98/419/EC: Commission Decision of 30 June 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 (notified under document number C(1998) 1849) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 June 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

(notified under document number C(1998) 1849)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/419/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 amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2),
and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,

97/296/EC (3),

as
Whereas Commission Decision
amended by Decision 98/148/EC (4), lists the third coun-
tries from which importation of
fishery products for
human consumption is authorised; part I of the list names
the third countries covered by a specific decision and part
II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision
95/408/EC;

Whereas Commission Decisions 98/420/EC (5), 98/
421/EC (6), 98/422/EC (7), 98/423/EC (8), 98/424/EC (9), set
specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture
products originating,
in Nigeria, Ghana,
respectively,
Tanzania, Falkland Islands and Maldives; whereas Nigeria,
Ghana, Tanzania, Falkland Islands and Maldives should
therefore be added to part I of the list in Annex I of
countries and territories
from which importation of
fishery products for human consumption is authorised;

Whereas Cape Verde, Latvia, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Benin,
Kazakhstan, Guinea Conakri, Papua New Guinea, Malta,
Mauritius, Jamaica, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Israel,
Hong Kong and Uganda have shown 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 in Annex I;

(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 46, 17. 2. 1998, p. 18.
(5) See page 59 of this Official Journal.
(6) See page 66 of this Official Journal.
(7) See page 71 of this Official Journal.
(8) See page 76 of this Official Journal.
(9) See page 81 of this Official Journal.

Whereas certain countries and territories not yet included
in the list, but currently exporting to the EC, have
provided information that they fulfil conditions at least
equivalent to those of the Community; whereas since
more information is required from them, these countries
and territories are listed in a new Annex II;

Whereas, in order to avoid any disruption of imports from
the third countries included in the new Annex II, Article
11(7) of Council Directive 91/493/EC (10) shall continue
to apply, for a transitional period to fishery products
imported from countries and territories
included in
Annex II;

for

Whereas,
those countries and territories not yet
included in the Annexes to this Decision, it will be neces-
sary for the Commission to evaluate whether they applied
fishery products to the Community
to the export of
to those governing the
conditions at
production and placing on the market of Community
products;

least equivalent

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

Decision 97/296/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Articles 1 and 2, the reference to ‘Annex' shall be

replaced by ‘Annex I'.

2. Point 1 of Article 3 shall be replaced by the following

point:

‘1. Notwithstanding Article 2, Member States may
continue to import, up to 31 January 1999, fishery
products coming from the countries and territories
included in Annex II, in accordance with Article 11(7)
of Directive 91/493/EEC.'

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

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

Annexes I and II to the present Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1998.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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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

ALBANIA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
BANGLADESH
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
FALKLAND ISLANDS
FAROES
GAMBIA

GHANA
INDIA
INDONESIA
IVORY COAST
JAPAN
MADAGASCAR
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MAURITANIA
MOROCCO
NEW ZEALAND
NIGERIA

PERU
PHILIPPINES
RUSSIA
SENEGAL
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
TAIWAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
URUGUAY

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

BELIZE
BENIN
CHINA
CAMEROON
CAPE VERDE
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CUBA
CZECH REPUBLIC
FIJI
GREENLAND
GUATEMALA
GUINEA-CONAKRI
HONDURAS

HONG KONG
HUNGARY (1)
ISRAEL
JAMAICA
KAZAKHSTAN (2)
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
NAMIBIA
NICARAGUA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PANAMA

POLAND
SEYCHELLES
SLOVENIA
SURINAME
SWITZERLAND
TOGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UGANDA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM

(1) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for human consumption.
(2) Authorised only for import of caviar.

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ANNEX II

List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products intended for human
consumption is authorised until 31 January 1999 pursuant to Article 11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC

ALGERIA

ANGOLA

AZERBAIJAN (1)

BAHAMAS

BULGARIA

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE

EGYPT

ERITREA

ESTONIA

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

GABON

GUINEA-BISSAU

IRAN

KENYA

MOZAMBIQUE

MYANMAR

ROMANIA

SAINT HELENA

SOLOMON ISLANDS (2)

SRI LANKA

SAINT LUCIA

ZIMBABWE

(1) Only authorised for imports of caviar.
(2) Only authorised for imports from Solomon Taiyo Limited.