CELEX: 32005R0425
Language: en
Date: 2005-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/2005 of 15 March 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territoriesText with EEA relevance

16.3.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 69/3
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 425/2005
   of 15 March 2005
   amending 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 amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2004 (2). 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 Taiwan, it appears that Taiwan is free of rabies and that the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements of pet animals from Taiwan has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States. Therefore Taiwan should be included in the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               In the interest of clarity, that list of countries and territories should be replaced in its entirety.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               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 19 March 2005.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 15 March 2005.
      
         
            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 2054/2004 (OJ L 355, 1.12.2004, p. 14).
   
      (2)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 7.
   
      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
                     
                  
                        AU
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Australia
                     
                  
                        AW
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Aruba
                     
                  
                        BB
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Barbados
                     
                  
                        BH
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Bahrain
                     
                  
                        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
                     
                  
                        NC
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        New Caledonia
                     
                  
                        NZ
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        New Zealand
                     
                  
                        PF
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        French Polynesia
                     
                  
                        PM
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Saint Pierre et Miquelon
                     
                  
                        RU
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Russian Federation
                     
                  
                        SG
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Singapore
                     
                  
                        SH
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Saint Helena
                     
                  
                        TW
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Taiwan
                     
                  
                        US
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        United States of America
                     
                  
                        VC
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                     
                  
                        VU
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Vanuatu
                     
                  
                        WF
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Wallis and Futuna
                     
                  
                        YT
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Mayotte’