CELEX: 32004D0691
Language: en
Date: 2004-10-07 00:00:00
Title: 2004/691/EC: Commission Decision of 7 October 2004 amending Decision 2002/840/EC adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (notified under document number C(2004) 3679)Text with EEA relevance

13.10.2004   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 314/14
            
         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 7 October 2004
   amending Decision 2002/840/EC adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods
   (notified under document number C(2004) 3679)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2004/691/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               An initial list of approved facilities has been established by Commission Decision 2002/840/EC (2).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The Commission received an application for approval of one irradiation facility in Turkey and one in Switzerland through their 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 if official supervision guarantees that they comply with the requirements of Article 7 of that Directive. Competent authorities of both countries provided satisfactory responses to all the recommendations contained in the final report.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Since the accession from Hungary to the Community on 1 May 2004, it is no longer appropriate to list the irradiation facility of that Member State in the Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC. This facility will be added to the list of approved irradiation facilities in the Member States referred to in Article 7(4) of Directive 1999/2/EC.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Decision 2002/840/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 7 October 2004.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         David BYRNE
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (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.
   
      ANNEX
      List of irradiation facilities in third countries approved by the Community
      Reference No: EU-AIF 01-2002
      
                  HEPRO Cape (Pty) Ltd
               
            
                  6 Ferrule Avenue
               
            
                  Montague Gardens
               
            
                  Milnerton 7441
               
            
                  Western Cape
               
            
                  Republic of South Africa
               
            
                  Tel. (27-21) 551 24 40
               
            
                  Fax (27-21) 551 17 66
               
            Reference No: EU-AIF 02-2002
      
                  GAMMASTER South Africa (Pty) Ltd
               
            
                  PO Box 3219
               
            
                  5 Waterpas Street
               
            
                  Isando Extension 3
               
            
                  Kempton Park 1620
               
            
                  Johannesburg
               
            
                  Republic of South Africa
               
            
                  Tel. (27-11) 974 88 51
               
            
                  Fax (27-11) 974 89 86
               
            Reference No: EU-AIF 03-2002
      
                  GAMWAVE (Pty) Ltd
               
            
                  PO Box 26406
               
            
                  Isipingo Beach
               
            
                  Durban 4115
               
            
                  Kwazulu-Natal
               
            
                  Republic of South Africa
               
            
                  Tel. (27-31) 902 88 90
               
            
                  Fax (27-31) 912 17 04
               
            Reference No: EU-AIF 05-2004
      
                  GAMMA-PAK AS
               
            
                  Yünsa Yolu N: 4 OSB
               
            
                  Cerkezköy/TEKIRDAG
               
            
                  TR-59500
               
            
                  Turkey
               
            
                  Tel. (90-282) 726 57 90
               
            
                  Fax (90-282) 726 51 78
               
            Reference No: EU-AIF 06-2004
      
                  STUDER AGG WERK HARD
               
            
                  Hogenweidstrasse 2
               
            
                  Däniken
               
            
                  CH-4658
               
            
                  Switzerland
               
            
                  Tel. (41-062) 288 90 60
               
            
                  Fax (41-062) 288 90 70