2007/802/EC: Commission Decision of 4 December 2007 amending Decision 2002/840/EC as regards the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (notified under document number C(2007) 5823) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Thailand, foodstuff, irradiation, research body, third country

L 323/40

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2007

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 December 2007

amending Decision 2002/840/EC as regards the list of approved facilities in third countries for the
irradiation of foods

(notified under document number C(2007) 5823)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/802/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Directive 1999/2/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning
foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (1),
and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

the
The facilities in Thailand complied with most of
requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC. The shortcomings
identified by the Commission have been adequately
addressed by the Thai competent authorities.

Decision 2002/840/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

According to Directive 1999/2/EC a foodstuff
treated
with ionising radiation may not be imported from a
third country unless it has been treated in an irradiation
facility approved by the Community.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

A list of approved facilities has been established by
Commission Decision 2002/840/EC (2).

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

The Commission received an application for approval of
in Thailand through their
two irradiation facilities
competent authorities. Commission experts
inspected
the irradiation facilities in order to check whether they
comply with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC
and in particular whether official supervision guarantees
that they comply with the requirements of Article 7 of
that Directive.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 16. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002. p. 40. Decision as amended by Decision

2004/691/EC (OJ L 314, 13.10.2004, p. 14).

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The following facilities are added to the list in the Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC:

ANNEX

Reference No: EU-AIF 07-2006

THAI IRRADIATION CENTER
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organisation)
37 Moo 3, TECHNOPOLIS
Klong 5, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
Tel. (662) 577 4167 to 71
Fax (662) 577 1945

Reference No: EU-AIF 08-2006

ISOTRON (THAILAND) LTD
Bangpakong Industrial Park (Amata Nakorn)
700/465 Moo 7, Tambon Donhuaroh,
Amphur Muang,
Chonburi 20000
Thailand
Tel. (66) (0) 38 458431 to 4
Fax (66) (0) 38 458435