L 154/14 Official Journal of the European Union 30.4.2004 EN 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of 29 April 2004 
amending Decision 2003/493/EC as regards th e points of entry through which Brazil 
nuts in shell originating in or consigned fr om Brazil may only be imported into the 
Community 
(notified under document number C(2004) 1591) 
 
(Text with EEA relevance)  
(2004/428/EC) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of 
food safety
1, and in particular Article 53 (1)(b) thereof,  
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia a nd Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia an d Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) 
thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Commission Decision 2003/493/EC of 4 July 2003 imposing special conditions on the 
import of Brazil nuts in shel l originating in or consigned from Brazil2 listed in its 
Annex II the points of entry through which Brazil nuts in shell originating in or 
consigned from Brazil may only be imported into the Community. 
(2) The list of points of entry must be adapted by reason of accession of the Czech 
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the Union. 
(3) It is necessary to update the list of points of entry for Germany, United Kingdom, 
Luxembourg and Sweden through which the products concerned by Decision 
2003/493/EC may be imported. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L31, 1.02.2002, p.1 Amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L245, 29.9.2003, p.4) 
2 OJ L168, 5.7.2003, p.33 
 2    (4) Decision 2003/493/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, 
(5) 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 
Annex II to Decision 2003/493/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. 
Article 2 
 
The Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision. They shall 
inform the Commission thereof.  
Article 3 
 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. 
 For the Commission 
 David BYRNE 
 Member of the Commission 
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“ANNEX II 
List of points of entry through which Brazil nuts in shell originating in or consigned from Brazil may be 
imported into the Community 
Member State Point of Entry 
Belgium Antwerpen , Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles, Aalst  
Czech Republic Celní ú řad Praha D5 
Denmark All Danish harbours and airports  
Germany HZA Lörrach-ZA Weil am Rhein-Autobahn, HZA Stuttgart- ZA Flughafen, HZA München - 
ZA München - Flughafen, Bezirksamt Reinickendorf von Berlin, Abteilung Finanzen, 
Wirtschaft und Kultur, Veterinär- und Lebensmittelaufsichtsamt, Grenzkontrollstelle, HZA 
Frankfurt (Oder) - ZA Autobahn, HZA Cottbus- ZA Forst-Autobahn, HZA Bremen- ZA 
Neustädter Hafen, HZA Bremen - ZA Bremerhaven, HZA Hamburg-Hafen-ZA Waltershof, 
HZA Hamburg-Stadt, HZA Itzehoe-ZA Hamburg-Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-
Flughafen, HZA Braunschweig-Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hannover Hamburger Allee, HZA 
Koblenz – ZA Hahn-Flughafen, HZA Oldenburg-ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld - ZA 
Eckendorfer Straße Bielefeld, HZA Erfurt - ZA Eisenach, HZA Potsdam - ZA Ludwigsfelde, 
HZA Potsdam - ZA Berlin-Flughafen Schönefeld, HZA Augsburg - ZA Memmingen, HZA Ulm 
- ZA Ulm (Donautal), HZA Karlsruhe - ZA Karlsruhe, 
HZA Berlin - ZA Dreilinden, HZA Gießen- ZA Gießen, HZA Gießen - ZA Marburg, HZA Singen – 
ZA Bahnhof, HZA Lörrach - ZA Weil am Rhein – Schusterinsel, HZA Hamburg-Stadt –ZA 
Oberelbe, HZA Hamburg-Stadt – ZA Oberelbe – Abfertigungsstelle Billbrook, HZA Hamburg-Stadt 
– ZA Oberelbe – Abfertigungsstelle Großmarkt, HZA Potsdam – ZA Berlin – Flüghafen Schönefeld, 
HZA Düsseldorf – ZA Düsseldorf Nord 
Estonia Muuga port BIP, Paljassaare port BIP, Paldis ki-Lõuna port BIP, Dirhami port BIP, Luhamaa road 
BIP, Narva road BIP  
Greece Athina, Pireas, Elefsis, Aerodromio ton Athinon, Thessaloniki, Volos, Patra, Iraklion tis Kritis, 
Aerodromio tis Kritis, Euzoni, Idomeni, Ormenio, Kipi, Kakavia, Niki, Promahonas, Pithio, 
Igoumenitsa, Kristalopigi 
Spain Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Pu erto), Almeria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Asturias 
(Aeropuerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferrocarril), Bilbao (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Cadiz 
(Puerto), Cartagena (Puerto), Castellon (Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Gij ón (Puerto), Huelva (Puerto), 
Irun (Carretera), La Coruña (Puerto), La Junquera (Carretera) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 
(Aeropuerto, Puerto), Madrid (Aeropuerto, Ferrocarril), Malaga (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Marin 
(Puerto), Melilla (Puerto), Murcia (Ferrocarril), Palma de Mallorca (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Pasajes 
(Puerto), San Sebastián (Aeropuerto), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Puerto), Santander (Aeropuerto, 
Puerto), Santiago de Compostela (Aeropuerto), Sevilla (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Tarragona (Puerto), 
Tenerife Norte (Aeropuerto), Tenerife Sur (Aeropuerto), Valencia (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Vigo 
(Aeropuerto, Puerto), Villagarcia (Puerto), Vitoria (Aeropuerto), Zaragoza (Aeropuerto) 
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France Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone), Le Havre (S eine-Maritime), Rungis MIN (Val-de-Marne), Lyon 
Chassieu CRD (Rhône), Strasbou rg CRD (Bas-Rhin), Lille CRD (Nord), Saint-Nazaire Montoir 
CRD (Loire-Atlantique), Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), Port de la Pointe des Galets à la Réunion 
Ireland Dublin – Port and Airport,  
Cork - Port and Airport,  
Shannon -Airport 
Italy Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Ancona 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Bari 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Genova 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Livorno 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Napoli 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Ravenna 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Salerno 
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Trieste 
Dogana di Fernetti-Interporto Monrupino (Trieste) 
Ufficio di Sanità Marittima di La Spezia 
Ufficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di Venezia  
Ufficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di Reggio Calabria  
Cyprus Limassol Port , Larnaca Airport 
Latvia Grebneva, - road with Russia 
Terehova – road with Russia 
Pātarnieki – road with Byelorussia 
Silene – road with Byelorussia  
Daugavpils – railway commodity station 
Rēzekne – railway commodity station  
Liepāja – sea port  
Ventspils – sea port 
Rīga - sea port 
Rīga - airport R īga  
Rīga - Latvian Post 
Lithuania Road: Kybartai, Lavorišk ės, Medininkai, Panemun ė, Šalčininkai 
Airport: Vilnius 
Seaport: Malk ų įlankos, Molo, Pilies 
Railway: Kena, Kybartai, Pag ėgiai 
Luxembourg Centre Douanier, Croix de Gasperich, Luxembourg  
Administration des Douanes et Accises, Bureau Luxembourg-Aéroport, Niederanven  
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Hungary Ferihegy – Budapest - airport 
Záhony - Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg - road 
Eperjeske - Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg - railway 
Nagylak – Csongrád - road 
Lökösháza – Békés - railway 
Röszke – Csongrád - road 
Kelebia - Bács-Kiskun - railway 
Letenye – Zala - road 
Gyékényes – Somogy - railway 
Mohács – Baranya - port  
Malta Malta Freeport, the Malta International Airport and the Grand Harbour. 
Netherlands All harbours and airports and all border stations  
Austria HZA Feldkirch, HZA Graz, Nickelsdorf, Spielfeld, HZA Wien, ZA Wels, ZA Kledering, ZA 
Flughafen Wien, HZA Salzburg, ZA Klingenbach/Zweigstelle Sopron, ZA Karawankentunnel, ZA 
Villach 
Poland Bezledy - Warmi ńsko – Mazurskie - road border point 
Kuźnica Białostocka - Podlaskie - road border point 
Bobrowniki - Podlaskie - road border point 
Koroszczyn - Lubelskie - road border point 
Dorohusk - Lubelskie - road and railway border point 
Gdynia - Pomorskie - seaport border point 
Gdańsk - Pomorskie -seaport border point 
Medyka-Przemy śl - Podkarpackie - railway border point 
Medyka - Podkarpackie - road border point 
Korczowa - Podkarpackie -road border point 
Jasionka - Podkarpackie - airport border point 
Szczecin - Zachodnio – Pomorskie - seaport border point 
Świnoujście - Zachodnio – Pomorskie - seaport border point 
Kołobrzeg - Zachodnio – Pomorskie - seaport border point 
Portugal Lisboa, Leixões 
Slovenia Obrežje - road border crossing 
Koper - port border crossing 
Dobova - railway border crossing 
Slovakia Vyšné Nemecké – road, Čierna nad Tisou – railway 
Finland All Finnish Customs Offices. 
Sweden Göteborg, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Landvetter, Arlanda, Norrköping  
United Kingdom Belfast, Dover, Felixstowe, Gatwick Airpor t, Goole, Grimsby, Harwich, Heathrow Airport, Hull, 
Immingham, Ipswich, Leith, Liverpool, London (including Tilbury, Thamesport and Sheerness), 
Manchester Airport, Manchester Containerbase, Manchester International Freight Terminal, 
Manchester (including Ellesmere Port), Middlesborough, Southampton.” 
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