COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1999 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(1999) 156) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/136/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 authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC of 22 April 1997 (3), as amended by Decision 98/711/EC (4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of Annex I lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;

Whereas Annex II lists the names of the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products is authorised until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Council Directive 91/493/EC (5);

Whereas Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Eritrea, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Romania, Saint Helena, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Cyprus, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and Grenadines have provided information that they satisfy the equivalent conditions referred to in Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC; whereas it is therefore necessary to modify the list to include those countries in part II of the list of Annex I;

Whereas, for those countries and territories not yet included in the Annexes of this Decision, it will be necessary to evaluate by the Commission that they applied to their export of fishery products to the Community, conditions at least equivalent to those governing the production and placing on the market of Community products;

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 of the present Decision replaces the Annexes I and II to Decision 97/296/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 289, 28. 10. 1998, p. 36.

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

(4) OJ L 337, 12. 12. 1998, p. 58.

(5) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.

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

AL - Albania

AR - Argentina

AU - Australia

BD - Bangladesh

BR - Brazil

CA - Canada

CI - Côte d'Ivoire

CL - Chile

CO - Colombia

CU - Cuba

EC - Ecuador

EE - Estonia

FK - Falkland Islands

FO - Faroes

GH - Ghana

GM - Gambia

GT - Guatemala

IN - India

ID - Indonesia

JP - Japan

KR - South Korea

MA - Morocco

MG - Madagascar

MR - Mauritania

MY - Malaysia

MV - Maldives

MX - Mexico

NG - Nigeria

NZ - New Zealand

PE - Peru

PH - Philippines

RU - Russia

SN - Senegal

SG - Singapore

TH - Thailand

TN - Tunisia

TW - Taiwan

TZ - Tanzania

UY - Uruguay

ZA - South Africa

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

AO - Angola

AG - Antigua and Barbuda (1)

AN - Netherlands Antilles

AZ - Azerbaijan (2)

BJ - Benin

BS - Bahamas

BZ - Belize

CH - Switzerland

CM - Cameroun

CN - China

CR - Costa Rica

CV - Cape Verde

CY - Cyprus

CZ - Czech Republic

DZ - Algeria

ER - Eritrea

FJ - Fiji

GL - Greenland

GN - Guinea Conakri

HK - Hong Kong

HN - Honduras

HR - Croatia

HU - Hungary (3)

IL - Israel

IR - Iran

JM - Jamaica

KE - Kenya

KZ - Kazakhstan (2)

LK - Sri Lanka

LT - Lithuania

LV - Latvia

MM - Myanmar

MT - Malta

MU - Mauritius

MZ - Mozambique

NA - Namibia

NI - Nicaragua

PA - Panama

PG - Papua New Guinea

PK - Pakistan

PL - Poland

RO - Romania

SB - Solomon Island

SC - Seychelles

SH - St Helena

SI - Slovenia

SR - Suriname

TG - Togo

TR - Turkey

UG - Uganda

US - United States of America

VC - St Vincent and Grenadines (1)

VE - Venezuela

VN - Vietnam

ZW - Zimbabwe

ANNEX II

List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products intended for human consumption is authorized until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC

BG - Bulgaria

CG - Congo Brazzaville

EG - Egypt

MK - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

GA - Gabon

GW - Guinea Bissau

LC - Saint Lucia

(1) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.

(2) Authorised only for imports of caviar.

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