2002/349/EC: Commission Decision of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1527)

Commission Decision
of 26 April 2002
laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC
(notified under document number C(2002) 1527)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/349/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For reasons of clarity the products of animal origin referred to in Article 2(2)(a) of Directive 97/78/EC should be brought together in one single list alongside the appropriate Animo code, with the appropriate CN heading (combined nomenclature) also listed for indicative purposes and ease of use.
(2) However, this listing should not concern nor affect the plant products that are also included within the scope of veterinary checks as referred to in Article 19 of Directive 97/78/EC, nor to the products exempted from veterinary checks and referred to in Article 16 of the same Directive.
(3) It is also important that composite products, in which there is only a limited percentage of products of animal origin, should be included in the scope of the checks procedures with a view to avoid differences in interpretation between border inspection posts and thus distortions in trade; however, given the complexity of this matter, and the need for a risk-based assessment, if necessary by an appropriate scientific committee to address it at Community level, in the meantime national rules must remain in force.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,