CELEX: 32006R1467
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1467/2006 of 4 October 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)

5.10.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 274/3
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1467/2006
   of 4 October 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 19 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and the rules applicable to checks on such movements.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down that a list of third countries from which the movement of pet animals to the Community may be authorised, provided that certain requirements are met, is to be set out in Part C of Annex II to that Regulation.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The list in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 includes third countries and territories which are free of rabies and third countries and territories in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from those third countries and territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               From the information submitted by the United Kingdom as regards the British Virgin Islands, it appears that the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements of pet animals from that territory is no higher than the risk associated with movements of pet animals between Member States or from third countries already listed in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Therefore the British Virgin Islands should be included in the list set out in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, the list of countries and territories set out in Annex II to 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 text in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 4 October 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 590/2006 (OJ L 104, 13.4.2006, p. 8).
   
      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 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 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
                     
                  
                        BA
                     
                     
                        Bosnia and Herzegovina
                     
                  
                        BB
                     
                     
                        Barbados
                     
                  
                        BG
                     
                     
                        Bulgaria
                     
                  
                        BH
                     
                     
                        Bahrain
                     
                  
                        BM
                     
                     
                        Bermuda
                     
                  
                        BY
                     
                     
                        Belarus
                     
                  
                        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
                     
                  
                        VG
                     
                     
                        British Virgin Islands
                     
                  
                        VU
                     
                     
                        Vanuatu
                     
                  
                        WF
                     
                     
                        Wallis and Futuna
                     
                  
                        YT
                     
                     
                        Mayotte’