2002/789/EC: Commission Decision of 10 October 2002 amending Decision 2001/751/EC as regards imports of live ratites and hatching eggs from Botswana (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3671)
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Botswana, egg, health certificate, health control, import, poultry, third country

L 274/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.10.2002

amending Decision 2001/751/EC as regards imports of

live ratites and hatching eggs from

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 October 2002

Botswana

(notified under document number C(2002) 3671)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/789/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
2001/867/EC (2), and in particular Article 21(1) and Article
23(1)b thereof,

(5)

(6)

Decision 2001/751/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2001/751/EC (3)
lays down the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of
live ratites and hatching eggs from third
countries including animal health measures to be applied
after such importation, and lists the third countries from
where such imports may be authorised.

An inspection carried out by the Commission in Bots-
wana in May 2001 has shown that sufficiently well-
structured and organised veterinary services are in place
in Botswana regarding the animal health status for
ratites. However, the legislation in Botswana did not fully
include the requirement for official notification of avian
influenza.

Botswana has now amended its legislation to ensure that
avian influenza is to be notified to the competent
authority.

It is therefore appropriate to permit importation of live
ratites and hatching eggs from Botswana.

Annex I to Decision 2001/751/EC is replaced by the text in the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 18 October 2002.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 323, 7.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 281, 25.10.2001, p. 24.

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‘ANNEX I

List of third countries or parts of third countries, which are allowed to export live ratites or hatching eggs
thereof to the Community

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Country

Parts of the territory

Breeding
and production ratites

Hatching eggs
of ratites

Day-old-chicks
of ratites

Slaughter ratites

E
N

The States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina,
Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul

AU

BW

Australia

Botswana

BR-1

Brazil

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

NA

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TN

US

ZA

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Namibia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Tunisia

United States of America

South Africa

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

C

D

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

D

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

D

E

F

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

F

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

F

G

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G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

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G

G

G

G

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G

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