2001/732/EC: Commission Decision of 10 October 2001 amending Decision 95/233/EC to authorise imports of live poultry and hatching eggs from Latvia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3016)
Date: 2001-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, animal breeding, egg, import, live poultry, originating product

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 October 2001

amending Decision 95/233/EC to authorise imports of live poultry and hatching eggs from Latvia

(notified under document number C(2001) 3016)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/732/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October
1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in, and imports from, third countries, of poultry and
hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Decision
2000/505/EC (2), and in particular Article 21(1) and Article 26
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 95/233/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 96/619/EC (4), lists third countries, from which
Member States are in principle authorised to import live
poultry and hatching eggs including ratites and eggs
thereof.

Latvia has requested authorisation to export live poultry
and hatching eggs to the Community and has submitted
the necessary guarantees.

An inspection carried out by the Commission's services
in Latvia in March 2001 has shown that Latvia is
covered by sufficiently well structured and organised
veterinary services regarding the animal health status
concerning poultry.

(4)

(5)

Latvia should therefore be added to the list of third
countries laid down by Decision 95/233/EC.

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 to Decision 95/233/EC are amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 201, 9.8.2000, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 156, 7.7.1995, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 276, 29.10.1996, p. 18.

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Annex I and Annex II are replaced by the following:

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of live poultry and hatching eggs, ratites
and eggs thereof excluded

Imports from countries on this list must fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements.

ISO code

Country

AU

BR

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

LV

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TN

US

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Latvia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Tunisia

United States of America

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ANNEX II

List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of live ratites and eggs thereof

Imports from countries on this list must fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements.

ISO code

Country

AU

BR

BW

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

KE

LV

NA

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TN

US

ZA

Australia

Brazil

Botswana

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Kenya

Latvia

Namibia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Tunisia

United States of America

South Africa

ZW

Zimbabwe’