2003/58/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2003 amending Decision 95/340/EC as regards the inclusion of the Netherlands Antilles in 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(2003) 323)
Date: 2003-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands Antilles, import, milk, milk product, originating product

L 23/26

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Official Journal of the European Communities

28.1.2003

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2003

amending Decision 95/340/EC as regards the inclusion of the Netherlands Antilles in a provisional
list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of milk and milk-based
products

(notified under document number C(2003) 323)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/58/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 Directive 96/23/EC (2), and in
particular Article 23(3) thereof,

accepted at a collection centre, standardisation centre,
treatment establishment or processing establishment (5),
as last amended by Decision 97/115/EC (6).

Decision 95/340/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

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,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 95/340/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2001/743/EC (4), draws up a provisional list of
third countries from which Member States authorise
imports of milk and milk-based products.

The Netherlands Antilles have requested to be authorised
to import milk and milk-based products
into the
Community.

Information and guarantees provided have been posi-
tively evaluated, bearing in mind that all the raw and
heat-treated milk and milk-based products, used by
authorised establishments in Netherlands Antilles in the
processing of final dairy products, will originate solely
from establishments situated in third countries approved
for imports of milk and milk-based products into the
Community or in Member States, and will be accompa-
nied by a certificate as provided for in Commission Deci-
sion 95/343/EC of 27 July 1995 providing for the speci-
mens of the health certificate for the importation from
third countries of heat-treated milk, milk-based products
and raw milk for human consumption intended to be

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 95/340/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply as from 31 January 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 32.

(5) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 52.
(6) OJ L 42, 13.2.1997, p. 16.

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ANNEX

The following text is inserted in the Annex in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO code:

‘ISO code of
third country

Third country

Part A

Article 1:
raw milk/product)

Part B

Part C

Article 2:
treatment — single
pasteurisation)

Article 3:
treatment — more than
single pasteurisation)

AN

Netherlands Antilles

0

0

+’