Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/328 of 2 March 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014 as regards the entry document to be used for feed and food of animal origin  Text with EEA relevance

3.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/50
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/328
of 2 March 2015
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014 as regards the entry document to be used for feed and food of animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014 (2) imposes special conditions on the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station to protect public and animal health in the Union.
(2) Article 9 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014 provides that for the purpose of prior notification the feed and food business operators or their representatives are to complete Part I of the common entry document (CED), referred to in Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (3) and transmit that document to the competent authority at the designated point of entry or border inspection post. The CED referred to in Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is only applicable for feed and food of non-animal origin and not for feed and food of animal origin, including fishery products.
(3) For feed and food of animal origin, including fishery products, and falling under the scope of Council Directive 97/78/EC (4), Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (5) provides that the common veterinary entry document (CVED) set out in Annex III to that Regulation is to be used for the purpose of prior notification.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,