Decision 2004/432/EC of 29 April 2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, animal product, third country, veterinary legislation, waste

L 154/44 

EN 

Official Journal of the European Union 

30.4.2004 

COMMISSION DECISION 

of 29 April 2004 

on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance 
with Council Directive 96/23/EC 

(notified under document number C(2004) 1624) 
 (Text with EEA relevance) 
(2004/432/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Directive  96/23/EC  of  29  April  1996  on  measures  to  monitor 
certain  substances  and  residues  thereof  in  live  animals  and  animal  products  and  repealing 
Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC1, and in 
particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Under  Directive  96/23/EC  inclusion  and  retention  on  the  lists  of  third  countries, 
provided for in  Community legislation, from which Member States  are  authorised to 
import animals and primary products of animal origin (“the products”) covered by that 
Directive are subject to submission by the third countries concerned of a plan setting 
out the guarantees which they offer as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues 
and  substances  referred  to  in  that  Directive.  That  Directive  also  lays  down  certain 
requirements concerning time limits for submission of plans. 

Commission Decision 2000/159/EC of 8 February 2000 on the provisional approval of 
residue  plans  of  third  countries  according  to  Council  Directive  96/23/EC2,  lists 
provisionnally  the  third  countries  which  have  submitted  a  residue  monitoring  plan, 
setting out the guarantees offered by them in compliance with the requirements of that 
Directive. 

Due  to  the  evaluations  of  those  plans  presented  by  the  third  countries  listed 
provisionally  in  the  Annex  to  Decision  2000/159/EC,  the  list  of  third  countries 
complying  with  Directive  96/23/EC  (“the  list”)  should  no  longer  be  considered  as 
provisional.  

1 

2 

OJ  L  125,  23.5.1996,  p.  10.  Directive  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  806/2003  (OJ  L  122, 
16.5.2003, p. 1). 
OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 30. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/702/EC (OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, 
p. 29). 

                                                 
(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

Certain third countries have presented residue monitoring plans to the Commission for 
animals  and  products  not  listed    in  Decision  2000/159/EC.  The  evaluation  of  those 
plans and the additional information requested by the Commission provide sufficient 
guarantees on the residue monitoring in those countries for the concerned animals and 
products. Those animals and products should therefore be included in the list for those 
third countries. 

Certain third countries have not presented residue monitoring plans or have presented 
insufficient  guarantees  in  the  area  of  residue  monitoring  for  animals  and  products 
originally  listed  in  Decision  2000/159/EC.  Those  animals  and  products  should 
therefore no longer be included in the list of those third countries.  

In the interests of clarity of Community legislation Decision 2000/159/EC should  be 
repealed and replaced by this Decision. 

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  residue  monitoring  plans  submitted  by  the  third  countries  listed  in  the  Annex  to  this 
Decision  are  approved  for  the  animals  and primary  animal products  marked  with  an  “X”  in 
the table set out in that Annex. 

Decision 2000/159/EC is repealed.  

Article 2 

Article 3 

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004.  

Article 4 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. 

For the Commission 
David BYRNE 
Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
ANNEX 

Code 
ISO2 

Country 

Bovine 

Ovine/ 
caprine 

Swine 

Equine 

Poultry 

Aqua-
culture 

Milk 

Eggs 

Rabbit 

Wild 
game 

Farmed 
game 

Honey 

AD 

AE 

AF 

AL 

AN 

AR 

AU 

BD 

BG 

BH 

BR 

BW 

BY 

BZ 

CA 

1

Andorra

X 

X 

X 

United Arab Emirates 

Afghanistan 

Albania 

Netherlands Antilles 

Argentina 

Australia 

Bangladesh 

Bulgaria 

Bahrain 

Brazil 

Botswana 

Belarus 

Belize 

Canada 

2

X

X 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X2 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

2

X

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

4
X

X 

X4 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X3 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

1 

2 
3 
4 

Initial residue monitoring plan approved by veterinary sub-group EC/Andorra (in accordance with Decision No 2/1999 of EC/Andorra Joint Committee of 22 December 
1999 – (OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 84)). 
Only casings. 
Third countries using only raw material from other approved third countries for food production.  
Exports of live horses for slaughter (food producing animals only). 

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Code 
ISO2 

Country 

Bovine 

Ovine/ 
caprine 

Swine 

Equine 

Poultry 

Aqua-
culture 

Milk 

Eggs 

Rabbit 

Wild 
game 

Farmed 
game 

Honey 

CH 

CL 

CN 

CO 

CR 

CS 

CU 

EC 

EG 

ER 

FK 

FO 

GL 

GT 

HK 

HN 

HR 

ID 

IL 

Switzerland 

Chile 

China 

Colombia 

Costa Rica 

Serbia and 
Montenegro6 

Cuba 

Ecuador 

Egypt 

Eritrea 

Falklands Islands 

Faeroe Islands 

Greenland 

Guatemala 

Hong Kong 

Honduras 

Croatia 

Indonesia 

Israel 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X5 

X2 

X2 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X2 

X2 

X 

X 

X2 

X4 

X4 

X 

X4 

X 

X 

X3 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X3 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X3 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

5 
6 

Only sheep.  
Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 

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Code 
ISO2 

Country 

Bovine 

Ovine/ 
caprine 

Swine 

Equine 

Poultry 

Aqua-
culture 

Milk 

Eggs 

Rabbit 

Wild 
game 

Farmed 
game 

Honey 

X 

X 

X 

X3 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

IN 

IR 

IS 

JM 

JP 

KE 

KR 

KW 

LB 

LK 

MA 

MD 

MG 

MK 

MN 

MX 

MY 

India 

Iran 

Iceland 

Jamaica 

Japan 

Kenya 

South Korea 

Kuwait 

Lebanon 

Sri Lanka 

Morocco 

Moldova 

Madagascar 

Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
7
Macedonia

Mongolia 

Mexico 

Malaysia 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X2 

X2 

X 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X 

X2 

X2 

7 
8 

Appropriate denomination still under discussion at UN. 
Peninsular (western) Malaysia only. 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

8

X

X4 

X4 

X 

5 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Code 
ISO2 

Country 

Bovine 

Ovine/ 
caprine 

Swine 

Equine 

Poultry 

Aqua-
culture 

Milk 

Eggs 

Rabbit 

Wild 
game 

Farmed 
game 

Honey 

MZ 

NA 

NC 

NI 

NO 

NZ 

OM 

PA 

PE 

PH 

PK 

PY 

RO 

RU 

SC 

SG 

SM 

Mozambique 

Namibia 

New Caledonia 

Nicaragua 

9

Norway

New Zealand 

Oman 

Panama 

Peru 

Philippines 

Pakistan 

Paraguay 

Romania 

Russia 

Seychelles 

Singapore 

San Marino

11

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

3

X

X 

X 

X4 

X 

X 

X 

X 

3

X

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

10

X

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

9 
10 
11 

Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision of EFTA Surveillance Authority No 223/96/COL of 4 December 1996 (OJ L 78, 20.3.1997, p. 38). 
Only for reindeer from the Murmansk region.. 
Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision No 1/94 of the EC-San Marino Cooperation Committee of 28 June 1994 (OJ L 238, 13.9.1994, p. 25). 

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Code 
ISO2 

Country 

Bovine 

Ovine/ 
caprine 

Swine 

Equine 

Poultry 

Milk 

Eggs 

Rabbit 

Wild 
game 

Farmed 
game 

Honey 

Aqua-
culture 

X 

SR 

SV 

SY 

SZ 

TH 

TM 

TN 

TR 

TW 

TZ 

UA 

US 

UY 

UZ 

VE 

VN 

YT 

ZA 

ZM 

ZW 

Suriname 

El Salvador 

Syria 

Swaziland 

Thailand 

Turkmenistan 

Tunisia 

Turkey 

Taiwan 

Tanzania 

Ukraine 

United States 

Uruguay 

Uzbekistan 

Venezuela 

Viet Nam 

Mayotte 

South Africa 

Zambia 

Zimbabwe 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X2 

X 

X 

X2 

X 

X 

X 

X4 

X4 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

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