CELEX: 32006D0680
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-06 00:00:00
Title: 2006/680/EC: Commission Decision of 6 October 2006 amending Decision 2003/858/EC as regards the list of territories from which importation of certain species of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming in the European Community is authorised (notified under document number C(2006) 4361)   (Text with EEA relevance)

11.10.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 279/24
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 6 October 2006
   amending Decision 2003/858/EC as regards the list of territories from which importation of certain species of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming in the European Community is authorised
   (notified under document number C(2006) 4361)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2006/680/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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)
            
            
               Commission Decision 2003/858/EC of 21 November 2003 laying down the animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming, and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption (2), establishes a list of third countries or parts thereof from which imports of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming in the Community are authorised.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In March 2006, Community veterinary experts undertook an on-the-spot inspection in Albania to verify the compliance with Decision 2003/858/EC.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The findings made during that inspection show that Albania cannot provide for the necessary animal health guarantees for export into the Community of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Since such import into the Community could seriously jeopardise the aquatic animal health situation in the Community, Albania should be deleted from the list of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming in the Community set out in Annex I to Decision 2003/858/EC.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Decision 2003/858/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Decision 2003/858/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 6 October 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Markos KYPRIANOU
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (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 324, 11.12.2003, p. 37. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/742/EC (OJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 71).
   
      ANNEX
      
         
            ‘ANNEX I
            Territories from which importation of certain species of live fish, their eggs, and gametes intended for farming in the European Community (EC) is authorised
            
                        Country
                     
                     
                        Territory
                     
                     
                        Comments (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        ISO Code
                     
                     
                        Name
                     
                     
                        Code
                     
                     
                        Description
                     
                  
                        AU
                     
                     
                        Australia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        BG
                     
                     
                        Bulgaria
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        BR
                     
                     
                        Brazil
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        CA
                     
                     
                        Canada
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        CG
                     
                     
                        Congo
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        CL
                     
                     
                        Chile
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        CN
                     
                     
                        China
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        CO
                     
                     
                        Colombia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        HR
                     
                     
                        Croatia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        ID
                     
                     
                        Indonesia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        IL
                     
                     
                        Israel
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        JM
                     
                     
                        Jamaica
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        JP
                     
                     
                        Japan
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        LK
                     
                     
                        Sri Lanka
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        MK (2)
                        
                     
                     
                        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        MY
                     
                     
                        Malaysia (Peninsula, Western Malaysia only)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        NZ
                     
                     
                        New Zealand
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        RU
                     
                     
                        Russia
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        SG
                     
                     
                        Singapore
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        TH
                     
                     
                        Thailand
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        TR
                     
                     
                        Turkey
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        TW
                     
                     
                        Taiwan
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cyprinidae only
                     
                  
                        US
                     
                     
                        United States
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        ZA
                     
                     
                        South Africa
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
      
      
         (1)  No limitations if left blank. If a country or territory is allowed to expert certain species, and/or eggs or gametes, the species must be specified and/or a comment, for example, “eggs only” must be inserted in this column.
      
         (2)  Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.’