2004/691/EC: Commission Decision of 7 October 2004 amending Decision 2002/840/EC adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (notified under document number C(2004) 3679)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Switzerland, Türkiye, accession to the European Union, agro-industry, irradiation, third country

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.10.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 October 2004

amending Decision 2002/840/EC adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the
irradiation of foods

(notified under document number C(2004) 3679)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/691/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Directive 1999/2/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning
foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (1),
and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

Since the accession from Hungary to the Community on
1 May 2004, it is no longer appropriate to list the irra-
diation facility of that Member State in the Annex to
Decision 2002/840/EC. This facility will be added to
the list of approved irradiation facilities in the Member
States referred to in Article 7(4) of Directive 1999/2/EC.

Decision 2002/840/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(1)

(2)

(3)

According to Directive 1999/2/EC a foodstuff
treated
with ionising radiation may not be imported from a
third country unless it has been treated in an irradiation
facility approved by the Community.

An initial list of approved facilities has been established
by Commission Decision 2002/840/EC (2).

The Commission received an application for approval of
one irradiation facility in Turkey and one in Switzerland
through their competent authorities. Commission experts
to check
inspected the irradiation facilities in order
whether
of
Directive 1999/2/EC and in particular if official super-
vision guarantees that they comply with the requirements
of Article 7 of that Directive. Competent authorities of
both countries provided satisfactory responses to all the
recommendations contained in the final report.

comply with

requirements

they

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC is replaced by the Annex
to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 16. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 40.

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ANNEX

List of irradiation facilities in third countries approved by the Community

Reference No: EU-AIF 01-2002

HEPRO Cape (Pty) Ltd
6 Ferrule Avenue
Montague Gardens
Milnerton 7441
Western Cape
Republic of South Africa
Tel. (27-21) 551 24 40
Fax (27-21) 551 17 66

Reference No: EU-AIF 02-2002

GAMMASTER South Africa (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 3219
5 Waterpas Street
Isando Extension 3
Kempton Park 1620
Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa
Tel. (27-11) 974 88 51
Fax (27-11) 974 89 86

Reference No: EU-AIF 03-2002

GAMWAVE (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 26406
Isipingo Beach
Durban 4115
Kwazulu-Natal
Republic of South Africa
Tel. (27-31) 902 88 90
Fax (27-31) 912 17 04

Reference No: EU-AIF 05-2004

GAMMA-PAK AS
Yünsa Yolu N: 4 OSB
Cerkezköy/TEKIRDAG
TR-59500
Turkey
Tel. (90-282) 726 57 90
Fax (90-282) 726 51 78

Reference No: EU-AIF 06-2004

STUDER AGG WERK HARD
Hogenweidstrasse 2
Däniken
CH-4658
Switzerland
Tel. (41-062) 288 90 60
Fax (41-062) 288 90 70