Document ID: 31996D0340

COMMISSION DECISION of 10 May 1996 amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/340/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/103/EC (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 15 and Annex II Chapter 2 thereof,
Whereas the specific public health conditions applicable to snails and frogs' legs should be laid down in order to prevent these products presenting a threat to consumer health;
Whereas certain health conditions contained in Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (3) are relevant for trade in snails and frogs' legs;
Whereas the rules contained in Commission Decision 94/356/EC of 20 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/493/EEC as regards own health checks on fishery products (4) are relevant for own health checks carried out by establishments producing snails and frogs' legs as referred to in Article 4, point 2 of Directive 92/118/EEC;
Whereas cooked prepared snails should be regarded as prepared meals and subject to the provisions of Chapter IX of Annex B to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin (5), as last amended by Directive 95/68/EC (6);
Whereas equivalent conditions should apply to snails and frogs' legs imported from third countries; whereas in particular the specimens of the health certificates provided for in Article 10 (2) (c) of Directive 92/118/EEC should be drawn up;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the third indent of Chapter 2 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC the words 'frogs' legs and snails` are hereby deleted.
Article 2
The Annex to this Decision is hereby added as Chapter 3 to Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 1996.

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