23.8.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 226/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatch- ing eggs ('), and in particular Article 21(1), Article 22(3) Article 23, Article 24(2) and Articles 26 and 27a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veteri- nary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (?), and in particular Articles 10 and 18 thereof, 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), thereof, 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 (4), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof, (") OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Commis- sion Decision 2007/729/EC (O] L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26). () OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352). () OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC. (*) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC. Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the produc- tion, processing, distribution and introduction of products of ani- mal origin for human consumption (%), and in particular Article 8, Article 9(2)(b) and Article 9(4) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the con- trol of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (%), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down spe- cific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (7), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down spe- cific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (8), and in par- ticular Article 11(1) thereof, () OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. (6) OJ L 325,12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 1237/2007 (OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 5). (7) OJL 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8). (%) OJL 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by O] L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).