13.2.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 38/9 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 February 2008 amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (notified under document number C(2008) 421) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/105EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC ('), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) thereof, Whereas: () Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures to monitor the substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23[EC, the inclusion and retention on the lists of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import animals and primary products of animal origin covered by that Directive, are subject to the submission by the third countries concerned of a plan setting out the guarantees which they offer as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in that Directive. Commission Decision 2004[432[EC of 29 April 2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted (") OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104[EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352). by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23[EC (%) lists those third countries which have submitted a residue monitoring plan, setting out the guarantees offered by them in compliance with the requirements of that Directive. Belarus, Canada, the Falkland Islands, Mauritius and Switzerland have submitted residue monitoring plans to the Commission for animals and products of animal origin not currently listed in the Annex to Decision 2004/432[EC. The evaluation of those plans and the additional information obtained by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees on the residue monitoring in those third countries for the animals and products concerned. The relevant animals and products of animal origin should therefore be included in the list for those third countries in the Annex to that Decision. Switzerland, in addition, has submitted to the Commission a residue monitoring plan concerning honey, for which a limitation ‘third countries using only raw material from other approved third countries for food production” applies at present. The evaluation of that plan and the additional information obtained by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees to remove that limitation. The footnote setting out that limitation should therefore be deleted from the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC. (3 OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44, as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, 33. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/362/EC p. (O] L 138, 30.5.2007, p. 18).