4.5.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 116/9 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78[EC (notified under document number C(2007) 1547) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/275/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary 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 Article 4(5) 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 (?), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and intro- duction of products of animal origin for human consumption (%), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 91/496/EEC provides for veterinary checks in respect of animals from third countries entering the (") 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 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC. () OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. Community to be carried out by the Member States in accordance with that Directive. (2)  Directive 97/78/EC provides for veterinary checks on certain products of animal origin and certain plant products introduced into the Community from third countries. (3)  Commission Decision 2002/349/EC of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78[EC (*) provides that the products of animal origin listed in that Decision are to be subject to veterinary checks at border inspection posts in accordance with Directive 97/78/EC. (4 As veterinary checks at border inspections posts are carried out in close cooperation with customs officials, it is appropriate to use a list of products that refer to the Combined Nomenclature (CN) provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (°) as a first basis for selection of consignments. The lists of products in Decision 2002/349[EC should therefore be replaced by the list in Annex I to this Decision. (5)  In the interests of rationality of Community legislation, it is appropriate that the list in Annex I to this Decision also covers animals entering the Community from third countries. (4 O] L 121, 8.5.2002, p. 6. (®) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 301/2007 (OJ L 81, 22.3.2007, p. 11).