2003/812/EC: Commission Decision of 17 November 2003 drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of certain products for human consumption subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4181)
Date: 2003-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, health certificate, human nutrition, import (EU), import licence, third country, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 November 2003

drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of certain
products for human consumption subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 4181)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/812/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Directive 92/118/EEC sets out Community
rules
concerning animal and public health requirements
governing trade in and imports into the Community of
products of animal origin.

Commission Decision 94/278/EC of 18 March 1994
drawing up a list of third countries from which Member
States authorise imports of certain products subject to
Council Directive 92/118/EEC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2003/235/EC (4), sets out lists of third countries
from which Member States are to authorise imports of
to Directive 92/118/EC,
certain products
including products not intended for human consump-
tion.

subject

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down
health rules concerning animal by-products not intended
for human consumption (5), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 (6), sets out Commu-
nity rules on animal products not intended for human
consumption. The date of application of
the model
health certificates provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1774/2002 is 1 January 2004.

(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 120, 11.5.1994, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 87, 4.4.2003, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 21 October 2002 amending Council
Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EC as regards health
requirements for animal by-products (7), has significantly
amended Directive 92/118/EEC in order to limit
its
scope to products intended for human consumption.

It is necessary to take into account that the Acceding
States are scheduled to join as of 1 May 2004.

In the interests of clarity and consistency of Community
legislation, Decision 94/278/EC should be repealed and
replaced by the provisions of this Decision.

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

Member States
shall authorise imports of certain animal
products intended for human consumption subject to Directive
92/118/EEC from third countries or parts of third countries or
territories appearing on the lists set out in the Annex to this
Decision.

Article 2

Decision 94/278/EC is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2004.

(7) OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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The following lists are lists in principle and any importation shall fulfil the relevant animal health and public health requirements

ANNEX

Lists of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of
certain animal products intended for human consumption

PART I

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of lepor-
idae (rabbit and hare) meat and their meat products

Third countries or parts of third countries listed under the column ‘Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae’ in the table
set out in Part II of the Annex to Commission Decision 97/222/EC (1) and under the column ‘Leporidae (rabbit and hare)’
in the table set out in Annex II to Commission Decision 2000/585/EC (2).

PART II

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of furred
farm game meat products

Third countries or parts of third countries listed under the appropriate column ‘2. farmed cloven hoofed game (excluding
swine)’ or ‘wild cloven hoofed game (excluding swine)’ in the table set out in Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/
EC.

PART III

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of
feathered farm game meat products

Third countries or parts of third countries listed under the appropriate column ‘2. Farmed feathered game’ or ‘wild game
birds’ in the table set out in Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC.

PART IV

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of eggs
intended for human consumption

Third countries or parts of third countries listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3).

PART V

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of egg
products intended for human consumption

Third countries or parts of third countries listed in the Annex to Decision 94/85/EC and the following countries:

ISO code

Country

AL

EE

GL

HK

IN

Albania

Estonia (*)

Greenland

Hong Kong

India

(1) OJ L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 39.
(2) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.

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ISO code

Country

MK (**)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MX

NC

RU

CS

SG

Mexico

New Caledonia

Russia

Serbia and Montenegro

Singapore

(*) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a full Member State of the Community.
(**) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which is to be agreed

following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.

PART VI

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of snails
intended for human consumption

Third countries or parts of third countries listed in Parts I and II of the Annex to Commission Decision 97/296/EC (1)
and the following countries:

ISO code

Country

BA

MD

MK (*)

SK

SY

UA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Moldova

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Slovakia (**)

Syria

Ukraine

(*) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which is to be agreed

following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.

(**) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a full member State of the Community.

PART VII

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of frogs'
legs intended for human consumption

Third countries or parts of third countries listed in Part I and II of the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC and the following
countries:

ISO code

Country

BA

EG

MK (*)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Egypt

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(*) Provisional ISO code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which is to be agreed

following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.

(1) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21.

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List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of gelatin
intended for human consumption

Third countries or parts of third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (1) and the
following countries:

PART VIII

ISO code

Country

KR

MY

PK

TW

The Republic of Korea

Malaysia

Pakistan

Taiwan

PART IX

List of third countries or parts of third countries from which Member States shall authorise imports of honey
and royal jelly intended for human consumption

The third countries or parts of third countries listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/159/EC (2) with an ‘X’
in the column ‘Honey’.

(1) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 30.