Commission staff working document accompanying the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the experience gained from the application of the hygiene regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 {COM(2009) 403}
Date: 2009-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Economic Interest Grouping, dissemination of EU information, food hygiene, health legislation, intergovernmental legal instrument, occupational health, public hygiene, simplification of legislation

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 28.7.2009 
SEC(2009) 1079 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

accompanying the 

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council 

on the experience gained from the application of the hygiene Regulations (EC) 
No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 29 April 2004 

{COM(2009) 403} 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

General Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 

ANNEX I.................................................................................................................................... 4 

ANNEX II .................................................................................................................................. 5 

ANNEX III................................................................................................................................. 6 

ANNEX IV............................................................................................................................... 10 

ANNEX V ................................................................................................................................ 12 

ANNEX VI............................................................................................................................... 25 

ANNEX VII ............................................................................................................................. 27 

ANNEX VIII ............................................................................................................................ 30 

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION 

This working document accompanies the Commission report to the European Parliament and 
the  Council  on  the  experience  gained  from  the  application  of  the  hygiene  Regulations  (EC) 
No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 29 April 2004.  

The  working  document  provides  specific  information  on  certain  aspects  developed  in  the 
report. In particular: 

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it clarifies the acts that have been adopted in connection with the hygiene package and 
gives a clear picture of the actual legal framework on hygiene; 

it shows  the importance  given by the Commission to establishing besides legislative 
instruments, guidance to food business operators and competent authorities; 

it illustrates the simplification and consistent efforts made by the Commission when 
adopting these Regulations; 

it  details  the  consultation  process  that  was  followed  by  the  Commission  in  order  to 
prepare the report and lists the private stakeholders' organisations who were consulted 
in this process; 

it gives a state of play on the development of guides to good practice at national and 
Community levels. 

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ANNEX I 

ABBREVIATIONS AND TECHNICAL TERMS 

AGFCAPH 

Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health 

CA 

Co-decision 

Comitology 

EFSA 

FBO 

FCI 

Former small 
capacity 
abattoirs 

FVO 

The  authority  of  a  Member  State  responsible  for  the  implementation  and 
enforcement of the hygiene Regulations 

Legislative  procedure  requiring  approval  of  measures  to  be  taken  by  the 
European Parliament and by the Council 

Legislative  procedure  requiring  approval  of  measures  to  be  taken  by  the 
Commission by a regulatory committee composed of the representatives of 
the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission 

European Food Safety Authority: Independent European body that provides 
assistance  and  scientific  advice  concerning  risk  assessment  and  risk 
analysis to the Commission, European Parliament and the Member States 

Food business operator(s) 

Food chain information 

Abattoirs excluded from the scope of Directives 64/433/EEC on meat from 
domestic  ungulates  and  71/118/EEC  on  poultrymeat,  and  benefiting  from 
simplified requirements in relation to construction, layout and equipment of 
establishments 

Food and Veterinary Office – Directorate F of Directorate-General Health 
and  Consumers  located in Grange (Ireland) responsible for verification of 
the  implementation  of  Community  food  safety  legislation  in  the  Member 
States and in third countries  

HACCP 

Hazard analysis critical control point 

MS 

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Primary 
production 

Member State(s) 

Official veterinarian(s) 

Notion  covering  the  production,  rearing  or  growing  of  primary  products 
and  including  harvesting,  milking,  farmed  animal  production  prior  to 
slaughter, hunting, fishing and the harvesting of wild products 

SCFCAH 

Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health 

SWD 

Staff working document 

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ANNEX II 

STRUCTURE OF THE EU HYGIENE LEGISLATION 

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ANNEX III 

ACTS ADOPTED IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE HYGIENE PACKAGE 

The  basic  Acts  constituting  the  hygiene  package  have  been  further  specified  in  three 
Regulations  laying  down  various  implementing  measures.  These  three  implementing 
Regulations  were  adopted  in  2005  and  entered  into  application  at  the  beginning  of  2006 
together  with  the  hygiene  package.  A  fourth  Regulation  was  adopted  in  2005  to  permit  the 
smooth changeover  from  the  old legal  regime to the new approach set down in the hygiene 
package. 

All  acts  adopted  since  2006  are  amending  either  the  three  basic  Acts  or  the  three 
implementing Regulations. The Commission considers that this new legal framework should 
not,  as  far  as  possible,  be  expanded  in  order  to  maintain  the  benefits  of  the  simplification 
process.  This  should  not  preclude  the  Commission  from  revising  and  updating,  where 
necessary, some of the current rules or adding new implementing rules as has been done since 
2006. 

A list of all the acts adopted in connection with the three basic Acts is given below: 

2005 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Commission  Regulation 
microbiological criteria for foodstuffs1 

(EC)  No  2073/2005  of  15  November  2005  on 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  2074/2005  of  5  December  2005  laying  down 
implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of 
the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  and  for  the  organisation  of  official 
controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council  and  Regulation  (EC)  No  882/2004  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament 
and  of  the  Council  and  amending  Regulations  (EC)  No  853/2004  and  (EC)  No 
854/20042 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  2075/2005  of  5  December  2005  laying  down 
specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat3 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  2076/2005  of  5  December  2005  laying  down 
transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, 
(EC)  No  854/2004  and  (EC)  No  882/2004  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) no 854/20044 

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OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1. 
OJ L 338, 22.11.2005, p. 27. 
OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60. 
OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83. 

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12. 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1662/2006  of  6  November  2006  amending 
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying 
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin5 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1663/2004  of  6  November  2006  amending 
Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying 
down  specific  rules  for  the  organisation  of  official  controls  on  products  of  animal 
origin intended for human consumption6 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1664/2006  of  6  November  2006  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2074/2005  as  regards  implementing  measures  for  certain 
products  of  animal  origin  intended  for  human  consumption  and  repealing  certain 
implementing measures7 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1665/2006  of  6  November  2006  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2075/2005  laying  down  specific  rules  on  official  controls  for 
Trichinella in meat8 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1666/2006  of  6  November  2006  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2076/2005  laying  down  transitional  arrangements  for  the 
implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 
882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 

Commission  Decision  2006/765/EC  of  6  November  2006  repealing  certain 
implementing acts concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production 
and  placing  on  the  market  of  certain  products  of  animal  origin  intended  for  human 
consumption10 

Commission  Decision  2006/766/EC  of  6  November  establishing  the  lists  of  third 
countries  and  territories  from  which  imports  of  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms, 
tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products are permitted11 

Commission  Decision  2006/767/EC  of  6  November  2006  amending  Commission 
Decisions  2003/804/EC  and  2003/858/EC,  as  regards  certification  requirements  for 
live  molluscs  and  live  fish  of  aquaculture  origin  and  products  thereof  intended  for 
human consumption12 

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OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 11. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2007, p. 13. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 46. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 47. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 50. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 53. 
OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 58. 

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2008 

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21. 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  479/2007  amending  Regulation  (EC)  No 
2076/2005  laying  down  transitional  arrangements  for  the  implementation  of 
Regulations  (EC)  No  853/2004,  (EC)  No  854/2004  and  (EC)  No  882/2004  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  and  amending  Regulations  (EC)  No 
853/2004 and (EC) No 854/200413 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1243/2007  of  24  October  2007  amending 
Annex III  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  853/2004  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin14 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1244/2007  of  24  October  2007  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2074/2007  as  regards  implementing  measures  for  certain 
products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific 
rules on official controls for the inspection of meat15 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Annex I 
to  Regulation  (EC)  No  2075/2005,  as  regards  the  use  of  liquid  pepsin  for  the 
detection of Trichinella in meat16 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1246/2007  of  24  October  2007  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2076/2005  as  regards  the  extension  of  the  transitional  period 
granted  to  food  business  operators  importing  fish  oil  intended  for  human 
consumption17 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1441/2007  of  5  December  2007  amending 
Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs18 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/2008 of 21 May 2008 amending Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 as regards imports of fishery products from Fiji19 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Annex II 
to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
the hygiene of foodstuffs20 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1020/2008  of  17  October  2008  amending 
Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and 
of  the  Council  laying  don  specific  hygiene  rules  for  food  of  animal  origin  and 

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OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 46. 
OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8. 
OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 12. 
OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 19. 
OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 21. 
OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 12. 
OJ L 132, 22.5.2008, p. 16. 
OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 7. 

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Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 as regards identification marking, raw milk and dairy 
products, eggs and egg products and certain fishery products21 

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24. 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1021/2008  of  17  October  2008  amending 
Annexes I,  II  and  III  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  854/2004  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls 
on products of animal origin intended for human consumption and Regulation (EC) 
No  2076/2005  as  regards  live  bivalve  molluscs,  certain  fishery  products  and  staff 
assisting with official controls in slaughterhouses22 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1022/2008  of  17  October  2008  amending 
Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) 
limits23 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1023/2008  of  17  October  2008  amending 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2076/2005  as  regards  the  extension  of  the  transitional  period 
granted  to  food  business  operators  importing  fish  oil  intended  for  human 
consumption24 

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OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 8. 
OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 15. 
OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 18. 
OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 21. 

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ANNEX IV 

GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS 

legislative 

instruments,  guidance  documents  have  been  established  by 

the 
Besides 
Commission and the MS. These documents are mainly directed at food business operators and 
competent  authorities  in  the  Member  States.  They  aim  at  giving  guidance  on  the 
implementation of the food hygiene requirements introduced by the hygiene package and on 
related subjects. Although these documents have no legal effect, they have widely contributed 
to the smooth implementation of the hygiene package. 

A list of all the guidance documents established so far is given below: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Guidance document on the implementation of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) 
No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidance_doc_852-
2004_en.pdf 

Guidance document on the implementation of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) 
No 853/2004on the hygiene of food of animal origin 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidance_doc_853-
2004_en.pdf 

Guidance  document  on  the  implementation  of  procedures  based  on  the  HACCP 
principles and facilitation of the implementation of the HACCP principles in certain 
food businesses 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidance_doc_haccp_en.p
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Guidance  document  on  key  questions  related  to  import  requirements  and  the  new 
rules on food hygiene and official food controls 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/interpretation_imports.pdf 

Technical  specifications  in  relation  to  the  master  list  and  the  lists  of  EU  approved 
establishments 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/establishments/techspecs_en.pdf 

Guidelines for the development of Community guides to good practice for hygiene or 
for  the  application  of  the  HACCP  principles,  in  accordance  with  Article  9  of 
Regulation  (EC)  NO  852/2004  on  the  hygiene  of  foodstuffs  and  Article  22  of 
regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidelines_good_practice
_en.pdf 

7. 

Guidance  document  on  official  controls,  under  regulation  (EC)  no  882/2004, 
concerning microbiological sampling and testing of foodstuffs 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/controls/foodfeed/sampling_testing.pdf 

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Guidelines on the registration of national guides to good practice in accordance with 
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 have been developed and enable Member 
States to initially submit only certain information concerning their national guides to 
the Commission (SCFCAH consensus of 15 July 2008) 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/national_guides_register_
15-07-2008.pdf 

Guidance  document  on  Listeria  monocytogenes  shelf-life  studies  for  ready-to-eat 
foods,  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  2073/2005  of  15  November  2005  on 
microbiological criteria for foodstuffs 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/salmonella/docs/guidoc_listeria_monocytoge
nes_en.pdf 

10. 

Guideline for the detection of Trichinella larvae at the slaughterhouse or connected 
laboratory in a Quality Assurance System 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guideline_detect_qas_en.p
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11. 

Guideline for the identification and development of sampling methods and design of 
suitable protocols for monitoring of Trichinella infection in indicator species 

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guideline_sampling_indic
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ANNEX V 

REPEALED LEGISLATIVE ACTS 

With the adoption of the hygiene package, a total of 152 legislative Acts have been repealed: 
(see lists 1 to 6 below for details) 

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17  at  the  entry  into  application  of  the  new  rules  -  16  previous  legislative  acts  by 
Directive 2004/41/EC (List 1) and 1 by Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (List 2). 

133  further  pieces  of  legislation  have  been  repealed  since  then  by  implementing 
measures (Lists 3, 4 and 5). 

2 previous acts were also repealed by Commission Decision 2006/766/EC (List 6). 

LIST 1.  LEGISLATION  REPLACED  BY  THE  HYGIENE  REGULATIONS  AND  REPEALED  BY 

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 2004/41/EC 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Council  Directive  64/433/EEC  of  26  June  1964  on  health  conditions  for  the 
production and marketing of fresh meat (OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012) 

Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the 
production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat (OJ L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 23) 

Council  Directive  72/461/EEC  of  12  December  1972  on  health  problems  affecting 
the intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p.24) 

Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae 
(Trichinella  spiralis)  upon  importation  from  third  countries  of  fresh  meat  derived 
from domestic swine (OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 67)  

Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the 
production  and  marketing  of  meat  products  and  certain  other  products  of  animal 
origin (OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p.85) 

Council  Directive  80/215/EEC  of  22  January  1980  on  animal  health  problems 
affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4) 

Commission Directive 89/362/EEC of 26 May 1989 on general conditions of hygiene 
in milk production holdings (OJ L 156, 8.6.1989, p. 30) 

Council  Directive  89/437/EEC  of  20  June  1989  on  hygiene  and  health  problems 
affecting  the  production  and  the  placing  on  the  market  of  egg  products  (OJ  L  212, 
22.7.1989, p. 87) 

Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for 
the  production  and  the  placing  on  the  market  of  live  bivalve  molluscs  (OJ  L  268, 
24.9.1991, p.1) 

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11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for 
the  production  and  the  placing  on  the  market  of  fishery  products  (OJ  L  268, 
24.9.1991, p.15) 

Council  Directive  91/494/EEC  of  26  June  1991  on  animal  health  conditions 
governing  intra-Community  trade  in  and  imports  from  third  countries  of  fresh 
poultrymeat (OJ L 268, 24.9. 1991, p. 35) 

Council  Directive  91/495/EEC  of  27  November  1990  concerning  public  health  and 
animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit 
meat and farmed game meat (OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41) 

Council  Directive  92/45/EEC  of  16  June  1992  on  public  health  and  animal  health 
problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-
game meat (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35) 

Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16  June 1992 laying down the health rules for  the 
production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based 
products (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1) 

Council  Directive  92/48/EEC  of  16  June  1992  laying  down  the  minimum  hygiene 
rules  applicable  to  fishery  products  caught  on  board  certain  vessels  in  accordance 
with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC (OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41) 

Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for 
the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations (OJ 
L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 10) 

LIST 2.  LEGISLATION REPEALED BY REGULATION (EC) NO 852/2004 

17. 

Council  Directive  93/43/EEC  of  14  June  1993  on  the  hygiene  of  foodstuffs  (OJ  L 
175, 19.7.1993, p. 1) 

LIST 3.  LEGISLATION REPEALED BY REGULATION (EC) NO 2073/2005 

18. 

Decision 93/51/EEC of 15 December 1992 on the microbiological criteria applicable 
to the production of cooked crustaceans and molluscan shellfish (OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, 
p. 11) 

LIST 4.  LEGISLATION REPEALED BY REGULATION (EC) NO 1664/2006 

19. 

20. 

Commission  Decision  91/180/EEC  of  14  February  1991  laying  down  certain 
methods  of  analysis  and  testing  of  raw  milk  and  heat-treated  milk  (OJ  L  93, 
13.4.1991, p. 1) 

Commission  Decision  2000/20/EC  of  10  December  1999  establishing  health 
certificates  for  the  importation  from  third  countries  of  gelatine  intended  for  human 
consumption  and  of  raw  materials  destined  for  the  production  of  gelatine  intended 
for human consumption (OJ L 6, 11.1.2000, p. 60) 

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21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

Commission Decision 93/436/EEC of 30 June 1993 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  Chile  (OJ  L  202,  12.8.1993, 
p. 31) 

Commission  Decision  93/437/EEC  of  30  June  1993laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery products originating in Argentina (OJ L 202, 12.8.1993, 
p. 42) 

Commission  Decision  93/494/EEC  of  23  July  1993  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Faroe  Islands  (OJ  L  232, 
15.9.1993, p. 37) 

Commission  Decision  93/495/EEC  of  26  July  1993  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports  of fishery  products originating in  Canada (OJ  L  232, 15.9.1993, 
p. 43) 

Commission  Decision  94/198/EC  of  7  April  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Brazil (OJ L 93, 
12.4.1994, p. 26) 

Commission  Decision  94/200/EC  of  7  April  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  products  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Ecuador (OJ L 93, 12.4.1994, p. 34) 

Commission  Decision  94/269/EC  of  8  April  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Colombia (OJ L 
115, 6.5.1994, p. 38) 

Commission  Decision  94/323/EC  of  19  May  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Singapore (OJ 
L 145, 10.6.1994, p. 19) 

Commission  Decision  94/324/EC  of  19  May  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Indonesia (OJ L 
145, 10.6.1994, p. 23) 

Commission  Decision  94/325/EC  of  19  May  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Thailand (OJ L 
145, 10.6.1994, p. 30) 

Commission  Decision  94/448/EC  of  20  June  1994  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  New  Zealand 
(OJ L 184, 20.7.1994, p. 16) 

Commission  Decision  94/766/EC  of  21  November  1994  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Taiwan (OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 31) 

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34. 

35. 

36. 

37. 

38. 

39. 

40. 

41. 

42. 

43. 

44. 

45. 

46. 

Commission  Decision  95/30/EC  of  120  February  1995  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Morocco (OJ L 42, 24.2.1995, p. 32, as corrected by OJ L 48, 3.3.1995) 

Commission  Decision  95/90/EC  of  17  March  1995  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Albania (OJ 
L 70, 30.3.1995, p. 27) 

Commission  Decision  95/173/EC  of  7  March  1995  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Peru (OJ L 
116, 23.5.1995, p. 41) 

Commission  Decision  95/190/EC  of  17  May  1995  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Philippines 
(OJ L 123, 3.6.1995, p. 20) 

Commission Decision 95/454/EC of 23 October 1995 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Republic of 
Korea (OJ L 264, 7.11.1995, p. 37) 

Commission  Decision  95/538/EC  of  6  December  1995  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  the  import  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Japan (OJ L 304, 16.12.1995, p. 52)  

Commission  Decision  96/355/EC  of  30  May  1996  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Senegal (OJ 
L 137, 8.6.1996, p. 24) 

Commission  Decision  96/356/EC  of  30  May  1996  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Gambia (OJ 
L 137, 8.6.1996, p. 31) 

Commission  Decision  96/425/EC  of  28  June  1996  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  the  import  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  Mauritania 
(OJ L 175, 13.7.1996, p. 27) 

Commission Decision 96/606/EC of 11 October 1996 laying down special conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uruguay (OJ 
L 269, 22.10.1996, p. 18) 

Commission Decision 96/607/EC of 11 October 1996 laying down special conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in South Africa 
(OJ L 269, 22.10.1996, p. 23) 

Commission Decision 96/608/EC of 11 October 1996 laying down special conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Malaysia (OJ 
L 269, 22.10.1996, p. 32) 

Commission Decision 96/609/EC of 14 October 1996 laying down special conditions 
governing  the  import  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  the  Ivory 
Coast (OJ L 269, 22.10.1996, p. 37) 

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47. 

48. 

49. 

50. 

51. 

52. 

53. 

54. 

55. 

56. 

57. 

58. 

59. 

Commission Decision 97/102/EC of 16 January 1997 laying down special conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia (OJ L 
35, 5.2.1997, p. 23)  

Commission  Decision  97/426/EC  of  25  June  1997  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Australia (OJ 
L 183, 11.7.1997, p. 21) 

Commission  Decision  97/757/EC  of  6  November  1997  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Madagascar (OJ L 307, 12.11.1997, p. 33) 

Commission  Decision  97/876/EC  of  21  December  1997  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in India 
(OJ L 356, 31.12.1997, p. 57) 

Commission  Decision  98/147/EC  of  13  February  1998  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Bangladesh (OJ L 46, 17.2.1998, p. 13) 

Commission  Decision  98/420/EC  of  30  June  1998  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Nigeria (OJ L 
190, 4.7.1998, p. 59) 

Commission  Decision  98/421/EC  of  30  June  1998  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  Ghana  (OJ  L 
190, 4.7.1998, p. 66) 

Commission  Decision  98/422/EC  of  30  June  1998  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tanzania (OJ L 
190, 4.7.1998, p. 71) 

Commission  Decision  98/423/EC  of  30  June  1998  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  Falkland 
Islands (OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 76) 

Commission  Decision  98/424/EC  of  30  June  1998  laying  down  special  conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Maldives (OJ L 
190, 4.7.1998, p. 83) 

Commission Decision 98/568/EC of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala (OJ 
L 277, 14.101998, p. 26, as corrected by OJ L 325, 3.12.1998) 

Commission Decision 98/570/EC of 7 October 1998 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (OJ L 
277, 14.10.1998, p. 36) 

Commission Decision 98/572/EC of 12 October 1998 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  Cuba  (OJ  L 
277, 14.10.1998, p. 44) 

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60. 

61. 

62. 

63. 

64. 

65. 

66. 

67. 

68. 

69. 

70. 

71. 

72. 

Commission  Decision  98/695/EC  of  24  November  1998  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Mexico (OJ L 33, 8.12.1998, p. 9) 

Commission  Decision  1999/245/EC  of  26  March  1999  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the 
Seychelles (OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 40) 

Commission Decision 1999/276/EC of 23 April 1999 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mauritius (OJ L 
108, 27.4.1999, p. 52)  

Commission Decision 1999/526/EC of 14 July 1999 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Panama (OJ L 
203, 3.8.1999, p. 58) 

Commission Decision 1999/527/EC of 14 July 1999 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in  Oman  (OJ  L 
203, 3.8.1999, p. 63) 

Commission Decision 1999/528/EC of 14 July 1999 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture products  originating in Yemen (OJ L 
203, 3.8.1999, p. 68) 

Commission  Decision  1999/813/EC  of  16  November  1999  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam (OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 39) 

Commission  Decision  2000/83/EC  of  21  December  1999  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products  originating  in 
Pakistan (OJ L 26, 2.2.2000, p. 13) 

Commission  Decision  2000/86/EC  of  21  December  1999  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in China and repealing 
Decision 97/368/EC (OJ L 26, 2.2.2000, p. 26) 

Commission  Decision  2000/672/EC  of  20  October  2000  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  Venezuela  (OJ  L 
280, 4.11.2000, p. 46) 

Commission  Decision  2000/673/EC  of  20  October  2000  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Namibia (OJ L 280, 
4.11.2000, p. 52) 

Commission  Decision  2000/675/EC  of  20  October  2000  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Islamic Republic 
of Iran (OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 63) 

Commission  Decision  2001/36/EC  of  22  December  2000  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  Jamaica  (OJ  L  10, 
13.1.2001, p. 59) 

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73. 

74. 

75. 

76. 

77. 

78. 

79. 

80. 

81. 

82. 

83. 

84. 

85. 

Commission  Decision  2001/632/EC  of  16  August  2001  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Nicaragua (OJ L 221, 
17.8.2001, p. 40) 

Commission  Decision  2001/633/EC  of  16  August  2001  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Uganda (OJ L 221, 
17.8.2001, p. 45) 

Commission  Decision  2001/634/EC  of  16  August  2001  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  or  proceeding  from 
Guinea (OJ L 221, 17.8.2001, p. 50) 

Commission  Decision  2002/25/EC  of  11  January  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Republic  of 
Croatia (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 25) 

Commission  Decision  2002/26/EC  of  11  January  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Republic  of 
Gabon (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 31) 

Commission  Decision  2002/27/EC  of  11  January  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Republic  of 
Turkey (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 36) 

Commission Decision 2002/472/EC of 20 June 2002 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  (OJ  L  163, 
27.6.2002, p. 24) 

Commission  Decision  2002/854/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Costa  Rica  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 1) 

Commission  Decision  2002/855/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  New  Caledonia  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 6) 

Commission  Decision  2002/856/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Greenland  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 11) 

Commission  Decision  2002/857/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Suriname  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 19) 

Commission  Decision  2002/858/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Mozambique  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 24) 

Commission  Decision  2002/859/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Papua  New  Guinea  (OJ  L 
301, 5.11.2002, p. 33) 

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86. 

87. 

88. 

89. 

90. 

91. 

92. 

93. 

94. 

95. 

96. 

97. 

98. 

Commission  Decision  2002/860/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Switzerland  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 38) 

Commission  Decision  2002/861/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Honduras  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 43) 

Commission  Decision  2002/862/EC  of  29  October  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Kazakhstan  (OJ  L  301, 
5.11.2002, p. 48) 

Commission Decision 2003/302/EC of 25 April 2003 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery products from Sri Lanka (OJ L 110, 3.5.2003, p. 6) 

Commission  Decision  2003/608/EC  of  18  August  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Mayotte  (OJ  L  210, 
20.8.2003, p. 25) 

Commission  Decision  2003/609/EC  of  18  August  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from Saint Pierre et Miquelon (OJ 
L 210, 20.8.2003, p. 30) 

Commission  Decision  2003/759/EC  of  15  October  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from Belize (OJ L 273, 24.10.2003, 
p. 18) 

Commission  Decision  2003/760/EC  of  15  October  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from French Polynesia (OJ L 273, 
24.10.2003, p. 23) 

Commission  Decision  2003/761/EC  of  15  October  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from the United Arab Emirates (OJ 
L 273, 24.10.2003, p. 28) 

Commission  Decision  2003/762/EC  of  15  October  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from the Netherlands Antilles (OJ 
L 273, 24.10.2003, p. 33) 

Commission  Decision  2003/763/EC  of  15  October  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Cape  Verde  (OJ  L  273, 
24.10.2003, p. 38) 

Commission  Decision  2004/37/EC  of  23  December  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from Serbia and Montenegro (OJ L 
8, 14.1.2004, p. 12) 

Commission  Decision  2004/38/EC  of  23  December  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Egypt  (OJ  L  8,  14.1.2004, 
p. 17) 

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99. 

100. 

101. 

102. 

103. 

104. 

105. 

106. 

107. 

108. 

109. 

Commission  Decision  2004/39/EC  of  23  December  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from Kenya and repealing Decision 
2000/759/EC (OJ L 8, 14.1.2004, p. 22) 

Commission  Decision  2004/40/EC  of  23  December  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions governing imports of fishery products from Guyana (OJ L 8, 14.1.2004, 
p. 27) 

Commission Decision 2004/360/EC of 13 April 2004 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery products from Zimbabwe (OJ L 113, 20.4.2004, p. 48) 

Commission Decision 2004/361/EC of 13 April 2004 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery products from Romania (OJ L 113, 20.4.2004, p. 54) 

Commission  Decision  2005/72/EC  of  28  January  2005  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of fishery products  from  Antigua  and  Barbuda  (OJ  L 
28, 1.2.2005, p. 45) 

Commission  Decision  2005/73/EC  of  28  January  2005  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Hong  Kong  (OJ  L  28, 
1.2.2005, p. 54) 

Commission  Decision  2005/74/EC  of  28  January  2005  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  El  Salvador  (OJ  L  28, 
1.2.2005, p. 59) 

Commission  Decision  2005/218/EC  of  11  March  2005  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Saudi  Arabia  (OJ  L  69, 
16.3.2005, p. 50) 

Commission Decision 2005/498/EC of 12 July 2005 laying down special conditions 
governing imports of fishery products from Algeria (OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 92) 

Commission Decision 2005/499/EC of 12 July 2005 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  the  Bahamas  (OJ  L  183,  14.7.2005, 
p. 99) 

Commission  Decision  2005/500/EC  of  28  January  2005  laying  down  special 
conditions  governing  imports  of  fishery  products  from  Grenada  (OJ  L  183, 
14.7.2005, p. 104) 

Import conditions for, bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods 

110. 

111. 

Commission Decision 93/387/EC of 7 June 1993 laying down special conditions for 
the  import  of  live  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine  gastropods 
originating  in  Morocco  (OJ  L  166,  8.7.1993,  p.  40.  Decision  as  last  amended  by 
Decision 96/31/EC) 

Commission  Decision  94/777/EC  of  30  November  1994  laying  down  special 
conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine 
gastropods originating in Turkey (OJ L 312, 6.12.1994, p. 35) 

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112. 

113. 

114. 

115. 

116. 

117. 

118. 

119. 

120. 

121. 

Commission Decision 95/453/EC of 23 October 1995 laying down special conditions 
for  the  import  of  live  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine 
gastropods  originating  in  Korea  (OJ  L  264,  7.11.1995,  p.  35.  Decision  as  last 
amended by Decision 2001/676/EC) 

Commission  Decision  96/675/EC  of  25  November  1996  laying  down  special 
conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine 
gastropods originating in Chile (OJ L 313, 3.12.1996, p. 38) 

Commission Decision 97/427/EC of 25 June 1997 laying down special conditions for 
the  import  of  live  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine  gastropods 
originating in Australia (OJ L 183, 11.7.1997, p. 38) 

Commission Decision 97/562/EC of 28 July 1997 laying down special conditions for 
the  import  of  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine  gastropods 
originating in Thailand (OJ L 232, 23.8.1997, p. 9) 

Commission Decision 98/569/EC of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions 
governing  imports  of  live  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine 
gastropods  originating  in  Tunisia  (OJ  L  277,  14.10.1998,  p.  31.  Decision  as  last 
amended by Decision 2002/819/EC) 

Commission Decision 2000/333/EC of 25 April 2000 laying down special conditions 
for  the  import  of  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine  gastropods 
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 42) 

Commission  Decision  2001/37/EC  of  22  December  2000  laying  down  special 
conditions  for  the  import  of  marine  gastropods  originating  in  Jamaica  (OJ  L  10, 
13.1.2001, p. 64) 

Commission  Decision  2002/19/EC  of  11January  2002  laying  down  special 
conditions  for  the  import  of  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and  marine 
gastropods originating in Uruguay (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 73) 

Commission Decision 2002/470/EC of 20 June 2002 laying down special conditions 
for  the  import  of  processed  or  frozen  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms,  tunicates  and 
marine gastropods from Japan (OJ L 163, 21.6.2002, p. 19) 

Commission  Decision  2004/30/EC  of  23  December  2003  laying  down  special 
conditions  for  the  import  of  processed  and  frozen  bivalve  molluscs,  echinoderms, 
tunicates  and  marine  gastropods  from  Peru  and  repealing  Decisions  2001/338/EC 
and 95/174/EC (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 53) 

LIST 5.  LEGISLATION REPEALED BY COMMISSION DECISION 2006/765/EC 

122. 

Commission  Directive  83/201/EEC  of  12  April  1983  establishing  exceptions  from 
Council Directive 77/99/EEC for certain products which contain other foodstuffs and 
only a small percentage of meat or meat product (OJ L 112, 28.4.1983, p. 28) 

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123. 

124. 

125. 

126. 

127. 

128. 

129. 

130. 

131. 

132. 

133. 

134. 

135. 

Commission Decision 84/371/EEC of 3 July 1984 establishing the characteristics of 
the special mark for fresh meat referred to in Article 5(a) of Directive 64/433/EEC 
(OJ L 196, 26.7.1984, p. 46) 

Commission  Decision  87/260/EEC  of  28  April  1987  granting  a  derogation  to  the 
Netherlands and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected in relation to 
cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 123, 12.5.1987, p. 8) 

Commission Decision 87/266/EEC of 8 May 1987 recognizing that the staff medical 
check-up  scheme  submitted  by  the  Netherlands  offers  equivalent  guarantees  (OJ  L 
126, 15.5.1987, p. 20) 

Commission  Decision  87/562/EEC  of  24  November  1987  granting  a  derogation  to 
the  Federal  Republic  of  Germany  and  fixing  the  equivalent  health  conditions  to  be 
respected in relation to cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 341, 3.12.1987, p. 35) 

Commission  Decision  88/235/EEC  of  7  March  1988  granting  a  derogation  to 
Denmark  and  fixing  the  equivalent  health  conditions  to  be  respected  in  relation  to 
cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 105, 26.4.1988, p. 20) 

Commission  Decision  88/363/EEC  of  13  June  1988  granting  a  derogation  to  the 
United  Kingdom  and  fixing  the  equivalent  health  conditions  to  be  respected  in 
relation to cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 177, 8.7.1988, p. 57) 

Commission Decision 90/30/EEC of 10 January 1990 granting a derogation to Spain 
and  fixing  the  equivalent  health  conditions  to  be  respected  in  relation  to  cutting  of 
fresh meat (OJ L 16, 20.1.1990, p. 35) 

Commission  Decision  90/31/EEC  of  10  January  1990  granting  a  derogation  to 
France  and  fixing  the  equivalent  health  conditions  to  be  respected  in  relation  to 
cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 16, 20.1.1990, p. 37) 

Commission  Decision  90/469/EEC  of  5  September  1990  granting  a  derogation  to 
Italy and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected in relation to cutting 
of fresh meat (OJ L 255, 19.9.1990, p. 16) 

Commission Decision 90/514/EEC of 25 September 1990 recognizing that the staff 
medical check-up scheme submitted by the Netherlands offers equivalent guarantees 
(OJ L 286, 18.10.1990, p. 29) 

Commission  Decision  92/92/EEC  of  9  January  1992  laying  down  the  requirements 
relating  to  equipment  and  structure  of  dispatch  and  purification  centres  for  live 
bivalve molluscs, for which derogations may be granted (OJ L 34, 11.2.1992, p. 34) 

Commission  Decision  93/140/EEC  of  19  January  1993  laying  down  the  detailed 
rules relating to the visual inspection for the purpose of detecting parasites in fishery 
products (OJ L 56, 9.3.1993, p. 42) 

Commission  Decision  94/14/EC  of  21  December  1993  setting  up  the  list  of 
establishments  in  the  Community  for  which  are  granted  temporary  and  limited 
derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and marketing 
of fresh meat (OJ L 14, 17.1.1994, p. 1)  

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137. 

138. 

139. 

140. 

141. 

142. 

143. 

144. 

145. 

146. 

Commission  Decision  94/92/EC  of  17  February  1994  concerning  the  financial  aid 
from the Community for the operations of the Community Reference Laboratory for 
marine  biotoxins  (Laboratorio  del  Ministerio  de  Sanidad  y  Consumo,  Vigo,  Spain 
(OJ L , 18.2.1994, p. 63) 

Commission Decision 94/356/EC of 20 May 1994, laying down detailed rules for the 
application  of  Council  Directive  91/493  as  regards  own  health  checks  on  fishery 
products (OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 50) 

Council Decision 94/371/EC of 20 June 1994 laying down specific health conditions 
for the putting on the market of certain types of eggs (OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 34)  

Commission  Decision  94/383/EC  of  3  June  1994  on  the  criteria  to  b  e  applied  to 
establishments manufacturing meat products without having an industrial structure or 
an industrial production capacity (OJ L 174, 8.7.1994, p. 33) 

Commission  Decision  94/837/EC  of  16  December  1994  laying  down  special 
conditions for the approval of the rewrapping centres referred to in Council directive 
77/99/EEC and rules for the marketing of products therefrom (OJ L 352, 31.12.1994, 
p. 15) 

Commission  Decision  95/149/EC  of  8  March  1995  fixing  the  total  volatile  basic 
nitrogen  (TVB-N)  limit  values  for  certain  categories  of  fishery  products  and 
specifying the analysis methods to be used (OJ L 97, 29.4.1995, p. 84) 

Commission Decision 95/165/EC of 4 May 1995 establishing uniform criteria for the 
derogations to certain establishments manufacturing milk-based products (OJ L 108, 
13.5.1995, p. 84) 

Commission Decision 96/536/EC of 29 July 1996 establishing the list of milk-based 
products  in  respect  o  which  Member  States  are  authorised  to  grant  individual  or 
general derogations, pursuant to Article 8(2) of directive 92/46/EEC and the nature 
of  the  derogations  applicable  to  the  manufacture  of  such  products  (OJ  L  230, 
11.9.1996, p. 12) 

Commission  Decision  96/658/EC  of  13  November  1996  laying  down  the  special 
conditions  for  the  approval  of  establishments  situated  in  wholesale  markets  (OJ  L 
302, 26.11.1996, p. 22) 

Commission  Decision  98/470/EC  of  9  July  1998  implementing  Council  Directive 
89/662/EEC  as  regards  information  on  veterinary  checks  (OJ  L  208,  24.7.1998, 
p. 54) 

Commission Decision 2001/471/EC of 8 June 2001 laying down rules for the regular 
checks  on  the  general  hygiene  carried  out  by  the  operators  in  establishments 
according  to  directive  64/433/EEC  on  health  conditions  for  the  production  and 
marketing of fresh meat and directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting the 
production  and  placing  on  the  market  of  fresh  poultry  meat  (OJ  L  165,  21.6.2001, 
p. 48) 

147. 

Commission Decision 2002/225/EC of 15 March 2002 laying down detailed rules for 
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148. 

149. 

150. 

and  the  methods  of  analysis  of  certain  marine  biotoxins  in  bivalve  molluscs, 
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 62) 

Commission  Decision  2002/477/EC  of  20  June  2002  laying  down  public  health 
requirements for fresh meat and fresh poultrymeat imported from third countries, and 
amending Decision 94/984/EC (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 39) 

Commission  Decision  2003/380/EC  of  22  May  2003  granting  to  Sweden  a 
derogation  from  Council  Directive  64/433/EEC  and  fixing  the  equivalent  health 
conditions to be respected in relation to cutting of fresh meat (OJ L 131, 28.5.2003, 
p. 18) 

Commission Decision 2003/774/EC of 30 0Ctober 2003 approving certain treatments 
to  inhibit  the  development  of  pathogenic  micro-organisms  in  bivalve  molluscs  and 
marine gastropods (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 78) 

LIST 6.  LEGISLATION REPEALED BY COMMISSION DECISION 2006/766/EC 

151. 

152. 

Commission  Decision  97/20/EC  of  17  December  1996  establishing  the  list  of  third 
countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the 
market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (OJ L 6, 
10.1.1997, p. 46) 

Commission  Decision  97/296/EC  of  22  April  1997  drawing  up  the  list  of  third 
countries  from  which  the  import  of  fishery  products  is  authorised  for  human 
consumption (OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21) 

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ANNEX VI 

EXTRACTS FROM THE HYGIENE REGULATIONS 

1. 

REGULATION  (EC)  NO  852/2004  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND 
OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 APRIL 2004 ON THE HYGIENE OF FOODSTUFFS 

Article 16 
Report to the European Parliament and to the Council 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall,  not  later  than  20  May  2009,  submit  a  report  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council. 

The report shall, in particular, review the experience gained from the application 
of this Regulation and consider whether it would be desirable and practicable to 
provide  for  the  extension  of  the  requirements  of  Article  5  to  food  business 
operators carrying out primary production and those associated operations listed 
in Annex I. 

3. 

The  Commission  shall,  if  appropriate,  accompany  the  report  with  relevant 
proposals. 

2. 

REGULATION  (EC)  NO  853/2004  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND 
OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 APRIL 2004 LAYING DOWN SPECIFIC HYGIENE 
RULES FOR FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN 

Article14 
Report to the European Parliament and to the Council 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall,  not  later  than  20  May  2009,  submit  a  report  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council reviewing the experience gained from the 
implementation of this Regulation. 

The  Commission  shall,  if  appropriate,  accompany  the  report  with  relevant 
proposals. 

3. 

REGULATION  (EC)  NO  854/2004  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND 
OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  29  APRIL  2004  LAYING  DOWN  SPECIFIC  RULES 
FOR  THE  ORGANISATION  OF  OFFICIAL  CONTROLS  ON  PRODUCTS  OF 
ANIMAL ORIGIN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION 

Article 21 
Report to the European Parliament and to the Council  

1. 

The  Commission  shall,  not  later  than  20  May  2009  submit  a  report  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council reviewing the experience gained from the 
application of this Regulation. 

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The  Commission  shall,  if  appropriate,  accompany  the  report  with  relevant 
proposals. 

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ANNEX VII 

CONSULTATION PROCESS 

All major stakeholders have been consulted bilaterally and collectively. 

The  MS  were  consulted  in  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  food  chain  and  animal  health 
(SCFCAH)  and  on  several  occasions  in  Commission  working  groups  since  2007.  MS  were 
also invited at the beginning of 2007 to share their views on their experience since 2006. Two 
questionnaires  were  thereafter  sent  in  2008  to  focus  on  certain  aspects  of  the  hygiene 
Regulations. 

Members  of  the  Advisory  Group  on  the  Food  Chain  and  Animal  and  Plant  Health 
(AGFCAPH), and other EU-level private stakeholders' organisations with an interest related 
to the food chain and animal and public health, have been given the opportunity on a number 
of occasions to express their views. These organisations were consulted in plenary meetings, 
but  also  in  working  groups  of  the  AGFCAPH.  A  questionnaire  covering  the  three  hygiene 
Regulations and requesting them specifically to express their position on the appropriateness 
of  extending  the  HACCP  principles  to  primary  production,  was  then  sent  to  all  consulted 
organisations. 

An  overview  of  the  private  stakeholders'  organisations  that  have  been  consulted  in  the 
consultation process is given below: 

1. 

AGFCAPH MEMBERS 

AIPCE-CEP 

ANIMALS 
ANGELS 

AVEC 

BEUC 

CEFIC 

Association  des  Industries  de  Poisson  de  la  CE/Comité 
Import/Export Poissons 

Animal Welfare Association 

Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Import and 
Export Trade 

European Consumers' Organisation 

Chemical Industry Council Food Regulation Panel 

CELCAA 

Commerce Agro-Alimentaire 

CES/ETUC 

Confédération Européenne des Syndicats 

CIAA  

Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires 

CLITRAVI 

Association of Meat Processing Industry 

COCERAL 

EU Association for Trade in Cereals, Oilseeds, Feedstuffs 

COPA-COGECA 

Agri-Cooperation 

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ECCA 

ECPA 

ECSLA 

EDA 

EFFAT 

EFPRA 

EMRA 

ESA 

European Crop Care Association 

EU Crop Protection Association 

European Cold Storage and Logistics Association 

European Dairy Association 

European  Federation  of  Food,  Agriculture  and  Tourism 
Trade Unions 

European Fat Processors and Renderers Association 

European Modern Restaurants Association 

European Seed Association 

EUROCHAMBRES  Association of EU Chambers of Commerce and Industries 

EUROCOMMERCE  Retail,  Wholesale  and  International  Trade  Representation 

to the EU 

EUROCOOP 

EU Community of Consumer Co-operatives 

EUROGROUP 

EU Animal Welfare Organisation 

EUROPABIO 

EU Association of Bioindustries 

FEDIAF 

FEFAC 

FERCO 

FESASS 

Alimentation pour Animaux Familiers 

Fédération Européenne Fabricants Aliments Composés 

Fédération  Européenne  de  la  Restauration  Collective 
Concédée 

Fédération  Européenne  Santé  Animale  et  Sécurité 
Sanitaire 

FRESHFEL 

Forum for the Fresh Produce Industry 

FVE 

Federation Veterinarians of Europe 

HOTREC 

Hotels, restaurants and Cafés in Europe 

IFAH 

IFOAM 

EU Animal Health Industry 

EU Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements 

UEAPME 

Artisanat et Petites/Moyennes Entreprises 

UECBV 

European Livestock and Meat Trading Union 

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UGAL 

Union  des  Groupements  de  Détaillants  Indépendants  de 
l'Europe 

2. 

OTHER ORGANISATIONS 

CIBC 

EAPA 

EEPA 

EHPM 

Confédération  Internationale  de  la  Boucherie  et  de  la 
Charcuterie 

European Animal Protein Association 

European Egg Processors Association 

European  Federation  of  Associations  of  Health  Product 
Manufacturers 

EMMA 

European Minced Meat Association 

EUCOLAIT 

European Association of Dairy Trade 

EUROPECHE 

Association of national organisations of fishing enterprises 
in the E.U. 

EUWEP 

FACE 

European  Union  of  Wholesale  with  Eggs,  Egg-Products, 
Poultry and Game 

Federation  of  Associations  for  Hunting  and  Conservation 
of the EU 

FEDFA 

Federation of European Deer Farmers Associations 

FRUCOM 

IFFO 

WUWM 

European  Federation  of  the  Trade  in  dried  fruit,  edible 
nuts,  honey,  spices,  canned  fruits  and  vegetables  and 
similar foodstuffs 

International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation 

World Union of Wholesale Markets 

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ANNEX VIII 

GUIDES TO GOOD PRACTICE 

Articles  7  to  9  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  852/2004  provide  for  the  development  of  guides  to 
good practice for hygiene and for the application of the HACCP principles. Although they are 
a  voluntary  instrument,  such  guides  enable  food  business  sectors  to  describe  in  more  detail 
how operators can comply with the legal requirements which are expressed in more general 
terms in the Regulation. According to the Regulation, two types of guides may be developed 
depending on the level at which they are established: national and Community level. 

When national guides are developed, they have to be assessed by national authorities in order 
to ensure suitability of their contents with Community legislation and their practicability for 
the sectors to which they refer. Member States must thereafter forward to the Commission the 
national guides they agreed upon. Guidelines on the registration of such national guides have 
been  developed  and  enable  Member  States  to  initially  submit  only  certain  information 
concerning their national guides to the Commission. 

National guides to good practice have been developed or updated in almost all food sectors, 
including  primary  production  in  most  Member  States.  A  register  has  been  created  at 
Community  level  for  ease  of  reference  of  interested  food  sectors  and  competent  authorities. 
The  number  of  guides  is  highly  variable  but  seems  in  general  adequate  and  increasing.  The 
number  is  dependent  on  the  strength  of  professional  organisations  in  the  relevant  Member 
States  as  these  bodies  produce  the  guides.  In  general,  many  more  guides  are  available  for 
retail activities. 

Guidelines  for  the  development  of  Community  guides  to  good  practice  have  also  been  set 
down  to  codify  the  procedure  under  which  such  guides  should  be  established  by  private 
stakeholders'  organisations  and  evaluated  at  Community  level.  A  list  of  Community  guides 
being evaluated or in preparation is given below: 

1. 

DRAFT  COMMUNITY  GUIDES  TO  GOOD  PRACTICE  ACCEPTED  BY  SCFCAH  AND 
UNDER EVALUATION 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Practice  for  Wholesale  Market  Authorities 
(Submitted by WUWM) 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Practice  for  Public  Cold  Store  Facilities 
(Submitted by ECSLA) 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Manufacturing  Practice  for  Liquid, 
Concentrated, Frozen and Dried Egg Products Used as Food Ingredients (non-
ready to eat egg products) (Submitted by EEPA) 

Draft Community Guide to Good Practice for the processing of natural sausage 
casing (Submitted by ENSCA) 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Hygiene  Practice  for  the  Prevention  and 
Control  of  Microbiological  Infections  focused  on  Salmonella  Control  of 
Chickens reared for Meat (Submitted by COPA-COGECA) 

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2. 

DRAFT  COMMUNITY  GUIDES  TO  GOOD  PRACTICE  ACCEPTED  BY  SCFCAH  AND  IN 
PREPARATION 

– 

– 

Draft Community Guide to Good Practice for Hygiene in the Contract Catering 
sector (To be submitted by FERCO) 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Practice  for  the  Bottling  of  Water  (To  be 
submitted by EFBW) 

3. 

DRAFT COMMUNITY GUIDES TO GOOD PRACTICE TO BE SENT FOR ACCEPTANCE BY 
SCFCAH 

– 

– 

Draft  Community  Guide  to  Good  Practice  for  Processed  Cheese  (To  be 
submitted by ASSIFONTE) 

Draft Community Guide to Good Practice for the Bottled Watercooler Industry 
(To be submitted by EBWA) 

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