2003/73/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2003 amending Decision 97/468/EC as regards the inclusion of Estonia and Namibia establishments in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of wild game meat (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 333)
Date: 2003-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Namibia, game meat, health legislation, import, third country, veterinary legislation

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 January 2003

amending Decision 97/468/EC as regards the inclusion of Estonia and Namibia establishments in
provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of
wild game meat

(notified under document number C(2003) 333)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/73/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 June 1995
on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provi-
sional lists of third country establishments from which Member
States are authorised to import certain products of animal
fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last
origin,
amended by Decision 2001/4/EC (2), and in particular Article
2(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Provisional
lists of establishments in third countries
producing wild game meat have been drawn up by
Commission Decision 97/468/EC (3) as last amended by
Decision 2002/672/EC (4).

Estonia and Namibia have sent lists of establishments
producing wild game meat for which the responsible
authorities certify that the establishments complies with
the Community rules.

As on the spot inspections have not yet been carried
out, imports from such establishments are not eligible
for reduced physical checks in accordance with Article
2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC.

Decision 97/468/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

(5)

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:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/468/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 4 February 2003.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.

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 199, 26.7.1997, p. 62.
(4) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 26.

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ANNEX

The following text is inserted in the Annex in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO code:
‘País: Estonia/Land: Estland/Land: Estland/Χώρα: Εσθονία/Country: Estonia/Pays: Estonie/Paese: Estonia/Land: Estland/
País: Estónia/Maa: Viro/Land: Estland

1

34

2

AS Villem
Lihakaup

(a) Large wild game.
(e) Excluding meat of wild swine.

3

Aruküla

4

Harju

5

PH

6

(a) (e)

País: Namibia/Land: Namibia/Land: Namibia/Χώρα: Ναµίµπια/Country: Namibia/Pays: Namibie/Paese: Namibia/Land:
Namibië/País: Namíbia/Maa: Namibia/Land: Namibia

1

21

2

3

4

State Veterinary
Marintal
Abattoir

Marintal

Hardap Region

5

PH

6

(1) (a) (e)

(1) Deboned wild game meat only — offals excluded.
(a) Large wild game (Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis))
(e) Excluding meat of wild swine.’