CELEX: 32006R0018
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2006 of  6 January 2006  amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories   (Text with EEA relevance)

7.1.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 4/3
            
         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 18/2006
   of 6 January 2006
   amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 10 and 21 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down a list of third countries and territories from which movement of pet animals to the Community may be authorised, provided that certain requirements are met.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               A provisional list of third countries was established by Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/2005. That list includes countries and territories which are free of rabies and countries in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from their territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               From information supplied by Belarus, Mexico, Romania and Trinidad and Tobago it appears that the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements of pet animals from these countries has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States or from third countries already listed in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Therefore those third countries should be included in the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Guam being a United States territory it is advisable to specifically mention it as part of the United States of America in order to avoid any confusion.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               In the interest of clarity the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should be replaced in its entirety.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 6 January 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Markos KYPRIANOU
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1193/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 4).
   
      ANNEX
      
         
            ‘ANNEX II
            LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
            PART A
            
                         
                     
                     
                        IE — Ireland
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        MT — Malta
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        SE — Sweden
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        UK — United Kingdom
                     
                  PART B
            Section 1
            
                        (a)
                     
                     
                        DK — Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO — Faeroe Islands;
                     
                  
                        (b)
                     
                     
                        ES — Spain, including the continental territory, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla;
                     
                  
                        (c)
                     
                     
                        FR — France, including GF — French Guiana, GP — Guadeloupe, MQ — Martinique and RE — Réunion;
                     
                  
                        (d)
                     
                     
                        GI — Gibraltar;
                     
                  
                        (e)
                     
                     
                        PT — Portugal, including the continental territory, Azores Islands and Madeira Islands;
                     
                  
                        (f)
                     
                     
                        Member States other than those listed in Part A and points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section.
                     
                  Section 2
            
                         
                     
                     
                        AD — Andorra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        CH — Switzerland
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        IS — Iceland
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        LI — Liechtenstein
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        MC — Monaco
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        NO — Norway
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        SM — San Marino
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        VA — Vatican City State
                     
                  PART C
            
                         
                     
                     
                        AC — Ascension Island
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AE — United Arab Emirates
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AG — Antigua and Barbuda
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AN — Netherlands Antilles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AR — Argentina
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AU — Australia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        AW — Aruba
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        BB — Barbados
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        BH — Bahrain
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        BL — Belarus
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        BM — Bermuda
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        CA — Canada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        CL — Chile
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        FJ — Fiji
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        FK — Falkland Islands
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        HK — Hong Kong
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        HR — Croatia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        JM — Jamaica
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        JP — Japan
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        KN — Saint Kitts and Nevis
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        KY — Cayman Islands
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        MS — Montserrat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        MU — Mauritius
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        MX — Mexico
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        NC — New Caledonia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        NZ — New Zealand
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        PF — French Polynesia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        RO — Romania
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        RU — Russian Federation
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        SG — Singapore
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        SH — Saint Helena
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        TT — Trinidad and Tobago
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        TW — Taiwan
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        US — United States of America (including GU — Guam)
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        VC — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        VU — Vanuatu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        WF — Wallis and Futuna
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        YT — Mayotte’