98/573/EC: Commission Decision of 12 October 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) 2971) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard, third country

14. 10. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 277/49

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 October 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) 2971)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/573/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 (1) 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, 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 98/419/EC (4), lists the third coun-
fishery products for
tries from which importation of
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 98/568/EC (5), 98/
570/EC (6) and 98/572/EC (7), set specific import condi-
tions for fishery and aquaculture products originating,
respectively, in Guatemala, Tunisia and Cuba;

Whereas Guatemala, Tunisia and Cuba should therefore
be added to part I of the list of Annex I of countries and
territories from which importation of fishery products for
human consumption is authorised;

Whereas Pakistan has shown that it satisfies the equi-
valent conditions referred to in Article 2(2) of Decision
95/408/EC;

Whereas its is therefore necessary to modify the list to
include this country in the part II of the list of Annex I;

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 I to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the
Annex of the present Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 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 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 55.
(5) See page 26 of this Official Journal.
(6) See page 36 of this Official Journal.
(7) See page 44 of this Official Journal.

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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

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

GHANA
GUATEMALA
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
TUNISIA
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
CZECH REPUBLIC
FIJI
GREENLAND
GUINEA-CONAKRI
HONDURAS
HONG KONG

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

PANAMA
POLAND
SEYCHELLES
SLOVENIA
SURINAME
SWITZERLAND
TOGO
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.