2003/392/EC: Commission Decision of 23 May 2003 amending Decisions 2003/70/EC and 2003/71/EC as regards imports of live gametes of fish belonging to the family Salmonidae from Norway and the Faeroe Islands (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1675)
Date: 2003-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, Norway, animal disease, health certificate, import, originating product, sea fish

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 May 2003

amending Decisions 2003/70/EC and 2003/71/EC as regards imports of live gametes of fish
belonging to the family Salmonidae from Norway and the Faeroe Islands

(notified under document number C(2003) 1675)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/392/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/
EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/
EC (2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,

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 (3), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The occurrence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in
Norway led to the adoption of Commission Decision
2003/70/EC of 29 January 2003 on certain protective
measures in respect of
infectious salmon anaemia in
Norway (4).

The occurrence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in
the Faeroe Islands led to the adoption of Commission
Decision 2003/71/EC of 29 January 2003 on certain
protective measures in respect of
infectious salmon
anaemia in the Faeroe Islands (5).

For the sake of technical clarity,
it is appropriate that
Decisions 2003/70/EC and 2003/71/EC also provide
that live gametes belonging to the family Salmonidae
originating in Norway and the Faeroe Islands and intro-
duced into the Community should come from a farm
that is not under any animal health restrictions due to a
suspicion or an outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia.

(4)

(5)

Decisions 2003/70/EC and 2003/71/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:

Article 1

Decision 2003/70/EC is amended as follows.

1. Article 1(3) is replaced by the following:

‘3. Member States shall authorise the import of
live
gametes of fish belonging to the family Salmonidae origi-
nating in Norway subject to the consignments being accom-
panied by a certificate in accordance with the model laid
down in Annex I.’

2. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Decision 2003/71/EC is amended as follows.

1. Article 1(3) is replaced by the following:

‘3. Member States shall authorise the import of
live
gametes of fish belonging to the family Salmonidae origi-
nating in the Faeroe Islands subject to the consignments
being accompanied by a certificate in accordance with the
model laid down in Annex I.’

2. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 76.
(5) OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 80.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 6 June 2003.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX I