2001/743/EC: Commission Decision of 19 October 2001 amending Decision 95/340/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of milk and milk-based products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3125)
Date: 2001-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: health control, import, milk, milk product, third country, veterinary inspection

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23.10.2001

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 October 2001

amending Decision 95/340/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member
States authorise imports of milk and milk-based products

(notified under document number C(2001) 3125)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/743/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992
laying down the health rules for the production and placing on
the market of raw milk, heat treated milk and milk-based
products (1), as last amended by the Treaty of Accession for
Austria, Finland and Sweden (2), and in particular Article 23(2)
and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 95/340/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 96/584/EC (4), establishes a provisional list of
third countries from which Member States authorise
imports milk and milk-based products.

Following the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in
Uruguay it is necessary, in order to ensure the continued
protection of
the animal health situation in the
Community, to formally suspend the authorisation for
imports from Uruguay, of raw milk and milk products,
and milk and milk products which have undergone a
single pasteurisation.

Following the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in
Argentina it is also necessary to formally suspend the
authorisation for imports from the previously approved
southern part of the country, of milk and milk products
which have undergone a single pasteurisation.

The competent authorities of Mauritania have requested
authorisation for certain milk and milk products to be
following a
imported into the Community
Community mission, it appears that the animal health
situation is such that Mauritania could be listed for

and,

certain treated milk and milk products, bearing in mind
that a residue plan has to be agreed, and approval of
establishments has to be carried out, before imports may
take place.

It is opportune to clarify the headings of the columns in
the Annex.

It is necessary to amend Decision 95/340/EC accord-
ingly.

This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the animal
disease situation in the countries concerned.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 95/340/EC is replaced by the Annex to
the present Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 19 October 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 255, 9.10.1996, p. 20.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

List of third countries approved in principle and importation shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health
requirements

Third country

Part A
(Article 1
raw milk/product)

Part B
(Article 2
treatment — single
pasteurisation)

Part C (Article 3
treatment —
more than single
pasteurisation)

ISO code
of third
country

AD

AL

AR

AU

BG

BR

Andorra

Albania

Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

Brazil

BW

Botswana

BY

BZ

BH

CA

CH

CL

CN

CO

CR

CU

CY

CZ

DZ

EE

ET

GL

GT

HK

HN

HR

HU

IL

IN

IS

Belarus

Belize

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

People's Republic of China

Columbia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Algeria

Estonia

Ethiopia

Greenland

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Honduras

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

India

Iceland

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ISO code
of third
country

Third country

Part A
(Article 1
raw milk/product)

Part B
(Article 2
treatment — single
pasteurisation)

Part C (Article 3
treatment —
more than single
pasteurisation)

KE

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LV

MA

MG

MK

MR

MT

MU

MX

NA

NI

NZ

PA

PL

PY

RO

RU

SG

SK

SL

SU

SZ

TH

TN

TR

UA

US

UY

ZA

Kenya

Lithuania

Latvia

Morocco

Madagascar

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Mauritania

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Namibia

Nicaragua

New Zealand

Panama

Poland

Paraguay

Romania

Russia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

El Salvador

Swaziland

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

United States of America

Uruguay

South Africa

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Zimbabwe

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