2003/72/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2003 amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 426)
Date: 2003-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, animal nutrition, animal product, health control, human nutrition, import, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

31.1.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 January 2003

amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the
products of animal origin imported from China

(notified under document number C(2003) 426)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/72/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (1), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

maintained in the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC
without specifying that both origins were authorised.
Therefore, the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC should
be accordingly amended.

(4)

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Following the detection of residues of veterinary medi-
cines in certain products of animal origin imported from
China, and the shortcomings identified during an inspec-
tion visit to this country as regards the veterinary medi-
cines regulation and the residue control system in live
animals and animal products, the Commission adopted
Decision 2002/69/EC 30 January 2002 concerning
certain protective measures with regard to the products
of animal origin imported from China (2).

The information provided by Chinese authority and the
favourable results of the checks carried out by Member
States have allowed authorisation of
importation of
certain products of animal origin from China by means
of several modifications of Decision 2002/69/EC. These
modifications were consolidated in the Commission
Decision 2002/994/EC (3).

Decision 2002/69/EC, as amended by Decision 2002/
933/EC (4), included the fillets of Salmon (Salmo salar) of
both wild and aquaculture origin as a product authorised
to be imported from China. However, this product was

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC is replaced by the text in the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 3 February 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 154.
(4) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 71.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Part I

List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be
imported into the Community without testing:

— fishery products, except:

— those obtained by aquaculture, other than the fillets of salmon of the specie Salmo salar referred below,
— eels,
— shrimps other than those caught in the Atlantic Ocean as referred to below,

— fillets of salmon of the species Salmo salar,

— entire shrimps caught in the Atlantic Ocean, which have not undergone any preparation or processing
operation other than freezing and packaging in their final package at sea and landed directly on Commu-
nity territory,

— gelatine.

Part II List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be
imported into the Community, subject to a chemical test under the conditions of Article 3(2):

— casings,

— crayfish of the species Procambrus clarkii caught in natural fresh waters by fishing operations,

— Surimi obtained from the fishery products authorised in part I.

Part III List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be
imported into the Community, subject to a chemical test under the conditions of Article 3(2):’.