1999/609/EC: Commission Decision of 10 September 1999 amending Commission Decision 94/360/EC concerning the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, under Council Directive 97/78/EC (notified under document number C(1999) 2784) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal product, health certificate, live animal, originating product, veterinary inspection

L 242/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14. 9. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 September 1999

amending Commission Decision 94/360/EC concerning the reduced frequency of physical checks of
consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, under Council Directive
97/78/EC

(notified under document number C(1999) 2784)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/609/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

of

the Agreement

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/201/EC on the
European
conclusion
Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary meas-
ures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in
live animals and animal products (1), and in particular Article 3
thereof,

between

the

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the
principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
products entering the Community from third countries (2), and
in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

(1) Whereas

in accordance with Article 3 of Council
Decision 1999/201/EC, it is important in the matter of
the frequencies of veterinary checks at the external fron-
tiers of the Community, to take the measures necessary
to apply the agreement concluded between the European
Community and the Government of Canada;

(2) Whereas Article 10 paragraph 3 of Directive 97/78/EC
specifically envisages that the reductions in frequencies
of checks resulting from the conclusion of a veterinary
equivalence agreement must be enacted in Community
legislation;

(3) Whereas under these conditions it

is appropriate to
modify Annex II to Commission Decision 94/360/EC of
May 20 1994 on the reduced frequency of physical
checks on consignments of certain products to be
imported from third countries, under Council Directive
90/675/EEC (3),
amended by Commission
Decision 1999/302/EC (4), in order to take account of
the requirements of Article 11 and of Annex VIII of the

last

as

veterinary agreement between the European Community
and the Government of Canada;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent
94/360/EC:

is added to Annex II

to Decision

‘— In the case of Canada, the frequencies provided for in
Article 11 and Annex VIII of Council Decision
1999/201/EC of 14 December 1998 on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures
to protect public and animal health in respect of trade
in live animals and animal products (1).

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 September 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 41.
(4) OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 58.