96/742/EC: Commission Decision of 2 December 1996 drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries, laying down detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the veterinary experts of the Commission and repealing Decision 95/357/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 2 December 1996 drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries, laying down detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the veterinary experts of the Commission and repealing Decision 95/357/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/742/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 20 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991, laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC and in particular Articles 6 and 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/357/EC (4), as last amended by Decision 96/499/EC (5), gives a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/958/EC of 28 December 1994, laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on products entering Finland from third countries (6), as amended by Decision 95/82/EC (7), expires on 31 December 1996, it is necessary to include the border inspection posts of Finland fulfilling the EC requirements for the veterinary checks on products from third countries in the list of approved border inspection posts, from 1 January 1997;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/157/EC of 21 April 1995, laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Sweden with regards to veterinary checks on live animals and animal products entering Sweden from third countries (8) has expired, it is necessary to include the border inspection posts of Sweden fulfilling the EC requirements for the veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries in the list of approved border inspection posts;
Whereas the numerous amendments made to the list of approved border inspection posts since 1 July 1995 have made it necessary to adopt a new decision drawing up a consolidated list of agreed border inspection posts and Decision 95/357/EC should therefore be repealed;
Whereas Commission Decision 96/295/EC of 18 April 1996, identifying and listing the units in the Animo computer network (9) and repealing Decision 92/175/EEC provides, inter alia, the Animo codes of the border inspection posts, it is necessary to include these codes into column 1 of the list of approved border inspection posts;
Whereas it is necessary to set up the periodicity of the inspections to be carried out by veterinary experts of the Commission, taking into account, in particular, the number of consignments checked annually by each border inspection post;
Whereas, for improving the collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, it is necessary to enable Commission experts to be accompanied by experts appointed by the Commission who are subject to certain obligations and have reimbursement of their travel and subsistence costs guaranteed;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that Member States are regularly informed of the results of the controls;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,