2003/833/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2003 approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal product, live animal, public health, trade agreement (EU), veterinary inspection

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.11.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2003

approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement
between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to
protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/833/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 98/258/EC of 16 March
1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Community and the United States of America on sanitary
measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live
animals and animal products (1), and in particular Article 4,
third paragraph thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Joint Management Committee for the Agreement
(the Committee) at
its meeting on 2 October 2003
issued a recommendation concerning the determination
of equivalence for gelatin and collagen for human
consumption. As a result of this recommendation it is
appropriate to amend Annex V to the Agreement.

Those amendments should be approved on behalf of the
Community.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Pursuant to the recommendations made by the Joint Manage-
ment Committee established under Article 14 of the Agreement
between the European Community and the United States of

America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal
health in trade in live animals and animal products, the amend-
ments to Annex V to the said Agreement are hereby approved
on behalf of the European Community. The text of the Agree-
ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters,
including the
amendments to Annex V to the Agreement, is attached to this
Decision.

Article 2

The Director General for Health and Consumer Protection is
hereby authorised to sign the Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from the first day of the month
following the month in which the United States of America
notifies the Commission in writing that its internal procedures
for the approval of the amendments referred to in Article 1
have been completed.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1.

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ANNEX

AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

on the amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United
States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal
products

A. Letter from the European Community

Brussels, 27 October 2003

Your Excellency,

With reference to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary
measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products. I have the honour to propose
to you to amend the Annexes of the Agreement as follows:

Replace the text of Annex V, point 43 of the Agreement, as recommended by the Joint Management Committee estab-
lished under Article 14(1) of the Agreement with the respective text of Appendix A as attached hereto.

I would be obliged if you would confirm the Agreement of the United States of America to such amendment of Annex
V to the Agreement.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community

Jaana HUSU-KALLIO

Enclosure: Appendix A to replace Annex V, point 43 of the Agreement

B. Letter from the United States of America

Brussels, November 14, 2003

Madam,

I refer to your letter of 10/27/03 containing details of the proposed amendments to Annex V of the Agreement of July
20, 1999 between the United States of America and the European Community on the sanitary measures to protect
public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products, as set forth in Appendix A of your letter.

In this regard I have the honor to confirm the acceptability to the United States of America of the proposed amendments
as recommended by the Joint Management Committee established under Article 14(1) of the Agreement, a copy of
which is attached hereto. It is my understanding that these amendments shall take effect on the date on which the EC
notifies the US that it has completed the necessary procedures for implementing these amendments.

Please accept, Madam, the assurances of my high consideration.

Enclosure: Appendix A amending Annex V of the Agreement

For the competent authority of the United States of America

Norval FRANCIS

APPENDIX A

‘ANNEX V

Commodity

Trade conditions

Trade conditions

EC standards

US standards

US standards

EC standards

Equivalence

Special conditions

Action

Equivalence

Special conditions

Action

EC Exports to the United States

United States Exports to the EC

43. Gelatin for human consumption

Animal health

92/118

Public health

92/118

NE

NE

9 CFR 93,
94,
95,
309,
310,
311

FFDCA,
FIFRA,
PHSA
21 CFR
70-82,
109,
110.3-110.110,
570,
573-589

44. Gelatin for technical use

92/118

Yes (2)

92/118

Yes (2)

9 CFR 93,
94,
95,
309,
310,
311

FFDCA,
FIFRA,
PHSA
21 CFR
70-82,
109,
110.3-110.110,
570,
573-589

Animal health

1774/2002

9 CFR 94

NE

9 CFR 94

1774/2002

NE

Public health

1774/2002

NE

FFDCA,
FIFRA,
PHSA
21 CFR
70-82,
109,
110.3-110.93,
570,
573-589

1774/2002

NE

FFDCA,
FIFRA,
PHSA
21 CFR
70-82,
109,
110.3-110.93,
570,
573-589

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