Commission Regulation (EC) No 2054/2004 of 29 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of countries and territoriesText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, domestic animal, rabies, surveillance concerning imports, third country, transport of animals, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2054/2004

of 29 November 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards
the lists of countries and territories

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

The list should also be based on the data provided by the
World Health Organisation (WHO),
the WHO Colla-
borating Centre for Rabies Surveillance and Research in
Wusterhausen and the Rabies Bulletin.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal
health
non-commercial
movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive
92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 10 and 21 thereof,

requirements

applicable

the

to

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down the animal
health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
movement of pet animals and the rules applying to
checks on such movement. Part C of Annex II to that
Regulation contains a list of third countries where the
risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of
movements from their territories of pet animals has
been found to be no higher than the risk associated
with such movements between Member States.

third
Under Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 a list of
countries was to be drawn up before 3 July 2004. To
be included on that list, a third country should demon-
strate its rabies status and that it complies with certain
conditions relating to notification, monitoring, veterinary
services, prevention and control of rabies and regulation
of vaccines.

In order to avoid any unnecessary disturbance in the
movements of pet animals, and to allow time for the
third countries to provide where necessary additional
guarantees,
it is appropriate to establish a provisional
list of third countries. That list should be based on the
International Office of
data
available
(OIE - World Organisation for
Epizootic Diseases
Animal Health), the results of
inspections carried out
by the Commission's Food and Veterinary Office in the
third countries concerned and information gathered by
Member States.

through the

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

list of

third countries should include
The provisional
rabies and countries in
countries which are free of
entering the
respect of which the
Community as a result of movements from their terri-
tories has been found to be no higher than the risk
associated with movements between Member States.

risk of

rabies

Following requests of the competent authorities of the
Russian Federation to be included in the list in Part C of
it appears
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003,
appropriate to modify the provisional list established in
accordance with Article 10.

In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, it is
appropriate to replace Annex II to Regulation (EC) No
998/2003 in its entirety.

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
Standing
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

opinion

the

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is replaced by the
text in the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council

Decision 2004/650/EC (OJ L 298, 23.9.2004, p. 22.)

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 December 2004.

Article 2

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

IE — Ireland
MT — Malta
SE — Sweden
UK — United Kingdom

PART A

PART B

Section 1
(a) DK — Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO — Faeroes Islands
(b) ES — Spain, including the continental territory, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
(c) FR — France, including GF — French Guiana, GP — Guadeloupe, MQ — Martinique and RE — Réunion
(d) GI — Gibraltar
(e) PT — Portugal, including the continental territory, Azores Islands and Madeira Islands

(f) Member States other than those listed in Part A and points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section.

Section 2
AD — Andorra
CH — Switzerland
IS — Iceland
LI — Liechtenstein
MC — Monaco
NO — Norway
SM — San Marino
VA — Vatican City State

AC — Ascension Island
AE — United Arab Emirates
AG — Antigua and Barbuda
AN — Netherlands Antilles
AU — Australia
AW — Aruba
BB — Barbados
BH — Bahrain
BM — Bermuda
CA — Canada

PART C

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CL — Chile
FJ — Fiji
FK — Falkland Islands
HK — Hong Kong
HR — Croatia
JM — Jamaica
JP — Japan
KN — Saint Kitts and Nevis
KY — Cayman Islands
MS — Montserrat
MU — Mauritius
NC — New Caledonia
NZ — New Zealand
PF — French Polynesia
PM — Saint Pierre et Miquelon
RU — Russian Federation
SG — Singapore
SH — Saint Helena
US — United States of America
VC — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VU — Vanuatu
WF — Wallis and Futuna
YT — Mayotte’