2005/306/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2005 approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (notified under document number C(2005) 336) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, agreement (EU), animal product, health control, health legislation, live animal, trading operation

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.4.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 February 2005

approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement
between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures applicable
to trade in live animals and animal products

(notified under document number C(2005) 336)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/306/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14
December 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between
the European Community and the Government of Canada on
sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect
trade in live animals and animal products (1), and in
of
particular Article 4, third paragraph thereof,

Whereas:

and

animals

(hereafter

animal products

The Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to
protect public and animal health applicable to trade in
live
the
Agreement) provides for the possibility of recognising
equivalence for sanitary measures after the exporting
its measures
Party has objectively demonstrated that
achieve
level of
protection. The determination of
equivalence was
carried out and concluded with Canada on animal
health measures concerning bovine semen, and on
public health measures concerning pig meat. Equivalence
has been concluded on a reciprocal basis.

importing Party’s

appropriate

the

to the Agreement. The Committee, at

annexes
its
meeting on 16 and 17 July 2003, based on recent
amendments of the Canadian legislation, issued a recom-
mendation to delete paragraph 2 of Chapter I of footnote
B in Annex V to the Agreement as regards automatic
temperature recorders in frozen fish storage areas and
non-hand operated wash-basins in processing areas. At
the Committee, based on the
the
Community
certain
imports
Canadian fish and fishery products from Canada and
animal welfare considerations, issued a recommendation
the EC identity and
for
physical import checks for such consignments.

reducing the frequency of

experience with

same meeting,

of

As a result of these recommendations it is appropriate to
modify the relevant parts in Annex V and Annex VIII to
the Agreement.

Pursuant to Article 16(3) of the Agreement, amendments
to the Annexes shall be agreed upon by an Exchange of
Notes between the Parties.

Those modifications should be approved on behalf of the
Community.

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)

(7)

As regards equivalence for Canadian exports of pig meat
to the EU ante- and post-mortem provisions, the definition
of market hogs and other hygiene requirements are to be
reviewed when the new EU Food Hygiene Regulations
will be applied. Similarly, as regards equivalence for EU
exports of pig meat to Canada, some provisions are to be
reviewed when the Canadian Meat Inspection Regulation
will be amended.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Joint Management Committee for the Agreement, at
issued a
its meeting on 16 and 17 February 2004,
of
determination
recommendation
equivalence for bovine semen and pig meat. At
the
same meeting, the Committee recommended to update
the references to EU and Canadian legislation in the

concerning

the

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1.

the

to the

recommendations made by

Joint
Pursuant
Management Committee established under Article 16 of the
Agreement between the European Community
and the
Government of Canada on sanitary measures applicable to
trade in live animals and animal products the modifications
to Annex V and Annex VIII to the said Agreement are hereby
approved on behalf of the Community. The text of an Exchange
of Letters constituting an agreement with the Government of
Canada,
including the modifications to the Annexes to the
Agreement, is attached to this Decision.

(1)

(2)

(3)

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The Director-General for Health and Consumer Protection is hereby empowered to sign the agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission