2003/779/EC: Commission Decision of 31 October 2003 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal casings from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3988)
Date: 2003-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, health certificate, import (EU), originating product, third country, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 October 2003

laying down animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of animal
casings from third countries

(notified under document number C(2003) 3988)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/779/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade in and imports into the Commu-
nity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Direc-
tive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/
425/EEC (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/
721/EC (2), and in particular Article 10(2)(a) and (c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 94/187/EC of 18 March 1994
laying down animal health requirements and the veter-
inary certification for the import of animal casings from
third countries (3) has been substantially amended several
times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality, the
said Decision should be codified.

Annex I(2) to Directive 92/118/EEC allows the importa-
tion from any third country of animal casings which
have undergone a prescribed treatment.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
must be laid down in order to guarantee that
the
prescribed treatment of the casings is carried out.

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,

Article 1

Member States shall authorise the importation from any third
country of animal casings accompanied by a health certificate
as laid down in Annex I, which shall consist of one sheet and
shall be completed in at least one official
language of the
Member State carrying out the import control.

Article 2

Decision 94/187/EC is repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as refer-
ences to this Decision and read in accordance with the correla-
tion table in Annex III.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 31 October 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 89, 6.4.1994, p. 18.
(4) See Annex II to this Decision.

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ANNEX II

Repealed Decision and its successive amendments

Decision 94/187/EC

(OJ L 89, 6.4.1994, p. 18)

Decision 94/461/EC, Article 2 only

(OJ L 189, 23.7.1994, p. 88)

Decision 94/775/EC, Article 2 only

(OJ L 310, 3.12.1994, p. 77)

Decision 95/88/EC, Article 1 only

(OJ L 69, 29.3.1995, p. 45)

Decision 95/230/EC, Article 1 only

(OJ L 154, 5.7.1995, p. 19)

Decision 96/106/EC, Article 1 only

(OJ L 24, 31.1.1996, p. 34)

ANNEX III

CORRELATION TABLE

Decision 94/187/EC

This Decision

Article 1

—

Article 2

Article 3

Annex

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

—

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III