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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
►M1CommissionDecision97/429/EC of 30 Jun e 1997 L 184 53 12.7.1997
►M2CommissionDecision97/564/EC of 28 July 1997 L 232 13 23.8.1997
►M3CommissionDecision97/758/EC of 6 November 1997 L 307 38 12.11.1997
►M4CommissionDecision97/877/EC of 23 December 1997 L 356 62 31.12.1997
►M5CommissionDecision98/148/EC of 13 February 1998 L 46 18 17.2.1998
►M6CommissionDecision98/419/EC of 30 Jun e 1998 L 190 55 4.7.1998
►M7CommissionDecision98/573/EC of 12 October 1998 L 277 49 14.10.1998
►M8CommissionDecision98/711/EC of 24 November 1998 L 337 58 12.12.1998
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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 products of animal origin, fishery products or livebivalve molluscs(
1), as amended by Decision 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 CommissionDecision95/328/EC(3) establishes a standardized
health certificate for imports of fishery products from third countriesnot yet covered by that type of Decision;
Whereas CommissionDecision97/20/EC(
4) draws up the list of third
countries from which the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,tunicates and marine gastropods in 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 fisheryproducts exported to the Community meet the health requirements laiddown for the protection of consumer health by Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditions for 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 laiddowninArticle 2 (2) for which a provision al list of authorized estab-lishments can be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid downinDecision95/408/EC;
Whereas in order to avoid any disruption 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 rules concerning the protection of animal healthor of the environment;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Decisionare inaccordan ce
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 — 25.11.1998 — 008.001 — 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 States are authorized to import certainproducts of
animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs is hereby estab-lished inthe ►
M6Annex I ◄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 countries in the►
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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 31 January 1999, fishery products coming from the coun-tries and territories included in Annex II, in accordance with Article11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
2. Member States shall see to it that fishery products imported under
the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 are marketed only on the
domestic market of the importing Member State or Member States
according the same derogation and that the country of origin is shownclearly onthe labellin g.
Article 4
This Decisionshall apply from 1 July 1997.
Article 5
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.1997D0296 — EN — 25.11.1998 — 008.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
Listofcountriesandterritoriesfromwhichimportationoffisheryproducts
inanyformintendedforhumanconsumptionisauthorised
I.Countries and territories covered bya specific decision under Council
Directive 91/493/EEC
AL ALBANIA
AR ARGENTINA
AU AUSTRALIABD BANGLADESHBR BRAZILCA CANADACI CÔTE D'IVOIRECL CHILE
CO COLOMBIA
CU CUBAEC ECUADOREE ESTONIAFK FALKLAND ISLANDSFO FAROES
GH GHANA
GM GAMBIAGT GUATEMALAID INDONESIAIN INDIAJP JAPAN
KR SOUTH KOREA
MA MOROCCOMG MADAGASCARMR MAURITANIAMV MALDIVESMX MEXICOMY MALAYSIA
NG NIGERIA
NZ NEW ZEALANDPE PERUPH PHILIPPINESRU RUSSIASG SINGAPORE
SN SENEGAL
TH THAILANDTN TUNISIATW TAIWANTZ TANZANIAUY URUGUAYZA SOUTH AFRICA
II.Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Deci-
sion 95/408/EC
BJ BENIN
BZ BELIZE
CH SWITZERLAND
CM CAMEROON1997D0296 — EN — 25.11.1998 — 008.001 — 4
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CN CHINA
CR COSTA RICACV CAPE VERDECZ CZECH REPUBLIC
FJ FIJI
GL GREENLANDGN GUINEA CONAKRY
HK HONG KONG
HN HONDURASHR CROATIAHU HUNGARY(
1)
IL ISRAEL
JM JAMAICAKZ KAZAKHSTAN(
2)
LT LITHUANIA
LV LATVIAMT MALTAMU MAURITIUS
NA NAMIBIA
NI NICARAGUAPA PANAMA
PG PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PK PAKISTANPL POLANDSC SEYCHELLES
SI SLOVENIA
SR SURINAMETG TOGOTR TURKEY
UG UGANDA
US UNITED STATES OF AMERICAVE VENEZUELA
VN VIETNAM1997D0296 — EN — 25.11.1998 — 008.001 — 5
(1) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for human consumption.
(2) Authorised only for import of caviar.
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ANNEX II
Listofcountriesandterritoriesfromwhichimportationoffisheryproducts
intended for human consumption is authorised until 31 January 1999, on
theconditionsoftheArticle 11(7)ofDirective 91/493/EEC
AO ANGOLA
AZ AZERBAIJAN(1)
BG BULGARIABS BAHAMAS
CG CONGO BRAZZAVILLE
DZ ALGERIAEG EGYPTER ERITREA
GA GABON
GW GUINEA BISSAUIR IRAN
KE KENYA
LC SAINT LUCIALK SRI LANKAMK FYROM
MM MYANMAR
MZ MOZAMBIQUERO ROMANIA
SB SOLOMON ISLANDS(
2)
SH SAINT HELENAZW ZIMBABWE1997D0296 — EN — 25.11.1998 — 008.001 — 6
(1) Only authorised for imports of caviar.
(2) Only authorised for imports from Solomon Taiyo Limited.