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COMMISSION DECISION 
Of 26 April 2004 
amending Decisions 2001/881/EC and 2002/4 59/EC as regards changes and further 
additions to the list of border inspection posts 
(notified under document number C(2004) 1518) 
 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
 
(2004/408/EC) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles 
governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third 
countries1, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC  of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles 
governing the organisation of veterinary checks  on animals entering the Community from third 
countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC2, and in particular 
Article 6(4) thereof, 
(1) The list of border inspecti on posts for veterinary checks  on live animals and animal 
products from third countries, approved by Commission Decision 2001/881/EC3, which 
includes the ANIMO unit  number for every border inspecti on post, should be updated to 
take account in particular of developments in  certain Member States and of inspections 
carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office. 
(2) Following confirmation of completion of facilities in Liège, Belgium and at Århus, 
Denmark, additional categories should be adde d to the entries for these border inspection 
posts. 
(3) Following a satisfactory Community inspection  an additional border inspection post at 
Norrkoping, Sweden should be added to the list. 
(4) Following requests from certain Member States  certain other inspection centres or border 
inspection posts should be deleted from the list. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. 
2 OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.). 
3 OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last am ended by Decision 2003/831/EC (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 
61.). 
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(5) In addition, a number of amendments have been requested by Member States and should 
be introduced to the listing details as regard s categories and inspection centres for several 
other border inspection posts that have already been approved. 
(6) The list of ANIMO units in  Commission Decision 2002/459/EC4, which includes the 
ANIMO unit number for each border insp ection post in the Community, should 
accordingly be updated to take account of any relevant changes and to maintain an 
identical list to that in Decision 2001/881/EC. 
(7) The amendments concerning Piraeus, Greec e and Karlskrona, Karlshamn and Ystad in 
Sweden are a result of the enlargement pr ocess and those amendments should therefore 
take effect only from the date of Accession. 
(8) The measures provided for in  this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on the Food  Chain and Animal Health. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
In the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, the entrie s for the following Member States, Belgium, 
Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Po rtugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom, are replaced by the 
corresponding entries in Annex I to this Decision. 
Article 2 
The Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. 
Article 3 
The amendments as regards the listing for Pira eus (Greece), and delisting for Karlskrona, 
Karlshamn and Ystad (Sweden) shall apply from 1 May 2004. 
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004. 
 For the Commission 
 David BYRNE 
 Member of the Commission 
                                                 
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ANNEX II  
The Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended as follows: 
(1) In the section for border inspection posts in DENMARK, the following entry is deleted: 
“0931699 P Køge ” and the following entry is added “0951699 P  Ålborg 2” 
(2) In the section for border inspection posts in SWEDEN, the following entries are deleted: 
“1610299 P Karlshamn 1610199 P Karlskrona 1612199 P  Ystad” and the following entry is added: “1605299 P Norrköping“ 
(3) In the section for border inspection posts in THE UNITED KINGDOM, the following 
entry is deleted: 
“0713399 P Newhaven”