2004/609/EC: Commission Decision of 18 August 2004 amending Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC authorising certain third countries for the export of live molluscs for further growth, fattening or relaying in Community waters (notified under document number C(2004) 3128)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, food processing, health control, import, mollusc, originating product, shellfish farming, third country, veterinary inspection

24.8.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 274/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 August 2004

amending Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC authorising certain third countries for the export of
live molluscs for further growth, fattening or relaying in Community waters

(notified under document number C(2004) 3128)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/609/EC)

third countries should be authorised for such trade for a
interim period of time, pending the completion of the
inspections provided for by Community
on-the-spot
rules. Annex I
to Decision 2003/804/EC should be
amended accordingly.

Such temporary listing should be limited to countries of
which the veterinary services have been assessed and
which have been found to provide the necessary guar-
antees when signing export certificates of live animals,
and therefore can be listed without
jeopardising the
animal health status of the Community.

It is also appropriate to simplify the presentation of the
table in Annex I
in order to avoid the repetition of
requirements included in the model certificates.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text in Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC is replaced by the
text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January
1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1),
and in particular Article 19(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

live molluscs,

further growth,

A list of third countries from which Member States are
their eggs and
authorised to import
gametes
relaying or
for
human consumption in the Community, as well as
such
that must
model
consignments
Decision
drawn
2003/804/EC (2).

accompany
by

certificates

fattening,

were

up

the

Pending

unchanged.

Since the entering into force of Directive 91/67/EEC, the
animal health requirements for import of aquaculture
animals into the Community from third countries have
been
of
harmonised certification requirements, Member States
have been responsible for ensuring that imports of aqua-
culture animals and products thereof from third countries
are subjected to conditions at least equivalent to those
applying to placing on the market of Community
to Article 20(3) of Directive
products
91/67/EEC.

establishment

according

It has been brought to the attention of the Commission
that some enterprises in the Community are dependent
on access to early live stages of certain species of live
fattening or relaying in
molluscs for further growth,
is an ongoing
Community waters, and that
import of
the relevant
these species. The supply of
species amongst EU Member States and European Free
Trade Association Member is limited, therefore certain

there

(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 302, 21.11.2003, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision

C(2004) 2613 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.8.2004

ANNEX
‘ANNEX I

Territories from which importation of certain species of live molluscs, their eggs and gametes intended for
further growth, fattening or relaying in European Community waters (Article 3), or intended for further
processing before human consumption (Article 4(1)) are authorised

Country

Territory

Specific requirements (1)

Comments

ISO code

Name

Code

Description

Bonamia
ostreae

Marteilia
refringens

CA

Canada (2)

HR

Croatia (2)

NO

NO

MA

Morocco (2)

NO

NO

NZ

New Zealand (2)

TN

TR

US

Tunisia (2)

Turkey (2)

United States of
America (2)

NO

NO

NO

NO

for

Live molluscs
further
growth, fattening or relaying,
and for
further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs
processing
consumption only

for
before

Live molluscs
processing
consumption only

for
before

further
human

further
human

for

Live molluscs
further
growth, fattening or relaying,
and for
further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs
processing
consumption only

for
before

Live molluscs
processing
consumption only

for
before

further
human

further
human

for

further
Live molluscs
growth, fattening or relaying,
and for
further processing
before human consumption

(1)

“Yes” or “No” as relevant if designated farm, coastal or continental zone is approved by the central competent authority of the
exporting country as a territory that also fulfils the specific animal health requirements for introduction into Community zones and
farms having a Community approved programme or status as regards Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens.

(2) Temporary listing, shall be reviewed before 1 June 2005.’