No L 155/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 6. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION' COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 1996 laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultrymeat from the Czech Republic (96/387/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra- Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Directive 93/121/EC (3, and in particular Article 10 (1) b, Article 11 and Article 12 thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (%), as last amended by Decision 96/2/EC (), established a list of third countries, including the Czech Republic, from which the importation of fresh poultrymeat is authorized; Whereas the Czech Republic is no longer free from Newcastle disease; Whereas, however, the Czech Republic applies measures to control Newcastle disease which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 92/66/EEC (), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35. () O] No L ) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39. %) O No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31. () O No L 1, 3. 1. 199, p. 6. () OJ No L 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1. Whereas it is appropriate on this basis to allow the impor- tation of fresh poultrymeat from the Czech Republic; whereas therefore the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates must be laid down; Whereas it is appropriate to restrict the scope of this Decision to poultry species covered by Council Directive 71/118/EEC (8, as amended and updated by Directive 92/116/EEC (), and, if necessary, to lay down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for other poultry species in a separate Decision; Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to measures taken for poultrymeat imported for other purposes than human consumption; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, () OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23. () O] No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 1.