2004/608/EC: Commission Decision of 19 August 2004 amending Commission Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries (notified under document number C(2004) 3127)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Malta, Slovenia, animal product, customs regulations, import, live animal, originating product, third country, veterinary inspection

24.8.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 274/15

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 August 2004

amending Commission Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts agreed
for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries

(notified under document number C(2004) 3127)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/608/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991
laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6(4)
thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2001/881/EC of 7 December
2001 drawing up a list of border
inspection posts
agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal
products from third countries and updating the detailed
rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the

the Commission (3) should be updated to
experts of
take account in particular of developments in certain
Member States and of Community inspections.

At the request of the Slovenian authorities, and following
a Community inspection, additional border inspection
posts at Jelsane Road, Brnik Airport, and Dobova Rail
Station should be added to the list.

At the request of the Maltese authorities, and following a
Community inspection, an additional border inspection
post at Marsaxxlok Freeport should be added to the list.

At the request of the Estonian authorities, and following
a Community inspection, additional border inspection
posts at Muuga Port, and Narva Road, should be added
to the list.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, the following entry is added to the list of border inspection posts
for Estonia:

‘1

Muuga

Narva

2

2300399

2300299

3

P

R

4

5

6

HC, NHC-T(FR), NHC-NT

HC, NHC-NT’

Article 2

In the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, the following entry is added to the list of border inspection posts
for Malta:

‘1

2

Marsaxxlok

3103099

4

3

P

5

HC, NHC’

6

(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and

of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by 2003 Act of Accession.
(3) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/517/EC (OJ L 221, 21.6.2004, p. 18).

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Article 3

In the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, the following entry is added to the list of border inspection posts
for Slovenia:

‘1

Ljubljana Brnik

Dobova

Jelsane

2

2600499

2600699

2600299

3

A

F

R

4

5

HC(2), NHC(2)

HC(2), NHC(2)

HC, NHC-NT, NHC-T(CH)

6

O

U, E

O’

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 August 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission