2002/678/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 amending Decision 2002/79/EC imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from China (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3108)

Commission Decision
of 22 August 2002
amending Decision 2002/79/EC imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from China
(notified under document number C(2002) 3108)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/678/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
After consulting the Member States,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Commission Decision 2002/79/EC(2), as amended by Decision 2002/233/EC(3), provides for a review of that Decision before 1 May 2002 in order to assess whether the special conditions set out in that Decision provide a sufficient level of protection of public health within the Community and whether there is a continuing need for the sampling and analysis of each consignment by the competent authority of the importing Member State.
(2) The results of the sampling and analysis of each consignment of peanuts originating in or consigned from China demonstrate that there is a no longer need for the sampling and analysis of each consignment by the competent authority of the importing Member State and that an at random sampling and analysis will provide a sufficient level of protection of public health within the Community.
(3) In order to ensure that the random sampling and analysis of consignments of peanuts and certain products derived of peanuts originating in or consigned from China are performed in a harmonised manner throughout the Community, it is therefore appropriate to fix an approximate frequency for the at random sampling and analysis.
(4) It is necessary to update the list of points of entry for Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Ireland and Sweden through which the products concerned by Decision 2002/79/EC may be imported.
(5) Decision 2002/79/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,