Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/476/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Appendix B to Annex VIII to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain animal by-products establishments in Latvia on the list of establishments in transition (OJ L 160, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, Latvia, agricultural by-product, animal product, health legislation, transitional period (EU)

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/476/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Appendix B to Annex VIII to
the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain animal by-products establishments in Latvia on the list of estab-
lishments in transition

(Official Journal of the European Union L 160 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/476/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

amending the Appendix B to Annex VIII to the 2003 Act of Accession to include certain animal
by-products establishments in Latvia on the list of establishments in transition

(notified under document number C(2004) 1737)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/476/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

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 Annex VIII, Chapter 4,
Section B, Subsection I(2)(d) thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex VIII, Chapter 4, Section B, Subsection I(2)(a) to
the 2003 Act of Accession provides that the structural
requirements laid down in relation to Annex V, Chapter
to Regulation (EC) No
I and Annex VII, Chapter I
1774/2002 of
the
Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules
concerning animal by-products not intended for human
consumption (1) are not to apply to establishments in
Latvia listed in Appendix B to Annex VIII to the Act of
Accession until 31 December 2004, subject to certain
conditions.

the European Parliament and of

The establishments
referred to above may handle,
process, and store only category 3 material as defined in
Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down health rules
concerning animal by-products not intended for human
consumption. It provides for structural requirements to
be applied in establishments treating category 3 material.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

In Latvia, six more animal by-products establishments
have difficulties in complying with the structural require-
ments laid down in Annex V, Chapter I and Annex VII,
Chapter I to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 by 1 May
2004.

Accordingly those six establishments need time to fina-
lise their upgrading process in order to be in full compli-
ance with the relevant structural requirements laid down
in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

The six establishments, which are currently in an
advanced state of upgrading, have given reliable guaran-
tees that they have the necessary funds to correct their
remaining shortcomings within a short time and have
received a favourable opinion from the Latvian Food and
Veterinary Service, as regards the finalisation of their
upgrading process.

For Latvia, the detailed information regarding the short-
comings for each establishment is available.

In order to facilitate the transition from the existing
regime in Latvia to that resulting from the application of
the Community veterinary legislation, it is justified there-
fore upon the request of Latvia, to grant the six estab-
lishments a transitional period.

Due to the advanced stage of upgrading of the six estab-
lishments, the transitional period should be limited to
31 December 2004.

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2004 (OJ L 112, 19.4.2004,
p. 1).

(10)

The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health has been informed of the measures provided for
in this Decision,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision
are added to the Appendix B referred to in Chapter 4, Section
B, Subsection I(2) to Annex VIII to the 2003 Act of Accession.

For the establishments listed in the Annex, the rules fore-
2.
seen in Annex VIII, Chapter 4, Section B, Subsection I(2)(b) to
the Act of Accession are applicable.

3.
The establishments listed in the Annex are subject to tran-
sitional measures in relation to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002
until the date indicated for each establishment.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the
the Czech
entry into force of

the Treaty of Accession of

Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Animal by-product establishments in transition

No

Veterinary approval
number

Name and address of establishment

Category of material
authorised to be
treated

Category 3

Date of compliance

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

018409

018675

D18728

018674

018191

019196

Balticovo,
Holding company
Iecavas parish, Bauskas district,
LV - 3913

GP Adazi,
Holding company
Adazu parish,
Rigas district,
LV - 2164

R- Soft Razotajs LTD
‘Abava’, Pures parish,
Tukuma district,
LV - 3124

Putnu fabrika ''Kekava''
Holding company
Kekavas parish,
Rigas district
LV - 2123

Saldus galas kombinats LTD
Saldus parish,
Saldus district,
LV - 3862

Lielzeltini LTD
Ceraukstes parish,
Bauskas district,
LV - 3908

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x

x

x

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