2001/733/EC: Commission Decision of 10 October 2001 amending Decision 94/85/EC to authorise imports of fresh poultry meat from Latvia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3017)
Date: 2001-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, fresh meat, health certificate, import, originating product, poultrymeat

18.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 275/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 October 2001

amending Decision 94/85/EC to authorise imports of fresh poultry meat from Latvia

(notified under document number C(2001) 3017)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/733/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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2001/299/EC (4), established a list of
third
countries from which importation of fresh poultry meat
is authorised.

Latvia has requested to be authorised to export fresh
poultry meat to the Community and has submitted satis-
factory guarantees.

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

(4)

(5)

Decision 94/85/EC should therefore be amended by
adding Latvia to the list in the Annex thereto. For the
sake of clarity the Annex should be replaced in its
entirety.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Veterinary Standing
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

This Decision is addressed to all Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 10 October 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 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.
(4) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 69.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

18.10.2001

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

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

ISO code

Country

Fresh poultry meat

Special remarks

AR

AU

BG

BR

CA

CH

CL

CN

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

IS

KR

LT

LV

MG

MT

MY

NA

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TH

TN

TR

US

UY

ZA

ZW

Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

Brazil

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

China (People's Republic)

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Iceland

Korea (Republic)

Lithuania

Latvia

Madagascar

Malta

Malaysia

Namibia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

United States of America

Uruguay

South Africa

Zimbabwe

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

Western Peninsular only

Ratite meat only

Ratite meat only

Ratite meat only’