2002/28/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 2002 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption, with respect to Slovenia, Croatia, Gabon, Turkey and Armenia (notified under document number C(2002) 14/5) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-01-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aquaculture, fishery product, health legislation, import policy, originating product, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 January 2002

amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of
fishery products is authorised for human consumption, with respect to Slovenia, Croatia, Gabon,
Turkey and Armenia

(notified under document number C(2002) 14/5)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/28/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 of June
1995 (1) 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, as
amended by Decision 2001/4/EC (2), and in particular Article
2(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:

the necessary transitional
Communities providing for
period and it is necessary to apply the same delay for the
implementation of the present Decision. Nevertheless,
since the import of fishery products from the Republic
of Armenia will be authorised for the first time by the
present Decision there is no need for such transitional
period,
imports from this country may be permitted
immediately.

(5)

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2001/635/EC (4), lists the countries and terri-
tories from which importation of fishery products for
human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex
lists the names of the countries and territories covered
by a specific Decision under Directive 91/493/EEC (5)
and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of
Decision 95/408/EC.
Commission Decisions 2002/24/EC (6), 2002/25/EC (7),
2002/26/EC (8) and 2002/27/EC (9) set specific import
conditions for fishery and aquaculture products origin-
ating in Slovenia, Croatia, Gabon and Turkey, respec-
tively. The mentioned countries should therefore be
added to part I of the Annex.
The Republic of Armenia has provided information that
its fishery products satisfy sanitary conditions equivalent
to those of the Community, and is able to guarantee that
the fishery products it will export to the Community
meet the health requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC; it
is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include
this country in Part II of the list. Nevertheless, following
the information and the guarantees received from the
competent authorities of this country it is necessary to
limit the imports of fishery products authorised to live
crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) intended for direct human
consumption only.
Decisions 2002/24/EC, 2002/25/EC, 2002/26/EC and
2002/27/EC will enter into force 60 days after their
the European
publication in the Official

Journal of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to
Decision 97/296/EC.

Article 2

1.
This Decision shall apply from the 60th day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

2.
By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may
authorise the import of fishery products from the Republic of
Armenia from the date of the publication of this Decision in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 11 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 56, 17.8.2001, p. 56.
(5) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(6) See page 20 of this Official Journal.
(7) See page 25 of this Official Journal.
(8) See page 31 of this Official Journal.
(9) See page 36 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FROM WHICH IMPORTATION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN ANY FORM
INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS AUTHORISED

I. Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC

AL — ALBANIA

AR — ARGENTINA

AU — AUSTRALIA

BD — BANGLADESH

BR — BRAZIL

CA — CANADA

CI — CÔTE D'IVOIRE

CL — CHILE

CN — CHINA

CO — COLOMBIA

CU — CUBA

CZ — CZECH REPUBLIC

EC — ECUADOR

EE — ESTONIA

FK — FALKLAND ISLANDS

GA — GABON

GH — GHANA

GM — GAMBIA

GN — GUINEA CONAKRY

GT — GUATEMALA

HR — CROATIA

ID — INDONESIA

IN — INDIA

IR — IRAN

JM — JAMAICA

JP — JAPAN

KR — SOUTH KOREA

LT — LITHUANIA

LV — LATVIA

MA — MOROCCO

MG — MADAGASCAR

MR — MAURITANIA

MU — MAURITIUS

MV — MALDIVES

MX — MEXICO

MY —MALAYSIA

NA — NAMIBIA

NG — NIGERIA

NI — NICARAGUA

NZ — NEW ZEALAND

OM — OMAN

PA — PANAMA

PE — PERU

PH — PHILIPPINES

PK — PAKISTAN

PL — POLAND

RU — RUSSIA

SC — SEYCHELLES

SG — SINGAPORE

SI — SLOVENIA

SN — SENEGAL

TH — THAILAND

TN — TUNISIA

TR — TURKEY

TW — TAIWAN

TZ — TANZANIA

UG — UGANDA

UY — URUGUAY

VE — VENEZUELA

VN — VIETNAM

YE — YEMEN

ZA — SOUTH AFRICA

II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC

AM — ARMENIA (1)

AO — ANGOLA

AG — ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (2)

AN — NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

AZ — AZERBAĲAN (3)

BJ — BENIN

BS — BAHAMAS

BY — BELARUS

BZ — BELIZE

(1) Autorised only for imports of live crayfish (Astacus

leptodactylus) intended for direct human consumption.

(2) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.
(3) Authorised only for imports of caviar.

CG — REPUBLIC OF CONGO (4)

CH — SWITZERLAND

CM — CAMEROON

CR — COSTA RICA

CY — CYPRUS

DZ — ALGERIA

ER — ERITREA

FJ — FIJI

GD — GRENADA

(4) Authorised only for imports of fishery products caught,

frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea.

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GL — GREENLAND

HK — HONG KONG

HN — HONDURAS

HU — HUNGARY (1)

IL — ISRAEL

KE — KENYA

LK — SRI LANKA

MM — MYANMAR

MT — MALTA

MZ — MOZAMBIQUE

NC — NEW CALEDONIA

PF — FRENCH POLYNESIA

PG — PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PM — ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON

RO — ROMANIA

SB — SOLOMON ISLAND

SH — ST HELENA

SR — SURINAME

SV — EL SALVADOR

TG — TOGO

US — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

YT — MAYOTTE (2)

ZW — ZIMBABWE’

(1) Authorised onyl for import of live animals intended for direct

(2) Authorised only for imports of non-processed and non-prepared fresh

human consumption.

aquaculture products.