98/711/EC: Commission Decision of 24 November 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) 3585) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard, third country

L 337/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12. 12. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 November 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) 3585)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/711/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 last amended by Decision 98/
603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7
thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last
amended by Decision 98/573/EC (4), lists the countries
and territories from which importation of fishery products
for human consumption is authorised; whereas part I of
Annex I lists the names of the countries and territories
covered by a specific Decision and part II names those
qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;
whereas Annex II lists the names of the countries and
territories from which importation is authorised until 31
January 1999, under the conditions of Article 11(7) of
Council Directive 91/493/EEC (5);

Whereas Commission Decisions 98/695/EC (6), and 98/
975/EC (7), set specific import conditions for fishery and
aquaculture products originating, respectively, in Mexico
and Estonia;

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

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

Annex I and Annex II of the present Decision replace
Annex I and the Annex II to Decision 97/296/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 289, 28. 10. 1998, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 49.
(5) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 332, 8. 12. 1998, p. 9.
(7) OJ L 317, 26. 11. 1998, p. 42.

12. 12. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 337/59

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/EEC

AL

AR

AU

BD

BR

CA

CI

CL

ALBANIA

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

BANGLADESH

BRAZIL

CANADA

C(cid:223)TE D’IVOIRE

CHILE

CO COLOMBIA

CUBA

ECUADOR

ESTONIA

CU

EC

EE

FK

FO

FAROES

GH GHANA

GM GAMBIA

GT

ID

IN

JP

KR

GUATEMALA

INDONESIA

INDIA

JAPAN

SOUTH KOREA

MA MOROCCO

MG MADAGASCAR

MR MAURITANIA

MV MALDIVES

PERU
PHILIPPINES
RUSSIA
SINGAPORE
SENEGAL

MY MALAYSIA
NG NIGERIA
NZ NEW ZEALAND
PE
PH
RU
SG
SN
TH THAILAND
TN TUNISIA
TW TAIWAN
TZ
UY
ZA

TANZANIA
URUGUAY
SOUTH AFRICA

FALKLAND ISLANDS

MX MEXICO

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

PG
PK
PL
SC
SI
SR
TG
TR
UG
US

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAKISTAN
POLAND
SEYCHELLES
SLOVENIA
SURINAME
TOGO
TURKEY
UGANDA
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
VENEZUELA

VE
VN VIETNAM

BENIN
BJ
BZ
BELIZE
CH SWITZERLAND
CM CAMEROON
CN CHINA
CR
COSTA RICA
CV
CAPE VERDE
CZ
CZECH REPUBLIC
FJ
FIJI
GREENLAND
GL
GN GUINEA CONAKRY
HK HONG KONG
HN HONDURAS

HR

CROATIA

HU HUNGARY (1)

IL

JM

KZ

LT

LV

ISRAEL

JAMAICA

KAZAKHSTAN (2)

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

MT MALTA

MU MAURITIUS

NA NAMIBIA

NI

PA

NICARAGUA

PANAMA

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

L 337/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12. 12. 98

ANNEX II

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

AO ANGOLA
AZERBAIJAN (1)
AZ
BULGARIA
BG
BAHAMAS
BS
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE
CG
ALGERIA
DZ
EGYPT
EG
ERITREA
ER
GA
GABON
GW GUINEA BISSAU
IR
KE
LC
LK
MK FYROM
MM MYANMAR
MZ MOZAMBIQUE
RO ROMANIA
SB
SH
ZW ZIMBABWE

IRAN
KENYA
SAINT LUCIA
SRI LANKA

SOLOMON ISLANDS (2)
SAINT HELENA

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