98/148/EC: Commission Decision of 13 February 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard, third country

L 46/18

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Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 2. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 February 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/148/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 establish-
ments 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
97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3) as
last
amended by Decision 97/877/EC (4), lists the third coun-
tries
is
authorised for human consumption;

from which importation of

fishery products

Whereas Commission Decision 98/147/EC (5)
sets
specific import terms for fishery and aquaculture prod-
ucts originating in Bangladesh; whereas Bangladesh
should therefore be added to the list of third countries
from which importation of fishery products is authorised;

Whereas Article 3(4)(b) of Council Directive 91/493/EEC
of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for
the production and the placing on the market of fishery
products (6)
that before processing, bivalve
molluscs satisfy the requirements of Council Directive

requires

91/492/EEC (7); whereas in consequence the list of third
countries meeting the terms of Directive 91/492/EEC
also applies for imports of processed bivalve molluscs,
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 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 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 62.
(5) See page 13 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.

(7) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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

I. Third countries covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EC

Albania
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cote d’Ivoire
Ecuador

Faeroes
Gambia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mauritania
Morocco
New Zealand

Peru
Philippines
Russia
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Uruguay

II. Third countries meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC

Belize
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Greenland
Guatemala

Honduras
Maldives
Mexico
Namibia
Panama
Poland
Seychelles
Slovenia
Suriname

Switzerland
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
United States of America
Venezuela
Vietnam