2004/408/EC:Commission Decision of 26 April 2004 amending Decisions 2001/881/EC and 2002/459/EC as regards changes and further additions to the list of border inspection posts
Date: 2004-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal product, customs inspection, information network, live animal, originating product, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION 

Of 26 April 2004 

amending Decisions 2001/881/EC and 2002/459/EC as regards changes and further 
additions to the list of border inspection posts 

(notified under document number C(2004) 1518) 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

(2004/408/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

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 
countries1, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, 

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/EEC2, and in particular 
Article 6(4) thereof, 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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The  list  of  border  inspection  posts  for  veterinary  checks  on  live  animals  and  animal 
products from third countries, approved by Commission Decision 2001/881/EC3, which 
includes the ANIMO unit number for every border inspection post, should be updated to 
take  account  in  particular  of  developments  in  certain  Member  States  and  of  inspections 
carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office. 

Following  confirmation  of  completion  of  facilities  in  Liège,  Belgium  and  at  Århus, 
Denmark, additional categories should be added to the entries for these border inspection 
posts. 

Following  a  satisfactory  Community  inspection  an  additional  border  inspection  post  at 
Norrkoping, Sweden should be added to the list. 

Following requests from certain Member States certain other inspection centres or border 
inspection posts should be deleted from the list. 

OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. 
OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.). 
OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/831/EC (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 
61.). 

 
 
 
 
                                                 
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In addition, a number of amendments have been requested by Member States and should 
be introduced to the listing details as regards categories and inspection centres for several 
other border inspection posts that have already been approved. 

The  list  of  ANIMO  units  in  Commission  Decision  2002/459/EC4,  which  includes  the 
ANIMO  unit  number  for  each  border  inspection  post  in  the  Community,  should 
accordingly  be  updated  to  take  account  of  any  relevant  changes  and  to  maintain  an 
identical list to that in Decision 2001/881/EC. 

The  amendments  concerning  Piraeus,  Greece  and  Karlskrona,  Karlshamn  and  Ystad  in 
Sweden are a result of the enlargement process and those amendments should therefore 
take effect only from the date of Accession. 

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 

In  the  Annex  to  Decision  2001/881/EC,  the  entries  for  the  following  Member  States,  Belgium, 
Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom, are replaced by the 
corresponding entries in Annex I to this Decision. 

Article 2 

The Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. 

The  amendments  as  regards  the  listing  for  Piraeus  (Greece),  and  delisting  for  Karlskrona, 
Karlshamn and Ystad (Sweden) shall apply from 1 May 2004. 

Article 3 

Article 4 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004. 

For the Commission 
David BYRNE 
Member of the Commission 

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OJ L 159, 17.6.2002, p. 27. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/831/EC. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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The Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended as follows: 

ANNEX II 

(1) 

In the section for border inspection posts in DENMARK, the following entry is deleted: 

“0931699 

P 

Køge ” 

and the following entry is added 

“0951699 

P  

Ålborg 2” 

(2) 

In the section for border inspection posts in SWEDEN, the following entries are deleted: 

“1610299 

1610199 

P 

P 

Karlshamn 

Karlskrona 

1612199 

P  

Ystad” 

and the following entry is added: 

“1605299 

P 

Norrköping“ 

(3) 

In  the  section  for  border  inspection  posts  in  THE  UNITED  KINGDOM,  the  following 
entry is deleted: 

“0713399 

P 

Newhaven”