COMMISSION DECISION of 12 October 1998 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption (notified under document number C(1998) 2971) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/573/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 (1) on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs, as amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as amended by Decision 98/419/EC (4), lists the third countries from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised, part I of the list names the third countries covered by a specific Decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;

Whereas Commission Decisions 98/568/EC (5), 98/570/EC (6) and 98/572/EC (7), set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating, respectively, in Guatemala, Tunisia and Cuba;

Whereas Guatemala, Tunisia and Cuba should therefore be added to part I of the list of Annex I of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised;

Whereas Pakistan has shown that it satisfies the equivalent conditions referred to in Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;

Whereas its is therefore necessary to modify the list to include this country in the part II of the list of Annex I;

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 Annex I to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the Annex of the present Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 55.

(5) See page 26 of this Official Journal.

(6) See page 36 of this Official Journal.

(7) See page 44 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products in any form intended for human consumption is authorised

I. Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EC

ALBANIA

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

BANGLADESH

BRAZIL

CANADA

CHILE

COLOMBIA

CUBA

ECUADOR

FALKLAND ISLANDS

FAROES

GAMBIA

GHANA

GUATEMALA

INDIA

INDONESIA

IVORY COAST

JAPAN

MADAGASCAR

MALAYSIA

MALDIVES

MAURITANIA

MOROCCO

NEW ZEALAND

NIGERIA

PERU

PHILIPPINES

RUSSIA

SENEGAL

SINGAPORE

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH KOREA

TAIWAN

TANZANIA

THAILAND

TUNISIA

URUGUAY

II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC

BELIZE

BENIN

CHINA

CAMEROON

CAPE VERDE

COSTA RICA

CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

FIJI

GREENLAND

GUINEA-CONAKRI

HONDURAS

HONG KONG

HUNGARY (1)

ISRAEL

JAMAICA

KAZAKHSTAN (2)

LATVIA

LITHUANIA

MALTA

MAURITIUS

MEXICO

NAMIBIA

NICARAGUA

PAKISTAN

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PANAMA

POLAND

SEYCHELLES

SLOVENIA

SURINAME

SWITZERLAND

TOGO

TURKEY

UGANDA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VENEZUELA

VIETNAM

(1) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for human consumption.

(2) Authorised only for import of caviar.`