Commission Decision 2004/449/EC of 29 April 2004 approving the residues monitoring plans submitted by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, animal product, application of EU law, hormone, live animal, veterinary legislation

L 155/86 

EN 

Official Journal of the European Union 

30.4.2004 

COMMISSION DECISION 

of 29 April 2004 

approving the residues monitoring plans submitted by the Czech Republic, Estonia, 
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in 
accordance with the Council Directive 96/23/EC 

(notified under document number C(2004) 1607) 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

(2004/449/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  of  Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia,  and  in  particular  Article  2  (3) 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Act  of  Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia,  and  in  particular  Article  57 
thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Council  Directive  96/23/EC  of  29  April  19961  lays  down  the  measures  to  monitor 
certain  substances  and  residues  thereof  in  live  animals  and  animal  products,  and 
provide that Member States shall submit residues monitoring plans to the Commission 
for approval; 

The list setting out the information obligations in the veterinary domain as foreseen in 
the  last  paragraph  of  the  Final  Act  of  the  Treaty  of  Accession2,  requires  the  New 
Member States to provide the Commission with all the necessary information at least 6 
months in advance for the application of the Act from  the date of accession, including 
residues monitoring plans as referred to in Chapter III section 2 of the list, in order to 
ensure  the  readiness  of  the  new  Member  States  to  monitor  certain  substances  and 
residues in live animals and animal products in accordance with Directive 96/23; 

(3) 

The new Member States were informed by letter dated 2 September 2003 of the need 
to provide  the Commission with the residues monitoring plans in question; 

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OJ L 125, 29.4.1996. 
OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 961. 

 
 
 
                                                 
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(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

The  Czech  Republic  forwarded  to  the  Commission,  in  a  document  dated  24  October 
2003, a plan specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the 
detection  of  certain  substances  and  residues  thereof  in  live  animals  and  animal 
products; whereas that plan was amended by two documents dated 16 January and 20 
February 2004, in accordance with the request of the Commission, bringing it into line 
with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

Estonia forwarded  to  the  Commission,  in  a document dated 29 October 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that plan was amended by two documents dated 16 December 2003 and 1 March 2004, 
in  accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC;  

Cyprus  forwarded  to  the  Commission,  in  a  document  dated  27  October  2003,  a  plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that  plan  was  amended  by  two  documents  dated  4  February  and  14  March  2004,  in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements  of  Directive  96/23/EC;  moreover,  Cyprus  has  provided  additional 
guarantees with respect to laboratory capacity on 23 March 2004; 

Latvia forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 1 November 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that  plan  was  amended  by  two  documents  dated  10  January  and  2  March  2004,  in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

Lithuania forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 30 October 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that plan was amended by two documents dated 14 January and 26 February 2004, in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

Hungary forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 1 November 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in  live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that  plan  was  amended  by  two  documents  dated  19  January  and  1  March  2004,  in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

(10)  Malta  forwarded  to  the  Commission,  in  a  document  dated  28  October  2003,  a  plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that  plan  was  amended  by  two  documents  dated  3  February  and  1  March  2004,  in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

 
 
  
 
(11)  Poland forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 18 November 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that plan was amended by two documents dated 27 January and 26 February 2004, in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

(12)  Slovenia forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 30 October 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that  plan  was  amended  by  three  documents  dated  9  January,  30  January  and 
29 February 2004, in accordance with the request of the Commission, bringing it into 
line with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

(13)  Slovakia forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 31 October 2003, a plan 
specifying the national measures to be implemented during 2004 for the detection of 
certain substances and residues thereof in live  animals  and  animal products; whereas 
that plan was amended by two documents dated 7 January and 27 February 2004, in 
accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Commission,  bringing  it  into  line  with  the 
requirements of Directive 96/23/EC; 

(14)  Examination of these plans has shown that they comply with Directive 96/23/EC, and 

in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof; accordingly, they should be approved;  

(15)  The Standing Committee on the Food Chain  and Animal Health was informed about 

the measures provided for in this Decision.  

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The  monitoring  plans  for  the  detection  of  the  residues  and  substances  listed  in  Annex  I  to 
Directive  96/23/EC  in  live  animals  and  animal  products  submitted  by  the  Czech  Republic, 
Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia  are 
approved. 

Article 2 

Each Member State shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary 
to  implement  their  residues  monitoring  plan  as  referred  to  in  Article  1.  They  shall 
immediately inform the Commission thereof. 

Article 3 

The Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty 
of  Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta, 
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. 

 
 
  
 
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