Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2005 of 11 March 2005 amending Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the importation from Japan of certain animal by-products intended for technical purposes (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Japan, animal product, health control, import, originating product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 416/2005

of 11 March 2005

amending Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, as regards the importation from Japan of certain animal by-products intended for
technical purposes

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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

opinion

the

the

of

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of
the
European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002
laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not
intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article
29(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down requirements
the importation into the Community of blood
for
products and other animal by-products intended for
technical
use.
including
Member States are to authorise the importation of
those by-products if
they comply with the relevant
requirements laid down in Chapter IV or Chapter XI
respectively of Annex VIII to that Regulation.

pharmaceutical

purposes

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002

Part VI of Annex XI
replaced by the following:

to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 is

‘PART VI

List of third countries from which Member States may
authorise imports of animal by-products and blood
products (with the exception of blood products of
equidae) intended for technical purposes including phar-
maceuticals (health certificate Chapters 4(C) and 8(B)).

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides
the
by-products must come from a third country or part
of a third country included on a list set out in part VI
of its Annex XI. Japan is not included in that Part VI of
Annex XI.

that

A. Blood products:

1. blood products from ungulates:

has
guarantees

The competent authority of
Japan (Ministry of Agri-
culture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Health and
the
Animal
Safety Division
Products
blood
Commission the necessary
products and other by-products for technical uses from
Japan can be obtained and consigned to the Community
in accordance with the relevant import requirements. In
particular, Japan has approved and registered the relevant
plants in accordance with Article 29(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 1774/2002.

given
that

third countries or parts of third countries listed in Part
1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC, from
which imports of all categories of fresh meat of the
respective species are authorised and the following
countries:

— (JP) Japan;

It is, therefore, appropriate to include Japan in Part VI of
Annex XI.

2. blood products of other species:

It is also appropriate to amend part VI of Annex XI in
order to use the same terminology as in Chapter XI of
Annex VIII of the same Regulation.

third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Council
Decision 79/542/EEC and the following countries:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 93/2005 (OJ L 19, 21.1.2005,
p. 34).

— (JP) Japan.

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B. Animal by-products for pharmaceutical use:

third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Council
in the Annex to Commission
Decision 79/542/EEC,
to Commission
Decision 94/85/EEC (*) or in Annex I
Decision 2000/585/EC (**) and the following countries:

— (JP) Japan,

— (PH) Philippines, and

— (TW) Taiwan.

third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Council
that
Decision 79/542/EEC from which imports of
fresh meat of
category of
is
in the Annex to Commission Decision
authorised,
to Commission Decision
94/85/EEC or
2000/585/EC.

the respective species

in Annex I

___________
(*) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.
(**) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.’

Article 2

Entry into force

C. Animal by-products for technical purposes other than

pharmaceutical uses:

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission