2006/241/EC: Commission Decision of  24 March 2006  concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain products of animal origin, excluding fishery products, originating in Madagascar  (notified under document number C(2006) 888)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Madagascar, animal product, food inspection, health control, health risk, import (EU), import restriction, originating product, veterinary inspection

25.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 88/63

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 March 2006

concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain products of animal origin, excluding
fishery products, originating in Madagascar

(notified under document number C(2006) 888)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/241/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 97/517/EC of 1 August 1997
concerning certain protective measures with regard to
certain products of animal origin, excluding fishery
products, originating in Madagascar (2) has been substan-
tially amended (3).
clarity and
In the
rationality the said Decision should be codified.

interests of

Community inspections in Madagascar have shown that
there are serious deficiencies with regard to infrastructure
and hygiene in meat establishments and that there are
not enough guarantees of the efficiency of the controls
carried out by the competent authorities. Animal health
management in Madagascar shows severe deficiencies and
non-application of Community rules. There is a potential
risk for public health with regard to the production and
processing
fishery
of
products, in this country.

excluding

products,

animal

The measures provided for
conformity with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision shall apply to products of animal origin,
excluding fishery products, originating in Madagascar.

Article 2

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

Article 3

Decision 97/517/EC is repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as
references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 March 2006.

(3)

Imports of products of animal origin, excluding fishery
products, from Madagascar should not be allowed until it
can be guaranteed that no more risk exists.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(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 214, 6.8.1997, p. 54. Decision as amended by Decision

97/553/EC (OJ L 228, 19.8.1997, p. 31).

(3) See Annex I.

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.3.2006

ANNEX I

Repealed Decision and its amendment

Commission Decision 97/517/EC (OJ
L 214, 6.8.1997, p. 54)

Commission Decision 97/553/EC (OJ
L 228, 19.8.1997, p. 31)

as

Only
Decision 97/517/EC in Article 1

regards

reference

the

to

ANNEX II

Correlation table

Decision 97/517/EC

This Decision

Article 1

Article 2 first paragraph

Article 2 second paragraph

Article 3

—

Article 4

Article 5

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

—

—

Article 3

—

Article 4

Annex I

Annex II