98/597/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 1998 amending Commission Decision 94/278/EC, drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (notified under document number C(1998) 3115) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fish, fish product, health control, import, third country, veterinary legislation

23. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 286/59

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 October 1998

amending Commission Decision 94/278/EC, drawing up a list of third countries
from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to
Council Directive 92/118/EEC

(notified under document number C(1998) 3115)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/597/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public
health requirements governing trade in and imports into
the Community of products not subject
to the said
requirements laid down in specific Community rules
referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as
regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last
amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular
Article 10(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 94/278/EC (3), as last
amended by Decision 97/752/EC (4), establishes a list of
third countries from which Member States authorise
imports of certain products referred to by Directive 92/
118/EEC; whereas Part
the Annex to this
Decision includes the lists of third countries from which
Member States authorise imports of fish meal and other
meals derived from sea animals except mammals;

II(B) of

Whereas it is therefore appropriate to add the countries
listed in Annex I to Decision 97/296/EC to Part II(B) of
the Annex to Decision 94/278/EC;

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 94/278/EC, Part II(B) is amended
as follows:

‘B. List of third countries from which Member
States authorise imports of fish meal and other
meal derived from sea animals except mammals

Third countries listed in Part I and Part II of Annex I
to Decision 97/296/EC, and the following countries:

(EE) Estonia

(PR) Puerto Rico

(UA) Ukraine'.

Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (5), as last
amended by Decision 98/419/EC (6), lists the third coun-
tries from which the importation of fishery products is
authorised for human consumption;

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Whereas Commission Decision 94/344/EC (7), as last
amended by Decision 97/198/EC (8),
lays down the
animal health requirements and the veterinary certi-
fication for the importation from third countries of fish
meal and other meals derived from sea animals except
mammals;

Done at Brussels, 15 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 120, 11. 5. 1994, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 305, 8. 11. 1997, p. 69.
(5) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 21.
(6) OJ L 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 55.
(7) OJ L 154, 21. 6. 1994, p. 45.
(8) OJ L 84, 26. 3. 1997, p. 36.