2005/409/EC: Commission Decision of 31 May 2005 amending Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC laying down the animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports of molluscs, their eggs and gametes for further growth, fattening, relaying or human consumption (notified under document number C(2005) 1585)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: health certificate, import, mollusc, shellfish farming, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 May 2005

amending Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC laying down the animal health conditions and
certification requirements for imports of molluscs, their eggs and gametes for further growth,
fattening, relaying or human consumption

(notified under document number C(2005) 1585)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/409/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January
1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1),
and in particular Article 19(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

sets out

Commission Decision 2003/804/EC (2)
a
temporary list of third countries from which Member
States are authorised to import live molluscs, their eggs
and gametes for further growth, fattening, relaying or
human consumption into the Community, as well as
model certificates that must accompany consignments
of such products.

Canada, Croatia, Morocco, New Zealand, Tunisia, Turkey
and the United States of America have been included in
that temporary list, based on current trade with Member
States, while awaiting Community assessment of
the
guarantees
can provide with
these
respect to mollusc diseases.

third countries

(4)

(5)

(6)

The animal health guarantees provided by Morocco, New
Zealand, Tunisia and Turkey have been assessed by the
Commission, and found not to meet all the requirements
laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC and Council Directive
95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum
Community measures for the control of certain diseases
affecting bivalve molluscs (3).

they have no current

Canada and New Zealand have notified the Commission
in exporting live
that
molluscs for further growth,
fattening or relaying to
the Community.

interest

The United States of America has
submitted its
programme for export certification of mollusc farming
areas. That programme has been assessed by the
Commission, and found to provide the necessary guar-
antees for export of live molluscs for further growth,
fattening or relaying into the Community.

Croatia is not authorised for export of live molluscs for
human consumption, pursuant to Commission Decision
97/20/EC of 17 December 1996 establishing the list of
conditions
third countries
the production and placing on the market of
for
tunicates and marine
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
gastropods (4). Accordingly,
such mollusc
from that country should not be authorised under
Decision 2003/804/EC.

fulfilling the

imports of

equivalence

(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(3) OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33. Directive as last amended by the 2003

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 302, 20.11.2003, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision

(4) OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/623/EC (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 26).

2002/469/EC (OJ L 163, 21.6.2002, p. 16).

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(7)

(8)

(9)

It is also appropriate to simplify the table in Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC.

Therefore Decision 2003/804/EC should be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2003/804/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 31 May 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Territories from which importation of certain species of live molluscs, their eggs and gametes intended for
further growth, fattening, or relaying in European Community waters, or importation of live molluscs intended
for further processing before human consumption is authorised

Country

Territory

ISO code

Name

Code

Description

Comments

CA

Canada

MA

Morocco

NZ

New
Zealand

TN

Tunisia

TR

US

Turkey

United
States

US-01 Version 1/2005 — Humboldt Bay

(California)

— Netarts Bay (Oregon)
— Wilapa Bay, Totten
Inlet, Oakland Bay,
Quilcence Bay and
Dabob Bay
(Washington)
— NELHA (Hawaii)

Live molluscs only for further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs only for further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs only for further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs only for further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs only for further processing
before human consumption

Live molluscs for further growth, fattening
further processing
relaying, and for
or
before human consumption’