2007/592/EC: Commission Decision of 24 August 2007 amending Decision 2006/656/EC as regards the list of territories from which imports of tropical ornamental fish into the Community are authorised (notified under document number C(2007) 3960) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: World Organisation for Animal Health, fish, health control, import, import licence, tropical zone

29.8.2007

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 August 2007

amending Decision 2006/656/EC as regards the list of territories from which imports of tropical
ornamental fish into the Community are authorised

(notified under document number C(2007) 3960)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/592/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

fish to the Community, as it ensures notification of any
aquatic animal health event to the other OIE members.

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)

Part II of Annex I to Commission Decision 2006/656/EC
of 20 September 2006 laying down the animal health
conditions and certification requirements for imports of
fish for ornamental purpose (2) lays down a list of terri-
tories from which imports of tropical ornamental fish
into the Community are authorised. That list includes
the World Organisation for
all member countries of
Animal Health (OIE).

fish are not susceptible to the
Tropical ornamental
diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC and
pose a relatively low risk to the animal health situation in
the Community. OIE membership has been deemed as
fulfilling the criteria, as referred to in Article 19(2) of
should
Directive 91/67/EEC,
comply with to be allowed to export tropical ornamental

countries

third

that

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The Maldives was an important exporter of tropical orna-
mental fish to some Member States but is not yet a
member of the OIE. However, by letter dated 9 May
2007,
to join the OIE
the obligations deriving from such
and to fulfil
membership in the interim period before it officially
becomes a member of the OIE.

the Maldives committed itself

The Maldives should be included in Part II of Annex I to
Decision 2006/656/EC before it officially joins the OIE.
However, if the Maldives has not acceded to the OIE by
31 December 2007 at
tropical
ornamental fish from that country to the Community
should no longer be authorised after that date.

imports of

the latest,

Decision 2006/656/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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

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

(2) OJ L 271, 30.9.2006, p. 71.

Annex I to Decision 2006/656/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 24 August 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

In Part II of Annex I to Decision 2006/656/EC, the following text is added:

‘Maldives, pending its accession to the OIE. In case the Maldives has not become a member country of the OIE by
31 December 2007, imports of tropical ornamental fish from that country shall no longer be authorised after that
date.’