2004/225/EC: Commission Decision of 2 March 2004 on protective measures with regard to certain live animals and animal products originating in or coming from Albania (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 618)
Date: 2004-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Albania, export restriction, fishery product, health control, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 March 2004

on protective measures with regard to certain live animals and animal products originating in or
coming from Albania

(notified under document number C(2004) 618)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/225/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/
EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Decision 94/621/EC of 20 September 1994
on protective measures with regard to certain live
animals and animal products originating in or coming
from Albania (3) has been substantially amended several
times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the
said Decision should be codified.

(5)

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

shall prohibit

Member States
the importation of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any
form, as well as live fish and shellfish carried in water, origin-
ating in or coming from Albania.

Decision 94/621/EC is repealed.

Article 2

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as refer-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

Article 3

Cases of cholera have been found in Albania.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

The presence of cholera in Albania is likely to constitute
a serious danger to public health.

In the absence of health guarantees from the Albanian
authorities, it is necessary to prohibit imports of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
in any form, as well as live fish and shellfish carried in
water, originating in or coming from Albania.

Done at Brussels, 2 March 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56; Directive as amended by Directive 96/

43/EC (OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 246, 21.9.1994, p. 25; Decision as last amended by Decision

95/89/EC (OJ L 70, 30.3.1995, p. 25).

(4) See Annex I.

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ANNEX I

Repealed Decision with its successive amendments

Decision 94/621/EC

(OJ L 246, 21.9.1994, p. 25)

Decision 94/671/EC

Decision 94/702/EC

Decision 95/89/EC

(OJ L 265, 15.10.1994, p. 62)

(OJ L 284, 1.11.1994, p. 64)

(OJ L 70, 30.3.1995, p. 25)

ANNEX II

Correlation Table

Decision 94/621/EC

This Decision

Article 1

Article 2

—

Article 4

—

—

Article 1

—

Article 2

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II