2004/144/EC: Commission Decision of 12 February 2004 amending Decision 97/467/EC as regards the inclusion of establishments in Bulgaria and Hungary in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of ratite meat (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 346)
Date: 2004-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Hungary, health legislation, import, originating product, poultrymeat

18.2.2004

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 February 2004

amending Decision 97/467/EC as regards the inclusion of establishments in Bulgaria and Hungary
in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports
of ratite meat

(notified under document number C(2004) 346)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/144/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(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Provisional lists of establishments in third countries from
which the Member States authorise imports of ratite
meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/
467/EC (2).

Bulgaria and Hungary have sent lists of establishments
producing ratite meat for which the responsible authori-
the establishments comply with the
ties certify that
Community rules.

Those establishments should be included in the lists
drawn up by Decision 1997/467/EC.

As on-the-spot inspections have not yet been carried
out, imports from such establishments are not eligible
for reduced physical checks in accordance with Article
2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC.

(5)

(6)

Decision 97/467/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

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

Annex II to Decision 97/467/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 25 February 2004.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 199, 26.7.1997, p. 57. Decision as last amended by Decision

2002/797/EC (OJ L 277, 15.10.2002, p. 23).

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ANNEX

Annex II is amended as follows:

1. The following text is inserted in Annex II in the part concerning Bulgaria in accordance with the national reference:

‘1

2

3

BG 1901021

Mecom Ltd

Silistra

4

Silistra

5

6

SH, CP, CS’

2. The following text is inserted in Annex II in the part concerning Hungary in accordance with the national reference:

‘1

2

3

4

5

6

HU-356

Kukori Kft.

Szatymaz

Csongrád megye

SH, CP’