1999/814/EC: Commission Decision of 16 November 1999 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(1999) 3759) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard, third country

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 November 1999

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(1999) 3759)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/814/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

tories from which importation of fishery products for
human consumption is authorised.

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 the present Decision replaces the Annex to the
Decision 97/296/EC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 16 November 1999.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995
on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provi-
sional 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 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and
Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 1999/532/EC (4), lists the countries and terri-
tories from which importation of fishery products for
human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex
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. Commission
Decision 1999/813/EC (5) sets specific import conditions
for
fishery and aquaculture products originating in
Vietnam. Whereas Vietnam should therefore be added to
part I of the Annex, to the list of countries and terri-

(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 203, 3.8.1999, p. 78.
(5) See page 39 of this Official Journal.

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List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products in any form intended for human
consumption is authorised

ANNEX

I. Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC

AL — Albania
AR — Argentina
AU — Australia
BD — Bangladesh
BR — Brazil
CA — Canada
CI — Côte d'Ivoire
CL — Chile
CO — Colombia
CU — Cuba
EC — Ecuador
EE — Estonia
FK — Falkland Islands
FO — Faeroe Islands
GH — Ghana
GM — Gambia

GT — Guatemala
ID — Indonesia
IN — India
JP — Japan
KR — South Korea
MA — Morocco
MG — Madagascar
MR — Mauritania
MU — Mauritius
MV — Maldives
MX — Mexico
MY — Malaysia
NG — Nigeria
NZ — New Zealand
OM — Oman
PA — Panama

PE — Peru
PH — Philippines
RU — Russia
SC — Seychelles
SG — Singapore
SN — Senegal
TH — Thailand
TN — Tunisia
TW — Taiwan
TZ — Tanzania
UY — Uruguay
VN — Vietnam
YE — Yemen
ZA — South Africa

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

AO — Angola
AG — Antigua & Barbuda (1)
AN — Netherlands Antilles
AZ — Azerbaijan (2)
BG — Bulgaria
BJ — Benin
BS — Bahamas
BZ — Belize
CH — Switzerland
CM — Cameroon
CN — China
CR — Costa Rica
CV — Cape Verde
CY — Cyprus
CZ — Czech Republic
DZ — Algeria
ER — Eritrea
GN — Guinea Conakry
HK — Hong Kong
HN — Honduras

HR — Croatia
HU — Hungary (3)
IL — Israel
IR — Iran
JM — Jamaica
KE — Kenya
LK — Sri Lanka
LT — Lithuania
LV — Latvia
MM — Myanmar
MT — Malta
MZ — Mozambique
NA — Namibia
PF — French Polynesia
PG — Papua New Guinea
PK — Pakistan
PL — Poland
PM — St Pierre & Miquelon
RO — Romania
SB — Solomon Islands

SH — St Helena
SI — Slovenia
SR — Suriname
TG — Togo
TR — Turkey
UG — Uganda
US — United States of America
VC — St Vincent & Grenadines
VE — Venezuela
FJ — Fiji
GA — Gabon
GL — Greenland
NC — New Caledonia
NI — Nicaragua
ZW — Zimbabue

(1) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.
(2) Authorised only for imports of caviar.
(3) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for direct human consumption.