2004/36/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption, with respect to Guyana, Kenya, Serbia and Montenegro and Egypt (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5007)
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, Guyana, Kenya, Serbia and Montenegro, fishery product, health control, human nutrition, import, marketing standard

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of
fishery products is authorised for human consumption, with respect to Guyana, Kenya, Serbia and
Montenegro and Egypt

(notified under document number C(2003) 5007)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/36/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995
on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provi-
sional lists of third country establishments from which Member
States are authorised to import certain products of animal
origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), and in par-
ticular Article 2(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 97/296/EC of 22 April 1997
drawing up the list of third countries from which the
import of
fishery products is authorised for human
consumption (2) lists the countries and territories from
which imports of fishery products for human consump-
tion is authorised. Part I of the Annex to that Decision
lists the countries and territories covered by a specific
Decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July
1991 laying down the health conditions for the produc-
tion and the placing on the market of
fishery
products (3), and part II of that Annex lists the countries
and territories meeting the conditions set out in Article
2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC.

(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17; Decision as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21, Decision as last amended by Decision

2003/764/EC (OJ L 273, 24.10.2003, p. 43).

(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15; Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003.

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Commission Decisions 2004/40/EC (4), 2004/39/EC (5),
2004/37/EC (6) and 2004/38/EC (7) set specific import
conditions for fishery products originating in Guyana,
Kenya, Serbia and Montenegro and Egypt, respectively.
These countries should therefore be added to the list in
part I of the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.

Decision 97/296/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

This Decision should take effect on the same day as
Decisions 2004/40/EC and 2004/38/EC as regards the
import of fishery products from Guyana and Egypt.

As regards the import of fishery products from Kenya
and Serbia and Montenegro this Decision should take
effect on the same day as Decisions 2004/39/EC and
2004/37/EC.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

(4) See page 27 of this Official Journal.
(5) See page 22 of this Official Journal.
(6) See page 12 of this Official Journal.
(7) See page 17 of this Official Journal.

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Article 2

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

This Decision shall apply from 28 February 2004, as regards
the imports of fishery products from Kenya and Serbia and
Montenegro.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

This Decision shall apply from 17 January 2004, as regards the
import of fishery products from Guyana and Egypt.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FROM WHICH IMPORTATION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN ANY
FORM INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS AUTHORISED

I. Countries and territories covered by a specific Decision under Directive 91/493/EEC

AE — UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

AL — ALBANIA

AN — NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

AR — ARGENTINA

AU — AUSTRALIA

BD — BANGLADESH

BG — BULGARIA

BR — BRAZIL

BZ — BELIZE

CA — CANADA

CH — SWITZERLAND

CI — CÔTE D'IVOIRE

CL — CHILE

CN — CHINA

CO — COLOMBIA

CR — COSTA RICA

CS — SERBIA and MONTENEGRO (1)

CU — CUBA

CV — CAPE VERDE

CZ — CZECH REPUBLIC

EC — ECUADOR

EE — ESTONIA

EG — EGYPT

FK — FALKLAND ISLANDS

GA — GABON

GH — GHANA

GL — GREENLAND

GM — GAMBIA

GN — GUINEA

GT — GUATEMALA

GY — GUYANA

HN — HONDURAS

HR — CROATIA

ID — INDONESIA

IN — INDIA

IR — IRAN

JM — JAMAICA

JP — JAPAN

KE — KENYA

KR — SOUTH KOREA

KZ — KAZAKHSTAN

LK — SRI LANKA

LT — LITHUANIA

LV — LATVIA

MA — MOROCCO

MG — MADAGASCAR

MR — MAURITANIA

MU — MAURITIUS

MV — MALDIVES

MX — MEXICO

MY — MALAYSIA

MZ — MOZAMBIQUE

NA — NAMIBIA

NC — NEW CALEDONIA

NG — NIGERIA

NI — NICARAGUA

NZ — NEW ZEALAND

OM — OMAN

PA — PANAMA

PE — PERU

PG — PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PH — PHILIPPINES

PF — FRENCH POLYNESIA

PM — ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON

PK — PAKISTAN

PL — POLAND

RU — RUSSIA

SC — SEYCHELLES

SG — SINGAPORE

SI — SLOVENIA

SK — SLOVAKIA

SN — SENEGAL

SR — SURINAME

TH — THAILAND

TN — TUNISIA

TR — TURKEY

TW — TAIWAN

TZ — TANZANIA

UG — UGANDA

UY — URUGUAY

VE — VENEZUELA

VN — VIETNAM

YE — YEMEN

YT — MAYOTTE

ZA — SOUTH AFRICA

(1) Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

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II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC

AM — ARMENIA (2)

AO — ANGOLA

AG — ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (3)

AZ — AZERBAIJAN (4)

BJ — BENIN

BS — BAHAMAS

BY — BELARUS

GD — GRENADA

HK — HONG KONG

HU — HUNGARY (6)

IL — ISRAEL

MM — MYANMAR

MT — MALTA

RO — ROMANIA

CG — REPUBLIC OF CONGO (5)

SB — SOLOMON ISLANDS

CM — CAMEROON

CY — CYPRUS

DZ — ALGERIA

ER — ERITREA

FJ — FIJI

SH — ST HELENA

SV — EL SALVADOR

TG — TOGO

US — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ZW — ZIMBABWE.

(2) Authorised only for imports of live crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) intended for direct human consumption.
(3) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.
(4) Authorised only for imports of caviar.
(5) Authorised only for imports of fishery products caught, frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea.
(6) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for direct human consumption.