20.4.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 103/33 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 April 1999 amending Decision 1999/120/EC drawing up provisional lists of third-country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of animal casings (notified under document number C(1999) 962) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/263/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs ('), as last amended by Decision 98/ 603/EC (%), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof, (1) Whereas provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing animal casings have been drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/120/EC (3); (2) Whereas Afghanistan, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Latvia, Paraguay, South Africa, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have sent lists of establishments producing animal casings and for which the responsible author- ities certify that the establishments are in accordance with the Community rules; (3) Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing animal casings can thus be drawn up for Afghanistan, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Latvia, Paraguay, South Africa, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; whereas Decision 1999/120/EC should therefore be amended accordingly; 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17. 289, 28.10.1998, p. 36. 36, 10.2.1999, p. 21. 000 (i onll ol o (4) 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 The lists of establishments producing animal casings in the Annex to this Decision are added, in alphabetical order, to the Annex to Decision 1999/120/EC. Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 April 1999. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 April 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission