2001/299/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2001 amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultrymeat (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 980)
Date: 2001-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: health certificate, import, originating product, poultrymeat, third country, veterinary inspection

12.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 102/69

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 2001

amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States
authorise imports of fresh poultrymeat

(notified under document number C(2001) 980)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/299/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June
1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry-
meat (1), as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (2), and in
particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade
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 (3), as last amended by Commission
Decision 2001/7/EC (4), and in particular Article 10(2)(a),

in and imports

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 94/85/EC (5), as last amended by
Decision 2000/609/EC (6), established a list of
third
countries from which importation of fresh poultrymeat
is authorised.

Commission Decision 94/278/EC (7) drawing up a list of
third countries from which Member States authorise
imports of certain products subject
to Directive 92/
118/EEC, as last amended by Decision 2000/611/EC (8),
specifies in part VIII of the Annex that eggs for human
third countries
consumption are authorised from all
listed in Decision 94/85/EC.

(3)

(4)

(5)

Iceland has requested to be authorised to export eggs for
human consumption to the Community and written
assurances have been received.

Examination of these assurances has shown that this
country satisfies the requirements of the Community for
the importation of poultrymeat and eggs for human
consumption. Therefore Decision 94/85/EC must be
amended accordingly.

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 94/85/EC is replaced with the Annex to
this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 5, 5.1.2001, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.
(6) OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 49.
(7) OJ L 120, 11.5.1994, p. 44.
(8) OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 64.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

This is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements

Country

Fresh
poultrymeat

Special remarks

ISO
code

AR

AU

BG

BR

CA

CH

CL

CN

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

IS

KR

LI

MG

MT

MY

NA

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TH

TN

TR

US

UY

ZA

Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

Brazil

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

China (People's Republic)

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Iceland

Korea (Republic)

Lithuania

Madagascar

Malta

Malaysia

Namibia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

United States of America

Uruguay

South Africa

ZW

Zimbabwe

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×’

Western Peninsular only

Ostrich meat only