COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (94/278/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A Chapter 1 to Directive 89/662/EEC and as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1) and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas certain products subject to Directive 92/118/EEC must come from a third country or part of a third country fulfilling the requirements laid down by the Directive itself; whereas it is the case for gelatines not intended for human consumption animal casings, bones and certain bone products, horns and certain horn products, hooves and certain hoof products intended for human or animal consumption, serum from equidae, lard and rendered fats, furred farm game and feather farmed game meat and poultry and wild game meat products;

Whereas other products subject to Directive 92/118/EEC must come from a third country or part of a third country appearing on lists to be laid down;

Whereas in view of establishing these lists, an evaluation of the real risk of the spread of serious transmissible diseases or of the diseases transmissible to man must be carried out; whereas this evaluation has been carried out and it is therefore possible to draw up the different lists of third countries necessary for the imports of the products in question which could be based, in particular, on Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2) as last amended by Commission Decision 94/59/EC (3);

Whereas certain products do not show any risk for animal or public health; whereas it is therefore possible to authorize imports of these products from any third country;

Whereas, considering the adaptation to the new regime which will follow the adoption of those lists, it is justified to foresee a period of time for their application;

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

Member States shall authorize from any third country imports of:

- bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn meal), hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) intended for other purposes than human or animal consumption,

- wool, ruminant hair, unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers,

- agriculture products and honey,

- game trophies in conformity with Chapter XIII of Annex I of Directive 92/118/EEC.

Article 2

Without prejudice to provisions of Annexes I and II of Directive 92/118/EEC and those of Article 1, Member States shall authorize imports of certain products subject to Directive 92/118/EEC from third countries appearing on the lists in the Annex respectively.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(2) OJ No L 146, 14. 9. 1979, p. 15.

(3) OJ No L 27, 1. 2. 1994, p. 53.

ANNEX

The following lists are lists in principle and importation shall fulfil the relevant animal health and public health requirements.

PART I List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of liquid milk, dried milk and dried milk products not intended for human consumption Third countries appearing on lists of Parts 2 and 3 of the Annex of Commission Decision 94/70/EC (1).

PART II A. List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of processed animal proteins (excluding fish meal and other meal derived from sea animals except mammals) not intended for human consumption Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC.

B. List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fish meal and other meal derived from sea animals except mammals (AR) Argentina

(BR) Brazil

(CA) Canada

(CL) Chile

(CN) People's Republic of China

(CI) Ivory Coast

(EC) Ecuador

(EE) Estonia

(FO) Faroe Islands

(FI) Finland

(GL) Greenland

(IS) Iceland

(LI) Lithuania (LV) Latvia

(MA) Morocco

(NO) Norway

(PE) Peru

(PL) Poland

(PR) Puerto Rico

(RU) Russia

(SN) Senegal

(SE) Sweden

(UA) Ukraine

(US) United States of America

(UY) Uruguay

PART III

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of blood products (with the exception of equidae) and of raw material intended for pharmaceutical purposes

A. Blood products and raw material from ungulates

Third countries covered by Commission Decisions 92/183/EEC (2) and 92/187/EEC (3).

B. Blood products and raw material from other species

Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.

PART IV

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of blood products (with the exception of equidae) and of raw material intended for the manufacture of technical products

A. Blood products and raw material from ungulates

Third countries or parts of third countries appearing on the list in the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC from which imports of all categories of fresh meat of the respective species are authorized irrespective of any restrictions due to the absence of an agreed residue plan.

B. Blood products and raw material from other species

Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC.

PART V

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of raw material for the manufacture of pet food

A. Raw material from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species and of the wild corresponding species

Third countries provided for in Part I of the Annex of Council Decision 79/542/EEC for the fresh meat of the corresponding species.

B. Raw material from poultry

The lists of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC (1) but excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC (2).

C. Raw material from other species

Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.

PART VI

A. List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of rabbit meat and rabbit meat products Third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.

B. List of third countries from which Member States shall authorize imports of furred farm game meat products Third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh meat of the corresponding species.

C. List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of feathered farm game meat products The list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC.

PART VII

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of untreated pig bristles

Third countries listed in Annex I of Decision 79/542/EEC.

PART VIII

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of eggs and egg products intended for human consumption

The list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Decision 94/85/EC but excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC.

PART IX

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of manure for treatment of the soil

A. Processed manure products

Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.

B. Unprocessed manure from equidae

Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC for live equidae.

C. Unprocessed manure from poultry

The list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC.

PART X

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of pet food containing low-risk materials within the meaning of Council Directive 90/667/EEC (1)

Third countries listed in Part I of the Annex of Council Decision 79/542/EEC and the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC but excluding those third countries permitted to export fresh poultry meat to the Community by virtue of the exercise of the derogations in Article 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 93/342/EEC.

PART XI

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of snails intended for human consumption

(AL) Albania

(BG) Bulgaria

(BX) Bosnia-Herzegovina

(CH) Switzerland

(CN) People's Republic of China

(CZ) Czech Republic

(DZ) Algeria

(HR) Croatia

(HU) Hungary

(ID) Indonesia

(LI) Lithuania

(MA) Morocco (MD) Moldavia

(MK) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(PL) Poland

(RO) Romania

(RU) Russia

(SI) Slovenia

(SK) Slovak Republic

(SY) Syria

(TN) Tunisia

(TR) Turkey

(UA) Ukraine

(VN) Vietnam

PART XII

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of frogs' legs intended for human consumption

(AL) Albania

(BD) Bangladesh

(BG) Bulgaria

(BX) Bosnia-Herzegovina

(CN) People's Republic of China

(HR) Croatia

(HU) Hungary

(ID) Indonesia

(IN) India (MK) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(MY) Malaysia

(PH) Philippines

(RO) Romania

(SI) Slovenia

(TH) Thailand

(TR) Turkey

(VN) Vietnam

PART XIII

List of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of gelatines intended for human consumption

Third countries appearing on the list of the first part of the Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC.

(1) OJ No L 36, 8. 3. 1994, p. 5.

(2) OJ No L 84, 31. 3. 1992, p. 23.

(3) OJ No L 87, 2. 4. 1992, p. 20.

(4) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.

(5) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.

(6) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51.