L151/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 11.6.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 June 2002 amending Decision 2002/69/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (notified under document number C(2002) 2062) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/441[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 (), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof, Whereas: (1) Under Directive 97/78EC the necessary measures must be adopted as regards the import of certain products from third countries where any cause likely to constitute a serious risk to animal or human health appears or is spreading. (2)  Following the detection of chloramphenicol in certain aquaculture and fishery products imported from China, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/699/EC of 19 September 2001, concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery and aquaculture products intended for human consumption and originating in China and Vietnam (). (3)  Furthermore, following the serious shortcomings identi- fied during a Community inspection visit to China, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/69/EC of 30 January 2002, concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (°). This Decision provides that it shall be reviewed on the basis of the information provided by Chinese competent authorities, any results from the increased monitoring and testing carried out by Member States on consignments arriving before 14 March 2002 and, if necessary, on the results of an on-the-spot inspec- tion visit by Community experts. (4)  Following the information provided by the Chinese authorities and the favourable results of the tests carried out on certain crustaceans caught in the Atlantic Ocean, in certain fishery products of some fish species and in gelatin, imports of these products from China should be authorised. However, since the presence of chloramphe- nicol has been detected in fishery products of the species Alaska pollack, cod and redfish, it is necessary to ensure OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. () OJ L 251, 20.9.2001, p. 11. 0J L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 50. their safety, and to foresee a transitional period until 30 September 2002, during which the imports of these products shall be subjected to intensified monitoring and testing of a 20 % of the consignments arriving to the Community border inspection post. (5)  Since the presence of chloramphenicol has also been detected in casings imported from China, it is necessary to subject the imports of this product to the same inten- sified monitoring and testing provided for the fishery products of the species Alaska pollack, cod and redfish. (6)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council (*) sets up the Rapid Alert System for food and feed, and recourse to it is appro- priate for implementing the mutual information require- ment laid down in Directive 97/78/EC. (7)  This Decision should be reviewed in the light of informa- tion and guarantees provided by the competent authori- ties of China and on the basis of the results of the tests carried out by Member States. (8) Decision 2002/69/EC should, therefore, be amended accordingly. (9)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2002/69/EC is amended as follows: 1. In Article 2 paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the imports of products listed in Annex I and II of the present Decision in accordance with the following provi- sions, in addition to the provisions of Directive 97/78/EC. In the case of products listed in Annex II, imports shall be authorized only if the results of the test referred to in Article 3 are favourable.’ () OJL 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.