2005/573/: Commission Decision of 22 July 2005 amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (notified under document number C(2005) 2764) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, animal nutrition, animal product, health certificate, human nutrition, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 July 2005

amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the
products of animal origin imported from China

(notified under document number C(2005) 2764)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/573/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (1), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

Whereas:

products

residues of
of

the detection of
certain
in

veterinary
Following
origin
medicines
imported from China, and the shortcomings identified
during an inspection visit
to that country as regards
the regulation of veterinary medicines and the residue
control system in live animals and animal products, the
Commission adopted Decision 2002/69/EC (2).

animal

(1)

(2)

of Decision 2004/621/EC are generally favourable. This
allows consideration of the authorisation of imports from
China of petfood.
the negligible risk for
is appropriate to amend the Decision
consumers,
accordingly.

In view of

it

(4)

(5)

(6)

In order to improve legal clarity over the range of animal
products which are prohibited for import from China, it
is
of Decision
2002/994/EC.

appropriate

clarify

text

the

to

Decision 2002/994/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

authorities

and Member

and additional

Corrective measures were subsequently implemented by
information and
Chinese
supplementary guarantees were provided. Along with
the checks carried out by the
favourable results of
Commission
these
services
measures allowed amendments of Decision 2002/69/EC
and the subsequent adoption of several measures to
authorise the importation of products of animal origin
from China. These amendments were consolidated in
Commission Decision 2002/994/EC of 20 December
2002 concerning certain protective measures with
regard to the products of animal origin imported from
China (3), which has repealed Decision 2002/69/EC.

States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/994/EC is amended as follows:

1. Articles 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1. Member states shall prohibit the imports of products
referred to in Article 1.

(3)

Results of the checks carried out by Member States on
the products authorised for import since the application

(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 50. Decision as last amended by Decision

2002/933/EC (OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 71).

(3) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 154. Decision as last amended by

Decision 2004/621/EC (OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 44).

By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall
2.
authorise the imports of products listed in the Annex to this
Decision in accordance with the specific animal and public
health conditions applicable to the products concerned, and
with Article 3 in the case of products listed in Part II of the
Annex.

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Article 3

Article 2

Member States shall authorise imports of consignments of
products listed in Part II of the Annex accompanied by a
declaration of the Chinese competent authority stating that
each consignment has been subjected before dispatch to a
chemical test in order to ensure that the products concerned
do not present a danger to human health. This test must be
carried out,
in particular, with a view to detecting the
presence of chloramphenicol and nitrofuran and its meta-
bolites. The results of
the analytical checks have to be
included.’

2. The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this

Decision.

This Decision shall apply from 26 July 2005.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

PART I

List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported
into the Community without the attestation provided by Article 3

— Fishery products, except:

— those obtained by aquaculture,
— peeled and/or processed shrimps,
— crayfish of the species Procambrus clarkii caught in natural fresh waters by fishing operations,

— gelatine,
— petfood as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported
into the Community, subject to be accompanied of the attestation provided by Article 3

PART II

— Aquaculture fishery products,
— peeled and/or processed shrimps,
— crayfish of the species Procambrus clarkii caught in natural fresh waters by fishing operations,
— casings,
— rabbit meat,
— honey,
— royal jelly.

___________
(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.’