98/166/EC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1998 amending Decision 97/778/EC to update the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, animal production, customs, customs inspection, third country, veterinary inspection

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 February 1998

amending Decision 97/778/EC to update the list of border inspection posts approved
for veterinary checks

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/166/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the princi-
ples governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 9(4)
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/EEC (3), as last
amended by Directive 96/43/EC, and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/778/EC (4), as amended by Decision 97/779/EC (5), draws up
a list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks of live animals and animal
products from third countries;

Whereas the transitional measures to be applied by Austria for veterinary checks of live animals
and animal products entering Austria from third countries and by Finland for veterinary checks
of live animals entering Finland from third countries expired on 31 December 1997; whereas the
abovementioned list should accordingly be supplemented to include the approved inspection
posts in those two Member States;

Whereas the Heiligenkreuz border inspection post is to be considered at a later date in the light
of an on-the-spot inspection to be conducted by the Commission departments;

(1) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.
(4) OJ L 315, 19. 11. 1997, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 315, 19. 11. 1997, p. 28.

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Whereas, at the request of the competent authorities in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the
United Kingdom, certain border inspection posts must also be added to or struck off that list
and changes made to the entries relating thereto;

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 to Decision 97/778/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. With regard to the part concerning Germany:

— the following line is deleted:

1

2

3

4

‘0151799

Langenhagen

Airport

6

5

x

7

x

8

9

10

11

x’

— the entries relating to the following inspection posts are replaced as set out below:

1

2

3

‘0150499

Frankfurt/Oder

0150899

Hamburg

0152699

Kiel

0152799

L(cid:129)beck

Road
Rail

Port

Port

Port

10

x

4

x
x

x

x

x

5

x
x

x

x

x

6

x
x

x

x

x

7

x
x

x

x

x

8

x

9

x

x

x

x

x’

11

Icelandic ponies (from April
to October only)

2. With regard to the part concerning Ireland, the following line is deleted:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

‘0803299

Rosslare

Port

8

x

9

10

11

x’

3. With regard to the part concerning Italy, the entries relating to the following inspection post

are replaced as set out below:

1

2

3

‘0301899

Napoli

Airport
Port

4

x
x

5

x
x

6

7

8

9

10

11

x
x’

x

4. The following is inserted after the part concerning the Netherlands:

‘AUSTRIA

1

2

3

1300199

Berg

1300399

Deutschkreuz

1300499

Drasenhofen

1300599

Hegyeshalom

Road

Road

Road

Rail

4

x

x

x

x

5

x

x

x

x

6

x

x

7

x

x

x

x

8

x

x (1)

x

9

x

x

x

10

x

x

x

11

Packed products only

Packed products only

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1

2

3

1300699

H(cid:148)chst

1300799

Hohenau

1300899

Karawankentunnel

1300999

Linz

1301099

Nickelsdorf

1301199

Sopron

1301299

Spielfeld

1301399

Tisis

1301499

Villach-S(cid:129)d

1301599

Wien-Schwechat

1301699

Wullowitz

(1) Equidae only.’

Road

Rail

Road

Airport

Road

Rail

Road

Road

Rail

Airport

Road

Rail

6

x

x

x

x

4

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

5

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

x

x

x (1)

x

x

x (1)

x (1)

9

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

11

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Packed products only

Packed products only

Packed products only

Straw and hay only

5. With regard to the part concerning Finland, the entries relating to the following inspection

posts are replaced as set out below:

1

2

3

‘1400199

Helsinki

1411299

Ivalo

1410599

Vaalimaa

Airport
Port

Road

Road

4

x
x

x

x

5

x
x

x

x

6

x
x

x

x

7

x
x

x

x

8

x
x

x

x

9

x
x

x

x

10

x
x

x

x’

11

6. With regard to the part concerning Sweden:

— the term ‘Han’ is replaced by ‘H(cid:134)n’,
— the entries relating to the following inspection post are replaced as set out below:

1

1

2

3

‘Wallhamn

Norrk(cid:148)ping

Port

Airport

4

x

5

x

6

x

7. With regard to the part concerning the United Kingdom:

— the following line is deleted:

2

3

4

5

6

‘0712699

King’s Lynn

Port

7

x

7

x

10

11

Icelandic ponies (from April
to October only)

8

9

x

x

x’

8

9

10

11

Animal proteins’

— the entries relating to the following inspection post are replaced as set out below:

1

2

3

4

5

6

‘0730099

Lerwick

Port

7

x

8

9

10

11

Animal proteins only’

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 17 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission