EN
9.3.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
L 71/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/514 of 8 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards highly refined products, the list of third countries with an approved control plan and the inclusion of Moldova in the list of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 127(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 (2) supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and aims to ensure that consignments of food-producing animals and certain goods intended for human consumption from third countries or regions thereof comply with certain Union food safety requirements or those recognised to be at least equivalent thereto.
In particular, that Regulation identifies the animals and goods intended for human consumption that are subject to the requirement to come from a third country or region thereof which appears on the list referred to in Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
(2)
Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 provides that certain consignments of food-producing animals, products of animal origin and composite products are to enter the Union only from a third country included in the list of third countries approved for the entry into the Union of such consignments for human consumption.
(3)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 (3) lays down a list of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain highly refined products, intended for human consumption.
(1) OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 of 6 September 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of food-producing animals and certain goods intended for human consumption (OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 1).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 114, 31.3.2021, p. 118).