2003/385/EC: Commission Decision of 28 May 2003 amending for the second time Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1788)
Date: 2003-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Zealand, health certificate, import, live animal

29.5.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 May 2003

amending for the second time Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of
live animals and animal products from New Zealand

(notified under document number C(2003) 1788)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/385/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December
the Agreement between the
1996 on the conclusion of
European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures
applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (1), as
last amended by Decision 1999/837/EC (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems
upon the importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and
swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 11(2) and Article 22(2) thereof, and the corre-
sponding provisions of the other Directives establishing sani-
tary conditions and models of certificates for the importation
of live animals and animal products from third countries,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 2003/56/EC of 24 January 2003
on health certificates for the importation of live animals
and animal products from New Zealand (5), as last
amended by Decision 2003/331/EC (6),
lays down the
the official
certification requirements and models of
health certificates for the importation of live animals and
animal products from New Zealand.

In order to facilitate the changeover to the new official
health certificates, Decision 2003/56/EC provides for a
transitional period of a maximum of 90 days. This tran-
sitional period has been extended by 30 days to imple-
Joint Management
ment

recommendations of

the

(1) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 332, 23.12.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 22, 25.1.2003, p. 38.
(6) OJ L 116, 13.5.2003, p. 24.

Committee for the Agreement in its meeting of 27 and
28 February 2003 concerning certain amendments to
the Annexes to the Agreement.

Discussions are ongoing between the Parties to the
Agreement concerning the scope of the recommenda-
tions of the Committee. The procedure to amend the
Annexes to the Agreement also needs to be further clari-
fied.

Accordingly, it is appropriate to extend the transitional
period provided for in Decision 2003/56/EC until 30
September 2003.

Decision 2003/56/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 4 of Decision 2003/56/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

For a transitional period, Member States shall authorise the
importation of live animals and animal products set out in
Annex I under the models of certificates previously applic-
able until 30 September 2003.’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2003.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission