Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 95/408/EC 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
Date: 2000-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, fishery product, health control, import, third country

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 07.09.2000
COM(2000) 532 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

amending Decision 95/408/EC 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

(presented by the Commission)

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 sets out a simplified procedure for the drawing
up of lists of third country establishments from which Member States may import fish, meat
and other products of animal origin. The Decision expires on 31 December 2000.

However, the process of drawing up definitive lists of third country establishments has not yet
been completed. In addition, proposed legislation to be submitted in accordance with the
White Paper on Food Safety will include revised provisions for the approval of third country
establishments from which Member States may import fish, meat and other products of
animal origin. When adopted these provisions will replace Council Decision 95/408/EC.

To avoid a disruption to normal trade patterns, this Decision would extend the validity of
Council Decision 95/408/EC to 31 December 2003.

This Decision has no financial implications for the budget of the European Community.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

amending Decision 95/408/EC 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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 molluscs1 and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The interim period provided by Decision 95/408/EC ends on 31 December 2000;

For administrative reasons, the drawing up of the definitive lists of third country
establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products in
accordance with the Directives on health rules applicable to those products has been
delayed.

The proposed revision of certain veterinary legislation as set out in the White Paper on
Food Safety will
include a modified regime for the approval of third country
establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products.

In order to prevent any disruptions in traditional trade patterns, the interim period
during which a simplified system may be applied to the drawing up of lists of third
country establishments exporting certain products of animal origin, fishery products or
live bivalve molluscs should be extended.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

In Article 9 of Decision 95/408/EC the date '31 December 2000` shall be replaced by
'31 December 2003`.

Article 1

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OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.
OJ C , , p. .

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Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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