 31.12.1997
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of22April1997
drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of
fisheryproductsisauthorizedforhumanconsumption
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(97/296/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the
conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of
third country establishments from which Member States are authorizedto import certain productsof animal origin, fis hery productsor livebivalve molluscs(
1), asamended by Decis ion 97/34/EC(2), and in parti-
cular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has fixed the special conditions for the
import of fishery products applying to certain specific third countries;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/328/EC(3) establishes a standardized
health certificate for importsof fis hery productsfrom third countriesnot yet covered by that type of Decision;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/20/EC(
4) drawsup the lis t of third
countries from which the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,tunicatesand marine gas tropodsin whatever form intended for humanconsumption is authorized;
Whereas it is now necessary to draw up a list of third countries which
satisfy the equivalence conditions referred to in Article 2 (2) of Deci-
sion 95/408/EC and which are therefore able to guarantee that fisheryproductsexported to the Community meet the health requirementslaiddown for the protection of consumer health by Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditionsfor the production and the
placing on the market of fishery products(
5);
Whereas that list must comprise the third countries already covered by
a specific Decision and the third countries meeting the conditions laiddown in Article 2 (2) for which a provisional list of authorized estab-lishments can be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid downin Decision 95/408/EC;
Whereasin order to avoid any dis ruption of the traditional pattern of
trade, Article 11 (7) of Directive 91/493/EEC may continue to apply
for a limited period to fishery products imported from third countries
not yet included in that list;
Whereas that list of third countries is established without prejudice to
Community or national rulesconcerning the protection of animal healthor of the environment;
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
The list of third countries meeting the conditions laid down in Article 2
(2) of Decision 95/408/EC on the conditions for drawing up, for aninterim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from1997D0296 — EN — 23.12.1997 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 33.
(3) OJ No L 191, 12. 8. 1995, p. 32.
(4) OJ No L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 46.
(5) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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which Member Statesare authorized to import certain productsof
animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs is hereby estab-lished in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
1. Without prejudice to provisions relating to the protection of
animal health or of the environment, Member States shall ensure that
no fishery products in whatever form intended for human consumptionare imported except from the third countriesin the annexed lis t.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to fishery products imported from an
establishment approved in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 11 (6) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 3
1. Notwithstanding Article 2, Member States may continue to import
up to 1 July 1998 fishery products coming from third countries not
included in the list attached to this Decision in accordance with Article
11 (7) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
2. Member States shall see to it that fishery products imported under
the conditionslaid down in paragraph 1 are marketed only on thedomestic market of the importing Member State or Member Statesaccording the same derogation and that the country of origin is shownclearly on the labelling.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1997.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1997D0296 — EN — 23.12.1997 — 004.001 — 3
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ANNEX
List of third countries from which importation of fishery products in any
formintendedforhumanconsumptionisauthorised
I.Third countries covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/
493/EC
Albania
Argentina
AustraliaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCote d'Ivoire
Ecuador
FaroesGambiaIndiaIndonesiaJapan
Madagascar
MalaysiaMauritaniaMoroccoNew ZealandPeru
Philippines
RussiaSenegalSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaTaiwan
Thailand
Uruguay
II.Third countries meeting the terms of Article 2 (2) of Council Decision 95/
408/EC
Bangladesh
BelizeChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaFalkland Islands
Fiji
GreenlandGuatemalaHondurasMaldivesMexico
Namibia
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Poland
SeychellesSloveniaSurinam
Switzerland
TogoTunisia
Turkey
United Statesof AmericaVenezuelaVietnam1997D0296 — EN — 23.12.1997 — 004.001 — 5