Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/414/EC of 28 April 2004 amending Commission Decision 2003/779/EC as regards the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for animal casings transiting or being temporarily stored in the Community (OJ L 151, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, health certificate, import, originating product, third country, veterinary legislation

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/414/EC of 28 April 2004 amending Commission Decision
2003/779/EC as regards the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for animal casings transiting
or being temporarily stored in the Community

(Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/414/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 April 2004

amending Commission Decision 2003/779/EC as regards the animal health conditions and veter-
inary certification for animal casings transiting or being temporarily stored in the Community

(notified under document number C(2004) 1561)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/414/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16
December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing
the production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (1), in par-
ticular Article 8(5), third indent, and Article 9(2)(b) and (4)(c),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2)
lays down animal
health and public health requirements governing trade in
and imports
into the Community of products not
subject to the said requirements laid down in specific
Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Directive
89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens,
to Directive
90/425/EEC.

Commission Decision 2003/779/EC (3) lays down animal
health conditions and veterinary certificates
the
for
importation of animal casings from third countries.

Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 lays
down the principles governing the organisation of veter-
inary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (4) and certain provisions for transit are
already provided for in Article 11 such as the use of
ANIMO messages and of the common veterinary entry
document.

(1) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. Directive as last amended by Commis-
sion regulation (EC) No 445/2004 (OJ L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 60).

(3) OJ L 285, 1.11.2003, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(4)

(5)

(6)

However, it is necessary in order to safeguard the disease
situation in the Community to further ensure that
consignments of animal casing transiting through the
Community, comply with the animal health import
conditions applicable for authorised countries.

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (5) drawing up a list of
third countries or parts of third countries, and laying
down animal and public health, and veterinary certifica-
tion conditions for the importation into the Community
of certain live animals and their fresh meat, has recently
been amended to include transit conditions and a dero-
gation for transit between Russia with a reference to the
specific border inspection posts designated for this latter
purpose.

In the light of experience, it appears that the presenta-
tion to the border inspection post, pursuant to Article 7
of Directive 97/78/EC, of the original veterinary docu-
ments established in the exporting third country to fulfil
the regulatory requirement of the third country of desti-
nation, is not sufficient to ensure that the animal health
conditions required for the safe introduction into the
territory of the Community of the products concerned
is therefore appropriate to
are effectively satisfied;
establish a specific model of animal health certificate to
be used in transit situations for the products concerned.

it

(7)

However specific conditions for transits via the Com-
munity of consignments to and from Russia should be
foreseen due to the geographical situation of Kaliningrad
and taking into account climatic problems impeding the
use of some ports at certain times of the year.

(5) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Commis-

sion Decision 2004/372/EC (OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 45).

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(8)

(9)

Commission Decision 2001/881/EC (1) draws up a list of
border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on
animals and animal products from third countries and it
is appropriate to specify the border inspection posts
designated for the control of such transits taking into
account this Decision.

It is opportune to amend the animal health certificate
for the import of animal casings to reflect the format
laid down for other certificates.

(10) Decision 2003/779/EC should be amended accordingly.

(11)

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

Commission Decision 2003/779/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced with the following:

áArticle1

Member States shall authorise the importation of animal
casings from any third country accompanied by a health
certificate as laid down in Annex I A, which shall consist of
one sheet and shall be completed in at least one official
language of
the import
the Member State carrying out
control.’

2. The following Article 1a is inserted:

áArticle1a

Member States shall ensure that consignments of animal
casing for human consumption introduced into the territory
of
the Community and which are destined for a third
country either by transit immediately or after storage in
accordance with Articles 12 (4) or 13 of Directive
97/78/EC, and not intended for importation into the EC
shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) they shall meet the specific animal health conditions set
out in the model animal health certificate drawn up
under Annex I A;

(b) they shall be accompanied by an animal health certifi-
cate established in accordance with the model laid down
in Annex I B, signed by an official veterinarian of the
competent veterinary services of
the third country
concerned;

(c) they are certified as acceptable for transit or storage (as
appropriate) on the Common Veterinary Entry Docu-

ment by the Official Veterinarian of the Border Inspec-
tion Post of introduction.’

3. The following Article 1b is inserted:

áArticle1b

1.
By way of derogation from Article 1a, Member States
shall authorise the transit by road or by rail through the
Community, between designated Community border inspec-
tion posts listed in Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, of
consignments coming from and destined to Russia directly
or via another third country provided that the following
conditions are met:

(a) the

shall be

consignment

serially
numbered seal at the border inspection post of entry to
the EC by the veterinary services of
the competent
authority;

sealed with a

(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and
referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC shall be
stamped ‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO RUSSIA VIA THE
EC’ on each page by the official veterinarian of the
competent authority responsible for the BIP;

(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11

of Directive 97/78/EC shall be complied with;

(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on
the Common Veterinary Entry Document by the Official
Veterinarian of the Border Inspection Post of introduc-
tion.

2.
unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12 (4) or
Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, on EC territory of such
consignments shall not be allowed.

regular audits

3.
shall be made by the competent
authority to ensure that the number of consignments and
the quantities of products leaving the EC territory matches
the number and quantities entering.’

4. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The previous animal health certificate drawn up under
Commission Decision 2003/779/EC for the importation of
animal casings may be used until 6 months after the date laid
down in paragraph 1 of Article 3 at the latest.

Article 3

1.

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004.

(1) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Commis-

sion Decision 2004/273/EC (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 21).

Article 1 point 2 and the Annex I B shall only apply from

2.
1 January 2005.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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